The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-25

Clio. Graves in The Sketch.
What CHANGER grasped Lady Connie,
taking ner fair, disheveled head out from
among the cushions of her boudoir
lounge, and drying her tear-stained eyes
with an absurd little gossamer handker-
chief; what chance has girl-a mere
girl, who has only been out for sea-
son and half-against married wom-
an like Nita LIE Quesne?"
None at ALL said her friend, rather
plain, sensible young woman, with sport
ing tastes and tailor-made garments.
Not the ghost Of a chance!'
yet, she's over thirty-and makes up!'
said Lady Connie viciously.
Men prefer women over thirty" said
Molly Verden sententiously, and I am
inclined to believe that they lean to
makeup"
Her waist is at least six inches larger
than mine Connie persisted
she if of the voluptuous and redund-
ant type, 1 grant you" returned her
friend; but men like that, too"
Her boots are fves and her gloves
sevens."
drives fourth hand Men adore that kind
of thing" returned Molly, lighting
cigarette MY child, what perfect to-
bacco!"
Capt. Lorrfker gave me the bcz when
he came home invaded from Africa,
anu
You got so chummy?"
He-he was laid up at his aunt's in
BeISraVe square, and-I visit there, you
know
COR you did just then, and you used
to drop in and spend the mornings and
! the afteroons, and sometimes the even
lngs' reading and singing and playing to
! the wounded hero" Molly made a little
bit of a grimace
1T was only Cbrictia1 cha ri+x, cold
Lady Connie with dignity. HE had
! SPLINTER of a shell in the muscles of his
ribs on the right side
And little Connie thought that an ar
| row. sklllfUlly implanted in the left side,
/ might serve as counter irritant." Molly
e e.Sna thin bire cloud of Turkish
Vapor and smiled at the water coIors
! upon the wall NOW, Capt. Lorriker is
welI''-
Almost; only he eets awful attacks of
cramp, and turns blue
Does he?"
Every now and then. It has some
! thing to do with the water in South Afri-
ca. He vows he will never drink another
drop as long as he lives"
It's the kind Of oath you can really
rely on a mans keeping But. tell me
one thing. While you We're playing, not
sister, but Cousin-in Mercy. where was
the LIE Quesne?"
80 liz 1SlNl6id. anu ffGJ--l mean
Capt. Lorriker-admitted to me there had
been what he called a slight entangle.
ment, and promised to steer claar of
such things for the future.
And you believed him? Gooser
And them went on Lady Connie, ris
ing to her feet and beginning to walk I'D
and down over the Morris carpets of her
sanctum, her pale Liberty .lraperies trail
! ing, her gold hair disheveled, her cheeks
! ana eyes flaming with Indignation and
/ hef myers neryously wrestling with the
clasp OF her Egyptian silver girdla; then
she came back. Oh, it was degrading:
she Just held up one of her fingers
gave him one look, and"
And he fell to heel like Che well train
ed retriever he is. The lie QUesne is ia
nous for breaking in men. / rather ad-
mire her for it,
DO you? Well if you're going to
lunch with me at the Dips club, you will
nave the pleasure Of seeing them togeth-
! er. Both are members, you know"
81 thought the rules separated the
sexes at feeding time?''
Nom1nally. But after the SOUP thew
draw the curtain that divides the Ladies
! restaurant from the Gentlemen's Grill,
/ and
TFusion is the word I should ike Of
all things to see it, Why did you never
! ask me before?"
Because 1 never Joined until I went in
! for swimming" retorted Lady Connie
And now you're one of the cracks,
aren't you?''
I've won some races and gained a
! bracelet for the high dive"
! Does she'll call the lie Ouesne the
/ Ogress, because she has such an enlcar-
ing little way of crunching eligible young
! men up body and bones-does she natate,
| as the Americans say?
Swim? Like a bladder of lardr' said
! Connie disgustedly. ''Walloping is the
! word for it. See hereH She puffed out
her 1alr cheeks and waved her arms and
| gave, on the whole, a not too exagger-
! rated imitation of the aquatic froIics of
! the lady in question, and Molly shrieked
| with laughter
Women are never humorous unless
they're jealous" she said, wiping her
/ Drumming 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. if
! you want to cut out your hated rival-do
| 1t IN the water. Don't you have AQUATIC
/ ShoW-oH days. when the male club mem
! perS race in the big swimming bath. and
/ the women sit in the balconies and bet on
| the fa|orite; and vice versa, when the
women splash and the men look on?"
| Molly's eyes twinkIed as she STOPPED TO
I
/ Whisper in Comics ear Pull her under
duck her make her appear an idiot
! when Freddy Lorriker is looking on and
! she may hold up her finger until she per
| ishes after that, without getting him
! back Trust me! I know men, said
! Molly.
On! you dear, darling, clever h'ngp'
! screamed Connie, falling on her friends
/ neck in rapture. And they went together
! TO the dips" club and lunched at the
! very next table to Mrs LIE Quesne. and
I she was very kind and condexcending TO
! Lady Connie-so much so that Lady Con
! ME would have given worlds to be able
| TO hurl outlet at her rivals head and
! chalIenge her to a duel with pickle forks
! Ihen, just before the second course. the
| curtains dividing the Gentlemen's Grill
| from the Ladies Restaurant flew apart
| and Freddy Lorril1er arose and drifted
with the tide in the direction Of his en-
| chantress table
There's Your little girl, Tippy!' said
! the enchantress, VINO had nicknames for
al her victims, as she haughtily mo-
tloned the captain to an opposing chair.
Looks Wa'shy and lovelorn, doesn't she
! Oh, you cruel mani She shook her
finger playfully
Hang it, Nita!" protested the slave.
turning as scarlet as his mustache-poor
! Connie called it ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS too
Dad! She-she heard what you said, I'm
sure she did,
And then?" The enchantress arched