Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-29
THAT FATAL DUET.
He Said the Wrong Thing, and 1t Almost
int

He Said the Wrong Thing, and 1t Almost
Made Her Faint.
"Oh, dear" cried the girl with the white
gloves, II am so hungry that really must
have cream soda"
$50 am l." 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 a
wonder I've any appetite at all"
do tell me all about itl' cried the girl
with the tremendous sleeves as she tasted
her soda. II haven't known you long, but
ever since you gave me that lovely cure for
sunburn and introduced me to your Cousin
Tom I've felt as though we had been friends
for ages"
Eyes, indeed, and as 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 hair?"
"Worse even than that I'll tell you all
about it. You remember that told you
that young Narcissus was inclined to be
quite attentive, and az he has so much
money felt it my duty to encourage him,
just to keep him out of mischief"
What noble girl you areI'
II always try to do my duty" said the
girl with the white gloves, Though my eff
forts are not always appreciated. Why,
for six months I allowed poor Aleck to be
as devoted as he liked just because he was
SO much in love with me, and after all tho
mean thing wasn't satisfied and said l led
him on. The ideav'
"How ungateful! But do tell me about
the musicale"
swell, in the first place couldn't wear
my smartest gown because was asked to
sing a duet with 1da-you see it is so tight
that can't get my breath in it, much less
my voice"
"What pityw
WASN'T it? But of course wanted to
sing. Our voices don't harmonic very we'll,
but our compilations do. Well, MI. Mar,
cissus was there and was quite attentive
during the early part of the evening. He
would have been more so but for Jennie
It was really shocking the way she ran aft.
er him. Why, when asked him to get mo
some claret cup, meaning to get him away
from her, she actually went with him to
get it. lido hate maneuvering, don't your"
Indeed do. I'-
"Yes, and the very first chance l got
gave him hint that, while she was my
dearest friend, she was awfully mercenary,
though not as ill tempered us dear Helen,
to whom he had asked to be introduced !
felt it my duty"
"Of course, you"-
"Well, told him that the heat made me
faint, so we went into the conservatory
and, don't you think, just as l had got
the conversation into the proper channels
that scheming Jennie came after me with
Ida's brother to say that 1t was time fot
the duet And she actually had the inso.
lence to suggest to Mr.. Narcissus that they
stay there where it was cool and listen,
when the music room faced the lake and
was deliciously COOL"
''The little wretch! Why"-
Eyes, indeed, and when went in 1 found
she had come for me Is minutes too soon.
for they had just begun to look for Ida's
music and the accompanist had her gloves
and rings to take off. 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 your"
"Oh, yes, and that was the worst part Of
the whole affair. smiled and said oh,
don't believe you heard it at all-you wers
so absorbed with Jennie OF course
didn't mean it, but wanted him to deny
it so could tell her."
''Of course What did he say?"
"Oh, it was awful. He flushed up and
said, oh, yes, heard it all, and it would
have been lovely if you had only a good
contralto to sing with you.' Oh, thought
should die"
"E'ut what was wrong? 1"-
"Oh, nothing, only l was the contralto,
that was all. "-Chicago Tribune.