Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-28
A PARTY WIRE
MIDDLE.
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Hammonds. the Winstons and the
Chapins. II 50 happened that all were
acquaintances and the first tire.
friends. The Alstons and the Win
stons were especially intimate. In
deed, Mabel Aston was engaged t
Herbert Winston. The Chapins and
The Hammonds were cousins. There
was also growing intimacy between
Mrs Chaplin and Mrs. Hammond.
One day Mrs. Aston wished to speak
with Mrs. Winston. "Hello. central.
she said. Give me 1920 L."
"Your letter, please:'
my letter is L.
There was a good deal Of buZzing
and burr-r-ing, accompanied by airy
voices, then suddenly we'll defined
woman's: II am Mrs. Winston Who
are you!'
ooh! Is that you, Clara Chaplin
I'm Dora Hammond. I've been trying
to get you for some time. These party
wires are aperfect nuisance. Yester-
day | had to wait half an hour while
somebody was giving instructions to
| her dressmaker.'
Mrs. Alston's sense of honor led her
! to drop the receiver; but, recognizing
herself in this somebody" Der sense
of honor was not strong enough to
bear the strain. She listened
Yes" replied the other. "werc GO
ing to have our telephone taken out
It's singular how little regard some
people have for other peoples rights"
what called you up for was to
inquire if there is any truth in the
report of the breaking of the engage
ment between Mabel Aston and Her
bert WINSTON
81 haven't heard such Il report
'Haven't you? Everybody is talk
ing about it,
IL always considered Herbert too
good for her She's a nice enough little
body. but no style about her. Herbert
IS one Of the best dancers | ever 81 w
Mabel is very plain
"IIerlert is handsome us a picture,
What do they say is the cauSc of the
break
"licrlaart's attentions 10 his cousin. q
Miss MeriWca her
.Yon Gon'i mean it. I,Sc met her
She's very pretty and stylish. You
see. she &cNrS Tie ri..lt kind of cor
set. No Hoinan can have Il figure III
the present fashion without Il modern
corset That's the trouble With Mabel
Aston: she wears some kind of
waist"
'And studies Greek. Ha. ha. just
think of IT,"
CHATS the folly of sending girls to
college. 1t takes away all desire for
social advancement"
"By the bye, have you decided how TO
have your new pink silk made up:"
"Only as to the neck, which is to be
cut square.
Mrs. Aston listened for forty min
utes while the dialogue proceeded, but
since 1t was wardrobe discussion she
She repeated the dialogue she had
heard pertaining to the broken engage
ment to her daughter who assured her
that there was no foundation for it, at
the same time gently Gliding her for
eavesdropping.
The next day Mrs. Aston, with a
light in her eye and a cold look about
her mouth, stepped TO the telephone
and called up Mrs. Chaplin.
us that you, Clara? I'm Dora
want to tell you that I've made inQui
ries about the breaking of the engage
ment of Mabel Aston and Herbert
Winston. 1t isn't broken at ALL"
you don't mean it. How did you
find out:'
Il went straight to Mabels mother"
Did You tell her who told you?''
Yes. had to. She said if | didn't |
she'd never forgive me. It's very un-
fortunate. She told me that the next |!
time you met her you needn't trouble
to speak to her, for she had |
no further use for your acquaintance"
Dear me! Upon my
Mrs. Chaplin heard no more, for there |
was click, and she was cut Off. Then |
Mrs. Aston called up Mrs. Hammond: |
us that you. Dora: I've called you
up to say that | was mistaken about
-AaI pAN"Nihc VI tuc engagement Uc-
ween Mabel Aston and Herbert Win
;ton"
Yes"
Il may as we'll confess that made
t all up out of whole cloth
For lands sake!'
"Afterward l became conscience
stricken and went to Mrs Aston and
old her what | had done; also OF Our
about it. She promised to
orgiye me if I'd tell her what You
aid, SO told her.
"Oh, my goodness gracious
'She said If her daughter didn't have
| made up modern figure she had
natural symmetrical one and some
,rains in her head besides, which was
more than you or l have. She told
ne to tell you that you needn't return
Ter last call. Goodby."
The next time Mrs. Chaplin and Mrs
Hammond met there was mutual
lead cut When either Of these ladies
net Mrs. Aston they did not dare look
t her, knowing that she would pass
hem with her nose in the air The
telephone company received stimuli
aneOuS notice from three Of the party |