The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-04
droppy about her except her fresh

ness.
/ "'You girls both wrote for the Trl.
umvirate,' said Ethel, to break the
silence. Didn't you?'
ayes, that's why they had to lower
the price said Oleander old Spscer
! told me that, when | asked him why
they'd gone and done it. I'VE can't
get 20 cents for it If we continue to
print your stuff" he said. Queer OLD
bird, Spacer was
81 don't think we appreciated him,
I said, trying to give gentler turn
to the conversation. When he was
gone I realized that l had learned q
lot of things from him. q
"Did, Ell? Well I taught him q
few said Oleander, glibly.
i "'He seemed to be quite well in
formed. as men co. I said.
"'Well, you ought to know said
Oleander.
"By this time had begun to suspect
that ,Oleapder's manner was simply
an unpleasant pose, SO ! turned my
back to her and picked Up maya
zine.
"she gave sort of horse laugh and
went off chuVkling in most horrible
way.
"'Odd sort of person, isn't she?' I
said to Ethel.
"'Oh, she's always like that said
Ethel. She's such fun! She's the wit
test girl in the club and as quick as
a FASH
"'Well, she's too speedy for me-
said !, and if you've any more like
her, just keep them off. l can't quite
assimilate that buoyant personality
of hers
"About a month after Ethel sent
me two tickets for the Comb and
Brush clubs vaudeville performance.
81 can't be there she wrote; I'm
going to Florida, but / want you to
go and am sending you these tickets
with ny compliments and much love-
Buy thought of Oleander Hook
and weakly capitulated by deciding
I wouldn't go. I'd have TO cut her,
and Oleander ."eemed so explosive
there was no knowing what might hap
pen.
"But that day in came Mrs. Fairfax,
a cousin of Ethel's, and I told her I
wasn't going. and asked her if she
didn't want the tickets.
"'But you must come she said
It's going to be such fun
$50 went with Mrs. Fairfax. In
the distance as We entered I saw
Oleander. She had on another doggy
looking gown and derby hat.
Fancy! in the evening! She fastened
her gaze on me, but l looked through
her.
"She kept coming nearer and near
err. smiling broadly at me, but just
didn't see her. Then she sat down
near me and began to talk loud to
another girl. l paid no attention
whatever to her.
FINALLY she leared over and
plucked ME by the sleeve. / know
it's Shakespearesn sort of express
sion, but that's just what she did.
She caught the sleeve between her
finger and thumb and gave it a little
tug just as a fox terrier would do
with its teeth.
~ looked around and coldly con.
fronted her, grinnng broadly.
"'Oh, said, Miss Hook, believe,
isn't it?'
"'That's just who it is began the
dreadful girl, you didn't see me, did
you"
eyes, saw you,' said.
"'Well. you didn't know me Them
she blurted.
",You-er-had different hat on,
I believe, when l met YOU l said,
eying the derby.
"'Do you always know people by
their hats?' she said.
"'Not always; only sometimes
replied.
Mrs. Fairfax came to the rescue
here.
"Isn't it delightful EVENING" she
said
"I suppose it is said. But I'm
so easily scared
"Terrible thing to have such shy
said Oleander.
"'You're not troubled that way,
Miss Hook l remarked.
ooh. I'm all right she said. I'm
on earth and don't you forget it, :
"'You'll not let me forget it, fear,'
I said.
cpd hate to be a dead on said
Oleander. /
"I wish I could share your views
I remarked.
"'Oh, be chubby she said. life is
too short to chew the rag. Let us 60
to the trapeze, Lady Jane
II moved out of Miss Hooks aura. I
Her relentness gaze followed me. I
felt and l knew that she was saying
things.
"About three weeks after / got a
note written on the heavy paper of
the Comb and Brush club with the odd
emblems of the association engraved
on top. The writing looked as though
It had been done with match dipped
in stove polish. 1t said:
Dear Lady Jane: We're 50 to the bad on
our vaudeville show and guess It's about
up to you as your name isn't down among
the purchasers and you must have crawled
in under the tent. But II won't do. old girl! /
lust drop that high and mighty touch-me-
not air Of yours long enough to cough up
eDf Ind he Qllirk ahOlIf ~ Seao Faithful.