The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-08
~"EVERYTHlNG GOES"
A Flirtr.'~ Which Turned Out Differently
Thnn They IsunllY Do.

A Flirtr''~n which Turned Out Different
Than They Usually do.
"At the summer hotel everything goes,
said an acquaintance of niue. We were Il
Long Branch for a day or two. and at tina
particular moment were strolling along tn
cliff In the direction of the iron pier. w
sat down on the turf and hung our fee
over the ledge.
Eyes, sir. I've had lots OF fun along here
and within 20 steps of this place l got my
self in the worst scrape of my life"
"Womanw ! suggested interrogatively.
EXACTLY. There were two of them, ant
deuoed pretty too. 1t was four years ago
! had been having a good time with frient
Of mine here and was on the point of re
turning to New York, when one evening
we We're walking along here In just thii
way. The w young women were right
ahead and appeared to be in jolly mood.
noticed them glancing around at us occa
s~ionally as if inclined for a Irritation. ]
WAS always pretty self confident when il
came to summer girls-had gall, my friend
put it--and said at once:
LETS pick 'em up My friend hes.
itated a moment, laughed. then said. 'All
right-go ahead, but it's dinners for foul
you don't do itP
HaNe 10 SO you, Salu 1.
well, we quickened our steps a little,
and thought | saw that the girls slowed
down a little. So l walked up &c 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.
AT first the girls looked very much as
tontshed. Then they looked at each other
and giggled. Then they looked at my friend
and giggled some more. Then the elder
%apologized for having forgotten my name.
OF course said she, with q sweet smile, i
knew your face at once.' Then l went
through the form of introducing my friend,
whom the other girl remarked was already
known to them by reputation This bold
declaration cased my mind of any miseiv.
ings | might have entertained at the start,
for | thought She is u bigger liar than /
m The thing now was to win my bet.
Strangely enough, as it seemed to me, my
friend entered into the spirit Of the scheme
just as though he wasn't sure to be a loser.
In an astonishing short time he was on ia
miliar terms with the elder lady-for !
found within a few minutes that they were
really ladies-and they were carrying on at
a great rate.
The one l was with was a little shy, but
she was awfully jolly and seemed to be
just Drumming over with fun. Well.
sprung a supper on them later, and to nv
establishment 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 nv
girl saw it, end my thought was intercept-
ed with a blush. The other two seemed
to have some sort Of an understanding. |
really began to feel uncomfortable and
was fast losing confidence in myself, for
the more / saw the younger the sweeter
and the more charming she appeared, /
began to experience a sort of resentment
that she should be SO easily drawn into
an escapade. OF course I laid it on
her elder companion, who sat there brazen-
ly with my friends arm around her. She
at least should know better.
"'Oh, everything goes at a summer hotel.'
said he, noting II gathering cloud On my
pretty fairy's brow.
"'No, it doesn't" she finally exclaimed,
jumping up from the table. This thing
doesn't go any further, Mr.. Jackv And
she called him by his real name. And
more, it is about time you wereitak-
ing your sister Nellie and me homer
swell, sir, you could have knocked me
over with Il feather. All the time | had
thought was playing them they were play
ing nle. But it served me right for being
such a conceited ASST
I remarked to tie story teller that his ex-
had probably been followed b,
complete recovery, and l SHE'D a stone into
the Atlantic.
Recovery ] shall never recover" he an
'wered laughingly. Il married the grip
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