Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-03-31
The Too Great Success Of
Miss GenevieVe Walton.
BY HENRY .HUMlSTON.

rec 1rdeG in history. IL Woulu De
the talk of the St Jude's set, the gos,
sip of the northeast side, the favortte
item of the society papers. She could
fairly read already an item in the
Club People saying, We are glad to
sec that Miss Gencviove Walton, the
stamesque and beautiful, has taught
Willy Martin TO fetch and carry III a
most truly humble and obedient man
nor"
But now Willy spoke. He had been
laboriously revolving the matter OF
the lily over in his mind while Miss
Walton was torecasting her triumphs,
and he said, why. Miss Walton. If
we could drop past our house, I'll send
my man over, you know
Miss Walton flushed, She saw the
Jones girls smiling broadly. They had
seen the pit she was digging for prey
that the prey had in some wonderful
manner managed to blunder past with
ont falling in. SO they smiled, and
Miss Walton knew what they were
smiling at. and her discontinue was
not lessened by knowing that they
knew that she knew why they We're
smiling.
20. never mind" she said careless,
ly. ITS OF no difference. see Mr..
Won Retter over there. He'll attend
to it for me"
why. now, look here put in Willy
hastily. He could realize in dim
sort of way that Miss Walton was dis
pleased with him. Besides, he did
not fancy being put to one side for
that impossible cad. Won Retter, whom
Willy detested 1t was Miss Waltol's
last trump card, this allusicn to Won
Retter. and it won. 81 say, Miss Wal
ton yor live a couple of blocks or so
down the street. Let me carry your
lily for YOU 1t will be just as easy,
you know"
The game was won. Miss Walton
brcathed again and shot look OF
triumphant Joy at the discounted
enemy. who had already broken ranks
and began to fall back in disorder
why, yes. Mr. Martin, said Miss
Walton, slowly. "since you insist, and
if You don't mind It's sitting right
up at the chancel rail Come and wen
get it" She turned and marched the
prize catch Of the season lack up the
middle aisle of the church TO the chan.
eel rail and pointed to a tall white
lily that stood in solemn beauty in an
n1oLCra4a iordiniprp
Mr.. Willy Martin, the celebrated
favorita Of the debutantes, looked at
the lily and the iardiniere in some dis
may.
4 say" said willy ITS a beauty,
you know. and don't suppose it's a
bit heavy"
In this latter conjecture Nh. w.
Martin was wrong But he picked up
the iardiniere heroically. while the tall,
white lily nodded solemnly at him,
mutcly warning him to be careful
Miss Walton. in the greatest JOY she
had ever known. marched grandly
back down the church aisle TO the door
With her conquest dragging behind
her. The Jones girls had retreated
in hopeless defeat, but there we're still
a large numLer of people about the
door, and the Boulevard on both sides
Of the street was literally thronged
with the Easter church paraders. and
Miss Walton knew nothing was lack,
ing TO make her triumphal procession
the greatest pageant that society had
ever witnessed.
She walked down the steps to the
walk. and Willy followed her in more
Or less hesitating manner. The white
lily kept bobbing in front Of his eyes
and made him somewhat uncertain as
to where he vas walking. People
were turning aad looking at Willy and
Miss Walton and noddIng and smiling.
Miss Walton saw and inwardly exulted.
The bcbbing white lily mercifully pre-
vented Willy from coming 10 a realiz-
ing sense Of the fact that society
marvel and debutante's delight, clad
in a marvellous pair Of spring trous-
ers and a splendid black coat with
brand new silk hat OF the latest ap-
proved pattern. and Juggling in his
arms a highly colored jardiniere con
tain!ng q tall. nodding lily. was more