Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-08-21

cent of apple blossoms in them. M&st
decidedly l should like to meet her. l
shall consider this somewhat aimleSE
afternoon well spent \
"'Well, here she comes gurgled
Ethel.
81 looked up and saw sporty-look-
ing blonde, with hay-colored hair COM
ing over, taking long strides and with
sort of varsity droop to her shout
ders. She leaned forward from the
waist up, and a gun-metal cigarette
case dangled from her belt.
"She had a tight tailor skirt with
crease down the front and hip pock-
cts. A scarlet waistcoat showed be-
meath a jaunty little mess jacket, and
her watch fob was of leather. Then
she had stock tie with horseshoe
pin and a Aaring Panama hat like a
mans,
"She came over with a broad grin,
and gave my hand grip, then slowly
pumped it right and left. 1t was most
disconcerting."
"'Well, you old beggar,' she said,
you don't mean to say you've forgot
ten me?
81 confess Twas somewhat stunned
by the mode of address, and then it
was that l reflected that after all this
was probably the proper thing. Stay
ing away from club life makes one a
fossil!
"Iwas quite sure had never met her,
though, for her dewdrop poem had
made such an impression on me that
I'd have recollected.
al hardly think began, smiling
weakly, while Ethel looked at us in
establishment, that is, am quite sure
I've never met you, but I've read you
with much pleasure
"'Oh, break it off, break 1t off,
short, you beggar,' she said; you
know very we'll we were on the same
committee in the Electric club
"'Now 1 am sure you are mistaken
I said, pleasantly, trying to ignore
her fad for addressing me as beg
gar; Il never belonged to the Elec-
tric.'
"'Then it was the Thursday P. NJ.
club. What?'
"'Nor to that said.
"'Oh, come! you're pulling my Leg
she said.
"She certainly Is breezy girl,
Oleander is. 1 didn't know what to
say, so I just smiled.
"'You were chairman of the recep-
ton committee of the Thursday P. NJ.
club, or I'll pay for the dinner she
said.
"'Never belonged to it, 1 repeated.
1 was getting a little tired.
"'Then the Do 1t To-Day club. That
is it. Pm twisted. 1t was the Do 1t
To-day
"HNever heard Of the club said.
"She stared at me as If she thought
shat was lying.
"'The fact is, Miss Hook, I've never
belonged to any woman's club said.
L once belonged to dinner club, but
there were as many men as women in
it. Prof. Volt, the electrician, was
president. 1t was quite prosy, sci
entifc sort Of "a"
"Did you belong to that tough
club?' she asked.
ethel broke in here to avoid trou-
BILE.
"'Oh, how nice! Tell me about it,
she said.
cit was a beaStly tough crowd
went on Oleander; that was where 1
met you. Beastly tough. A lot of the
worst Founders i ever was up
against
"T suppose 1t must have been if
you began.
"'Were there, suppose you are
going to say she calculated.
"'No, I wasn't going to say it, I
replied. Il always endeavor to avoii
being rude
Really she seemed most unpleas-
ant person. There was nothing dew
droppy about her except her fresh
ness.
"'You girls both wrote for the Tri-
umvirate,' said Ethel, to break the
silence. Didn't your
"'Yes, that's why they had to lower
the price, said Oleander. old Spacer
told me that, when l asked him why
they'd gone and done it. eve can't
get 20 cents for IL If we continue to
print your stuff" he said. Queer old
bird, Spacer was
"'I don't think we appreciated him,
I said, trying to give gentler turn
to the conversation. When he was
gone I realized that had learned
lot of things from him.
"'Did, Ell? Well, / taught him a
few said Oleander, glibly.
"'He seemed to be quite well In
formed, as men CO. said.
"'Well, you ought to know said
Oleander.
'By this time had begun to suspect
that Oleander's manner was simply
an unpleasant pose, so ] turned my
back to her and picked up a maya
zine.
"She gave a sort of horse laugh and
went off chuckling in a most horrible
way.
"'odd sort of person, isn't she"