Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
THE
CHUBBY GIRL


said the girl who thought she was
up to date. 81 suppose the whole trou-
BILE is that I am not in the running.
Pm dead and L don't know it. So Ole
ander says, and what Oleander says
goes. Oleander is a new woman.
"It was at the Comb and Brush
club that 1 met her. Ethel was there
and she said:
Wouldn't you like to meet Olean-
der Vining Hook, dear"
do you mean the Oleander Hook?'
1 asked.
eyes, Oleander Hook, who writes
things. You see, the Comb and Brush
girls are so used to genius they don't
mind it a Bit
"'I have worshiped her verses for
years. said, those dear, tender dew
droppy little things that have the very
scent of apple blossoms in them. Most
decidedly should like to meet her. 1
shall consider this somewhat aimless
afternoon well spent
Well, here she comes gurgled
Ethel.
81 looked up and saw a sporty-look-
ing blonde, with hay-colored hair COM
ing over, taking long strides and with
a sort of varsity droop to her Shout
ders. She leaned forward from the
waist up, and gun-metal cigarette
case dangled from her belt.
"She had tight tailor skirt with a
crease down the front and hip peck
cts. A scarlet waistcoat showed be-
meath a jaunty little mess jacket, and
her watch fob was of leather. Then
she had a stock tie with horseshoe
pin and a flaring Panama hat like a
mans.
'She came over with broad grin
and gave my hand a 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 I was somewhat stunned
by the mode of address, and then il
was that 1 reflected that after all thi.
was probably the proper thing. Stay
ing away from club life makes one {
fossil!
'Iwas quite sure had never met her
though, for her dewdrop poem hat
made such an impression on me tina
I'd have recollected.
81 hardly think I began, smiling
weakly, while Ethel looked at US il
establishment, that is, I am quite sur,
I've never met you, but I've read yol
with much pleasure
cob, break it off, break it off
short, you beggar,' she said; 'yo,
know very well we were on the sam
committee in the Electric club
I
I said pleasantly, trying to ignor
her fad for addressing me as a beg
gar; Il never belonged to the Elec
tric'
"'Then it was the Thursday P. N
club. What?'
"'Nor to that I said.
"'Oh, come! you're pulling my leg
she said.
"She certainly is a breezy CIR
Oleander is. 1 didn't know what t
say, so L just smiled.
'''You were chairman of the recep
ton committee of the Thursday P. N
club, or III pay for the dinner sh
said.
"'Never belonged to it, repeated
1 was getting little tired.
"'Then the Do 1t To-Day club. Tha
is it. I'm twisted. 1t was the Do I
To-day
"'Never heard of the club 1 sale
"She stared at me as if she though
that was lying.
"'The fact is, Miss Hook, I've neve
belonged to any woman's club sale
& once belonged to dinner club, bu
there were as many men as women
it. Prof. Volt, the electrician, wa
president. 1t was quite prosy. SC
entific sort of "a
did you belong to that toug
club?' she asked.
''Ethel broke in here to avoid tror
BILE
"'oh, how nice! Tell me about it
she said.
SIT was beastly tough crowd
went on Oleander; that was where
met you. BeastIy tough. A lot of tn
worst Founders I ever was u
against