The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-14
"EvERYTHlNa GOES"
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A Filtration which Turned Out Differently
| Than They Usually DO.
AT the summer hotel everything goes"
said an acquaintance of mine. We were at
Long Branch for day or two, and at that
| particular moment were strolling along tho
cliff in the direction of the iron pier. We
sat down on the turf and hung our feet
over the ledge.
"Yes, sir, I've had lots Of fun along hero,
and within 20 steps of this place got my
self in the worst scrape of my life"
"WomanS" suggested interrogatively.
| EXACTLY There were two Of them, and
| deuced pretty too II was four years ago.
i had been having good time with friend
Of mine here and was on the point of re-
turning to New York, when one evening
we were walking along here in just this
way. The two young women were right
ahead and appeared to be in jolly mood. /
noticed them glancing around at us occa-
sionally as II inclined for filtration. /
was always pretty self confident when it
came TO suHmer girls-had gall, my friend
| put it-and said at once:
"'Let's pick 'em up My friend hes
itated a moment, laughed. then said. All
right--go ahead, but it's dinners for four
| you don't do itr
"'Ill have to go you,' said l. .".
| well, we quickened our steps a little,
and thought | saw that the girls slowed
| down little. So walked up to them, and
taking off my hat greeted them as some
casual acquaintance l had met in. New
| York and wound up by requesting permits
sion to introduce my friend. You know
how such things are done. My friend tried
to stop me ut the last moment, but too
late.
/ A a 4.
tonished Then they looked at each other
and giggled. Then they looked at my friend
and giggled some more. Then the elder
apologzed for having forgotten my name
OF course said she, with sweet smile, Il
knew your face at once Then / went
through the form of introducing my friend,
whom the other girl remarked was already
known to them by reputation This bold
declaration eased my mind of any mis9iv-
ings might have entertained at the start,
for thought She is II bigger liar than !
am The thing now was to win my bet.
Strangely enough, MS it seemed to me, my
friend entered into the spirit Of the scheme
just as though he wasn't sure TO be n loser.
In an astonishing short time he was on fu-
miliar terms with the elder lady-for !
found within n few minutes that they were
really ladics-and they were carrying on at
n great rate.
"1'he one / was with was n little shy, but
she was awfully jolly and seemed to be
just trimming over with fun. Well, j
sprung supper on them later, and to my
astonishment they accepted. 1t was in a
quiet place, and we enjoyed it immensely.
During the entertainment / caught my
friend with his arm around the girl who
sat next to him. At the same moment my
girl saw it, and my thought was intercept
ed with n blush. The other two seemed
to have some sort Of an understanding. /
really began to feel uncomfortable and
was fast losing confidence in myself, fol
the moro l saw the younger the sweeter
and the more charming she appeared.
began to experience sort of resentment
that she should DO SO easily drawn into
such an escapade. or course laid it or
her elder companion, who sat there brazcn
ly with my friends arm around her. Sh,
at least should know better.
"'Oh, everything goes at summer hotel,
said he, noting n gathering cloud ON m,
pretty fairy's brow.
"'No it doesn'tw she finally exclaimed
jumping up from the table. This thinJ
doesn't go any further, Mr.. Jackr Ant
she called him by his real name. 'Ant
what's more, 1t is about time you were tax
ing your sister Nellie and me homep
: "Well, sir, you could have knocked IN
over with feather All the time ha,
, thought was playing them they were play
ing me- But it served me right for beinI
such a conceited assp'
: / remarked to the story teller that his ex
perience had probably been followed b.
complete recovery, and SHE'D u stone int,
the Atlantic.
Recover i shall never recover" he an
swered laughingly. II married the grlp'-
New York Herald.