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

sue Vas at subject 20 surgr'gf
Much t4osrf si.fre4s had made her
iMnuDe Air1 'here mas have Deen
another rea Dor that Is anllclnaf-
iAs me climax ~ New Years nlstts
spread. o. ~1 fAe Bachelor club
TOOK "a up.p itself 20 invite SNam-
pnrket society "a fhe course ~ the
Gays calls Elt Mrs Dexter Bloom,
despite Aer c0mp.4cency. was quite
enal0le " Gen. Fr.csbie Virgins
commanding and graceful appearance
a. pc stooa IN tie threshold. sllk hat
VA hand. meeting the hali-natural
laifinduced blush on her face sitL
me bow % a Courtier but be sh2l. b
leit 70 make his Own call
The theme II interest in ne G.0ts
oi1ce that night and h various o.aer
quarters was the impromptu spread
u the Bachelor club The oomposltors
were put 70 work setting up the kid
reporters spirited story q The days
New Years calls. VIII vas 10 have
as heading. old Boys Frollc E"
The thing was done up brown. The
Organization Of the bureau Of chlvairy
was hintel an and literal space was
left for whatever might develop al ths
spread In ne enl a second s-ory
was written % cover The after. Tor
everybody said q was wei worth l.
The Bachelor club opened its nos-
pltatle doors and kent them swinging
until the place was fairly burs ing
with New Years taiify laughter an
repartee-net 10 mention coffee and
cake and good things 10 eat as 2 little
CIR. added who was present Then
too. there was more romance In Inc
air than the sfal bachelor upho .ery
and hangings had absorbed in many
year.
The curiosity ~ some 81 the fair SCI
having been aroused by sundry made
quate references that had been
dropped during the day 10 the organ
ization and purposes Of the proposed
bureau Of chivairy. IL was naturally
expected that The matter would b. ex-
planned in full at the banquet The
members OF the Bachelor club were
somewhat divided as 10 how much OF
their plans on this score should lie
made public Il had al first been
thought advisable 10 wait until the
banquet and then 10 make a general
announcement. for. 10 be effective the
purposes OF the bureau ought TO be
known 10 those who would require he
services Of the professional escorts
which Il would supply. But some
members thought this would bring m
peasant publicity az the present ger
sonal stage OF the proceedings. and
that Il would be best for he members
10 drop appropriate hints while max
ing their New Years calls But the
experience Of Mr.. Emmett Keene IN
divulging the matter seemed 70 have
been the experience Of nearly all who
had essayed the embarrassing task.
Nor had the general embarrassment
Of the situation visihly decreased ~
the time the coffee had been reached
that New Years night ExAlderman
Samuel Hitler. as a ready speaker.
was urged by those near him al table
70 divulge the details 81 the clubs
mysterious plan. But in a speech
that was considered felic.tous. h e
ferred the whole matter 70 the origin
ator or the plan. ito the esteeTei
and confirmed member OF orr ciub.
Cen. Frieshie Virgins" That gentle
man appeared 10 he visihiy affected ~
the task confronting him he stsm-
mered:
Fellow members n the Bache 'or
Club. 81 rr.evcs me he checked him
sslf and looked hastily Or AIRS Bloom
M MS side. whose natural color p Is
hei-htenci to that ~ q ne ny "ihat L
rs say. II gives me pleasure lie
nansed again. ihis time - wine me
gathering beads 81 nersn.ratlo- from
his forehead Drawing himself to-
eether. NJ started arain. AS he
poet said. the best laid plans = -lics
a-i men -Weu. ihe fact is. boys the
plan has IFS drawbacks I've tai 60
II over with Mrs Bloom All She saws
that as Ear IS the personal elemen- Is
concerned she fh mss she VIII i-ok
after me hcrsaif-or. that is 90 say.
but he never cot farther. ard fail back
into hts chair amid vociferous cries
az traitor AMI tho enthusiastic sp
plause Of the fair sex.