The Florida star., 1909-10-22

An Effective Method. but One Fraushi
Win Emharrassmsnt.

With Embarrassment
81 met Mrs. Dwight on the train
going into town this morning" cas-
ually remarked Fulton at the din
ner table. "She had forgotten her
purse, so she borrowed a dollar from
me-" Mrs. Fulton laughingly sug-
gested that she was afraid it would
be some time before her husband
saw his dollar again. "Our neigh
Dor has rather a poor memory In
some ways" she added.
ooh, she'll pay me all right. You
know, often see her on the train"
'1'm glad you're so hopeful" " said
Mrs. Fulton, with a skeptical smile,
for she had had experiences of her
own in lending Mrs. Dwight bowls
of coffee and cups of butter that
had never found their way back to
her kitchen. A few evenings later
she asked her husband if he had
met Mrs. Dwight again.
eyes; twice"
"Well?"
81 think you are right about the
shortness of her memory, for,
though she chatted very pleasantly,
she didn't mention the dollar"
81 guess you'll have TO charge it
to profit and loss"
81 won't give it up quite so soon,
though i may have to 60 into bank
ruptcy yet on account of loaning
my surplus without interest"
The weeks went by, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fulton continued to joke from
time to time about the absent dol
lar, and one evening, after having
ridden all the way out from town in
the same seat with Mrs. Dwight,
Fulton admitted, with exaggerated
mournfulness, that he was begin
ming to feel very much discouraged
about ever regaining his dollar.
'EDoes it make you feel bad, pa
pa?" asked his little girl, who al
ways listened to the conversation
with grave attention.
"Of course it does, Hilda. A dol
lar is a whole lot Of money. How
would you like TO lose the dollar
you have in your bank!"
81 s'pose it would make me most
SICK" she answered. And her par
ents, exchanging amused glances,
said nothing
When Fulton sat down at the din
ner table the next night he asked,
as he saw a shining silver piece at
his plate, "What's this ?"
"Your dollar" answered Hilda
triumphantly. Il went to Mrs.
Dwight's house today, and the door
was open, so just thought I'd go in
and ask her if she'd 'tirely forgot
your dollar, but she wasn't around
anywhere. But it didn't matter,
for | found your dollar on the desk.
| s'pose she kept forgetting to bring
it home, so | just looked it myself
for you, papa"
"My country" exclaimed the as
tonished father ungratefully. "What
shall | do?"
"What can you do but return it
and EXPLAIN" said Mrs. Fulton,
who was laughing almost hysteric-
ally. "What a thing it is to have
a serious minded daughter"
A pianist who was pre-eminentlv
successful in his day was Rubin
stein, who travelled nearly the whole
world over delighting people with
his genius. lie was very much an
noyed by requests for compliment
tary tickets, but most Of the time
ne maintained his composure, even
though justly irritated. It is tolt
of him that just before one Of his
recitals in London he VA, accoste.
by an old lady in the entrance IA
and thus addressed:
"Oh, Mr.. Rubinstein. / ann so gla.
to see YOU! | have tried IN vain O,
purchase a ticket. Have YOU a sea
you could let me have"
Madam, said the great pianist.
there Is but one seat at my dis
Posal, and that vou are welcome 70
If you think III 10 take il
"Oh, YES, and thousand thank!
Where Is II was the excited reply
AT the piano smilingiy replied
Rubinstein.
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