The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-17
Uhe Nerala and Welvs
A WILL AND A WAY,
OR A GIRLS MASQUERADE.
Written for Tho Herald and News and
Copyrighted by Ethel

care you gong to wear that mus,
tachc and run tho risk of its drop
ping off about the timo you apply
for your situationY And arc you go
ing to smoke cigars and attend the
young mems cluo meetings and drink
toasts to tho girls?" asked Minnie
sarcastically. Boy laughed.
"Well, no. l hardly think I'll
risk that mustache. | think tho pan
falcons will make me look boyish
enough; and there's little danger of
any one seeing me that knows me.
l should always be afraid tho mus
tache would drop off, 1 shall not
smoke cigars, attend clubs or drink
toasts to the girls. shall DO Il very
model young man. My only recrea-
tion will be flirting with my cham.
ber maid, if L should be so fortunate
as TO have onc," sho replied gaily.
'l[ai wo better tell Aunt Deb to
say nothing about the young gontle-
man who called this cvcning?" ask
ed Minnie.
"No, she'd bo sure to lot it out
II tell who it was, and that | did it
to got n joke on you, and that shc
mustn't say anything about it, for
papa would bo SO drcadfu|Iy angry;
then she'll be safe" said Boy. "And
as I'll have to take tho early train
Monday morning Pd better pack my
trunk this evening"
"Iou SOON quito sure of papa's
consent" said Minnie.
"Of course. Did ho ever rofuso
mo anything? But 1 guess he'd re-.
fuse with vengeance if he knew all.
! say, Ducky, tho idea of locoiving
papa is to me worse than all else put
together" Boy took tho contents
from hcr trunk as she spoke and cx-
"minrd thom carefully. 81 shall
not need many of these. I'll only
carry two suits of fomalo attire"
laughing. "This suit of Cousin Wills
is just the thing to work in, and
there's another nice gray evening
suit in his trunk, four nice shirts,
collars, cuffs, nccktios, handker-
chiefs and Il nice hat. wont havo
I" buy Il thing but pair of shoes.
| say, Minnie, isn't it Il providonco
that ho mover sent for his things2"
II don't know about that, Boy, but
you know he didn't ncrd them, for
he wrote that no had turned cowboy,
aud wore leather brccchos, and
guess h" wore thcm ~ long ho out
srnw These"
|cll, Ill writc and tell him what
nso l'vo pnt them to if l am succoss-
ful, and can find out his prosont ad-
drrss," laughed Boy. "And Ducky,
you ust step across to his room and
bring me- tho balance of his things,
please, and Iii commrncn packing"
Nlnn'n did rs desired and Boys
trunk was soon packed.
"But what will you do if Aunt
Ellen wont listen to your plans !?
And what if you wore to become sud.
denly sick or faint ovor your work ?'
venturcd cautious Minnie.
"Ducky, please don't. If L can't
stay ut Aunt Ellcn's III try pri-
vato boarding house, and if | find
the situation too dangerous "impor.
tnnt' business shall call mo homo.
And now lot me advise you to look
moro on the bright side of things,
for there is particularly bright side
hero, shining all over with bright
now dollars," said Boy.
Thcn thoy wont down stairs and
explained TO Aunt Dob tho identify
of Paul Burton. Aunt Dob was hor-
rilod and ut once agreed that it
wouldn't do to slot it out dat Miss
boy had ebor bocn 50 dismodost M
tor put on pair O brooches; hit
,ud ruin hor caractor foreber mo-.
tilt war droaful moan O Miss Boy
to fool hor po' little sister dat way.
On, do SPORT o dat chllo! What
am ober gwino tor como O horY"
tier lamentations wore horo cut short
ny the return of Mr.. Drake and Mrs.
Dclton, and with them tho dospised
school teacher, Mr.. Benson.
"Tho mean old thing! | say,
Ducky, its good for him that pvo
decided TO visit Aunt Ellcn," whis
porcd Boy.
"Iou wouldn't be so rudo as to
play tricks on him in our own house,
Boyw
"Wouldn't |, thought Why didn't
he stay whero he belonged, I'd like
to know. But como; | long to 500
how he will look whom he finds that
no is going to board at tho house of
the glrl ho snubbcd. l didn't toll
hIm my namo and | don't suppose
ho took tho trouble to inquired" said
Boy, as they won't forward to meot
"p"pa" and tho teacher Boy hold
back purposely and let Mimic meet
him first. Tbon as hor father intro
dnced Boy ho went out to 500 to his
horse and left tho teacher alono with
the girls. Astonishment and por-
plcXity chased each other ovor tbo