The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-04
] WAS JUST WILL TO her
POOR GIRL WANTS HELPTo KEEP
THE OTHER ONE AWAY.
Appeals to the Newspaper Woman and
: Tells About Her Willie-But She
Is Would Not Mention His Name for
Is All. the WorId-The OnIooker's Cos

~ The newspaper woman sat at ner
~ desk with a pencil in her mouth Won
dering whether she would lose an nel
friends If she told in PRINT Wnae ma
people they are when len, the da1o aoG IN ope"eN
"Are vou-a re-er--neWSpap
woman?" she said hesitatingly, While
she looked about in frightened way.
"WelI, yes, suppose am" said the
I newspaper woman taking the pencil
out Of her mouth to give herseH
chance to smile pleasantly, Tor per
haps the pretty girl had an item thas
by pleasantries could be caJoled out OF
her.
.'Well. you're the very one want TO
Il see" she said this with vigor, but
oh, you must promise never TO tel
b and cross your heart hundred umes'
lit is sacredly confidential" :,
"And sacredly confidential II shall
remain said the newspaper woman,
81 who was the soul of honor, as are all
newspaper. people, which is not a joke
but an absolute fact. If only some perv
sons knew what they leave out of the
papers.
We'll" said the pretty girl, wrin-
king her brows in a most serious way,
this is really very important thing,
and want it put just r1gnt-and yet
Z i don't want much said about 1t.
You see there is a young man" here
the pretty girl blushed and looked out
of the Window-the newspaper woman
assured her there generally was
young man, and she went on-"you see
his name is VIII, and he-well-he
comes to see me great deal-and
he's very nice"
And 1 can put that in the paper"
nc
girl along.
She gave a little scream. oh, my,
not at ALL oh please don't put that In
b the paper, oh, that wouldn't do at all,
but what 1 came to see you about was
this, whenever our names have been
mentioned lately as being at some
party his name-that is Wills name
has been put next towel some other
girl, and it does look so-well-so
pointed So I just thought I would
step in and ask you if you see our
that is his-name in a list-you might
not put it next to-well-that other
girls" She sighed as if the errand
was done. The newspaper woman
looked puzzled.
But my dear girl" said she, whats
q his name, this wonderful he?"
s. The pretty girl gave another little
scream, What" said she, have got
to tell his name?"
= 'Well how am / to know" said the
newspaper woman with a smile, and
/ want so much to do it for you"
ooh, dear! I couldn't think of telling
you his name, it would be horrid of
me, oh, don't think I can. 1 never
= thought I would have to do that Oh,
= you won't tell a soul I came, will you?
I, You've been so kind to me, but you
: understand that 1 couldn't tell you his
name for nothings settled yet. Don't
your"
YES, I understand" said the news
"Good- bye-please don't think me
very silly but" and she vanished.
The newspaper woman is keeping
the dark secret about "Will' locked
up in her breast.
Although society does not recognize
the state fair-or attend it in num-
& bers-still fair week is realized to be
a full week and one thatsdoes not offer
much promise of bringing people to-
gether. And again, so many are re-
+ turning from lake and seashore, and
2 opening and settling houses that have
* been closed for the summer that this
week and the one or two coming will
g see but little in the way of gayety.
= Many well known men have gone
shooting and fishing, and some good
game dinners may be expected in a
u week or two.
D. G. Shepard has gone off in his
private car, taking the mayor of the
city and several other friends with
him, and will be gone about ten days.
g John Upham, a st. Paul boy who lives
3 In Chicago, has come up to go hunting
u with Mr. Louis Hill. They have taken
a private car and gone up to Dakota.
cit re
- was an interesting event Of cAe last
days of last week, although there was
not much made of them socially ow-
ing to the shortness of their stay and
the fact that all concerned had no
mind for anything but golf. There
were one or two quiet little dinners at
the Country club, where the remark
able tie was discussed and all the
why's and wherefores gone into. The
weather was so unpropitious that the
audience that would have followed the
games on Saturday had to retire to a
dry spot and could only anXiously
wait for the score. The captain of the
visiting team, Hamilton Vose, of Mil
waukee, is known to st. Paul as the
husband Of one Of the Burbank girls,
daughters of j. c. Burbank, who many
years ago were among the bellies of
this city. Another one of the Burbank
girls is now Mrs. Waterman, of New
York. Mr.. Vose saw only a few of his
wife's old friends and would probably
haveeibeen entertained If he had re-