The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

ends for a clever Eirl-Fauny is clever
Til she remembered THAI Fanny had
phone Il was the same about an auto
mobile excursion the same week Ar
BIin asked Mrs Bluff 70 invite two girls
70 20. and there was Fanny's phone num-
Der on Mrs Bluffs list As soon IS
people began 20 go away from town
why. you've no idea how many men there
are who find out in the afternoon that
they want % take somebody to the thea
ter that evening There isn't time 70
write and ask by mall and men hate 10
write. anyway. They telephone. Fanny
rad lots Of attention from the first Men
Z came out 10 her hOUse-aud they wOu-cn
have chauced q street-car ride on q not
I evening unless they'd known she was AT
home with ginger ale OF setter lemon
Z ade waiting for them Ted is the man
she's engaged 10 now. He'd never have
I written any girl a note. He'd never have
planned any excursion except on the spur
I OF the moment He doesn't know Il, and
I I don't believe Fanny does but he'd never
I have bothered TO see Fanny enough 10
/ fau in love with her II she hadn't had a
J phone
There was a very pretty girl with a
smart trap and a giant Of a horse, wait
ing beside q suburban station platform
the other afternoon
New horse. amt it?' the ststion-mas-
ter called 10 her as We waited Tor the
train
Yes" she answered; ITS the first time
I've driven him He goes beautifully. No
bad tricks"
An express train roared past and the
new horse didn't even turn his head But
he had four white feet. and somehow one
I Of 70
in the class with a woman's watch. Pres
entity without the slightest reason. eX-
cept. perhaps. some equine wLim OF his
own. he began TO back. He backed III
the cart swung round and threatened q
slide down an eTnbankment. he backed
and ny heart stood still, for q backing
horse seems 10 me as impossible 70 per
suade as a barrel rolling down hilL ii
has you al his mercy, and he knows IL
The station agent ran toward him
Keep away" said the girl.
. I She reached for the whip and fount
only an empty socket. The horse kept o.
backing. Like fash the girl jerked
hatpin from her hat, and. leaning forward
| gave that horse one terrific iab. II
. Jumped forward fully fifty feet, I'm sure
/ In his astonishment. The girl pulled hin
: down, and at the hint OF backing sh
! jabbed him again, he was the meekes
horse al that station in two minutes In
! deed, even felt sorry for him, but still
D why should a horse expect 70 be the on
r animal on earth that a woman with
- hatpin cant cOnqusr2
$ Ny friend Harry knows Latin only &
1 he has picked It up from hearing Brothe
: Jack, VINO IS four years his senior, gTum
= BILE over Caesar, yet Harry can translat
, you q Latin phrase much more salts
!. faetorily than any college man I know
4 We went out 30 see hdF, Blanks ne
I house the OtheF day, but AF. Blank toi
5 US he meant 30 have al his Georgia pin
!; woodwork lsft the original color an
q vanished. OF e8gFse, Georgia pine val
/. nished Is almost as PaiRfui to live Wit
5 as a Rogers gToaB, and We said all Y
s could 70 6issuads Nh, Blank, HOwsve
= it's 3fF, Blanks house, and II he likes b
n pine vanished, OF his lettuce sugaFed, {
e his BuFgundy iced, it's really RORs af aI
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