The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-10-10
MEnE NAN SAVED
THE DAY
How Ne ltelped the Club ssoman
Out of plfIIoullK.

"a atfA Ut HutAfUbSUfu NotHHf OF lHN ant
yegao where anything might happen.
She was iaay. beyond question.
positively proper. Of q nice but not an.
usual type, eooped up in a HinKle bed
room, high m the air. almost Ike 3
medieval malden IN a feudAl tower
out ~ reach az everybody She vas
club woman. too llhey al are now
adays). and booked 10 lecture Al threa
o'clock sharp on the "Evanesceuce Of
ideallAm." She found the situation
thrilling because she vas sWishink
her alik pettiroats 10 ama fro, pattinx
her trailing bruadelosh. dahbiing p0w.
das eva her nose. nueang her Marcel
wave aud eyelpg with dlsmay the
masa q lace aas chiffon that lay upoh
the bed d-her very elegant bodice. II
buttoned up the back. not frankly and
In perfectly Straightforward man.
ner. but with see saw nags and little
'aga Of velvet artlsticAliy aakew
How IN the world am solng 10 get
into 4 she gasped In dismny
she wrinkied her smooth brow ana
pondered What a luxury a maid Is
especially Ia tho eyeE % the one who
hasn't a maid. she poked her head
ilscreetly out oi the door and paercd
down the vacant hallway. Nobody Ia
sight Il was $50 and time began 70
press upoa her conscience.
Against the doorway hung a frou
ffoa thing at silk and frilis which she
managed 70 slip into. and then ahe
@ade A Wild chase down the corridors
In quest of tho ehambormaid. Does
anybody know where h0ges cham aar
maids keep themselves IA oa hours
She didn't. and coaldn1 ina one any.
where.
she snatched up the ehlnnn anair
and slipping OF her sllk kim abe
got into her bodice As FAR as she could
But she was a snug little person. and
not very strong On physical culture.
50 that she eouldnt for the lie Of her
get her shoulder blades out of the
way and her elbows positively refused
20 work backward
HOl" nhe cried after a few minutes
q frantic squeozlnE. puning and
stretching while the seams q her bod,
ice cracked IN protest and beads q
persipgati0n started out from under
the delicate coating of violet cream
which she had laid on with 90 much
care.
eO,"
she had broken ore Of her heautl
ful angular nails. 20 prefliiy polished
and pink a. rosebud
The lowest button was fastened and
he top one; that was all In between
yawned an awful zap. displaying some
very pretty lingerie ard fresh blue
ribbons. bat nevertheless rather neeil.
gee and not AZ al compatible with TIE
sEvaueseeace Of idealisms
"f'li have 70 finish dressing at the
eiuhi- she said. KFimly. after 8 last
futile dab at the eoaaettlsh button. So
she cooked her feather bat lanntily
over her Marcel anaiched np her veil.
long suede gloves. and Nhlie csoth
Jacket and made 4 dash far the dooS.
As she opened Il. hFea;hless With ex.
ellement. she encountered her neigh.
hor in the adi0lning room. last about
e anleck his door It vas a mere
mar. bat be looked uneomm0aiy niee'
isef pfaetleed ese tnok him ia Al
glance gentleman. well kroomed.
aat clad. shod. and s,eyea IN she most
elegant fashiua. and the very polite
vay IL which be stepped aside has Ia
hand. % lot heF pass. settled the mat
ter
A Wild impulse seiaed heF. she
could never cxplala Il afferuard
90" slae burst forth. snafehlhg ah
her Jacket ia bot haste ~wonla yoa
be 80 kind an lu aa awful harsyf
I'm going Is lecture at the club and
I'm iate aad there's nobody q a.
anything fug me- Woala yoa Be 90
kiai-r she hesl;aiea
AS @ button ua up the baeks" he
inferposef bes.nainE 70 strip on bis
giuyes iasi A. uaazh be haa been
there before
Hls eyea IwIakied - course They
ala huf he aeNer eysn smiled ard BE
Reat ie work Hke soldier
4 beg yuur pardon he said. wlik
Just sha falnaest echo Il a ripple la BE
deep. PLEASANT Voice. aua sha could
feel thsl Bis hahda eefe shaking pith
she emotion % which be eas toa vel
bred % give free vent hut Is Ihers
5 map 3 this. madam
she laughed because she was hys.
teflcal bal she pulled herself tozelh.
eF llliefallyl and said with much dig
aity
a goes hFst 70 the right and ihen
70 the EFF. and thea bias dosn he
side q he waiat line"
o. ! see. hs observed. sHui yan
must parian ne Il an = little awk
saEd Thls really ls the Eorst ! rysr
asd seef
iant Il awfaIgH she exclaimed ID
Ansst Of confidence erll never hare
another llka tiff have 70 scar
skins
fie tucked IN he little white frllla
snd hoes as vel as he eoald and Il
looked II rlsht in . moment Or 81
~ThanksEv she cried. hrealhiezaie
3 hons ! can return gour kladneaa n