The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
MISS SMITHS CnAPERON.
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has 'pt man. ,o1rs Lcui = select boarding.
house no nv t,m tto,dolN MI ''t"r'"
Ilhru, I1r,ctor. ni. nrd y Young Ind,
Who ma, to Called N,a 'mi'l, l'cous" Nh
Nlh7r, n,te. iUtt he wont so.p her It's'rt
nrmc yer, ,uug. md therefore II isn't worth
vhic ri,ur ~ M.s smith was recently
nf-dlntcd from N.s Blank finishing school
for ,ouuF lrdlos. ard he - fond. enough ~
fp"ih1il 10 Wnk' AhUuN ''nlou' ~ We game
Nlh1u, brushed b-'i' ts own Ircjudioes, how
c,ct, ana e1tl, ~ the week invited Miss Smith
n" 60 80 lru,c'uu with WIn ana -rc hi '"iI't"
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initiated, secured two - IN" hss, reat- NJ.
smith. tho i1thcr had not entered hi calcutta
tions. hroalae he hat Icr"d To he ~ lusiGn
while N- H~nughter was yisliug IN New York.
NIs' smith answer conveyed tlr miniiun.
ton tina, shc would he deitehted to ac,,iS
Mr. AlhaUy'- invitation # her father. To "itn!
she had wrttou. approved Mr. Albany called
on the lhnrsday msht l't2r" NE gtme' con-
and Miss Smith SHOVE cd him this telegram;
-i.t on chapcron, Would suggest AlhanS's
Nv sister" said Albany. why, shc couldn's
be persuaded 10 go 10 a football game u,,,,,.
10. It's no u.e asking her. She does not
approve u the game. and know mat she
has another engagement on SATURDAY;
Il am 80 sorry. for | did want TO GO
Albany studied the telegram again and asked
\ charer"n i compulsory. YOU thlhkf
Well. then. | have n lot Of relatives here
N town, Homcn, and IT YOU d"n ! inlnd nos
Mis- Smith wa- sure he would find some ore
and she told him she would expect him to call
for her on saturday morning with a chaprron.
any old chaperon in fact. and Albany went out
to look one up lie dropped IN AZ the Princeton
club and put. up his two good seats Tor ,~nIe
selecting for his own party three seats winch
we're not - good They were the best thfr"
seats 10 he obtained together. however. and G'
had to take them. Then he sat down and made
out n list of his female relatives, putting the
most attractive ones first. An aunt in BROOKLYN
stood No / on Ne list. Sho was really very
twinge Of conscience. that he had not called on
her for nearly a year He thought she would
enjoy a trip To Princeton and over lie went to
This aunt told him that she loved him just
as much ms ever but that nothing would tempt
her To 90 clear to Princeton 10 ace n lot OF young
men In the last stages of acute muscular de;
,ySSlogpmMSsn' Found and any mfn 1r oqs rq nn@in 'nr a re- Gsi
me neid ihSt was MA; ara p pri,a n w"ytHisdd
cousin to act as chaperon. She lad an engage,
mem, So had another cousin and biz old friend
noon Albany found that he had asked every
| married woman OF his ACQUAINTANCE TO act as
chaperon and not one OF them hem could accept,
be ready on Saturday morning
II looked very much as If he would have ~
recall Mrs Kur'"rncyer For two years while
he was NJ the law school he boarded at Mrs.
KuRlemeyer's select boarding house She was
a nent-looking. middle-aged German woman
who had amused him BY her occasional assertion
that her late lamen,ed husband would have
' months longer ,ns H"FM Ms i iem y appear.
ance when dressed for the street was good and
Albany had always treated her so %r,,srect-
fully and paid his bills so promptly that he
/ was sure that she would willingly do HIM a
favor. The susgcstion Of Mrs. Kuglemeycr a.
a. a G a419' M 1Gr M me o sTi' ava aiT'esa so oTIioroS OF
| the problem and he determined to risk IT, Mrs.
| KuRlemeyer was glad, to see him and when, he
stated his GRAND she broke into German IN her
won't you please. Mrs. Kuelemeyer'" asked
veil, veil. wheeler expected me. Mrs. Kuele.
could. hal lived 10 dis dsv aireatty, How lie
would lofed TO see me at dose games
Then YOU will Gomez" asked Albany.
Smith has certain prejudices about boarding
house keepers. because she has never net any
one q them as nice as yop are >,,. p,o,.
30 Il you don't mind will si%Ely int,Gducs
the boarding house"
well, lust "a Won say" and 80 II was f,ed.
Albany sent n note TO Miss Smith 10 tell her
that he would call for her with the widow Of
| Baron Kuelemeyer. Of whom she had heard
! and who had graciously consented to act as
| chaperon.
Mrs Kueleneyer." he wrote. is a woman
! withou, fuss or feathers. have verv fire.
| ouently been entertained a, her house, and ] am
| anxious to repay her many favors in part. ]
| rather think you will like her
| Albany felt that there was no reason WHY Miss
| Smith should dislike Mrs KuHleineyer. because
| she was a good woman ard really not bad 10
look upon when she was dressed up. Moreover.
So long as Miss Smith and h. got started for
Princeton he would he contented Mrs huI!e-
! never could not restrain her, admiration oi Miss
Smith. and Miss smith took the frst opportunity
TO say to ALBANY:
Did you sa her husband was q Baron;r
WIN. YOU must recall, Nun He was Baron
' August klglciueyer." and Albany kept the -lIs-
I picion TINT August had run a prosperous barter
shop 10 himself
Mr.. Kuglcmeyer kept her ewes open and
her mouth closed most Of the way to Princeton.
Her Occasional contributions TO the conyer-
sation were variations OF this sent nee. My dear
Miss Sc! midi. must watch ou' SOS you don's
firt nit Mr. Albany alreatty an don't forget
your ladder"
When Mrs. Kuglemeycr first sprung this
.an,Inapt Mice Sp,i,h'e ~ lac vrn.Spap u,a