Amador ledger., 1906-02-09
HE GOT EVEN
WITH HER
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II do think" said Peter Yarnell tc
his friend Millburn as they were light
ing their cigars after dinner, "that fol
monumental folly and recklessness
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 thatF'
"Well, I've noticed that cussedness
in a woman is often great match.
maker. The fool man tumbles to II
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. II could show you O
lot more of them all over my body. A
fool girl did that"
Eyes; 1 know. Give me an account
Of 1t, and, mind, don't forget your OWL
folly. doubt If the girl couldn't make
you out the bigger fool of the two"
at was this way: There were two
sets among the younger people, and
each set organized itself into q dancing
club, the one called The Heelers,' the
other The Tiptoe Whirlers.' l belong
ed to the 'Whirlers.' There was nc
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 outdc
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. I 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 surprise.
''The ball came off in Masonic hall.
1t was big show, tell you. Many
Of the costumes were highly original,
and oil were magnificent. f1attered
myself that mine was the most unique
of the lot, and went late in order
to enter in the last act as q sort of
climax. At 11:30 walked in, and you
bet was q surprise. l represented
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 It?
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 1 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 time had fine
joke on the 'Heelers' in my quick OF
the dead costume representing our
club alive as red blood and the Other
club as dead as funeral black. See? !
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. I didn't care
for their disapproval. l 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 black and red cos
tune, with a red feather in a conical
cap. 1t was a befitting costume fol
that little fiend Kate Lytle, and it was
Kate Lytle, though she was masked
and I 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 SCI
fire to the paper representing the
fHeelers'"
"Did you ever hear of such crazy
performance in your life, such con
founded idiocy?"
"Not excepting your own part in it?'
"In few seconds was all afiame
Fortunately one Of our fellows took il
the situation and, throwing off his Sil
| Walter Raleigh cloak, threw it around
me in twinkling. This alone saved
me from a frightful death. OF course
! was badly burned, and after 1 was
put out young doctor present said
must be taken home Immediately. The
| first thing I 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 higf
dudgeon, and Notwithstanding the Sc
rious aspect Of the affair, the 'Heelers
snickered and after our people had al
gone continued the dance and ate W
the supper. Pretty mean business
wasn't itY
"Served you right"
"Served me right? What are yol
giving me"
''You had no business to lampoon the
other club. But, doubtless, the CIR
made amends for her prank, which
serious as it was, was induced by i'm
pulse"