Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-19

itOrs and was presently accorded the
lead under the universally accepted
theory that he had won the little lady's
heart. Observant wonderland what
women are not observant-of each
other?-declared both sisters to be des-
perate flirts. Society at the Point
frowned upon them and, after the first
formal call or two, dropped them en-
tirely-a thing they never seemed to
resent in the least, or even to notice.
They were never invited out to tea or
nowhere near SO palatable as the whis-
pered homage of stalwart young man
hood. Mia is yet such a child she
infinitely prefers cadet society, and L
always did like boys" explained Mrs.
Garrison. Some rather gay old boys
used to run up Saturday afternoons
on the Mary Powell and spend Sunday
at the Point-Wall street men of SO
years and much lucre. Dear old
friends of fathers" Mrs. Frank used
to say, land I've simply got to enter
tain them" Entertained they GER
tainly were, for her wit and vivacity
were acknowledged on every side, and
entertained not only collectively, but
severally, for she always managed to
give each his hours confidential chat,
and on the Sundays of their coming
had no time to spare for cadet friends.
Moreover, she always drove down in
the big bus with them Monday morn
ing when the Powell was sighted COM
ing along that glorious reach from
Polopefs island and stood at the edge
of the wharf waving her tiny kerchief
even blowing fairy kisses to them
as they steamed away. No wonder
Mia Ierriss was frivolous and tirta-
tious with such an example, said So
cety, and its frowns grew blacker
when the White Sisters, the Fairy
Sislers-the "Sylphites,' came in view.
But frowns and Nominations both fell
harmless from the armor of Mrs.
Franks gay insouciance. Mia WINGED
at first, but soon rallied and bore the
Sights of the permanent and semi
permanent residents as laughingly as
did her more experienced sister. Nita,
it was explained, was only just out of
school, and Mrs. Frank was giving her
this summer at the Point as a great
treat before taking her to the far west,
where the elder sister must soon go
to join her husband. Everybody knew
Frank Garrison. He had long been
stationed at the academy and was
man universally liked and respected
even very highly regarded. All of a
sudden the news came back to the
Point Il few months after his return
to his regiment that he was actually
engaged to "Witchie' Terriss. Hot on
the heels of the rumor came the we'd
ding cards-Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Terriss
requested the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter Mar
garet to Lieut.. Francis Key Garrison,
til I. S. Cavalry, at the Post Chapel,
Fort Riley, Kansas, November =, 1894
all in Tiifany's best style, as were
the cards which accompanied the invi-
tation. What a good thing for old
I'm Icrrlss, said everybody who knew
that his impecuniosity was due to the.
eNactions and eNtravagancies of his
wife and "Witchie''-"Andw what a bad
tiiiS loI TIaIik bafflSOH. was the
echo. His intimates knew that he had
put by through economy and self
denial about $4,000, the extent of his
fortune outside of his pay. She'll
make ducks and brakes Of it in the six
weeks honeymoon" was the confident
and she probably did, for,
despite the fact that he had so recently
a. lninnI h.,
sisted on mdwinter run to New Or
leans, Savannah and Washington, and
bore her lord, but not her master, over
the course in triumph. Toa student ofhu-
man n&ture-and frailty. that union of
FADED and somewhat sh0pworn maid of
- To an ardent and vigorous young sol
"ler many moons the junior was easy 10
account Tor One after another Witche
leFrIss had had desperate affairs with
man dozen fellows. older or younger,
III the army and was known to have
bcen engaged to five different men at
times, and believed to have
oeen engaged To two different men at
one time. Asked as to this by one of
her chnms, she was reported to have
replied: DO you know, believe it
true; | had totally forgotten about
Ned Colston before Mr.. Forman had
oten ut the post II week. OF course the
only thing TO do was to break with
both and let them start fresh" But
TINS Mr.. Colston, whose head had been
somewhat cleared by month of
breezy, heaithful scouting, accepted