The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-11-27
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Tho Story ofa Girl Who
Chose Not Wisely.

sit here, please" said Fanny as she
stood with her shapely hands upon the
back Of a chair that she had drawn
little way out from the table 1t was
the boast Of the proprietor that he had
the handsomest lot Of Mattresses on
the road, and the queen Of the collec-
ton was Fanny Mccain. That's how
she happened to be head waitress, for
she could not know much Of the bust
ness She had come to tue place part
ly because Ter widowed mother was
poor and partly to crafty consuming
desire TO pose as the prettlest girl
there for she had been consulting her
mirror.
The fireman frowned, but took a seat
next TO the proprietor Of the Mint Ju-
1ep The flreman's face, newly wash
ed and hardly rubbed, glistened in the
glare OF the electric light, and the
same light played upon the jeweled
hands and immaculate shirt front of
the Julep man. The fireman bowed
coldly. and the other, feeling certain
superiority in the matter of dress and
personal appearance smiled.
The head waitress, taking position
at one OF the windows, stood looking
nj the two men, both of whom had
made love to her. She had purposely
seated them so as to get their faces in
one frame, as ii were, for she had been
unable TO forsake one and eleave to
the other. She respected the fireman
I
she mad loved him once ana had ac-
knoWedged 1t to hlm-but she was
daEZled by the handsome, well groom
ed proprietor of the Mint Julep. once
or twice the fireman Yentured TO look
up, but each time lie saw her gazing
upon his rival. and his heart was filled
with dread
What time shall | callT he asked
as Fanny handed him his ticket.
Not before o. | detest being first IN
ballroom"
Suppose we say 8:302 1t will be
by the time we reach the hall"
Nine said Fanny noddlng mt tho
Julep man as he passed out, with his
chinehilla thrown gracefully over his
shoulders.
But I'm on the reception commit
tee
Then 20 and 'reeep' and come back
for me. | shan't leave the house be
fore .. My, how gay you are!'
The fireman went out with heavy
heart. Fanny was getting on. She
had not used such language to him be-
fore and II cut him to the quick. He
remembered how he had begged her to
keep out OF the eating house and tried
to hnt to her mother that the plnce
was full of lures.
ITS only short step In the dlrec-
lion of danger" he said, "a public
dinner room, camp meeting, the skat-
ing rink. and"-
HStop," said Fanny's mother. II Will
not have you hint even that Fanny Is
capable Of being bad"
And so the fireman had been power
less to prevent the pure young girl
from putting herself In this position.
Promptly NJ o'clock he called for
Fanny she would be out In mo.
ment her mother said.
During the half hour In which he
waited for the expiration of n wom-
ans moment the fireman noticed
number Of new pieces of furniture;
also he noticed that Fanny's mother
was little reserved. Fanny herself,
while amply deliberate, was irritable
end nervous. Conversation seemed TO
so slowly with them, like heavy
train on an up grade.
When they entered the ballroom, tho
hddlers were already adding, and they
fell In line for the opening walk
round.
over In one END OF the hall there was
bank OF plants ana FERNS, loaned by
leading citizens for the nremen's an
nual ball ana lust In front of the oasis
stood the Julep man, immaculate as
ever and wearing the only evening
dress suit In the room.
He was radiant and all the more so
by comparison, for not few OF the
respectable suits worn by the nremen
ana their friends were beginning TO
take on that unmistakahle shine that
comes with age
"Oh, isaac exclaimed Mrs. Wolf
slime 10 her husband what n beauu-
ful young tady' VINO Is shef
She ecs not what You say-a lady.
She Is waitress from zee eating house
And who Is the handsome gentle
man wtitlnG on hef caro-
He ees not one gentleman, my dear.
lie ees &c proprietor OF re MINT ulep
Now Mrs' Noltstlhe marNeleu 'hat
this man should pe there dancing win
tho ,ror',n,. w.cs+orn town pu, why
shorI5 10 zoe ho thorog Ivory ere.
nan ON mo diylston hod soIa or trIad
90 so,I Lt,, 3, ti,pot FOR tho animal hau
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Inc, E,nnv,s cord 10 f,na tbot bIo rIyol
hnd alreadr written unon n
A half nm bonr later no took the card
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