The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-10-05
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! Betty has a weakness for dressing the
| part, and when l found her last Tuesday
afternoon arrayed in blue, foppy, arts
tic garment and an air Of pensiveness
! shuddered. ] was almost sure that she
had offended the cook. She finds it rath
Ell hard to be properly respectful toward
that potentate. But to a cook who has
talent and In the matter of savories pos
| tive genius much may be forgiven. Sa
worries are not to be despised, sighed.
''Oh, such luncheony she moaned by
way of greeting.
| 1t was the cook.
"When's she going?" asked gloomily
''It's funny thing
mot that sort Of luncheon, you stupid
old boy. Cooks not leaving"
ooh, WELL" said in a relieved tone, 'il
you will play tricks with your diges-
| tom
She stopped me with an indignant
glance
"Dick Ferris lunched with me-" she
remarked.
'Dick Ferrisr 1 whistled.
''Do not make that foolish noise," with
great dignity. Eyes. with Dick Ferris.
What of it?"
my DEAR" l began confusedly.
Don't call me my dear ! do not live
in the suburbs. had quite enough of
that at luncheon time"
'You don't mean to tell me, madam,
that Ferris called you my dear!'"
''Of course not. 1t would not have
been half so bad if he had He talked to
me as if were 50-and plain"
why, thought he used toto
"What" And she regarded me a
tride more hopefully.
''Well-long ago
''Not so very long ago." she murmured.
"Eons ago." l persisted. "He-well,
he was one of Observation-Disclosures
''I'm not cook" she laughed. "But it
is true. He did-follow, and he has been
supposed to be breaking his heart in
some outlandish place"
"Ah, l understand" ]. said brilliantly.
His heart is whole again, and you
dom t'--
Again was withered by look.
Am | that kind of person?" she de
manded wrathfully. Don't always try
to marry off the friends of my unattach-
ed days?"
well, perhaps" But she doesn't real
ly like them to get married, and if she
does help Oh the process notice that the
girls are never wildly enthusiastic over
her.
mo, it wasn't that at all. You are al
together wrong"
Certainly" / conceded politely. 81
never thought it was that. But what
was it, thenY
He has changed so abominably," she
said vigorously. Gle has become so
conventional, so narrow, $3.50 suburban.
Very different from the Dick II
'You-er?' | Intercepted.
"You know
| did. | knew more than she would
have believed possible.
May | have some p / asked meek
ly.
i got it and surveyed Betty for few
seconds. She looked more than pretty,
and as for Dick-bah a thousand Dicks
would not matterl
$50 you find disillusionment pursuing
your youthful steps," | inquired. with
interest
Its all very well for you to sneer,"
she said. you have no sentiment in
your nature. Now. don't say it's your
misfortune-not your fault. You say
that about everything, from dropping a
stud TO losing f1,000p
Il wasn't going to say it," l protested.
Really, you are treating me very bad
w."
Poor old boy! But the remembrance
of that idiot ruffles me-"
"That idiot" said. (Which idiot?"
dick, of course. If you will be so
stupid
But you We're talking of sentiment.
What has that to do with stupidity?"
A great deal-sometimes ! was stupid,
long ago, when | believed that Dick
and ! was certainly sentimental this aft
efhoon," with half guilty. wholly fas-
cinating look at me-'and / will tell you.
was making a thank Offering"
"A thank Offering | repeated, genu
inely puzzled. But why should you? 1t
isn't Lent or anything, is it?"
when denseness reaches certain
point" said my companion oracularly, lit
should be a capital offense."
''What have done now?' 1 exclaimed
'Who mentioned you? | was speaking
generally, Ordinary people. Men, you
know"
That's not the point. want to know
about the thank Offering"
"Oh, WELL" she began guiltily.
At that moment Parker entered the
room. can never rid myself of dread
full suspicion that | do not meet with
Parker's approval. She glanced coldly
Mt me and said:
"a parcel for you, ma'am."
"Open It, Parker" said her mistress
looking amused and slightly mischievous.
And Parker, the irreproachable' undid
layer after layer of paper, finally bring
ing to light an deliberately chased silver
cigar box.
You extrayagant persona said.
what is it?'
She laughed.
"The thank Offering"
But what is it, reallyT
Dicks wedding present-stupid? said
my wife. --Black and White.