The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-14
LUCILE'S DIARY.

, tnOuSntlul LOT OtAefS, out No matter
/ what do my friends are always get
: ting vexed at me. It's hard to bear.
too when | realize That | put myself
ont great deal for people, and more
: than hall Tie time they dent appre-
, ciate IT,
Now, there's Alice Maltby, the girl
that's visiting Mrs Greene I've done
a lot to make II pleasant for her. As
Tor her being grateiul-we!l, she's
Qui,e the reverse.
took Canby Fuller to see her and
he was really very nice to her for my
sake Candy viii do anything ask
him, and when / suggested that he
Pay her some attention while she Was
here he said he'd be glad to do so
I told Candy that ii was only right
70 be kind u 2 hontly girl like Alice.
| said ! hOUght she was entitled 10
solhe pleasure even II she wasn't a
! beauty. Candy locked rather sur
prised at this l suppose he didn't
| realize that I'd be SO thoughtful
| told him, too, that | Intended to show
her how To arrange her hair more be-
comingly. for thought it was real
| pity for her to make herself any less
attractive than she really was by wad-
! ding her hair into that ugly big knot
at the back of her head. He said that
was Grecian. and | laughed at him for
knowing so little about hairdressing.
The funny part of it is that when
offered TO show Alice how 10 do her
hair more stylishly she thanked me
and said she preferred to continue
wearing it In her usual way Several
persons, she said. had assured her that
II just suited her classic profile. I
wonder If Candy could have told her
that awkward bun was Grecian. He
may have done 1t. thinking it would
please me. for he knew wanted him
TO be kind to her Tut ! didn't ex-
poet him to rake silly, fattering
speeches like that.
Candy invited Alice and me to go to
the theater. That is, he remarked to
me that he should like to take us. so
selected a play that i wished very
much to see and then rang up Alice !
and asked her to go with Candy and |
me. 1t turned out that she had seen |
the play in New York in the winter |
before she came here. but it was the !
only thing In town that | thought |
worth while, SO | didn't say anything |
TO Candy about her having seen it,
Really it was the best thing here. and
| new Candy well enough to know |
that he'd want to take us to the best
II Alice Maltby was a tactful girl |
she would not have let Candy know
that she had seen the play before II
was very inconsiderate of her when he
asked If she knew the story Of it to
own right up that She had seen 1t in
New York. 1t would have been much
more unselfish of her to evade the sub
tect. felt sorry for Candy, for he
was naturally disappointed. He had
thought he was giving her new
pleasure and he knew how anxious |
was for him to make her have a good
time, so, of course the poor fellow
was quite uncomfortable because he
hadn't chosen another play
He proposed going to supper after
he theater and at first Alice didn't
want to- She said she wasn't used to
going TO restaurants at night without
1 chaperon. | told Candy that was
simply starved and il he didn't wish
% take me home in a fainting condi
ion he'd have to give me something
% eat. Alice consented then and we
rad delicious little supper at one Of
he incest places in town. | was so
ylad to have her see that particular
for don't believe she'll
lave another chance.
It was dreadfully late when we got
,ack to the Greenes', where Alice IS
taying | asked Candy 10 look at his
watch just as We were starting up the
teps Of the house and when he
truck a match and told what time Il 8
vas was frightened, because father
lates TO have me out late at night.
iother told me only last week that 5
Ie said he wouldn't stand for It. so ]
warned Candy that we must hurry. :
Don't wait to watch Alice into the ,
ouse,'' said. "She Is all right, and
+ we don't simply fly well lose the =
ext car You don't mind, do you 4,
.lice?"
"No-o-o." she answered. ungracious-
T. She didn't seem 10 realize how i'm 4,
ortant it was for me to get home be- >
)re It was much later
Candy stood for a second hesitating .
hen ! turned and ran rapidlydown the ;
cps and there was nothing for him :
, do but follow lie called out: J,
Good night; I'm awfully sorry. Miss ,
altby, to leave you 50 Informally" !
nd then we rushed on to catch the :
n ;.
This morning called mp Alice Ia >,
ave little chat with her about last y
aht She was positively chilly over y
lie telephone She said that Canby ! d,
I'd hes latchkey in his pocket and y
Iat she stood on the porch ringing :
Ie bell % minutes before she coulG ~
use anyone. She also said a great
,al about feeling ashamed Of having '
get Mr. Greene up at that unearthlv u
,ur She really seemed to think.
,lieve. sudging from the tone of her u
ice, that It was all my fault O
n will be Just like her to tell Canb1 az