The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21

snee between us. Iears moro about your hair
,hnn , &c aoout . critical pause. about any;
"Yon are an ineorrisibls tease, and you arc
me angry. Wen. them i take aI pleasure IN rob,
o ~ {oS OF that satisfsetion,' and Csssandra
"Ye.e.; q very good imitation Of a young lady
"a = gooJ hnmor,,, said the Scooter, Observing
ner carefully, Just n little too much OF ma
lure rowge. a. 1 heard n woman call IL the
other day. You must remember that plain good
humor Goes not indulge in hectic iushes. Only
Tonsnmpcon and wrath display those little red
Wrong again, said Cassandra. "Ffve-mile
walks and red lampshades produce the same
The same result. perhaps; but so much more
OF X. They include ears and noses. And,
speHhing OF cars, 1 am reminded OF the subject
70 which, In spite of encouragement and abuse,
mean to stick for a while longer. You asked
IN mat respect your hair is not bohemian. l
will assume that. for once. YOU mean what you
say. | might say literally that you have the
bohtms leaves one in the deepest uncertainty
on the iniportant subject Of ears. The true boht-
nlienn- never showsm more than an Insignificant
section OF hcr cars. She answers your remarks
aud expects you to be content with that as an
outward and visible sign OF an inward AMI in.
"Nonsensel' exclaimed Cassandra.
rhats an excellent, argument; OF course;
don't you think you overworE Il a tritei Do
you. as our friend Humpty. Dumpty says he
docs, pay 1t extra on Saturday night ! As, for
me, Y you accuse me again OF nonsense, ! shall
tcel like = pocket edition OF 'Wibbles and Wab-
hIcN FOR L'tliu Readers"
But - said Ctsshnira laughing. Bohemian
girls o not comb their hair down over their
ears; y,
comb itIover, their ears or any place else. l
don't believe | have any real definite Idea ofhow
they aceomplish the result which they present
however. hat | am Just guessing. l would say
that they brush it round and round and round
for two minutes, then sort OF pitchfork 1t into a
heap on their heads, and insecurity anchor It
there with three hairpins. two OF which are in
var ably lost in the course Of the day"
The Scoffer paused. but Cassnndra said moth
ing. Only. the corners OF hor mouth twitched.
ourse, said the seoier. / advance this
theory with what in another man would be
called humility. Possibly the details are not
correct; I was simply judging from the finished
- think" said Cassandra. that the product
YOU describe Is achieved more easily than by
do you really 1t seemed very intricate
Yes: but l think IL is the result Of a sin Of
omission rather than of one OF commission"
Is that sol How very interesting !" And
the Scofer turned a speculative eye upon Cas-
sandra's back hair.
Then. in your opinion. said that young wo-
man, :" am not q bohemian"
The scntfer waved her toward the mirror.
See for YOURSELF he said.
"Oh, I will accept your opinion. with great
sweetness. ~ dare say / ain not a bohemian
In that case, however, 1 shall have to ask you
The sepoffer stared.
ou, lnhL HdkGS no particular ulueTenCe.
Only you must go away from here.
why
Because am not a bohemian"
But like you all the better because you"
That has nothing to do with it. IL am not
a bohemian l cannot permit you TO cal. when q
chtperone is not present
But your aunt
Cassandra surveyed the room.
| DO not see anntie,' she remarked.
where Is Your honored relativef'
thought she was indulging that heavenly
habit OF taking an evening nap"
No, she ia not. At least. not in this house"
I'm give. you odds that she is aleep some
where else" murmured the Sconer.
Well . said Cassandra.
breath. " lour aunt's all right as far as she
goes. but when she goes to Brooklyn she Is In
sompara6le; When she only goes to sleep I can
she has such a talent for waking up"
Are you going nowr asked C~assandra
"Nowi Why. it's only a quarter of ninel'
THAT makes no difference. One of two things
would be necessary in order that you might
oh. Cassandra, l haven't proved anything!
II takes more. or at least other things. than
hair to make a true bohemian. YOU"
80 l thought" said Cassandra, but you
have convinced ME OF the contrary. When you
ne" such a 5 s&a You ue Sid not wait Ts for
the rest. I was s9inS to say: II I were not
home You have demonstrated that 1 e ann only
a Gagged canary bird, consequently l shall have
to say good night
With a smile of concentrated sweetness, Cas-
sandra held ont her hand.
"Auntie will be back tomorrow. Come up
ment fit the crime" groaned the srotfsr as he
looked feebly at the hat and stick she handed
him. Good night"