Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
THAT Fatal DUET.


no said fise wrong Thinx. ard rt Almost
Made Her Faint.
"Ob, dear" cried the girl with the white
gloves, Il am so hungry that really must
have q cream soda"
$50 am r." said the girl with tremendous
sleeves. II always take something solid
about H."
$50 do l, but such an awful thing hap
pened at the musicale last night that It's
wonder I've any appetite az all"
do tell me all about itI'' cried the girl
with the tremendous sleeves as she tasted
her sodn. II haven't known you long, but
ever since you gave me that lovely cure for
snnburn and introduced rue to your Cousin
Tom I've felt rs though we had been friends
for ages.
"Yes, indeed. and an soon as found that
you were living next door to Frank knew
that we were meant to be bosom friends"
But do tell me what happened at the
musicale Couldn't you keep any powder
on your face. or did the heat take all the
curl out OF your hairf"
"Worse even than that. I'll tell you all
about IL. You remember that | told You
that young Narcissus was inclined TO be
quite attentive. aud as he has so much
money felt II my duty to encourage him.
Just to keep him out Of mischief"
What q noble girl you arep'
I. II always try TO do my duty" said the
girl with the white gloves, Though my ef-
forts are not always appreciated Why,
for six months allowed poor Aleck to be
~ devoted rs he liked just because he was
10 much in love with me, and after all the
mean thing wasn't satisfied and said led
him on. The idear'
"How ungratefull But do tell me about
the musicale"
well, In the first place couldn't wear
my smartest gown because ] was asked to
sing duet with Ida--you see IL is 30 tight
that can't get my breath in it. much less
my voice"
"what a pity"
WASN'T III But Of course wanted -
sing. Our voices don't harmonize very well,
but our compilations do Well, Mr.. Mar
cissus was there and was quite attentive
during the early part OF the evening. He
would have been more 30 but for Jennie
Il was really shocking the way she ran aft
or him. Why, when asked him TO get me
some claret cup. meaning to get him away
from her, she actually went with him to
get IL. lido hate maneuvering. don't your
Indeed do. p
"Yes. and the very first chance got ]
gave him hint that, while she was my
dearest friend, she was awfully mercenary,
though not as Ill tempered as dear Helen,
TO whom he had asked to be introduced.
felt it my duty"
"Of course, you"---
"Well. l told him that the heat made me
faint, 40 we went into the conservatory
and, don't you think. just as ] had got
the conversation into the proper channels
that scheming Jennie came after me with
1da's brother to say that II was time for
the duet. Aud she actually had the inso-
lence to suggest TO Mr.. Narcissus that they
stay there where IL was cool and listen,
when the music room faced the lake and
was deliciously COOL"
"The little wretch WHY
"Yes. indeed, and when went In | found
she had come for me Is minutes too soon
for they had just begun to look for Tda's
music and the accompanist had her gloves
and rings TO take s.f. Well, was so angry
that could scarcely see the notes, for was
afraid Jennie would talk all the while so he
couldn't hear"
But he came to congratulate youf"
"Oh. yes. and that was the werst part of
the whole affair. smiled and said, sOh,
don't believe you heard it at all--you were
80 absorbed with Jennie OF course
didn't mean 1t, but wanted him To deny
1t 10 could tell her."
"of course. What did he says"
"Oh, II was awful. He flushed up and
said, oh. yes. heard II all, and 1t would
have been lovely II you had only good
eontralto to sing with you Oh, thought
| should die"
But what was wrongf p
"oh, nothing. only was the contralto,
that was all. Chicago Tribune.