The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30


Becky Purcell.
''Who% questioned the other three
girls
THAT clerk at Boynton's. bought q
remnant of silk; 1t was two yards and
an eighth, and he charged me for the
eighth"
Laura Holcomb laughted. when /
hear that word" said she. stingy,' /
think of Kate stilwell; and / guess I
always shall"
zone Of the girls at Chase hRll?" said
Stella Ward. Chase hall was the dis
tant boarding school which Laura Hol-
comb attended, and from which she
had just come home for the summer.
Eyes. The stIngiest girl there; or that
was what we called her" said Laura,
smiling a little.
Tell about It," said Becky Purcell.
well, Kate was a freshman last
fall" Laura began. "sho came from
Hawley, and another girl came at the
same time from the same piaee-Phoe-
be williams. We didn't think much
about Phoebe Williams, somehow. She
was a nice girl, but she was quiet and
rather plain, and she didn't care any
thing about clothes, and she studied all
the time; she just dug! and so. you see,
she wasn't exactly popular.
"But Kate stilwell was. She was one
Of the girls that are bound to be. She
was pretty and smart; she was the
kind Of girl that can do things-any-
ti1iug-and before we knew 1t she was
on two or three Of the freshman class
committees. and vice president of the
Music club-she played splendidly-and
sub-editor OF the Chase Hall Record.
and no freshman had ever been that
before. And she didn't try for anything
either; she didn't push herself. There
was something real sweet about Kate
stllwell and we all liked her.
"or we all did for awhile; but one
day Sara Decker and Louise Northrop
and were speaking about her.
"'she's one Of the brightest girls in
school, OF course, said Louise; but do
you know what think? thing she's
the stingiest, too
ct believe 1t, said Sara Decker. I've
noticed 1t. You know the Music club is
going to buy a bust Of Li5zt for the
music room? Wen, Kate stilwel hasn't
subscribed cent. for nll she's vice
president, and don't think she means
to. either. The contributions are vol
untary, of course. but don't you think
she's rather meant
"'of course. said Louise, and
thought she was rather mean the other
day, too. Molly Orr was going to throw
away wicker table she'd had in her
room till she'd got tired OF 1t, and Kate
stilwell offered her twenty-five cents
for It and took 1t. The Ideal Why didn't
she buy a new one? She must have
plenty of money; why, look at her
dresses; they're lovely
That's the funny part OF 1t. She's
from Hawiey said Sara. and there is
stIIwell In Hawley that owns the pa
per mills there. and he's rich. and 1
think II Is her father. Milo F. stilwell.
Papa has had business with him
why. then. it's sort OF mania, her
being so stingy. isn't lt?' said Louise.
something like kleptomania!
II tried to stand up for her some, but
Iscouldn't say much, for you know, I'd
seen that same thing in her myself,
ead I thought If she was really rich
girl 1t was just horrid.
That afternoon Louise and CAM
across Phoebe Williams in the library,
studying French history for dear life,
and we stayed a minute, and Louise led
up to the subject of Kate shlwell pur-
poseiy. What's her fathers name"
said she.
"'Mllo, said Phoeba-
"'He owns the paper mills in Hawley,
doesn't hep said Louise.
ayes said Phoebe.
"'weIl.' said Louise. as we went
along. then she must be richer than
Ruth Morrill,: and think how Ruth is,
Just as generous and lovely as she can
be- 1 was afraid Phoebe Williams
might hear her and looked around.
and I knew she had, for she was look
ing at Us hard, and she was real red In
the face. Girls that come from the
same town always stand up for each
other. Of course but Phoebe Williams
swore by Kate stilwell. anyhow; any
body could see that
We'll Kate got up perfect reputa-
tatIon for stinginess. She didn't seem
to care II anybody knew she was
stlhgy. nor what anybody thought. OF
course, II we had thought she was
scrimped for money not one Of US would
have criticised her. not girl in the
hail would have been so mean as that;
but when We all knew how well on she
was It just provoked US. There was
the Camera club. Kate had q camera,
and Eva Payne asked her to Join the
club. but when Eva told her 1t was s.
for the initiation fee she said OH
And didn't join Then there was a
grind in the Record: X. s.-RHn't
spend Miss Chase didn't allow grinds
10 the paper, either but that got In
somehow. Kate stilweil didn't pay any
attention to IT, but Phoebe Williams
did. She thought Louise had put II in.
and she went to her. as hot as could be,
and asked her II she had; but Louise
hadn't; I think It was Eva Payne.