The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-04-28
THE TRANSMISSION OF PHILIP
BY MRS. EDWARDS PAINE.

ed like that, Ishould have never wasted
the time on him | have, But then
she continued, stepping away from the
glass to get fuller view of herselt, y
loved Phil-at least, thought | did
Natalie was going to a swell re-
Ception" given by the Apollo cub IN
honor of its new members. After the
last remark her bosom heaved a sign,
which set a fluttering of butterfly
bows, perched airily upon her saucy
puffs and curls, threatening at the least
provocation to take wings ana ny
away.
Natalie was charming. No observer
would have had the audacity to DOUBT
that, as, with the soft clinging lolus
of her evening gown outlining her
graceful figure, she viewed herset ne
fore the mirror. But if any one had
ventured to call her beautiful, she
would have resented 1t; for, she hau
a grevence sadly at variance with her
idea Of feminine beauty; namely
nose strongly inclined to tilt How
ever, she possessed other charms, not
unknown to herself, which lay In the
glossy waves of her auburn hair, the
lustre of her nut-brown eyes, and the
baby-tint of her peach-blossom COM
plexion Besides these, she was an
acknowledged belle in society, ana
capital entertainer as well, and when
taking all these things into considera-
ton, it was not surprising that the
Apollo club, the fashionable cup OF
the city, should select her from beVy
of young ladies to head the long line
of its reception committee.
While Natalie was adjusting her put
terfly bow to a little securer POSITION
she said
81 know he'll be there tonight II
he is, what then? | almost Wish
hadn't accepted such prominent posi-
ton. But then, those boys just would
MT take no for an answer. And /
we'll | Just didn't have the heart TO
refuse them, especially after ! nave
been away so long" And then, giving
the defenseless bow another nervous
twitch, she added, Il guess | don't
have to talk to him if | don't want
to!
} Its just year ago tonight" she
continued, that Alfred Thornhill, Win
other new members, was introduced
to the Apollo club society, Why PM
should have gotten so furiously jeal-
Gus I can't imagine, The fact OF the
business is had never thought OF
Phil in that light before. If any one
had told me he was that kind OF a
man, think should have told him
he lied.
But why should he have forced
me into such a position If he didn't
expect me to be courteous? Alfred
Thornhill would command courtesy |
under all circumstances, But Phil |
seemed to object to him particularly |
because he was made a member while |
he was gone As if that made any
difference. Suppose he don't live in
the East End and belong to our set
Does that make him any less man? |
I think il horrid to admit him to the |
club and then snub him socially And
Nataie's tilted nose rose a degree or
so in indignation,
Thus Natalie rambled on, and in
wardly fretted while she paced the
floor, waiting for the carriage to come
TO take her to the reception.
On the night referred to, Natalie
had defended her position on the sub
ject Of class prejudice which certain
would-be reformers had managed to
stir up in the community.
At that annual function Of the Apol-
10 club, many sympathized with Phil
Marston in his pronounced opinion on
the subject, and Natalie was not slow
in recognizing his influence thus
brought to bear upon the attentions
due to Alfred Thornhill, This aroused
her womanly instinct in his defense,
and she manifested 1t by taking the
initiative and bestowing upon him all
the attention her position would allow.
In fact, she overdid the matter, and
went so far as to provoke criticism,
when one of the chaperones of the ev-
ening, in all kindness, undertook to
admonish her, when Natalie flew up
and said
81 won't be dictated to by anybody!
am responsible for my own acts. If,
as you say, our set won't tolerate it,
why, so be it, don't care. Under
the circumstances I'm only doing what
| believe to be right. If the club didn't
want me to treat everybody alike why
did they put me on the reception COM
mitteeT"