The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
"A MephiSfopbeieS
Of Today.

bridge WHIST party was in progress
IN one OF the fashionable houses OF
large CITY, Inc games were TOT money
but rs one may lose or win large
number OF points at bridge point
was nxcd at rev ccnts' Inere were
TWO sets Oh tables. Az one set the pay
was for money; ut the other there was
no STAKE. Guests were permitted 70
SIT at tne STAKE or no STAKE tapies' US
they pleased.
Nearly aii tne guests nad arrived anu
seiecteu tneir seats when young man
entered VINO TOOK chair opposite
young girl at one or the tapies wnere
tnere was no stake TO De piaycd for.
on MS lett sat an elderly woman WIN
superior look; on MS right' middie
ageu man Win Dalu heau, VINO seem
ed TO regard the aifair as a pore. Inc
newcomer was deilcateiy 1ormeu,
strikihgly handsome ana WIN VIII
ming voice ana smile. Inc giri was
what is calied lltiah peau'y-'hat -
win reddish goiden hair ana dark,
nquid eyes. Inc young man was not
known 10 any one ut the 'npie' put IN
PRODUCTIONS IN such cases are not re.
duired. lie addresseu the young giri
modestiy, YET eonhdehtly.
AS the play went on IL was evident
tliat she was railing unuer the spell OF
the ihany PHEASANT thihgs ne salu 10
her, the ihus'cai voice III whicn nc
shiu thehh' the gihnees tna. shot iroh
MS eyes. indeed, MS whoie personal
Hy was rascina'ing ana PLAINLY devot-
eu 10 impressihg her' flhaiiy ne sus-
ses.eu .hat a game wi,hout s,aNe
was unihteresting ana proposeu tnat
tiiey nave sinai one 10 CONSIST OF put
cent point Inc opposing couplc
uiu NOT opJect, put .he iitiah giri ue-
murreu. she said sne was member
'f church thnt prohiDited poth caru
Playing ana daheing. she nad attehu'
ca the party not khowihg there were
10 pe cards anu hau peen persuauea
10 play oniy u. ,ne ursene reques' Vi
'he hostess, lhere peihs one Vacnnl
scat. me young lhan opposite her
iooked INTO her eyes WIN MS, wnere-
upon sne took up the hahd tiat iay De
iore her, making no iurther ooJec'ioh.
FROM tna' noluent 'ne Gurus seehieu
Dewitcneu. whenever II came tne turn
"a .ne Titan sir. " p,ay uun'ny snu
hVar"oy piayeo Wi.nout u trump
Wnich AZ priuse wnis. eouhts '"e.ve
points ior each trick apose s'A' one
usuaiiy won most Oh 'he .rieks' o,.en
taking .ne,n AL niakins WHAT IS cuiieu
= srahu sian' "nu cunning uonus.
oesiues' sne anu ner partner Always
won Tue rup sa,ne' which gave 'nei,,
un extra huiiureu po,n's LUIS was ai'
the ino.e reaurnapie snnee sne nau
never piayeu the game peio,e. occa-
siona'.y ne, opponeh's "ouiu .aAe up
soou nanu anu uounie, upon wnsn
sne "ouiu ~ paen' wneh .ne
Term Ior aouoiing .ne uoupie. LUIS
uoupiinS anu reuoupihs Wou'u oi'en
70 on .hi ,ne oiisih"i eo"h' n"u oeen
lnu,'ipiieu py SIN
ine ohiy pereoh at .ne 'upie n"vins
y oiuliiury MINUS was the young lnah
mho hau susses'eu piayihs ior s'aAe.
Du', WINE ne 'ooh no iinpor'un' pur.
IA INC saihe iiiiseh' tne o.hers seeiheu
70 ieel ,hal aii 'iis hish pay or,eilu,-
Gu 'nioasn sone nn's'elious ihnuenee
einaiia'ii's from nm one ny one 'ic
p,a!eis ~ the o'her uaoies ceaseu 10
ph9 anu, hoisins .ha' mere "eIe
.a,ge MINUS anu larse eouh' u. .he
,"oie where SAT .he siri WIN ,ie iitluh
lla',, e.o'u wu'enins 'ne sanhe. one
VI 'nese oh'ooNerS ny nen'ai process
eoun.eu INC eeore anu noticeu 'iiul nne
uhu hcr parlher were wihiiers VI
eonSiue'auc sum.
ier par,hei SUI iaeiis u CORNER WIN
n's pueh :" 'ne io1m tuh VI sues,s'
30 .ha' h,s lace couiu no. pe seen Inc
noe'' no,'e,ns peisois upo"' nis .ap'e
naN anoeu' iooAeu a' n,h anu' no' rec'
obn'Ans n,"'' .aousu. 'n"' Io was
soi'o iienu VI nis WIZ !" wnonh nc
,iau no' pecn i".'ouu.eu nen ane
aosae'ss ~ eaw n,ih ",u iaheieu nc ius'
VIC 9oine iilehu VI .er husoahu o. Hv-
pou' was ,niunihs Wno nc "aS'
IL.