The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10


Because I never joined until
went in for swimming retorted Lady
Connie.
s.And now you're one Of the cracks,
aren't yOu?''
I've won some races and gained
bracelet for the high dive
Does she'll can the LIE ouesne
the Ogress, because she has such an
endearing little way Of erunehing
eligible young men up, body and bones
does she natate?"
Swim? Like a bladder Of lardl"
said Connie, disgustedIy. "WaIloping
is the word for It See herel" She
pulled out her fair cheeks and waved
her arms and gave, On the whole, a
not too exaggerated imitation Of the
aquatic frOlics OF the lady in question,
and Molly shrieked with laughter.
Women are never humorous unless
they're Jealous" she said, wiping her
trimming eyes when the performance
was over.
Jealous? Do you suppose
Connie was beginning, when the other
cut her short.
Jealous? OF course you areI And,
If you want to cut out your hated
rival-dO it in the water. Don't you
have aquatic show-Of days. when the
male club members race in the big
swimming bath, and the women sit in
the balconies and bet on the favOrite,
and vice versa when the women
splash and the men look On2' MOlly's
eyes twinkled as she stopped to whis-
per In Comics ear. "Pull her IN
- - ~
idiot when Freddy Lorriker is look
ing on, and she may hold up her finger
until she perishes, after that, without
getting him back. Trust me! I know
meni" said Molly.
ooh, you dear, darling, clever
thingl" screamed Connie, falling on
her friends neck in raptures. And
{ they went together to the Dips club,
and lunched at the very next table
to Mrs. lie Quesne, and she was very
kind and condescending to Lady Con-
nie-sO much that Lady Connie would
have given worlds to be able to hurl
a outlet at her rivals head and chal-
lenge her to a duel with pickle forks
Then, Just before the second course,
the curtains dividing the gentlemen's
grill from the ladies' restaurant few
aPart-and Freddy LOrriker arose and
drifted with the tide in the direction
Of his enchantress' table.
There's your little girl, TiPPyi"
said the enchantress, who had nick
names for all her victims, as she
haughtily motiOned the captain to an
opposing chair. Looks washy and
lovelOrn, doesn't she2 o, you cruel
man" She shook her finger playfully.
''Hang 1t, Nital" protested the slave,
turning as scarlet as his mustache-
poor Connie called It auburn
you're too badl She-she heard
what you said, I'm sure she did"
"And then?" The enchantress
arehed her artfully darkened eye
brows.
"Oi and then-you know jolly well, {"
grOwled the miserable Freddy, whose
power Of repartee was as limited as
his power Of resistance, shell be
hurt. You women are so jolly fond
of hurtin' one anotherl"
But the eyes that met his next min
ute were untroubled-the face Of Lady
Connie perfectly serene. How do you
do?" she nodded to the captain. Are
you quite well again, and shall we
see you at the bi-monthly Frog
Match"
Frog Match" was the newly invent
ed term for a club swimming contest.
80, yesi" returned Freddy brilliant
". That isl hope sol Though I've
no cause to be very fond Of water
after South Africa
But there are no dead horses in
our swimming bathl" said Lady Con-
ME, "and the high dive is the best
anywhere. Twenty feet deep that end,
you know. Do try it one day, Mrs lie
Quesne! It's perfectly heavenly!
You run right out to the end Of the
board, Poise yourself, shut your eyes,
and down you go, like a."
'Stonel" suggested Freddy Lori
ker.
Like an arrow corrected Lady
Connie Then she gave a little nod to
the enchantress and another to Fred
dy and tripped away, leaving two
images before the mental vision of
the warrior, one being a fair, slender
form clad In clinging- garments Of
pale blue and white, with a jaunty
cap on its golden hair, poised for a
swallow-like fight; the other that of
a brunette of rather ef8orescent per
sonality and pronounced embOnpOint,
balancing awkwardly on the end OF
an elastic plank. He writhed a little
at this, and excused himself by say
ing that he had a tvyinge Of his At
rican cramp-
Little catl" thought Mrs. lie
Quesne, noting the labOred lie and
reading Freddy like a book. And be
ing a clever woman, she then and
there formulated the mental vow
never to enter the club swimming
hafhs 11nler any nossinle circurnsfan-