The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-06-11
At Gertrude Gushington's ssBohemian
Lunch.O


the house, with not even a servant?
do think it's too jolly to be informal,
don't you, girls?
Mazie Marsh and Pinkey Purcell 1.-TWO
Of Gertrude's society friends, in chorus,
Oh, Just too lovely for anything
Gertrude-By the way, girls (raising
her hands in mock tragedy, did you
see Daisy Dreams engagement to Tom
Watson announced in last nights paper?
Maize and Pinkey (dramatically)-
Did we!
Gertrude-Well, for the life of me, I
can't understand what Daisy can see in
Tom Watson.
Mazie-Nor I !; he is positively stupid.
Pinkey-I'm told he drinks like fish.
Gertrude-And dead broke. They
say he is actually pauper.
Maize lin stage whisper)-And shock.
ingly fast, too.
Gertrude (meditatively)- )-I fancy, after
all, it's about six OF one and half dozen
of the other.
Maize (sipping chocolate)-Well, I for
one, never could see Daisy Dreams
much.paraded beauty.
Pinkey (taking an olive)-Nor 1; on
the contrary I think she is really q very
plain creature.
Gertrude-And she has done some
very queer things, too.
Maize (very contemptuously)-Well, 1
should think she has Didn't the Inger.
brands cut her dead for the outrageous
way she acted at their tea2 And didn't
she give everyone perfect right to talk
by the way she carried on with that fast
old Moneybags?
Gertrude-There forgot the crack.
ers. Excuses herself and leaves. the
table,.
Mazie--Gertrude looks fright today.
Pinkey-Doesn't she. Do you know,
1 think Gertie paints
Mazie-Im sure of it, my dear; she
really is old, too; did you notice the
crow feet?
Pinkey (helping herself to the salad)
Yes; and her hair, Pm satisfied now
it is bleached.
Mazie-It was queer about her break
ing off with Will Mason, wasn't it?
Pinkey (elevating her eyebrows)-Her
breaking, Maize? Nonense, it was his
doing, as every one knows.
Mazie-I really believe it was, al.
though she takes great pains to give the
impression that she broke it.
Gertrude (returning with the crackers)
oh, girls, did you know the Nuttons
we're in Europe?
Maize (sarcastically) - Indeed Well
I suppose they gave up trying to gel
into society here.
Pinkey (complacently)-Horribly vul
gar people. (To Gertrude)-Were yor
at Lillian Nutton's coming out party?
Gertrude (sneeringly) - Yes, and
never saw worse managed affair in my
| life But what can be expected of peo
J pie who made their money in beef. >.
, Mazie-I fancy if the truth was known
they haven't so much money after all
Papa says if all his debts were paid ole
Mutton wouldn't have cent left.
Pinkey-If they had billion, they
could never 60 in good society. The,
, are dreadfully common, the whole 10
of them.
Gertrude-There goes the door bell
! Excuse me girls, for you know I an
!, servant, butler and hostess all in ont
today. (Goes to door and returns will
note for Miss Marsh).
/ Maize (excitedly) - For me? VIII
brought it?
Gertrude-A messenger: he is at th'
door. (Mazie leaves table,.
Pinkey Ito Gertrude)-I suppose it,
; a telegram from that fresh friend of her
with an unpronounceable name-wha
is his name anyhow, Gertrude?
Gertrude (wearily)-Oh, I don't know
} what he calls himself, but I suppose hi
real name is Smith or Jones. Do yo1
: know think he may have very goo'
reasons for coucealing his identity unde
high.sounding name-he looks like
> villain to me.
S Pinkey-I think Maize Marsh is max
ing perfect goose OF herself over hin
3 why, she is becoming the talk of tn
!. whole town.
Gertrude-Well, it isn't the first tim
: she has been talked about. l wouldn'
5 be surprised at any scandal she Nigh
! be mixed up in.
Maize (returning)-Oh, girls Mr.. D
Swinetzberger wants us to join his bo
party tomorrow night. Won't you botl
: go?
Gertrude and Pinkey Gn chorus)-
l With pleasure.
: Gertrude - Mr.. De what-you- call. hin
is an angel
Pinkey-Mazie, certainly envy you
Your Mr.. De.de mamma is one of tn