Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
HOW HE WAS TRICKED.
A Long Branch Filtration that Turne
Ont All Right.

A Long Branch Filtration that Turned
Ont All Right.
From the New York Herald.
AT the summer hotel everything goes"
said an acquaintance Of mine. We were at
Long Branch for a day or two. and at that
particular moment were stroliing along
the cliff In the direction of ne iron pier.
We sat down on the turf and hung our feet
over the ledge.
Yes. sir; I've had lots Of fun along here.
and within twenty steps of this place /
got myself in the worst scrape Of my life"
woman" L suggested. .1terro1lsively.
Exactly. There were two OF them. and
oeuced pretty. too. 1t was four years ago.
1 had been having a good time with friend
OF mine here. and was on the point Of re-
were walking along here In just this way.
and appeared . be IN jolly mood. I no.
ally as II inclined for Irritation. I was
always pretty self-confdent when 1t came
to summer girls-had gall my friend put
Let's pick 'em up My friend hesitated
q moment. laughed, then said: All right
60 ahead. but It's dinners for four you don't
I'll have to 60 YOU said I.
WEI, we Quickened our steps q little
and ] thought l saw that the girls slowed
taking on my hat greeted them as some
casual acquaintance / had met in New
s lork. and wound up by requesting permits
how such things are done. Ny friend tried
70 stop me at the last moment but too
AT first the girls looked very much as
tontshed. Then they looked at each ether
and gigsled Then they looked at my friend
s sno Esg,ea some more. Then the elder
apoiogized for having forgotten my name
! III kE course sor said She with sweet. smile
through soU. h, the form Q, introducins my rriend
wnom the other girl remarked was already
known TO them by reputation This bold
aecsTauon eased my mind Of any misgiv-
t ing nigh, might have entertained at the start.
am The thing now was to win INV het
strangely enough, as 1t seemed to me, my
just as though he wasn't sure to be a loser
In an astonishingly short time he was on
familiar terms with the elder lady-for I
FOUND within few minutes that they were
really ladies-and they were carrying on at
a great rate. The one l was with was a
HttIe shy. but she was awfully Jolly and
well sprung a supper on them later and
TO my astonishment they accepted 1t was
IN quiet place and we enjoyed it immense
~; During the entertainment 1 caught my
friend with his arm around the sirI who
sat next to him. At the same moment my
girl saw II and my thought was intercepted
nave some sort of an understanding. 1
really began to feel uncomfortable and was
fast losing confidence in myself for the
more saw Of the younger the sweeter and
more charming she appeared. began to
experience sort of resentment that she
should be 80 easily drawn into such an
escapade- or course I laid it on her elder
companion, who sat there brazenly with my
TRENDS arm around her. She at least
should know better
on, everything goes at a summer
notei. said ne, noting gathering cloud on
No. 1t doesn't! she finally exclaimed,
jumping up from the table. This thing
doesn't go any further, Mr.. jack And she
called him by his real name. And what 8
more, 1t H. about time you were taking
your sister Nellie and me homer
We'll, sir, you could have knocked me
over with feather. ALL the time I had
thought 1 was playing them they were
playing me. But IT served me right for be-
Ing such conceited ass"
remarked to the story teller that his
experience had probably been followed by
the Atlantic.
Recover? 1 shall never recover" he
answered laughingly. IT married the girl"