The Forrest City times., 1894-01-19

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 He has, has he? I'll punch his head growled Jim. The man never moved a muscle. We'll, began to laugh. think I was getting hyster- ical And Jim laughed too, rather un- willingly And Fred joined in. You The conductor on the doorstep seemed to think something was awfully funny and the driver tried to find out the joke through the window. Would you believe it, the man never stirred. We drew up at North avenue with the aw- full lurch the carette gives when it stops. All out. Far as we go" called the conductor.
 And then, girls-and then-the man in the corner woke up and opened both his eyes He had just been dozing, with his mouth half open, and he had glass eye and when he shut his eyes the lid caught somehow on the false one and stayed up. My dear, we just roared. We couldn't help it. The driver and conductor shouted and yelled. And the poor man was so shame-faced and so angry. I think he would have liked to punch everyone's head"
 Did you everr' How perfectly ab- surd!' and so on.
 Presently from Imogene: What kind of sleeves did she have, Jane-velvet?' No. corded silk"
 'I ask because I've just had new sleeves put in my black satin dinner gown-the loveliest things, changeable velvet, apple. green and pink. They make me look about three feet across ] the shoulders Wix put them in for me, and, do you know, those wretched sleeves cost me twenty-five dollars. Oh, couldn't dispute his bill. Three and half yards of velvet at five dol lars a yard, and making, and lining and bit of ermine at the wrists. But call it sinful-twenty-f dollars for pair of sleeves!
 About what a whole gown costs me-" said Adele.
 "But you make your own, you clever creature And so shall I when l am married"
 Not while Frank Danton can afford to buy you such diamonds as your en- gagement ring"
 Isn't it a beauty Frank likes it, too. He kisses it every time he sees it. "
 ''The diamond or the fingers? You have the prettiest hands I ever saw, Imogene."
 'They do look nice, don't they?" said that young woman, conceitedly contemplating ten pink-and-white fin gers. II always have them manicured Saturday afternoons. The very prettl- est hand 1 ever saw was mans we met last summer at Geneva Lake. Jane's story reminded me of him. The Town sends brought him down for one of the hops at the hotel. He was real nice looking, talked well. and, we were told. danced well. So you may imagine how welcome he was. Men, particularly dancing men. are so scarce in summer hotels. Why, you met him, too, Name. ''
 "Yes, l met him, and that was about all Imogene was very busy driving Frank Danton wild with jealousy just then, so she took possession of the new conner. and no one else had chance. '
 'Story-teller!" cried Imogene, mak. ing ball of her paper and finging if at Name. No such thing, Cousin Jane. And, besides, l was we'll pun. ished for it. And Name. you ingrate, didn't give you the first dance with him?"
 you about his hand. Let me tell you, Cousin Jane"
 "No, let me. You see, old Mrs. Townsend presented him to me with such flourish of wanting me to bs cordial that I shook hands with him, which seldom do on an introd uction. He pulled his right-hand glove of to do it-I hate man who wears gloves in summer, don't you?-and he had the most beautifully-shaped hand I ever saw, as white and soft as my own. He didn't take off the other glove. By and by, when he went into the dining room, he still had it on. and our table was too far from the Townsends for one to see whether he took it off to eat or not. We'll. afterward I dressed for the hop rather early. As l came downstairs l heard the notes of a piano. Who's that playing? l asked little Bella Atkins That odious child was always hanging about the parlors watching everything that went on and always repeating it to the last one she ought Why. once she told Frank tha, lI-well, I'll tell you about that some other time So she said that 1t was the new man that sat at the Townsends table. No one was playing when entered the room. There were several people there. The new man was near est to the piano. but it seemed to me very strange that he should play i,