The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-06-29
TOLD ar TIE SODA FOENTIIN.
Fateiul Story Of Duet Where the Con-
tralto Was Trifle Weak.

reall y must have cream soda.
so am )" said the girl with tremen-
dous sleeves, 6 | always take something
solid about IL
$50 do 7; but such an awful thing
happened at the musicale last night
that its Il wonder We any appeti at
ALL"
do tell me all about it, crl,d the
girl with the tremendous sleeves, us
she tasted her soda, 81 haven't known
you long, but ever since you gave me
that lovely cure for sunburn and intro
duced me to your Cousin Tom Eve felt
us though We had been friends for
ages
"Yes indeed, and us soon rs | found
that you were living next door to Frank
| knew that We were meant to be bosom
friends
'sDo tell me what happened at the
musicale. Couldn't You keep any pow
der on your face, or did the heat take
all the curl out of your hair?"
Worse even than that. I'll tell you
all about it. You remember that |
told you that young Narcissus was in
c'lned to be quite attentive, and as he
has so much money | felt it my duty
to encourage him; just to keep hin out
Of mischief
"What a noble girl you are."
81 always try to do my duty" sad
the girl with the white gloves, though
my efforts are not always appreciated.
Why, for six months | allowed poor
Alick to be us devoted us he liked just
because he was so much in love with
me, and af er all the mean thing wasn't
satisfied ana said led Lin on. The
ideal"
''How unsrateful. But do tell Inc
about the musicale"
well in the first place | couldn't
wear my smartest gown because was
asked to sing duet with ida-you see
it is so tight that can't get my breath
in it, much less my voice.
"What Il pity.
Wasn't it? But of course | wanted
to sing. Our voices don't harmonic
very well, but our compilations do
Well Mr.. Narcissus was there, and was
quite attentive during the early part of
theevenlng. He would have been more
so butt Jennie. 1t was really shock
ing the way she ran after him. Why,
when | asked him to get me some clar-
ct cup meaning to get him away from
her, she actually went with him to get
it. L do hate maueuvering, don t you
.'Indeed do. /"
eyes; and the very first ch INC, so
| gave him hint that, while she was
my dearest friend, she was awful mer-
cenary, though not as ill-tempered as
dear Helen, to whom he had asked to
be introduced. | ftt it my duty.
''Of course, You
Nell, told him thai the heat made
me faint, SO went into the conservatory
and, ,'~n't yon think just lis | had got
t,n hn
channels that scheming Jennie came
after NE with Ida's brother to say that
it WAS time for the duet. And she ac
tually had the insoence to suggest to |
MIR. Narcissus that they stay there
where it was cool and listen, where the
music room faced the lake ard was de-
licious cool
The little wretch. why"
Yes, indeed and when | went in
| found she ha | come for me fifteen
minutes to soon, for they had just begun
too look for Ida 5 music and the accom-
panlst ha her gloves aud rings to take
off. Well, | was 50 angry 1T could
arc,Iy see the notes, for | was afraid
Jennie would talk all the while so he
couldn hear.
''Bnt he came to congratulate you
so, yes, and that was the worst part
Of the whole affair. | smiled and said,
30, don t believe you heard it at all
you were SO absorbed with Jennie OF
course, | diln't mean it, but wanted
him to ceny it, so could tell her.
'Of couis,. What did he sly?'
20, it w,.s awful. He flushed up and
sud: 90, yes, heard it al! and it would
have been lovely If you htd onl good
contralto to sing with you.' o, | thought
| should die"
But what was wrong? l."
so, nothing, only | was the contrAlto
that was all