The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29

beyville. relying on the fact that
they had known the girls of that
pretty little village since childhood,
had grown somewhat careless and in
attentive Possibly the girls Of ABB
beyville were too particular and de-
manded more than was their due
though an unprejudiccd observer
would have said this would have been
almost impossible In the case OF such
attractive girls Whatever may have
been the right of the case originally,
the girls of Abhcyyillc. under the
leadership Of Laura Hopkins, decided
that they had not been treated in
satisfactory manner. Something must
tC done to cause the young men OF
AbOeyyllle to repent and 10 remOrsc-
fully regard and regret their lost OPP
purtuuiiirs. Clearly an offensive and
defensive league OF the prctticst girls
IN Abbeyyillo would quickly bring
about this much-lo.bc-deair"d result.
And this wab the reason for the forma-
ton Of the Abbcyylic Bachelor Girls
trust
Laura Hopkins As he leading spirit
in the movement was chosen president
Of the new trust Laura had Just quar-
relied with the man who thought her
as near perfection as Eirl can DC
which in his opinion was very, very
near--and In whom she had taken
more than a SiSl'rN interest fe'-
49,. ola.
haps IBIS was the reason why Sh'
plunged INTO IN" WORK "i forming the
Bachelor ilfIs ifnsi IN su'h an eaBe''
not to say Vindlr'l'' manner needless
OF the TACT that an 'he OWLS ''aIihe"
by the opponents OF mah-h'aH' trust"
would h' small compared win 'h"'e
"hlch "nuIu D" "T""Eh' ny 'H'S Nv"
one II IL shnulu become hIihIS eH'ap'
lshed Throughout me country.
we can have club as well rs the
men" declared Laura. In siorner tones
than one would have expected from +"
pretty girl we can have our own
dances. little parties all by ourselves,
and all kinds oil fun We VIII sho"
the men of Abb"yylll" that they are
scheme of life, liberty and the pnr'
suit Of happiness.
They did. From the hrSi the ba'h-
elor Girls trust had Il career OF Tn
umph compared with which the ca
reers OF mammal" OIL coal steel,
rubber and other trusts wer" check
cred. The trust had scarcely been
started ere It's victims were anxious
to capitulate. They pleaded that
manufacturers and producers VINO
were crushed by other trusts were at
least allowed to take stock IN them.
hut the Abbcyville Bachelor Girls.
trust was differently managed. II
would hear of No compromise It's
victims must be crushed and thor
Oughly punished for their previous
neglect OF the fair members OF the
trust soon the poor victims were
ready to listen to any terms And
then, Just when the trust seemed 10
have everything IN It's own hands,
when complete and unconditional
victory seemed assured, the trust was
ruined, aud ruined by III" trcarh"ry
of Nettie Williams, one OF It's prettIes'
aud most prominent members.
Nettie had originally regarded the
trust project with much favor. Hut
with the advent of Jack Wilson in the
village Of Abbeyville things had grad
ually changed Jack was a distant
cousin Of hers She had met him al
n college commencement two years
before She had watched him plunge
through the Yale line In the big foot
bal! game. Even before Jack decided
to pursue his profession in AbbeyyIlc
It must be confessed that he had oc-
cupied larger place in Nettie'S
thoughts and day dreams than was
safe for such an ardent member u
a Bachelor Girls trust.
While Jack was deciding on the sit
uation for his Office and apartments
he stayed at the Williams residence.
One must be civil 10 cousin, even
II he is a distant one and you are
a prominent member of Bachelor
Girls trust So Nettie accepted many
invitations to walk aud ride with her
big, sthletlc-looking cousin Jack
Wilson was not believer in pro-
crastination. When he wanted any
thing he wanted 1t very badly and
very quickly And one evening, as
they were returning frcm drive, he
asked Nettie question. question
she had been longing, yet half afraid
to have MIN ask. And then Nettie
suddenly remembered her half-foreot-
ten duty her solemn, nut unheeded
vow as n MEMBER Oh the ADbeyVille
Bachelor GIFTS trust
Fortunately Jack wilson was law
yer, and stu more fortunately, as he
assured Netie' he had made spe-
cial study OF the antitrust laws
He pointed out the danger Nellie had
run In Joining a combination which
was 50 plainly Illegal. The Sherman
law. the laws TO prevent the restraint