The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-26
The Globes Daily Short Story

replied Miss Post of New York, whose
hair was of a light put pronounced au-
burn. IF you thoroughly understood it
you would not be here
Mr. Bangleigh giggled. though just why
he could not have said, and the anxious
, girls fairly shouted. Mr.. Bangleigh
thought he was amusing the ladies' and
what more could be asked of man
than that?
The new arrival disappeared from view
at 10 o'clock via the bar room, where
he INDUCED in a Scotch solus. Whatever
dreams he may have had he appeared
next morning as a changed being, and
in his delightfully."- cool f1annels, his ir-
reproachable patent feathers and his sat
isfying cravat and negligee shirt he was
worthy of emulation by mankind, and
admiration by womankind.
isn't he just too perfectly perfect for
anything earthly?" exclaimed Miss Pres
ton, clasping her hands in spontaneous
alteration.
And every girl about her murmured
soft Amen"
But Mr.. Huntington was discreet, and
when he had breakfasted and smoked he
sauntered critically by various small and
large groups and finally seated himself
near large and lazy old dowager, who
was of sufficient Importance to be left to
herself without rejecting upon her So
cial position. Some time later, when
three or four girls in yearning loneliness
strolled around the piazza corner and
saw the new arrival and the important
dowager talking and laughing in the most
delightful fashion, they found it difficult
to restrain their impetuosity and not hurl
themselves bodily on the couple. Before
their emotions had subsidized the dowager
saw them and called them to her.
'I must present Mr.. Huntington to you,
my dears,' she said, in her patronizinS
way, which the girls fairly hated ordina-
rily; he is from dear Boston, and
knows so many people there that really
I seem to see the glittering dome Of the
state house when l talk to him." and
without further preliminaries Mr.. Hunt
| ington was bowling and smiling and the
| girls were flirting and flashing and falling
| over each other in their emotional en-
barrassment.
| Life was indeed strenuous for Mr..
Huntington during the next ten hours.
He was really the most perfectly delight
| full man any girl at the Hyltopp had ever
met in the whole course of her existence
| and before luncheon hour he had made
each girl happy by assuring her that she
alone of all was the sweet spirit of his
| fondest dreams, and they would go walk
| ing or driving or boating or SpoonlnS OF
something together at the very first op-
| portunity. Between luncheon and time
| to dress for dinner Mr.. Huntington had
| enjoyed several delightful, though mo-
mentary, tete-a-tetes, and had even gen.
thy pressed Kitty Preston's hand when he
read her palm for the benefit of the
! whole crowd.
The look Kitty gave him for that was a
| voiceless vow.
There was a train for the west at I
p. M and one for the east at p. m.
| At $50 Mr.. Huntington received tele-
gram.
my uncle is qsite Ill in Cincinnati"
| he said hurriedly to the dowager, and
| 1 must go to him. Make my regrets to
the young ladies and accept my thanks
| for your courtesies. am leaving at once
| for the west
The dowager promised to do so, almost
fearful in her sympathy and disappoint-
| ment at losing him.
You have my Boston address" she
| said in farewell, "and you must come
| to see me when 1 return in October. And