The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-11-28

w olds Van Schaick's name
ON the card attached, she
caught up her manicure scissors, the
nearest thing at hand that could cut
except her tongue-and that would not
cut string even if it might knots-in a
fever to get at the contents
The young American had limited at
ga present worthy of her genius, her
charms and his regard" He seemed
to be tremendously epris and to have
plenty of money. This box might con-
tain riviere, a tiara, string of ORR
entail pearls! Her tapering fingers went
unconsciously to her round white
throat. She looked immensely pretty
with that glow of childlike avarice in
her sapphire eyes, expectation and i'm
patience parting her humid scarlet lips.
Snip, snip, snip-the tearing of pa
per, then the soft crushing of tissue
folds that still protected the precious
gift, box of ebony with q pretty pic
ture of a naked lady set in the lid,
whose nude children, with wings, were
trying to protect their poor undraped
mamma! She opened it with the tiny
silver ley in the lock, painting.
Bonbons
Mile Ninette uttered yawp of in
dignation. This was a wealthy Ameri-
cans idea of "a princely gift!'' And he
in love She had five pound boxes of
bonbons sent her every week. She
shared them with her maid and
Blackie, her tiny Pomeranian, who was
getting wabbly fat on the diet.
"Sapristi Imbecile! Cochonm She
rushed to the window and hurled the
box and all into the street. Then she
bounded to her escritoire and wrote a
white hot note of thanks to Mr.. Reyn-
olds Van Schaick.
So kind Of you to send me the pretty
picture box and the bonbons. 1t is such
unique tribute to a Partisan actress of
my standing! Blackie, my little dog, joins
me in my gratitude to monsieur for his
princely gift. Chocolate almonds are his
favorite sweet, and my friends have for
years seen that he never lacks them.
CHANGED to hear the other day that my
name had been coupled with yours in the
senseless chatter of Baris boulevardiers.
That anything so banale should rise from
your childlike admiration of my art ex-
pressed by pound of bonbons. your first,
as it must be your last, generous tribute!
The SANDER does injustice to my common
sense and your restrained nature. We
are incapable of such betise. l have re-
gard for my reputation as-not a fool!
Henceforth avoid even such trivial atten-
tions as a box of chocolates for Blackie.
even If they are in box with a pretty
picture on the lid and silver key. Adieu,
M. Reynolds Van Schaick
The chocolates and their dainty re
ceptacle fell on young Englishman
thoughtfully approaching Mile. Nj
nette's hotel. the box striking him
sharply on the shoulder. He said some
thing in his native tongue natural to
the occasion and was about to kick the
fallen box venomously in further APP
probation. Instead he picked it up,
looked at it, glanced up at the open
window and, shaking out a bonbon
still sticking in it, thrust the box In
side his waistcoat so that it was con-
cealed.
"But it is a most unfavorable mo-
ment to see mademoiselle," expostulat-
ed Marie, her maid, to the young man
when he presented himself at the door
of the actress. "She Is in a terrible
chagrin."
whats the row, Marie?"
"Oh" a shrug of the shoulders. 'the
young American who has been for
weeks trying to gain her favor vexed
her by stupid present-a box of bon
bons, vraiment, with a picture on the
lid, and, c'est drole. a silver key! AS
if silver key could make five franc
gift imposing!"
"Or a twenty-five thousand franc
one" he laughed softly II should have
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