The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-02
nine years. when she became too, old for
the work. and for the last three years I
have been postwoman.

Mrs. David WILSON were the only married
couples besides the Lankesters among
the guests. There were two unattached
young men. Morgan Stevens aud James
Richardson. and four girls. who figure
90 little In the subsequent ven that it
isn't worth while to name them. These
girls, after Dorothy Millbank had arrived.
were just a part Of the stage setting.
Dorothy's occurrences vanished as soon
as she found herself In q large company.
Stevens and Richardson, susceptible youths
not long out Of college. had been making
their hostess very happy by their atten-
tions to the four girls. They had showed
no discrimination; there was no jealousy.
no Ill feeling anywhere.
Dorothy set the camp by the ears before
she had been there two days. She annexed
both youths as her oourtiers, playing n
against the other with all the wiles and
assurance OF q born coquette. M
Stevens and Richardson became deadly
rfv ais. Sometimes Dorothy would take
them both for . tramp or q row on The
lake. from which she would return looking
radiantly pleased with herself. while they.
poor chaps. were sullen and depressed.
Occasionally she would allow one Of the
cavaliers to take her somewhere; then
the other would make the lives of all the
married women miserable with his tales
OF woe. -t
In vain .G~eorRianna and Margaret and
Claire Adams and Julia Wilson lectured
theee callow youths. telling them that
Dorothy was playing with them and urging
them to be men and to treat her rs she
deserved. They were smitten too deeply
to heed. As for the four girls. they deco
ra tod tha yarAuAaa and ota rhNcola kaa
which they had to buy themselves, and
talked knowingly of the perHdy Of man
and the Of some women,
II was getting Undesirable for every one
She was having q glorious time. Her two
cavaliers weren't enough to keep her
amused and she began to poach on the
time Of the married men.
She didn't make much Roadway. hut it
S.5je annoy a Sou the r ~ var o fia eSs fo G=s9 ma9l;ed
ss .%so%e ii sos to Be done to suppress
that cousin Of you're: Margaret Georgi.
anna announced. .and it's up to US married
women to do 1t: Now who has a planf'
herselfp- suggested Mrs. Wilson. she that
was Julia Brown Of the fixed ideas Of the
Independence Of women.
I'VE might help her along a Bit drawled
Claire Adams. She will never learn a
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as Stevens and Richardson. Let's get a |
real man here. one who can make love and
not mean 1t. some one love proof, n let
Dorothy break her heart over him. 1t
would do her good at her age. One RECEIVERS
easily at twenty
There was a chorus Of feminine approval.
But whom can we getf' asked Geor-
gianna. Its a job I shouldn't like IL
Maybe one Of you girls will lend her
Not much we WON'T came the en-
Wen, John wouldn't do. Margaret
He might start out all right, !
but he wouldn't have the heart to hurt !
m ns1a A Oou ia'a DC ~h e, JS TGa'a H i Ss' 4. s siy y cne.
Look at the way he courted YOU.
you cant have David said Julia with
But know the man You want.
.The actor asked the other three
Precisely, said Julia. you know how
beautifully he makes love on the stage:
much more conyincingly than Drew, or
or Robert Edeson. It would
be just practice for him to make love to
Dorothy. She doesn't know Of him, I'm
sure for y was only last winter that he had
A good role.r
tits lucky / know him well enough'to ask
MIN here said Mrs. Clarkson. what a
MS mother made when ne, one OF the L
very incest Young men In our social set.
iecided TO earn his own living and picked
,ut the stage!' She hasn't got over 1t yet;
wen his success hasn't reoonciled her. ]
Well. girls. shall We do it''
The council OF war voted aye unani-
nously. Clearly there were brambles ahead
IN Miss Dorothy Milbank's primrose path.
Z WA too late In the summer Tor primroses.
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Two evenings later there arrived at the
camp. a tall. fair haired young
nan who was quite the most distinguished
parsonage Dorothy Millbank had
cen since abe left Europe. He caught her
apoy at ono 80
Only the council Of war and their hus-
knew that Guelph Higgins was
oming. The husbands said 1t was q shame
Q play such a trick on another woman
ven II she was giddy and firtatious. but
hey had to promise to keep hands of.
Julia Wilson, who had suggested Hig-
ins, was delegated by the council to ac-
the actor with his duties. She
Ipected TO have Q good deal Of trouble in
he sehems he agreed 70 1t, But not un-
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