The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-21
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wonder why that insignificant looking
Nancy Warburton is so popular!' exclaimed
Jear in disgust, craning her neck to pet a
petter view OF the occupants of a handsome
Sleigh as it passed swiftly by There she
goes with Jack Howard behind his hean+ifnI
bays-don't believe he ever took a girl ont
before he's so painfully shy one never has a
cnance at MIN. How do you suppose she
managed it, Marie?'
Il happen TO- began Marie
Now yesterday interrupted Jean. "sbe
was out with Fred Macy and the dav before
with Jerry Langthorpe. And last night Count
H Eo bcloerer mad her at the rink. She always
mas an escort to all the plays and operas
and you never meet her without a great
bunch of flowers
Perhaps she buys them herself Marie
managed to slip in.
MOI said Jean decidedly "She,s too ,,oor
for that. That's what r can't 7inderstan{1-
her being 80 poor and yet having so many
desirable fellows always dancing attendance 5,
NOW II she was an heiress like you dear
wouldn't wonder, but though she's as moor
as a church mouse she has ten times az MANY
beauX as you
Or if she was considered stylish and arts
TIC ike you broke in Marie, with a danger
Gus flash in her eyes and her cheeks deen1v
red; but, as you say, she has ten times
more beaux than you and l. with all our su-
pel1or advantages
"Humph! You needn't fire up so. meant
nothing personal" apologized Jean who
never allowed herself the luxury of an out
right quarrel with her rich friend
Fire up?" questioned Marie lifting her
eyebrows in seeming surprise. 81 never mind
your remarks, deare, and hope mine gave
you as little OffenSe was intended
After this little passage at arms the girls
spent short time in munching Judges be-
fore continuing the subject of the obnoxious
Nancy. Finally Marie with peculia rlv
knowing smile, asked suddenly:
Jean, can you keep secret?'
Try me- said Jean, eager but noncom-
initial.
We'll" Marie began, after waiting long
enough to make Jean think she had changed
her mind about telling. I've discovered the
secret of Nancy's success
You have?" Jean sat up straight in her
excitement.
"Oh do tell me, that's darling"
well, I'll tell you, dear, but it won't do
you any good, because-cone, come don't get
mad-simply because you haven't any
blother" Having produced the effect she
desired, Marie proceeded to relate her tale
You see, I've wondered about Nancy like
you and all the other girls One day I dis
covered that Fifine, my new maid had been
in Nancys employ and that Nancy dis
charged her without character because she
pulled her hair once when combing it.
Fiffine hates her. of course. Yesterday when
Nancy went out driving with Fred, I said out
loud: L can't think what makes that horrid
Nancy Warburton so popular with the men,
Then I heard Fiff1ne laugh.
" Maybe you know, Fiffine, as you waited
on her., I said, pretty sharply.
g I do!' she said. Well, if that just didn't
take my breath! Then Fiffine let herself out.
It's trckery, that's what 1t Is she said.
Her and her brother, they're team they
are
." I'm surprised, Fifine, to hear you accuse
such a nice young lady as Miss Nancy with
tIickery,' I said, reprovingly.
We'll, what would you call it, Miss
Marie if your brother kept you posted on
the likes and dislikes of every fellow in your
set and told you what fads whims each
one had? And then if you put it all down
in book like this:
Jack Howard Wild about football.
HaIfback on Yale 81 team. BashfuI Draw
him on to talk of football. Hates spoonin z. i"
'''Or thus: Reggie Archibald. Fad for fos-