The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-12-29

SHE WILL LOOK AFTER NE HER
sELF-OR. THAT Is TO SAY"
voices began 10 whisper in the ears
OF those whose habits were most reg
ular. warning them that il was high
time they betook themselves to beG.
the plans for the morrow were fairly
complete.
The day dawned bright and clear.
The snow was fine and hard and gave
back a thousand sparkles for every
glance from the bedroom window OF
the early riser The ladies Of swan
pucket knew nothing OF what was in
store for them but rose early 70 finish
their New Years cake and candy max
ing and TO attend 10 the thousand de-
tails OF this day of mt cracking. and
corn popping and apple baking soon
after breakfast numerous tan and SOM
her figures. but an with spr.-htly caits.
might have been seen vending their
way 10 a commcn rendezvous al the
Bachelor club and doubtless they We're
noticed hy many lIf the real alarm
did not begin to tr sounded PSI sw m-
rucbet society until the doorhe'ls te-
gan a tingle. tinele. i.ngie that grew
more frequent as the day we've 81.
Her first caller took Miss C'arissa
Frey entirely ly aurprse AS She aft
eruarls explained she fsit as Il the
tide os time had taken her up bodily
and SIT hcr back q years When The
doorheii rang ghe was not prepared
FIR callers being dressed indeed in
her wrapper. hlt when q peek through
a side window ial revealed the fact
that her caller Cworid On end4 was
Air Emmett Keenc dressed 10 keeping
with = hygone style Of chivalry which
She wcll remembered. even to the far
ing white collar AMI black tie and the
eold-headcd cane she few with maid
enly agitation 70 the very garnet. ieav-
ing his adm;ttance 10 others while she
alive 10 the spirit Of the occasion.
decked herself ont with a wonder Of a
hoop skirt which her niece Phoebe
had planned to wear that very night
az a New Years amateur play. Emmet
Keene never had got ahead Of Ciarissa
Frey. and he wouldn't do 50 az this
late dav il she could help n.
Mr.. Kecne was somewhat taken attack
when. after n considerable delay. there
entered the drawing-room an anpari-
lion that seemed 20 have n double IN
the storehouse OF his memory. He
tried 10 account for 30 wears gone BY.
hut for the life Of him could not make
IL more than - in the figure before
him re hal 20 admit as Ne had done
in times past. that Clarissa Frey was
n remarkable woman After the *
change 81 New Years greetings and
gossip Mr. Keene tried 10 explain the
organization and purposes Of the new
bureau Of chivalrv. "a new-er-da-
parture Of the Bachelor club" as he
explained with nervousness put
somehow the point didn't carry. BY
inadvertent mention 81 the fact that
tho departure was founded upon the
much discussed plea f1r protect ion
from Mrs Dexter Bloom he fo-nd
himself launched upon a deep and
ethical discussion az women's clubs
which ended only with the tlngle OF
the doorbell. announcing the arrival
Of a fellow clubman. and indcat ng
that Mr. Keene was not properly an
portionlng the time at his disposal
among the members OF the fair sex
on his list
Mrs. Dexter Bloom was a widow OF
considerable dignity and aggressive
intellect II cannot he raid that sne
revealed any signs o. agitation waen
Gen. Frieslie Virgins was announced