The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-08
A Personal.
by LOUISE HoLLANp.


club smoker. where his tall, graceful
form and handsome blonde head were
almost lost from view under the num-
erous sheets of Sunday morning pa
per and the smoke from his cigar.
"A young man, thirty years Cd
age. of exemplary habits and gooa
business position, deEires acquaint-
ance of young lady about twenty
ave, good looking, educated, REIN
ed: object, matrimony. Address
Doesn't 1t beat all what fools some
men are?"
Yes. and women, 100; for I'll bot
some antiquated female will answer
that personal before night" declared
Charlie Norris.
ooh, / don't believe It," returned
Laurence. mo woman would sell her
self that cheap"
How much do you want to bet?"
inquired Laurence.
We'll, you write the personal to be
addressed to yourself (some fictitious
name, of course), at the Club. and you
agree to show the answer to the rest
of us. SO that we can be sure it's no
bogus billet doux; and I'll bet an even
hundred to your ten that you'll get an
answer inside of two days"
tits a go. Now come and help me
out with the Personal. 1t makes a fell
low feel like fool to try and write
description of himself"
How would this suit your" asked
Charlie. "A young, rich. handsome, in
telligent, interesting, affectionate and
loving young gentleman, desires ac-
quaintance of a lovely young girl;
sylph-like type preferred; Object"
Ring of, you cadi" cried Laurence
angrily. what do you take me ior?'
Why, it's perfect photograph of
yourself. and the other is just the kind
of a girl you like" said Charlie with
a sly look at the others.
Il have it'll cried Charlie. A young
man with a glass eye, cork leg, and
tin ear wishes to make the acquaint-
ance of young lady likewise endow-
ed; no imposition; even trade; object,
matrimony.'
Now, Charlie, shut mp. Laurence,
listen to this" and John Strong read
what he had just scrubbed on the fly
leaf of his book: A young, honest,
intelligent man desires acquaintance
of young lady possessing similar at
tributes; object, friendship; possibly
matrimony. Address L. AIS Niposink
Club You see that qualifying opens
will that do?"
''Just the ticket said Laurence
Heavens, Jack, but you're a deep
one" said Charlie.
HE uses his head to think with as
we'll as to eat and drink and talk with;
you'd do well to cultivate him, my
boy" put in Laurence, glad to give
Charlie a hit for his too accurate dss-
cription of girl he admired.
well, boys, must be moving" de-
clared Charlie. ignoring Laurence's
shot. thinking it well to retire before
he got another, and he was off, to be
followed soon after by his companions
In a girls dainty blue and silver
room were gathered a knot of South
ern debutantes to talk over the details
of the next ball, the experience of the
last one. and to become more init
mstely acquainted with Margaret De-
lands gay young cousin, pretty
brown-eyed, brown-haired girl from
the North, who, with her alert. viva
cious and independent ways, formed
quite contrast to her quiet. demure
and more conservative sisters of the
South.
Kate Irving was but eighteen, and
this visit to her Southern cousin
witnessed not only the first fight from
the home nest. but her initial entry
into the social whirl as we'll: and, to
her it seemed a veritable peep into
fairyland. Yet she carried herself
we'll, and her head was not tunnel BY
the many flattering attentions sks re
ceived from the Southern gatiants
whom she met.
In a momentary lull of the details OF
Maude Clare's reception gown, Mar
garet put the question, Who do you
think called last night?"
ut couldn't have been John
Strong?" inquired Millicent Dean, a
girl whose baby face and innocent blue
eyes almost belied the meaning look
she gave the others as she asked the
question.
Margaret flushed. and replied: HE
was here. but Charlie Norris came
with him and, girls, he was no infatu-
ated with Kate he hardly addressed
three words to me during the entire
evening. What will we do with this
Northerner. If she comes among us
and carries off the handsomest man In
town."
"Oh, Margaret Why, girls, he and
Margaret got into such a heated dis
cussion on Modern Woman. you