Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-01

consider yourselves engaged for Tuesday
evening. May 20, and We'll toast woman,
Old and new"
How lovely! l wonder what the bets
about?" And Millicent clasped her white
hands above her head and gazed up at
the blue and silvre ceiling as if it's in
tricacies could unravel the mystery.
Girls, l have it!'' criel Kate. who had
been idly tluttering the leave of a book
which John Strong had the evening be-
fore brought Margaret; don't you re-
member, Margie, how John sail, don't
get too personal. Charlie and Charlie
laughed n said, what do you know
about personals?' and John answered.
Nothing, only l don't think it safe to
bet an even hundred to ten on them and
girls, look here on the tiy-leaf OF this
book. "A young, honest. intelligent man
desires acquaintance of young lady of
similar attributes; object, friendship,
possibly matrlmony. Address l., 425 Nipo-
sink Club Hand me that paper, Maude:
Charlie must have written this and bet
on a girls answering it. And here it is"
she exclaimed, as she ran her eye over
the ad sheet; and girls, Ive a great
mind to answer it."
so that Charlie can win his bet?"
queried MaUde, who was lying to know
if his interest in the fair Northerner was
returned by her.
No! Just for the fun of the thing:
ciib kAiSi VIZ va 4 81 W lAAC SAuo uAAlIACA
if he loses"
Would you dare?" asked Millicent,
who longed, yet dared not.
. course I dare" and in less time
than it takes to tell it, a dainty perfumed
missive was sent to L., 425 N;posinK
day 2 p. M, in the alcove of the North
room of the Art gallery.
Tuesday, May 20, at 5 p. m. The Club
smoker presented an unusually gala APP
pearance; flowers ~abounded, chairs and
tables were disposed in social, yet con-
venient form, not punched, as was
usually the case; magazines and papers
were placed, not scattered about, and not
a ~cuspidor or cigar stub was visible.
In the dining room covers were lail for
twenty, AMI at the door, waiting to re-
ceiVe the guests; the former exultant
and smiling; the latter, though not de-
PRESSED, strongly preoccupied.
Il say, old fellow this from Charlie,
its a burning shame; you're not telling
me a word about her. What was she like?
Lady of uncertain age, or an airy, fairy
Lillian"
Neither was the short rejoinder.
well, I'll nave it out Of you when I give
my toast" Charlie replied.
Laurence smiled, but made no answer
as he turned to greet the first Corners.
Among the last to arrive were Mar
garet AMI Kate, Margaret with a puzzlel,
mystltied look on her face, and Kate
strangely excited. She greeted Charlie
pleasantly but, as she gave her hand to
Laurence, she blushed visibly, and his
embarrassment was hardly less than her
own. In fact, on Hates passing on and
mingling with the other guests, Charlie
had to put the question three times:
WASN'T she the prettiest girl he ever
saw?' before he had sufficiently re-
covered to reply in the affirmative.
Dinner being announced, it was Lau-
rence's good or bad fortune, as the case
might be, to take out Kate who sup
ported him at the lower end of the table.
At the upper end, with Maude on his
right. sat Charlie.
The affair progressed merrrily, though
Charlle n Kate were the recipients Of
many an inquiring glance. At last
toasts were in orler, and Charlie rose to
his feet. Ladies'" he said, Ito you alone
is due this festive scene. Two days ago I
made a bet with my unsophisticated
friend, who graces the lower end of this
grooming board, an even hundred to his
ten that, should he send a personal to
the paper he would receive an answer in
side of two days-my admiration n OBJ
~servation of the fair sex leading me to
believe that you always have an eye to
the main chance-in fact, you are like
the early bird who always gets the
Worm-but, pardon these digress.ons. In
proof that it was sent, listen," and he
read from a paper he drew from his
pocket, "A young, honest, intelligent
man desires acquaintance of young lady
possessing similar attributs; object,
friendship. possibly matrimony. Address
l., AIS Niposink Club" further than that
the personal was answered, behold!'
and he flashed ten crisp tens before their
eyes, which l blow on this dinner, and
now ladies, congratulate the winner"
With an audacious look on his face,
Laurence sprang to his feet, Ladies and
gentlemen he cried, my contestant
speaks truly, but" and taking Hates
hand he forced her to stand by his side,
do you think I am altogether the
loser?"