Amador ledger., 1906-05-25
HE GOT EVEN
WITH HER
[Original.1

II do think" said Peter Yarnell to
his friend Millburn as they were light
ing their cigars after dinner, ''that for
monumental folly and recHessness
there are women who can make any
fool man appear wise and prudent by
contrast"
'To what particular woman do you
refer?" asked Millburn.
Zone whose cussedness nearly cost
ME my life"
'Did you fall in love with her?'
what makes you ask that?'
"Well, I've noticed that cussedness
in a woman is often great match
maker. The fool man tumbles to it
quicker than to any other trait"
Look at that" said Yarnell, turn
ing up the palm of his hand. and expos
ing an ugly scar, "and that" rolling
up his sleeve. 81 could show you
lot more of them all over my body. A
fool girl did that"
"Yes; 1 know. Give me an account
Of it, and, mind, don't forget your own
folly. 1 doubt if the girl couldn't make
you out the bigger fool of the two"
sit was this way: There were two
sets among the younger people, and
each set organized itself into dancing
club, the one called The Heelers,' the
other The T1ptoe Whirlers.' 1 belong
ed to the 'Whirlers.' 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 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 outdo
the other in variety, magnifcence and
originality. Neither side would tell
the other what its principal dresses
were to be, though good deal leaked
out through the girls. 1 had sense
any one living know what my rig was
to be. The fact is, had conceived an
entirely original scheme involving
bit Of innocent pleasantly on the other
club, and 1 wanted a surprise.
1.-THE ball came off in Masonic hall.
of the costumes were highly original,
and all were magnificent. I fattered
myself that mine was the most unique
of the lot, and 1 went late In order
to enter in the last act as a sort Of
climax. At 11:30 walked in, and you
hot 7 fnd
the quick or the dead My 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, 'Whirlers,' and on the
lower part white letters, Heelers.'
Cute idea, wasn't 1t?
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 l should say so! Did you ever
see a female devil that wasn't? Her
name was Kate Lytle. 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 in love
with her. Well, for q time had fine
joke on the 'Heelers' in my quick or
the dead costume representing our
club alive as red blood and the other
club as dead as funeral black. See? I
was sailing through the crowd, who
opened path for me, some Of 'em
laughing, some Of the girls sticking up
their noses as 1 passed. 1 didn't care
for their disapproval. liked it. And
the members Of my own club were
laughing to split. tell you was feel
ing fine. Pretty soon along came girl
figure dressed in q black and red cos
tune, with a red feather in a conical
cap. 1t was a bef1tting costume for
that little fiend Kate Lytle and it was
Kate Lytle, though she was masked
and 1 didn't know it at the time, and
what do you suppose she did? When
she got near me she scratched q match
and before 1 could stop her had set
fire to the paper representing the
'Heelers.,,"
did you ever hear Of such q crazy
performance in your life, such con
founded idiocy?"
''Not excepting your own part in it?"
''In few seconds 1 was all aflame.
Fortunately one Of our fellows took in
the situation and, throwing off his Sir
Walter Raleigh cloak, threw it around
me in a twinkling. This alone saved
me from a frightful death. OF course
I was badly burned, and after l was
put out young doctor present said l
must be taken home Immediately The
first thing 1 saw when the fright was
over was Kate Lytle, unmasked, as
most Of the others crowding round me
were, and she was as white as sheet.
The impulsive little fool hadn't real
lied what she was doing.
"Of course that broke up the ball.
The 'Whirlers' all went away in high
dudgeon, and Notwithstanding the Sc
rious aspect of the affair, the 'Heelers'
snickered and after our people had all
gone continued the dance and ate up
the supper. Pretty mean business,
wasn't it?"
Served you right"
OeINeu LIE tight! WHAT dre you
giving me"
"You had no business to lampoon the
other club. But, doubtless, the girl
made amends for her prank, which,
serious as it was, was induced by i'm
pulse"
"Oh, the girl! 1 got even with her."
"How%
''Well, you see, had been among the
fellows who were in love with her. She
felt so terribly about what she had
done that while 1 was getting we'll 1