The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
At War

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|, Some bright individual once made
the remark that all the incest men
when they reach the age of 35 are eth
er married or dead and SO are unaYall-
able in matrimonial way.
John Armstrong proved the truth
of this assertion, because he was such
glowing exception Among the i've
unmarried men at the eXclu-
siye residence hotel he shone resplend-
ent Even the homliest and least
popular Of the fourteen unmarried Wo-
men could not be induced to pay any
but the most feeting and perfunctory
attentions to the others if Armstrong
were about.
Not that the overlooked four cared
in the least except when they thought
Of Daisy SilVertar and Gretta Kelly
ANY man would mind having either
Miss Silvertar or Miss Kelley look over
his head in an unseeing way. The first
was tall, blonde and lovely and the
second was just as beautiful, but small
and brunette. Outwardly they smiled
and called each other dear" but sin
reality bitter warfare was waged be-
tween them.
Meanwhile Armstrong blithely went
on his way, apparently knowing moth
ing of the traps laid for his feet. If
he was captured one evening by Daisy
Silvertar for the table at bridge it
somehow happened that the next night
he sat and listened to Gretta Kelly's
work at the piano. If he took one to
the theatre it was a safe wager that
the following week he would take the
other.
There was brief time when the
hotel thought Daisy Silvertar had forg-
ed ahead in the race. That was when
Armstrong; mother and sister came
to visit him and Miss Silyertar was
asked three times to make the fourth
in the automobile 20 be sure, Gretta
Kelly let drop skillfully that she had
so many engagements ahead that week
that it was simply impossible for her
to do many things she had been asked
to debut of course every one said
that was only an excuse.
when a man introduces a girl into
the very bosom of his family" said old
Mrs. Smith, who wore antique canoes
and censored the etiquette Of the hotel,
at means something. You'll see!"
Daisy SiIvertar held her head high
and tried to look sweetly conscious
when John Armstrong; name was
mentioned. Every one wondered how
soon the wedding would be-until they
saw Armstrong listening to Gretta KEEL
ly's music once more as if nothing had
| happened Then it came out that
Daisy Silvertar and his sister, who had
been visiting him, had gone to school
together in the east and the automo-
bile rides were merely the natural SCI
! quence
"And she tried to keep it from us!"
said old Mrs Smith, bitterly Blondes
always are deceptive I hope he has
sense enough to see how much more
| suitable Gretta is for him. Music is
such charming accomplishment"
That was before Gretta took to
alarming Daisy and making the hotel
sit up by calling Armstrong John"
and then quickly correcting herself
with an elaborate air Of hoping nobody
had noticed what she said. This was
when she spoke Of him to others
Now, no human being would ever
dream Of calling Armstrong by his
first name without having particu-
lar right to do so, because he was a
dignifed man. Mrs. Smith beamed
and Daisy's adherents looked solemn.
Evidently it was all over, SO far as her
hopes were concerned.
Then Of a sudden Daisy silvertar ex-
ploded bomb beneath her rival when
she CHANGED to be passing the piano
and heard phrase which illumined
the situation. She paused and laughed
sweetly as Gretta ana Armstrong look
cd up.