The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-15

walked into the waiting room and
she came in by another door. She
walked by me twice, still eying me. l
walked over to a door, where there was
no one around. and she came up to me-,
much like a frightened bird, and said:
Pardon me, madame, but / read THE
EVENING STAR. Are you THE EVE
MING STARS Missing Miss?"
I had to iaugh at her. She had the
words all wrong. She should not have
said Pardon me, madame, but"-and
she should not have asked me if 1 vas
the Missing Miss. Still laughing, !
walked away from her. This young
woman wore a blue polka-dot foulard
with a wide brimmed tan straw hat
with a great black wing in it.
The announcement hat L would be
there brought many searchers. They
had lots of fun. Many of them saw the
mistake the polka-dot miss had made,
and they did not bother me; but ]
counted seven other women who were
mistaken for me. One of these mis-
takes almost made me angry. A bright
looking young man went up to a fat
pudey woman, IS years old, and pro-
pounded the correct words. | am not
fat or pudgy and I'm rot forty-fve.
Those who know me say that l am quite
good looking.
Clerk Loses Chance.
After watching the fun there l went
down to the street and walked uI
Market to Broad, seeing all along the
street many persons with copies of THE
EVENING STAR In their hands, ano
all apparently looking for me. | board
ed a car for East Orange. where
wanted to see a certain person on per
sonal business, and l alighted Al
Shureman's drug store, where | went il
and telephoned. There is a very clever
clerk in there, with the blondest kline
of blond hair. I chatted with him, blu
he did not suspect how he had lost $50
Going back down to Newark / alight.
ed at the Court House and then walked
out Springfield avenue and on the Hill
where l said | would be. Goodness me
but Springfield avenue Is a long street
And they certainly have a lot of prett,
girls there and they all seemed to b,
seeking me. 1 was approached twice
once by a little girl in a pink ginghan
frock and again by a young man wear
ing a blue serge double-breasted coat
light-striped trousers, a dark blu,
striped shirt and flowing blue tie. IL
made the fatal mistake of not havinI
a copy of THE EVENING STAR il
his hand. He may have had one in hi
pocket but 1 could not see it 1 said
with a pleasant smile: 81 guess yo,
are mistaken, are you not?" and walked
on. He blushed p%rofusely, apologizeC
and crossed the street. The little gir
was so excited that she had the word
all mixed up.
After making the circuit Of the Hi
section l came down to Broad stree
and went into the drug store in tn
Prudential building, where there wa
quite a crowd. l asked the head sod
clerk for ar ice cream soda with a mix
ture of orange and chocolate syrup'
He said ne never heard of that befor
but gave it to me. The stout lady o
my right was complaining to her WON
an companion about the faulty deliver
of mail which delayed an invitation sh
had expected until 1t was too late to aC
cept 1t.
Then I walked down Broad street I
the gas office and back, but no one az
costed me, and as 1t was late and
was tired / went to my room for ma
!, before dinner