The Washington times., 1908-09-14
He Was Overwhelmed With
Invitations, But One Girl
Captured Him.
DODGED MANY
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Visitors Heart Was Free Until
She" Arrived, and Then He
Surrendered.

The man who has just returned from
q summer resort was talking about his
experiences.
Il was the only man there" he said.
There were some boys under twenty
one and some married men over fifty,
but they didn't count, Of course. The
first night / arrived, a committee came
to me and told me there was to be a
concert in the ball room. and inquired
whether or not I had any parlor tricks
that would amuse the company.
I begged on from the concert, there
by making myself very unpopular, and
spent the evening on the porch smoking
and trying not to listen to the very
amateurish music
''The next morning there came
knock at my door and a belIboy handed
me note.
Invited to Meet Girls.
at was from a Mrs Smythe, telling
me that she had known my father very
we'll. indeed. and that she would be
pleased TO have me meet the girls in
her party. She had two daughters Of
a manageable age
After breakfast Mrs. Smythe waylaid
me. She was a busting lady with de-
termination, and as soon as 1 feebly
mentioned golf she said that Elsie play
ed very well and that she would be glad
10 play with me.
AT that psychological moment Elsie
came by, and l gave one glance at her;
then I explained hurriedly that I had a
positive engagement to meet a Mr..
Chauncey at the club and hurried away.
'Chauncey' was a regular Inspiration 1
never knew fellow with that for
surname.
When I arrived at dinner a pretty
me and said that there was going 70
be ball that night, and that she
wished TO tell me a card had been Sc
cured for me. She turned out 10 be
matrOn with an unmarried sister in
tow. I went into the ballroom for a
short ten minutes-and II was a mel
ancholy sight 10 see pretty married
women dancing with seventeen-year-O
boys and beautifully gowned m2idens
pirOuetting with men OF fifty who had
long since forgotten their steps and
bounced about the room ridiCuloUsly.
Smoked and Talked
4 found on the porch a fellow whose
wife had gone abroad, and who was
consequently unattached. and we went
out 70 the band pavilion, where no one
would discover US, and smoked and
talked until all hours.
The next morning I had two invI-
tauons. one was from Mrs. Smythe
one from a strange woman for a coach
ing party 10 another resort on the coast.
] declined both The married chap and
I had bully good time together. We
nshed and gOlfed and sailed, and re-
fused ali invitation until
''WellE"
well, until She came" said my Wis
itOr, getting red In the face. ''One even
ing when / came down to dinner there
was the pretJiest girl at my table you
ever saw. 1 handed her all the dishes
on the table, and she thanked me in
the frOstiesL manner imaginable. Later
] hunted up Mrs. Smytne and asked her
10 present me. After a while she said
that Miss Stone preferred not TO meet
people.
she paid absolutely no attention TO the
boys of seventeen nor to the men of
fifty, but went off on long walks alone,
and read pOnderOus books. The women
talked about her, Of course. I don't
know what they said, but 1 believe It
was unpleasant
''WelIZ''
We'll. I came home engaged 10 her.
said my visitor, rising to leave. we are
going 10 he married in November. and
my, the Smythe girls are disappointed,
said the man with masculine naivette,
as he passed through the door.
LEONORE CALVERT.