Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
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almost lived together like sisters.
Handkerchiefs and such things they have had
in common; they have helped trim each other
hats, and, upon important occasions, made free
use of each others waists and gloves
They have talked things over during the
nightly hair brushing process, and far into the
night they have lain awake telling secrets Al
ways on Saturday afternoons they have raced
up steep flights of stairs to gaze in rapture at
some handsome matinee idol; and in the even
ings, if Sophie had caller, Susie was always
asked to bring man and come over or II she
couldn't get a man, "to come anyhow"
But by and by revolution comes. Sophie
meets Bob.
At first, there is no perceptble change in the
relations between Sophie and Susie. They still
talk things at night, and Sophie conhdes
to Susie that she thinks Bob is the only thing
that ever happened, together with long ac-
counts of his doings and sayings.
After while time comes when Susie, having
been invited to dance. wants to borrow So
phie's long white gloves Sophie is very nice about
it. punctuating her excuses several times, with
"Now you know, my dear" and explains that
she is going to the theatre with Bob that night,
and will consequently need them herself
This is only a very small matter but neverthe-
less it is a sign of the times. Susie, however,
does not feel its Importance, but goes looking
upon her chum as being still her own special
property.
But after while, she does Degln to notice
that she isn't invited over in the evenings any
more, and that Bob is there almost every night.
She is sensible enough to put two and two to-
gether and to arrive at the unfattering conclu-
sion that she is not wanted.
Soon, too, Sophie begins to break their stand
ing engagements for Saturday afternoons in order
to take lunch down town with Bob Saturday
evening always finds Bob and Sophie at the thea
tire: on Sunday afternoon they always go for
walk and on Sunday evenings Bob after having
had supper at Sophie's house takes her to
church Besides all this, he calls to see her
every evening during the week.
Susie soon comes to realize that she distinctly
is "not in it" any more. Sophie has no time
for anybody but Bob not only are all her old
beaux given the cold shoulder but even her
girl chum has to take back seat
Sophie and Susie meet but seldom now As
long as Sophie and Bob are only keeping com
pany' she always "has just oceans" to confide
to her chum on the rare occasions when they
do meet; but Susie notices that the oceans"
are not nearly so deep as they used to be during
the old hairbrushing process
Then the time comes when Sophie announces
her engagement She almost never sees Susie
now, and when she does she has only the barest
scraps of information to give her, such as 1--WE
saw Hackett last week; he was simply great"
or 'I went down to visit Bob's mother last
week she is perfectly dear"
Her manner is just cordial and as affection
ate as ever, but Susie thinks with regret of
the days before Bob came.
She knows that the change which has come
over Sophie is very natural one, and that the
same metamorphosis will probably take place in