Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-31
THE SKIRMISH

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bIue-topped shoes. You would make
such a stunning gypsy. Besides.
we're going 10 read b. cards and not
b. palms."
Don't please. II sounds Just Lac
the last one. 1fIss Perkins inSeIgie1
me with Just such subtle ART she
tod me first about the poor girl
babies In India who we're fed alive -
the crocodiles just because they gere
girIs. She ended b. saying hat
would make a lovely ge!sLa siFi n
her Japanese booth. Well. I thought
II / could really help 10 keep q lot
Of babies from being swallowed alive
by crocodIles IL was plainly ny duty
TO do Il. / yielded and got gor-
geous kImono. With birds flying al
over IL.
Miss Perkins made Us up for the
opening night / had two chTysan-
themums topping over my ears eua
a half-d Oxen fans in ny hair. When
Miss Perkins wanted 10 rouge ~
cheeks told her that mine were pink
enough already. Tess Summers re-
uszrked that Il was very clever %
ne 20 put on my makeup Al hone,
- j really saved time That made
me angry, 80 when she asked me Il
! aiIa't think her costume artistic.
/ Told her sweetIy that il was indeed.
for Il made me thing OF my artist
palette at home. That was the Eay
/ started OF the evening.
I'VE rafied some china tea sets
in our booths and Miss Perkins sent
the girls round the hall with chances
to sell / saw Ted over at the flower
booth and Tess saw him At the
same time. We both made a dash
but reached Ted first and held M
chance book right under his nose
He said he would take all my chances
II / would go into the cafe with him
and have something TO eat OF
course since / had sold all my chan
ceg / thought IL wasn't wasting any
time, so / went in with Ted.
II was enthusiastically explain
ing to him all. about the babies and
the crocodiIes when Miss Perkins.
with a where-is-she- air that sent the
chills along my spine, came in She
saw the chrysanthemums above my
ears and came directly over to our
table. She asked me IL ] wouldn't
kindly give her my chance book, as
the other girls were probably losing
opportunities OF selling them. She
apologized sarcastically for interrupt
ing our conversation. I took a nice
bit of chicken salad before / answer
ed her, as was too angry to speak
When / had myself under fair con-
troll | told her that / regretted very
much that ! couldn't oblige her, as
| had already sold my s. worth OF
chances on the 50-cent tea set.
she said then IL ] didn't mind
she would like to have me serve tea
In the japanese booth the rest OF the
evening. Ted asked IL he might
come and squeeze the lemons and
Miss Perkins went away with her
head in the air. You see. Tess Sum-
mers is Miss Perkins, niece-isn't IL
perfectly obvious?
We'll, I went back into that stuffy
booth and poured tea. Ted came
over in a few minutes, but Tess cor
nered him and fixed his tea and
firted with him on one OF the bam-
boo seats right before my eyes
overheard Ted ask her II she didn't
think my costume becoming. She
nodded her head emphatically and
said II certainly was a dear kimonO.
the fying-bird pattern was 50 IN
usual and quite my style. The gen
eraI effect Was extremely fighty, she
said and giggled. Ted laughed too.
Il was so enraged that ! dropped
a whole lemon into cup Of tea that
! was passing and splashed the tea
all over Miss Perkins embroidered
kimono. She almost yept then and
said she would relieve me, a. seem
ed nervous. So she gave me some
more chances 70 sell IN the hall That
left Ted to Tess tender arts. I wouid
have cried II ! hadn't been afraid q
spelling my japanese face.
As went out Of the booth al
most knocked over the japanese
dragon. but wouldn't have cared
much II the whole booth had fumb-
led down. I saw Charley Walker
over in the gypsy tent. The gypsy
glrls haven't yet forgiven me for
taking him away and bringing him
over 10 our japanese booth
we sat on the bamboo seat, next
10 Ted and Tees. Ted didn't seem 70
be very happy and ! heard him tell
Tess that II she didn't mind he
would rather write out check than
drink any more tea a 30 cents =
cup. Later somebody made an ad-
dress and Ted managed 10 get next
10 me. When Ted whispered that
he thought Il vas time for me 70 90
home was just about ready 70
burst into tears. asked him to
please take me away a. once and
Well. Of course, Ted end are
engaged now. But really. dear.
when think Of the uncomfortable
owuorf1nee@ I had a. gcfrra girl