Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-23
MgNDAcrTY OF VANITY.
4 Travelling Mans Msfh9d of Settling .
Disputed Point.

Disputed Point.
A reporter for the Star was contend
ing the point that however vain per-
son might be. especially a woman, her
vanity was not strong enough to de-
stroy her sense of truthfulness. The
opposite side was defended by a New
York travelling man, commonly known
as drummer" and he was not only a
stylish fellow, but he had the nerve
that is sometimes ascribed to that peri
patetic fraternity.
Come" he said, "and I'll prove my
point
1t was about IL o'clock in the morn
ing, and the conversation was in an
Office on F street.
How" inquired the reporter.
I'll show you how, if you'll come
with me-
The writer agreed to the proposition,
md the drummer escorted him to a dry
goods store where women congregate,
and led him inside. They moved about
the place for Is or 20 minutes, the writer
asking for an explanation of the strange
maneuvers every time he had a chance.
and getting no satisfactory answers.
Finally, the drummer overheard a lady
tell a clerk she wanted her packages
sent down to the train in time for her
with her The next minute, as she
turned away, he rushed up to her, with
his hand extended, and the lady shook
hands with him.
''How do you do?" he said, in d
friendly way.
How do you do?" she responded, but
with some doubt in her voice.
Il don't believe you remember me-"
ne said, in 4 hurt tone
Your face is quite familiar, but I
don't quite place you-''
Don't you remember" he explained,
that L met you at the German am
bassador's not long ago, and also at the
dinner dance at the Brices, and again a
the assembly,"
She hesitated moment, looking him
over she did so.
why, yes she said, smiling very
pleasantly. II remember you quite we'll
now, but I wasn't expecting to see
you, don't you know, and didn't recog-
nize you at first. You know how it is
in Washington %
She smiled again, and he smiled and
chatted with her awhile, then they
parted, and the drummer came back to
the writer and took him out on the
street.
NOW, "HdI 10 you tnluk OF II ne
asked.
Think of what?"
''Of my proof that was on the right
side of that discussion
II don't see any proof. You merely
met lady whom you had met before
and recalled yourself to her. There
wasn't any proof in that"
Wasn't Thereof ard the drummer
laughed. Think a minute. You know
L don't know anybody in Washington
outside of three or four merchants sell
to here, and then only in business way.
1 never was at the German ambassador.
in my lie, nor any of those other
places 1 mentioned. have read of them
in the newspapers, that is all. And the
lady? Why, she doesn't live in this
town at ALL Didn't you hear her order
! her packages sent to the train to meet
her? I never saw her before. Just the
| same when she saw well-dressed man
identifying her as member of the
fashionable set of the capital, and knew
| the clerks and other women were hear
ing it, too, she let it go at that, and
| never said word to correct Inc. She
never was at any of those places any
more than / was, but she was too vain to
deny it, even though she had to lie
tic maintain her position. See p
Washington Star.