St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
TIE ROMANCE OF 4 PIPE.

helped. There was no time to choose
our carriage; in fact, we had luck in
catching the train at all. These I'M
foreground trains scarcely give one
time to wink"
What dreadfully vulgar express
sions you do pick up, Minnie
Slang is the go nowadays, my
dear You can't be smart without it.
But, 1 say, do you really object to
the smell of tobacco?"
Yes; especially when it is stale.
The scent of a carriage like this
clings to ones dress for hours"
What of that? 1t is rather chic
than otherwise. For my part l
greatly prefer a smoking carriage.
What extraordinary taste!'
Not so much for the sake of the
tobacco, as because you meet the
best-looking men in smoking car
riages, and
Minnie! Don't be so inexpressi-
bly, vulgar
And the wickedest."
Are all smokers wicked, them"
mo; but all wicked men are smok-
ers.''
"And you like wicked men best?"
Rather. Don't you?"
"Of course not. How can you sup
pose such a thing?"
Charlie Bidding is a little wicked,
my dear with laughing malice).
"I-I-don't believe-I-I-I-don
see how that bears on the subject,
Minnie
"Humbug, my prim old coz. Don't
I know who sent you that pretty lit
tie gold watch for a valentine the
other day? There was no letter with
it, and you couldn't imagine from
whom it came-eh? Oh, you jolly old
hypocrite!'
''You-you shouldn't talk such non
sense, Minnie. You let your tongue
run away with you"
perhaps 1 do, but it's not non
sense, all the same. You know thai
Charlie Bidding is in love with you
my dear; and l know that you enter
tain a weakness for him. 1 also know
that if he wasn't just leetle bit
wicked you wouldn't care for him
a straw-not you! Suppose he had
BEEN with infinite scorD "a good
young man, he would never have
sent you that pretty gold watch al
all-seeing that he isn't engaged tC
you; he would never have danced
seven dances with you at Lady
P@'s ball the other night, when he
nearly enraged Aunt Agatha into q
fit; he would never have stolen that
kiss from you in the corner of the
conservatory, when"
How can you say such things
Minnie?" interrupted Maud, blush
ing a rosy red. "I-I-don't know
what you mean"
Yes, you do, my dear, very well, y
laughed Minnie, saucily. ''These lit
tie eyes of mine are awfully sharp.
But what a pity the Hon. Charles
is only a younger son, with limited
allowance. His brother, the earl, is
tremendously rich, too; might endoW
poor Charles with affiuence if he
liked, and never in the least miss it
But, of course, he doesn't, stingy
curmudgeon Cares for nothing
they say, but his stupid politics and
blue books
'1-I-really Minnie, you speak as
if CHI Mr.. Bidding's affairs had
something to do with me. Haven't
1 told you fifty times
Yes, you old darling! And I've
never believed you once. Hilloa
what's this?'
whats what?"
"Why. this" said Minnie, stretch
ing across and picking up some small
article from the opposite seat by
lingo, Maud, a piper
$50 it is. Some man left it behind
him. Ugh! The horrid, smelly ole
thing. Put it down at once, Minnie. >
you're no judge of pipes, my
dear" said Minnie, airily. IF you
were, you would never abuse a pipe
for being old. Now, this is a regular
clinker; quite a gentleman among
pipes. Look at it. Amber mouth
piece, silver collar, beautifully col
ored bowl, and bringing it close
to her dainty nose) Smells de-
liciousn'
'Faugh! I call the smell afro.
cious. 1t makes me ill-even thai
distance"
"Ah, that's your prejudice, dear
old-fashioned coz. II say Gin,
specting the inside of the bowl 'it's
-actua11V charoadp'
Actually what?'
Charged, you darling simpleton
loaded-filled with baccy. And ]
do believe-yes, yes, it isl am sure
of Tits Old CarolinaI'
Pray, what is Old Carolina, Min.
nie?"
odd Carolina, Maud, is a particu.
4arly scrumptious kind of baccy
My brother Jack always expects me
to give HIM some for a Christmas
present. 1t tastes just about heay.
emily, can tell YOU
Tastes!" cried out Maud. "Yor
do not mean to say that you have
ever smoked itv'
Rather. I've had stealthy whiffs
ooSiA pipe IHdny UlnoS.
Should like pull at this one now
AS she spoke-to Maud's unutter.
able horror-she placed the pipe il
her mouth and made believe to draw
at it.
Good heavens, Minnier' exclaimed
her sober cousin, aghast. "How car
you! That horrid, dirty, strange
pipe? Take it out immediately!''
Minnie only laughed.
If | had a match with me-" sh
said, Il should shock you still more
for l Should light up.''
Allow me to oblige YOU,
1t was mans voice, and it cam
from behind. Both girls turned hasti
ly round. Maud's face was crimson
Even Minnie, who was usually coma
TO most situations, showed some sion
of confusion.
Inc stranger was in the next com
partment, looking at them over tn
partition. How long he had bee,
watching them they did not know
Tor they had sat with their backs +
MIN, and WOuld nnvar low