Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-31

rec ordeG in history. 1t would be
the talk OF the st. Jude's set, the Cos
sip OF the northeast side. the favorite
item OF the society papers. She could
fairly read already an item in the
Club People saying, I'VE are glad to
see that Miss Genevieve Walton, the
statuesque and beautiful, has taught
Willy Martin to fetch and carry in a
most truly humble and obedient man
ner'
But now Willy spoke. He had been
laboriously revolving the matter of
the lily over in his mind while Miss
Walton was forecasting 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
out falling in. So they smiled, and
Miss Walton knew what they were
smiling at, and her discontinue was
not lessened tby knowing that they
knew that she knew why they were
smiling.
20. never mind" she said careless
ly. It's of no difference. l see Mr..
Won Retter over there. He'll attend
to it for me-"
why, new, 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. It was Miss Walton s
last trump card, this allusicn to Won
Retter, and it won. 81 say, Miss Wal
ton yon 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
breathed 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 wei
get it" She turned and marched the
prize catch of the season back up the
middle aisle of the church to the chan
eel rail and pointed to tall white
lily that stood in solemn beauty in an
elaborate jardiniere.
Mr.. Willy Martin, the celebrated
favorite of the debutantes, looked at
the lily and the jardiniere in some dis
may.
Il say" said Willy. Its beauty,
you know, and ! don't suppose it's a
bit heavy"
In this latter conjecture Mr.. w g.
Martin was wrong. But he picked UP
the jardiniere heroically, while the tall,
white lily nodded solemnly at him,
mutely 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 were still
large number 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 was walking. People
were turning and looking at Willy and
Miss Walton and nodding and smiling.
Miss Walton saw and inwardly exulted.
The bcbbing white lily ,nercifully pre-
vented Willy from coming to a really
ing sc nse of the fart that a society
marvel and a debutante's delight. clad
in a marvellous pair of spring trous-
ers and splendid black coat with a
brand new silk hat of the latest ap-
proved pattern, and Juggling in his
arms a highly colored iardiniere con-
tanning tall. nodding lily. was more