Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13
THE GIRL PHILOSOPHER,
Insurance Man Met with an Accident
Against which There Is no Insurance,


Against which There Is NO Insurance.
''You know Tom began the girl philoso-
pher, twisting a new ring about her third
finger
"Yes," exclaimed the other two in
chorus, "when is il to bePn
you know Tom, began the other again,
who would tell things in her own way or
not at ALL And you know there was a fire
at our house in which the old maiden lady
on the third floor had her nose seriously
burned What ] ann going 10 tell you is re-
lated both TO the FIRE and to Tom Il was
the evening after and ! was practicng at
the piano trying to appear as though Iwere
not awaiting him. Formerly, when waiting
for the man whom I was going - marry i
would have been reading a uOog. But they
all seemed to see through that They knew
very well that the book was a ruse, and
that was just making up my mind what TO
say after the first greeting. SO 1 ceased
reading, and nowadays practice on the
piano
"It is hard to know what to say after that
FIRST greeting" remarked the huTy-haired
girl
as it2" asked the -allow young woman
innocently
Yes, replied the philosopher "One is
apt to grow red and look silly Then he
always says, Well, what are you laughing
for? and you always reply, Nothing at all
and then you giggle. He laughs in little
Jerks, and asks you how you are. You say,
AN right Hasn't it been perfectly lovely
day2' used to get book just before he
came and think out things to say during
Ia kff ola
bumble.bee song or something which is not
too noisy for / always manage TO hear
every football on The verauda That even
ing after the FIRE was singing''--
"What risks you takeW yentured the sail
low young woman.
$50 failed TO listen for the footsteps as
usual, " proceeded the speaker Ihad just
reached high note and was eudeavoriug TO
get that vocal culver that is SO fetching
when some one directly behind my chair
coughed slightly. 1t was so sudden that /
forgot all about the line Of action I had
planned. had intended to be cool TO him,
for you see, ] was most-er--cordial the
evening before. You should never be too
cordial TO a man twice in succession. you
know"
81 know. " answered the fluffy haired girl
with conclusive nod.
But IL was awfully sudden, said the sal
low young woman Did you mistake him
for a book agent'
"No such good luck or good behavior
either. admitted the philosopher "I just
said Oh, Toni and / am afraid left some
of my new powder on his coat. He seemed
to be about as surprised as I for he backed
away several steps, and. removing my
hands gently from his shoulders, remarked,
/ am afraid you are mistaken.
"WhatW exclaimed the listeners
The philosopher nodded vigorously and
bit her lip as though she was about 10
laugh or cry. 'Tt WASH ~om at all" she
finally gasped weakly - accident i'm
surauce man who had 'se about the
maiden lady's burned 7s maid an
swered the door you know"
What did you say2" inquired the fluffy
haired girl.
"I must have stammered little. but re-
member saying that thought he was some
one else
And her"
He said he wished he were"
"Impudencei" calculated the sallow
young woman. "You really should tell
Tom at once, for as long as you are wearing
his ring
But It is not his ring said the phiIoso.
pher, defsntly holding up her hand TITS
the accident insurance mans"
Her companions looked at each other in
speechless surprise; the fufiy.haired girl
finally mauaged to inquire:
when ?"
Since one week after he came out to in
quire about the injuries of the maiden lady.
Wasn't she a dear to poke her nose into the
FIRE ("