Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
SOCIETY GIRLS ON A FROLIC
Three Omaha Lsssiss Have q Real Expert
snoe Of Their Own.
LARK THAT TURNED OUT 4 BOOMERANG
Fair Bnnditu Captured by Their Pro-
posed Captive and Given n ride
that They Werei Not
LoOkipe For.

A trio Of local society favorites who
have been summering at one Of the popu-
lar north-shorec Lake Michigan resorts
started out IN search Of adventure one
day last week. 1t was at that hour OF
the day when those who are not down at
the beach are lounging about the hotel
vorandas, leaving the upper part Of town
safely cleared Of all whose opinions might
count with a summer girl.
Just what to do was the question, Nu-
merous plans we're discussed. but none
seemed TO include the desired elements
Of audaclty, adventure and safety until a
two-wheel vegetable cart. drawn by a
most harmless looking horse and driven
By a more harmless looking driver. APP
peared around the corner.
Just the thing" said the leader. Lets
hold him up and make him give us a ride
and not pay for It," ct Is well UNDER
stood in c. that all who would ride
must pay the 1o-cent fee unless a driver
happens to be sufficiently. hospitable to a
give a "hike.") The girls we're agreed
and filed out into the street as the cart
approached. give us a hikel" called the
leader. Three for a quarter" responded
the driver. slowing up. Such resistance
was unexpected and promised spice to the
escapade.
Where are you going?" demanded the
other girl. and the driver waved his hand
in the direction of that indefinite locality
known as the country"
1t seemed safe enough and the girls
climbed IN over the high wheels and took
up their position standing among the vege-
tables in the very sloping bottom of the
cart. holding to each other. the leader
clutching the drivers shoulder for sup
port as the vehicle started on. II was
immensely jolly for a few blocks, as the
foid horse iolted along and above the
bouncing and banging Of the springless
box the birls discussed over each others
shoulders plans for breaking to their
driver the new OF his captivity. But for
some reason none Of them Just liked the
actual telling to him Of their bandit
scheme.
'well. let's pay him for It and then
we won't have to tell him." said one.
mo, sir, we started out for an adventure
and that would spoil 1t ALL" said the
leader. w won't pay him a cent"
We'll. for goodness sake. girls, DO de-
eide upon something quick, for this bounce
ing old cart has fairly driven these high
heels through the middle Of my foot and
! can't stand 1t much longer" said the
third.
II Just knew you would back out and
spoil 1t ALL" said the leader. Stand on
your toes and then you won't feel IT,"
and in her disgust she was about 70 adj
dress the driver when the trio simultane-
ously discovered that that individual had
turned his back on his original destina-
tion and was rounding a corner in front
of one OF the large hotels. =
Mercy Where are you goingf' cried
one. ;,
"And the veranda is full. too" groaned
the other.
You wretch. you said you were going
to the country" muttered the leader.
~clutching his shoulder in q grip that had
not held a golf stick for nothing.
That's when l thought you'se was goip'
to pay me fur the hike" replied the man
as he touched up the horse and set the old
cart to bouncing and rafting In a name
that for a few moments wholly engaged
the attention Of the girls-elso that Of the
several scores Of guests on the hotel
veranda. By the time the hotel and the
Immediate danger OF being bounced out
Of the cart we're passed the situation
which had seemed SO promising 1t the out
set seemed quite reversed and as the driv-
ing party approached another Of the large
hotels even the leader had been reduced
" luHIu duu tho mobt uumDio pIoaQluH.
The driver was not so easily melted, how
ever. n II was not until he had driven
~rocklessly past every hotel IN town that
he finally assisted his captives to alight
at the kitchen door Of one OF the largest.
II vas a tear-stained. disheveied trio,
indeed. that made its way up the back
streets and by side entrances to their own
~apartments. but they had al least had the
satisfaction Of having a real experience.
The interstate tennis tournament at the
Field club promises to take nrst place In
the interest Of the fashionabies this week,
and the feminine half have announced that
aside from this they are making no en-
gagements. OF course, this does not in
clude Thursday evening. for everybody in
tends attending the opening OF the Musical
festival. and 1t is understood that society
expects to be present almost in q body,
There has been an unusual number Of
Interesting wedding announcements OF late.
unusual for this season OF the year, but OF
them all that Of Miss Wskeley and M. Grain
Was perhaps the most pleasant and inter-