The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-17
HE GOT EVEN
WITH HER
forIeinal.lL

auS thcH tsS1Ar AItcf ulHIleE, InaE fC
monumental folly and recklessnes
there are women who can make an
fool man appear wise and prudent b
contrast
10 what particular woman do yo
refer5' asked MlIlburn.
Gone whose cussedness nearly cos
me my life"
did you fail Ia love with her?o
What makes you ask ihatT'
Well, I've noticed that cussednes
Id q woman is often a great match
maker. The fool man tumbles to i
quicker than to any other trait
Look at that said Yarnell, turn
ing up the palm OF hts hand and expos
ing an ugly scar, "and that" rolling
/ up his sleeve. ~ could show you 1
lot more OF them all over my body. a
fool girl did that
Eyes; know Give me an account
Of It, and, mind. don't forget your own
folly. doubt IL the girl couldn't make
you out the bigger fool OF the two
1T was this wry: There were two
sets among the younger people, and
each set organized itself Into dancing
club, the one called The Heelers, the
other The Tiptoe Whirlers.' | belong
ed to the sWhirlers There was no
end Of rivalry between the two clubs,
each regarding the other as its inferior.
Just before Lent came on we deter
mined to get up a combination mask
ball, uniting the two clubs In one bril-
liant affair.
"Of course there was great rivalry as
to costumes. Each club aimed to Guido
the other in variety, 1nagniiieence and
originality. Neither side would tell
the other what its principal dresses
were to be, though a good deal leaked
out through the girls l had sense
enough to keep my secret, not letting
any one living know what my rig was
to be. The fact is, ! had conceived an
entirely original scheme involving a
bit Of innocent pleasantly on the other
club, and wanted a surprise.
THE ball came of In Masonic hail.
II was a Zig show, / tell you. Many
Of the costumes were highly original,
and all were magnificent. / fiattered
myself that mine was the most unique
Of the LOT, and went late In order
to enter in the last act as sort OF
climax. AT 11:30 walked in, and Won
bet ! was surprise / represented
the quick or the dead. Ny costume
was made Of red and black tissue pa
per, the body part red, the lower part
black. On the upper part was pasted |
big black letters. 'WhlrIers,' and on the
lower part white letters. Heelers.' /
Cute idea, wasn't r.?
There was one girl among the Heel
ers' who was acknowledged TO be the
worst scapegrace in the town. She
was devil and no mistake. Pretty?
Well ! should say SOL Did You ever
see female devil that wasn't? Tier
name was Kate Lyle. All girl scape-
graces are named either Kate or Belle.
one or the other, and half the fellows in \
both clubs were head and ears ID love
with her Well, for a time had fine
Joke on the 'Heelers' In my quick or
The dead costume representing our
hub alive as red blood and the other
hub as dead as funeral black. Seer I
was sailing through the crowd. who
'pened path for me, some of 'em
aughing, some of the girls sticking I'D
heir noses as passed. didn't care
or their disapproval. liked it, And
he members Of my own club were
aughing to split. tell You was feel
ng fine Pretty soon along came d girl
lgure dressed in a black and red COS
ume, with red feather In conical
mp. II was q BETTING costume for
hat little fend Kate Lytle. and It was
Gate Lytle, though she was masked
nd / didn't know IL at the time, and
That do you suppose she didg When
be got near me she scratched q match
nd before could stop her had set
re to the paper representing the
deelers.'"
did you ever hear Of such crazy
erformance in your life, such con.
FUNDED idlocyw
Not excepting your own part in it," !
I'm few seconds / was all aflame. &
fortunately one Of our fellows took ia
le situation and, throwing of HIS Sir
Talter Raleigh cloak. threw II around 9
q IN twinkling. This alone saved
e from frightful death. or course
was badly burned, and after I was
ut out O young doctor present said /
ust be taken home Immediately. The
81 thing saw when the fright was 81
Ter was Kate Lytle, unmasked. as 81
ost OF the others crowdIng round me
ere, and she was as white as a sheet.
le impulsive little fool hadn't real.
ID what she was doing.
''of course that broke up tie BAH. 81
he 'Whirlers' all went away In high 8
dgeon, and Notwithstanding the Sc s.
JUS aspect OF the affair, the Heelers' g
ickered and after our people had all
ne continued the dance aud ate up
9 supper. Pretty mean business, &
isn't it?s
Served you right"
Served mo right7 What are you
ring meg''
You had no business to Iampoon the
ier club. But, doubtless. the girl
'de amends for her prank, which,
'ious as 1t was, was induced by inn
lse."
on, the grill got even with her.
HowT'
Wen, you see, had been among the
lows who were IN love with her. She
50 terribly about what she had
ie that while I was getting well /