New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-09
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tagged to death"
Il am. dear. I'm dead already This is my ghost
that wants cup of tea
The little dark woman in the kimono pushed the
large fair easy-chair slipped out hat pins
and disposed of the gorgeous picture hat that crowned
a blond pompadour.
I'm you're angel. Laura. Perhaps tins
poor ghost has got to Heaven.
Tell me about it. said the other. symPathetically
You haven't lost flesh it, Anne.
The visitor laughed ruefully Do lose flesh over
anvthine?" She inquired. But have taken what
lack calls my annual and swear-otf from clubs
The Federation may federate in any town 1t sees mt;
I'll not go them. No, I'll mott" as her hostess
laughed and retled her tca-cup. This VOW IS not TO
be annually brokcn-only annually renewed.
You see it like this. 1t worse than an
ordinary Federation meeting, for | had Myra Reed
Morton and her daughter Liys love affairs my
mind You know. Professor Henry Of the university
has been desperately love with Lily for year only
he doesn't know il poor soul! He's wound up in his
ologies and knowedges that he doesn't understand
what he wants
And YOU trying to help him. you match-mak-
ing crcaturel" suggested Laura
"Of course was Isn't Myra Reed a widow and
one of NV dearest friends and isn't Lily the
and best girl Of her age | know I've invited the
professor to my house. and listened To his theories
till"
Till you're very, very tired of it," agreed the
other. sympathetically.
The sufferer nodded I've given him every chance
in the world to be alone with Lily and I've tried
we'll it sounds brutal to put it just that way-but I've
tried to shield MyTaS little dlOSynCTaSlcS from the
son-in-law hoped she would have.
Then along came this miserable Federation meeting
and the evil COunseled To put MyTa the
program Some madness led think that
she would actually follow instructions and give a
paper on Colonial families of Virginia-that for the
Daughters YOU know. In my besotted state of mind
ran and invited the professor to be present that
particular meeting. To invite him, it necessary
TO invite the entire faculty. unless wanted to
desperately special Oh, Laura don't know whether
/ have forttude sufficient to go onl"
Yes YOU have" her friend insisted. Take a
wafer and several long breathS Did Susie Alingham
faint? l heard the most garbed account of the
thing"
Faint? No than you L. She had prom
ised to have a paper travelling libraries and a
full report. Five minutes before the reading asked
her how long her paper was and would she please
let glance it. The shameless creature hadn' I
the scratch of a pen. She said she going give
us a little falkland she shaking like a leaf with
stage-fright right then. Oh, yes she pretended To-
faint"
You can't quite say that. you? You didn't
have physician present, or test her with a red-hot
iron? -"
The president of the Spare Moments Club giggled
comfortably. Il rather think the latter. ane Court
ney-yOu know what a soldier ane is-oh. grenader!
Well perhaps-Jane had been on foot all day looking
after the refreshments and various things that nobody
else wants to do; and when she Susie keel over
she turned around and remarked That Aingham
girl looks sight with her bonnet knocked over one
ear: and her switch is coming loose-good gracious