The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-20
. THE ADVERTISERS ! DAILY SHORT STORY

The boys had sent for Ashbee to help them. She's the sort of thing a fellow never forget&" Dalbiac had written. Sweeps everything before her without anybody being able to impress her. We feiiows are not at swords points; I'd on her. You're a pretty clever one ana say your hearts of marble so you'd bet ter come over and vindicate us"
 After that Ashbss had rather rather ,ic ,s1hsd yst few moments beside Miss Rozelle's ham, mock was perhaps at some loss to un- derstand the potency of allurements which radiated from so nondescript a face and figure and certain boyish atti- tudes that favored of a boarding-house hoyden out for fun. The apple of a score of slowing masculine eyes and the sole inspiration of half as many appeal ingiy diligent tongues the little lady In the middle of the evening suddenly ieap- ed out of her hammock to scamper across to a cluster of wall flowers. A number of men trailed after her. Ashbee. whose conversation with her had sparkled, turn ed fretfuliy to Dalbaic with:
 7 "Its her blasted indifference that drives you donkeys mad. Why don't you get up a rival game? I see there are
 That's where you're of it. Goosie," Dalbaic answered. wen all back you in anything you try but the chestnutty jealousy trick is no go. You should see probably would be getting busy with the isdy by this time so made other plans for the evening. Come along!'
 Thank you. I'll stay here" Ashbee re- joined thoughtfully. remaining in the very chair he had first chosen for an in- spection of the lioness, and soon grow ing dreamiiv apathetic to his environs
 Late in the evening when the desola- tion of the verandah had been perfected and the empty chairs were ghosts of the earlier mirth, Roselle came futtering back after a book she had left in the hammock. She glanced at Ashbee but he kept his eyes fixed upon widow with her small boy tracing lugubrious stroll to the hammock and lay there. keeping infinitely silent. We'll. Ashbee had been somewhat piqued and if Rozelle would not speak neither would he. It seemed full half hour when she at last ob-
 q don't believe you care especially for wcmen's society. do you?'
 That would be a rather rude admis. sion to make to you. Miss Rozeiie.'
 ''Oh. no. you mustn't mind me" the girl laughed. 'I think that's line and wish I could talk with you. You won't care just for one evening will you? When it's almost over at thatv
 This esistible ingeniousness melted away every barrier to a long and delect- able tet t-a-tete. Az the tyo parted Ash bee suggested that they go for walk OH LIe IfIUTEOWs AHu WnGn Hne Crleu Jolly" he smiled thousand times while reiecting upon the Instantaneous ness of his success. "A little coolncss; that's all she needed!'
 As for the others. printers ink cannot portray the paralysis that seized the knot of young fellows and all the cloud of witnesses at the hotel as one after an- other, by Attle and little they perceived the miracles that were being wrought by Ashbee's hands.
 It was the gentleman's second night at the hotel and the moon swam from out cloud at half after Ii to illumine his large frame and to glisten on the auburn tints of Miss Rozelle's dark tresses as the two meandered in and out among the shrubbery on the lawn. The third night and when the circles along the verandah had been broken up for the night. certain discerning eyes spied a rowboat floating down with the tide, they two alone within. At the hop day or two later Asi1bee had Miss Rozelle's best dances and at intervals between bore off with her to lovers crevices among the