The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

/ lot, show some attention to their new
| found friend. and then, If the outlook
is favorable, they set the wheels in
motion.
The day they think things are right
the girl arrives In the hotel She is
accompanied by a chaperon and a maid.
She takes an expensive suite of rooms.
She has trunks enough to fit out the
inmates of seminary. Her gown are
exquisite. She's a dream of beauty,
and as charming in manners and ap-
pearance as woman can be.
Before the charmer has been in the
house twenty-four hours our friend
sees her. Don't imagine the schemers
bring meeting about. They are too
adro1t for that. One of the party may
have invited our friend to dinner and
be entertaining him at table when
the beautiful girl enters the room
and by. chance takes a seat with her
chaperon just far enough off and In
just the right light to bring out all the
beauty of her profile. If our friend ex-
presses his admiration and wonders
who the girl is. his companion may
venture the information that she
looks like Miss Rarus, but he is not
sure. And who is Miss Rarus? Why.
ne is not certain, but he thinks Miss
Rarus Is a daughter of old man Rarus.
VINO died a few years ago, leaving q
lot of money
Our friend Is a fool All men are
where pretty woman Is concerned.
And man away from home, foot
loose, in big, gay town, is the big
gest KIND Of fool. Possibly he looks
al the girl more than is polite. Pos
slply she bushes or seems to resent
his scrutiny. Whatever she does, you
can De sure she piques his desire to
Know more about her or to meet her
Women who know the business know
how to do these things. His com
panion can tell him no more than he
mas said. In fact, he is doubtful
whether 1t Is Miss Rarus. Never met
the girl and only knew old man Rarus
by sight. Come to think of II lin
son Crimson, of course, is one. of the
gang; polished rascal, If ever there
was one) Knew the Rarus family.
When the Wine is Reached.
After dinner, when the wine has
reached the right spot, and they have
gone 10 the palm room or to the Turk
Ism room, they may meet Unison. Our
friend must bring up the subject Of
MISS Rarus. His companion has for
gotten her.
Oh, by the way, old chap saws our
friend, do you know a Miss Rarus ?
Smith and l had dinner together. and
we saw stunning girl. He thought
that was her name. BY CAD! She's a
queen! Do you know her?
Jimson doesn't know Miss Rarus
lie knew old man Rarus. Fine old fell
low. Slathers of money. There was
no Miss Rarus, however
Smith alphabetically suggests that
Jlmson may be in error He had an
idea Rarus had daughter.
come TO think OF 1t, Jimson does
remember that Rarus had a daughter.
put she was only a chit of a girl
twelve or thirteen.
our friend goes into extremes in
picturing the beauty he saw at dinner,
and as he talks Jimson's face takes
on puzzled look.
wonder he says. If it really can
De the Rarus girl. It's four or five
years since / saw the child, and that
Time makes surprising difference with
a girl
Our friend is anxious to have Jim
son ind out. Unison promises to do
50, but there is no hurrying on his part
although our friend would be better
Satlshed, or thinks he would be. If
Jimson took more interest in the affair.
Ii may be day or two later, or it
may be late that night, that our friend
sees the girl again. Whenever it is
he is sure to recall to Jimson's atten-
ton the fact that the beauty is stiH
IN the mouse. Possibly he insists on
Unison ascertaining If 1t is the Miss
Rarus.
"Jimson inquiries, and smilingly re-
ports that 1t is. She is a delightful
girl. As bright, vivacious and enter
tanning, he says, as any he has ever met.
Remarkable how that girl has grown.
Unison Is sorry he Is to leave town
tomorrow, for he would like to show
same attention to the girl. Unison
thought a good deal Of old man Rarus.
Our friend ventures a suggestion
that Unison introduce him. Jimson
promises in vague sort of way to do
so II the opportunity offers.
The opportunity Is sure to offer
And with the introduction Smith and
Unison disappear from view. our
friend finds Miss Rarus even more
charming than he had supposed She
Is dream. She is ingenious and in
genuous. She takes a great fancy
to tour friend. She Is shy and confid-
ing by turns. She has such pleading
eyes, such rapturous way of look
ing at him when he speaks. He is sure
no woman ever made him talk SO well,
ever enjoyed his company SO much.