The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
CHE Girl Of
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Philadelphia North American.
Nothing on earth could induce me to
tell lie," remarked the girl in the blue
lawn. Some people seem to have no
neral sense in the matter. but r.
"Humph. That sounds suspiciously like
the preamble to an explanation" re-
turned the girl in the pink Shirt waist,
"Of course. L.
you know how it is yourself? Natu-
rally, you do; but it's very sweet of you
to tell it. just the same Some girls
Would put on superior airs? know
it. never try to be superior myself. 1t
makes other people so suspicious Go on
with your story. dear"
That is just what 1 am doing 1t isn't
my fault If people take things for grant
| ed, is it?''
1T is not" fervently replied the girl IN
the pink shirt waist. my father
| imagines that I never see Dick, just be-
cause he has forbidden him the house.
1t really isn't my fault If Dick happens
to meet me at the foot Of the lawn once
/ in q while. Anybody can see that"
only be careful that your father
| doesn't see him, dear; that would make
such a difference
HIM. Yes, rather fancy it would.
Oddly enough, it always happens that
Dick comes at the hour my father is sure
to be at the office. But you were Say
ing"
81 was saying that people will take
things for granted. and then blame you
with the result 1 suppose you know that
Ethel is engaged to Harvey. don't your
'Humph! 1 thought she must be en-
gagged to somebody. She has been put
ting on enough airs for a bride the last
few weeks"
She has; and the last week she has
been worse than ever. Harvey went to
Canada on a business trip, and that Yer,
day she had a telegram from nice IGan
she knows in the West, saying he would
be here for few days, and hoped to
see great deal of her. Did you ever
know a girl who had such a run of luck?'
oh we'll, it stands to reason that
something must have happened to her to
even things UP. Perhaps the lovely au-
burn tint was wearing oft her hair or
she had boil on her ehin,' suggested the
girl in the pink SHIRT waist, hopefully.
Nothing of the kind. If she had, boils
on the chin would suddenly become fasl-
ionahle. 1 know Ethel's luck!' sighed
the girl in the blue lawn. ''She didn't
know what on earth TO do with her ring
while the nice man was here and Harvey
was away. You see she didn't care 10
trust her sister with 1t, lest she have q
fit of forgetfulness and mention the fact
to Harvey the first evening on which she
very much desired the exclusive use of
the parlor.''
'I see! So Ethel!-''
Brought the ring over to me? MINI.
She said she thought perhaps I'd like to
see how it felt to wear a real engage
u, T
was so mad that
"oh, well, dear, it Is only the truth that
hurts. Go on
Go on! I couldn't stop. Yes, I'd have
told her to take her old ring; wouldn't
keep it for her, but she promised tc share
all the candy and roses. the lice man
brought her, if I'd take care of it for
her. 1 am so foolishly obliging, you
know. Beside. Louise was coming up
from the seashore for a day or two,
and"
she would think Claude had given it
to you? I see. Well, girl who is spend
ing whole summeL at the seashore
ought to have some troubles of her own
just FOR the sake of Variety'
She ought, especially as Claude knows
that the man who crr-fet his daughter
| spend the whole summer at such an eX-
pensive place is the man to make a
| mighty good father-in-law. She couldn't
| keep her eyes off that ring and finally
us she was leaving, she said: Why, if /
| didn't know you so we'll, l should think
| that was an engagement ring!' 1 said
! calmly, Why, how clever of you to
! guess; that is J,Ist what it is!"
Il wish l could have seen her face at
that moment; that's ALL"
Il wish you could, dear; it was a study
! in green, especially as 1 asked carelessly
/ If she didn't think Claude was looking
well!''
We'll, it seems to me that you, too, had
! some luck!'
sc 1 thought I changed my mind a
few days later. Louise came In again
just to show she didn't care. shared
| Ethels roses and candy with her and
casually mentioned Claude once in II
while. She had hardly kissed me and left
| when Ethel came
How lucky for you that She
ct seemed so, but she came back for
her parasol and stopped to say goodbye
all over again. When she reached the
doorstep she paused and said that she
hoped Claude and l would be very happy,
indeed!'
Mercy, and you"
81 tried to change the subject, b'lt
going to have ring of your own, you
won't SO much 1uind giving up mine, now
/ that Harvey is coming backr and oh.
Sarah, if those two horrid girls didn't SO
down the street together, laughing as if
| something funny had happened!'
Elisa Armstrong.