The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-15
II thought the rules separated the
sexes At feeding timer"


dies restaurant from the gentlemen's
gri.:. and"
"Fasion is the word. j should like
of all things TO see il. Why did you
never ask me beforc?"
because | never joined until !
went in for swimming" retorted Lady
Connie.
"And now you're one Of the cracks.
aren't you?'
"rve won some races and gained a
bracelet for the high dive"
"Does she-l'll call the lie Qucsne
the Ogress, because she hns such an
endcaring little way Of crunching
eligible young men up, body and bones
does she natate?"
swim? Like bladder of lard."
said Connie, disgustedly. "Walloping
is the word for it. See here." She
pulled out her fair cheeks and waved
ner arms and gave, on the whole, q
not too exaggerated imitation OF the
aquatic frolcs OF the lady in question,
and Molly shricl<ed with laughter.
"Women are never humorous unless
they're Jealous" she said, wiping her
trimming eyes when the performance
was over.
jealous? Do you suppose
Connie was beginning, when the other
cut her short.
jealous? OF course you are! And,
IL you want to cut out your hated
rival-do il in the water. Don't you
have aquatic show-off days, when the
male club members race in the big
swimming bath, and the women SIT IN
the balconies and bet on the favorite,
and vice versa, when the women
splash and the men look on?" Molly's
eyes tAinkled as she stopped to whis-
per in Comics ear. Pull her I'M
der-duck her-make her appear an
idiot when Freddy Lorriker is look
ing on, and she may hold up her finger
until she perishes, after that, without
getting him back. Trust me! know
mem" said Molly.
; "Oh, you dear, darling, clever
: thing" screamed Connie. falling on
; her friends neck in raptures. And
: they went together to the Dips club
, and lunched at the very next table
8 to Mrs. lie Quesne, and she was very
; kind and condescending to Lady Con
= nie--so much that Lady Connie would
have given worlds to be able to hur
- a outlet at her rivals head and chal
!. lengc her to duel with pickle forks
Then. Just before the second course
= the curtains dividing the gentlemen
= grill from the ladies' restaurant he'
}. apart-and Freddy Lorriker arose an
I drifted with the tide in the direction
- of his enchantress' table.
= There's your little girl, Tippy!
said the enchantress, who had nicE
names for all her victims, as sh
: haughtily motioned the captain to a
!. opposing chair. Looks washy an
loyelorn. doesn't she? O, you cruz
mani" She shook her finger playful.
>. Hang it, Nita!" protested the slav
turning rs scarlet as his mustache-
"a poor Connie called it auburn
.you're too bad, She--she heal
what you said. I'm sure she did,
- "And then?" The enchantre
=. arched her artfully darkened ey
"A brows. :,
30! and then-you know jolly well
"a growlcd the miserable Freddy, who
: !" mower of repartee was as limited
,es his power of resistance, she IL
hurt. You women are so jolly fol
"A of hurtin' one another"
-. But the eyes that met his next mi
I. ute were untroubled-thc face of La
or Connie perfectly serene. How do y
do?" she nodded to the captain. "A
~ you quite well again, and shall
see YOU at the bi-monthly Fr
Match"
Frog Match" was the newly inve'
-. ed term for club swimming conts
=. 20. yes." returned Freddy brlliial
ly. ~rhat isl hope so. Though
"a no cause to be very fond OF water
,us after South Africa"
Ne .But there are no dead horses
nd our swimming bath" said Lady'C'
,llv mic. land the high dive is the b.
anywhere. Twenty feet deep that e
" Won know. Do try il one day, Mrs.
lie Ouesne. It's perfectly heaven
,us- You run right out to the end OF
-. board. poisc yourself, shut your ey
an and down you go. like a.
,ou "Stonc." suggested Freddy Lol
rri- ker.
ord "Iii<e an arrow" corrected Ii
the Connie. Then she gave little nod
o,y the enchantrcss and another TO RI
DIV and trippcd away leaving
A. images before the mental vision
I" the warrior. one being fair, sien
form clad i'm clinging garments
mo. pale blue and white, with a Jau
nth cap on its golden hair, poised 10
r;rl swallow-lil<c flight; the other thai
a brunette of rather efilorescent
oIv sonality and pronounced embonpo
me- balancing awkwardly on the end
inc an elastic plank. He writhed II
,ere at this, and excused himself by
ing that he had n twingc OF his
can. rican cramp.
.h.t "Little cat." thought Mrs.
|, Z. Oucsne. noting the labored lie