The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-04
THE
CHUBBY GIRL
AM afraid am not bit chubby,

AM AFRAID am hot Dit chubby,
said the girl who thought she was
up to dates 81 suppose the whole trou
BILE is that l am not in the running
I'm dead and l don't know it. So Ole
ander says, and what Oleander says
goes. Oleander is new woman.
at was. at the Comb and Brush
club that Imet her. Ethel was there
and she said:
"'Wouldn't you like to meet Olean.
der Vining Hook, dear?'
"'Do you mean the Oleander Hook?
asked.
"'Yes, Oleander Hook, who writes
things. You see, the Comb and Brush
girls are go used to genius they don't
mind it Bit
"'I have worshiped her verses fol
years said, those dear, tender dew
droppy little things that have the very
scent of apple blossoms in them. Most
decidedly should liketo meet her.
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 a gun-metal cigarette
case dangled from her belt.
'She had tight tailor skirt with a
crease down the front and hip pock-
cts. A scarlet waistcuat showed be-
meath jaunty little mess jacket, and
her watch fob WAS of leather Then
she had stock tie with a horseshoe
pin and 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 it
was that | reflected that after all this
was probably the proper thing. Stay
ing away from club, life makes one a
fossil!
Twas quite sure had neverfnet h err,
though, for her dewdrop poem had
made such an impression on me that
I'd have recollectedv
81 hardly think I 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 it off,
short, you beggar,' she said; you
know very well we were on the same
committee in the Electric club
Now | am sure you are mistaken
I said, pleasantly, trying to ignore
her fad for addressing me as beg
gar; y never belonged to the Elec-
trio
"'Then it was the Thursday P. NJ.
club. WHAT?
"'Nor to that I said.
"'Oh. come! you're pulling my leg
she said.
she certainly is breezy girl,
Oleandcr is. l didn't know what to
say, so | just smiled.
"'You werS chairman of the recep-
tion committee of the Thursday P. NJ.
club, or I'll pay for the dinner she
said
"'Never belonged to it, I repeated.
! was getting little tired.
"'Then the Do 1t To-Day club. That
is it. Pm twisted. 1t was the Do 1t
To-day
"'Never heard of the club said.
"She stared at me as il she thought
that I was lying.
"'Thc fact is, Miss Hook, I've never
belonged to any wOman's club said.
i once belonged to dinner club, but
there were as many men as women in
1t. Prof. Volt, the electrician, was
president. 1t was quite prosy, sci
entifc fort 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.
:'It was beastly tough crowd
went on Oleapder; that was where I
met you. Beastly tough. A lot of the
worst Founders l ever was up
against
--'"I suppose it must have been If
you-' began.
severe there, ! suppose you are
going to say she CALCULATED.
"'No, I wasn't going to say it,
replied. 4 always endeavor to avoi
being rude
Greatly she seemed a most unpIeas-
ant person. There was nothing dew