Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-02-25
NEVER AT Aloss.
Trust tho Girl Of the Period for Getting
Out OF Difficulties.

The devious ways OF young women
are once more illustrated in little
tale Of recent happening. A young
woman from neighboring city came
to spend fortnight with married
friend of this town, SAYS the N. \.
Times. The hostess had planned =
small theaier party of four for the
night OF her guests arrival, and, as
the train was little late, she hurried
her Off 10 her own room at once to
"fuss up" while they visited.
Dicks brother takes you,s began
Dicks wife. "He Is awfully Eice. and
1 do hope you will like each other. I'll
tell YOU everything he likes and does
not like. You're just hrs style in ap-
pearancc dark and petite--and your
voice will captiyate him, for he adores
music; but, Nell, seriously, > there is
one thing YOU mustn't do while you
are here, and that Is, eat onions in any
form"
At this Nell groaned and sank back
with an exclamation OF horror. "rve
done that very thing tonight" she
cried theatrically. Il dined on the
train. you know. and the soup had
favored with onions, and, worse than
all. there were some delicious mixed
pickles as relish, which | ate much
of by picking out the tender, crisp
little onions."
Then both women looked very sol
emn.
ats dreadful. Nell,' finally said
Mrs. Dick. Arthur is perfect crank
on the subject; says he thinks that
nobody should go abroad at all who
/ viii eat onions at the risk of making
himself disagTeeable to all with whom
lie comes in contact. Oh, dear, / ought
( 10 have written YOU"
But Miss Nell had risen to the emer-
gency.
"Dun't worry" she said. confidently;
/ see a way out Let me have a bit Of
| parsley 20 chew and I'll manage the
rest"
A little later the four were seated in
the theater, Arthur ana Nell on the
| best of terms, and nobody but Dicks
wife noticed how constantly Nell kept
her handkerchief over her mouth.
Presently the young diplomat leaned
forward, asking her il she had q vim
aigrette with her. mo- was the re-
ply, and then everybody asked il she
| felt faint.
I'm not ill.," said Nell, demurelv,
"but-I hate TO speak of it--some body
near me has been eating onions aud
their flavor is peculiarly disagreeable
to me-"
| Arthur swallowed the bait way up
to the float. Let me change places
with you. Miss B. he said ear
nestly. Il haven't noticed onions in
my vicinity, and / shan't mind it as
| you do, though | understand and SYM
pathize with your dislike. 1t is afro
cious that people have so little regard
for the actual rights of other people.
There should be an ordinance prevent
ing onion eaters from coming to public
places
| Neii prettiiy deprecated, br' finally
reluctantly changed places, and, hav-
ing thus completely and literally
thrown him off the scent, continued to
increase the favorable impression she
had evidently made.
"Oh, you clever girl.' said Mrs.
Dick. when, at the end of the evening,
she went in to say goodnight. AR
thur is completely hoodwinked; he told
Dick downstairs just now that YOU
were delightful and he liked You bet
ter than ever when he found you were
with him on the onion question" And
Nell smiled wickedly, but said her
prayers and slept the sleep of the just
without tinge of remorse.