The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01


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And swipe the punch with NEE
And when above the hedges
They saw the punch appear;
The girls set up joyous shout
And cen the careful chaperon
Could scarce suppress a cheer
New Horatius at the Bridges.
This is a true tale OF romantic ad-
ventures IN the primevaI forests OF MIL
Valley and Blithedale-a sort Of Bli,he-
dale romanee-with champagne punch
and. caviar sandwiches. purloined from
party TO which the adventures were
rot invited. as the motif Three young
society men, two society girls and a
discreet and anonymous young matron
the Official chaperon, comprised the
freebooting party, and the scene Of
the raid was the cottage OF Mrs. Bridge
and her daughter, Miss Dorothy Bridge
The girls in the adventure were
y Misses Eloride and Natalie Hunt the
popular daughters OF Mrs Randeu
AUNT The young men raiders were Al
oates, businessman; Harry Rolfe. late
81 dear Old Harvard, and a well known
tennis player, and Montague Ferry. a
professional man
r. The sheriff Of Marin county has not
YET organized posse to trace the
narauders 10 their dens-au society
people have dens in their modern
bungalow s-Ior has General Isuck or
dered- out the national guard. But the
marin. county sheriff is a kindhearted
wight and General Lauck is having
troubles OF his own with the national
guard.
4 true romance consists Of prologue
and several chapters. The prologue
has been presented. Now comes
CHAPTER
Miss Dorothy Bridge gave party at
her pretty summer home at Blithedale
II was an evening party and she in
NlteQ all her friends in Mill Valley to
dance and make merry. That was a
week ago saturday
But while her friends are many. she
did not summon young Bates. Rolfe or
Monts que Ferry. Nor were Miss
Floride and Natalie Hunt invited. Not
mat. the unlimited were not social
swimmers and bon bontoners, but some
= how or other they had not presented
their letters Of Introduction. or some
thing Ike that.
The merry, merry dance was on, and
al was happy, in spite Of the fact that
the I'VE named were not on the job,
as the social pstois puts it But hist.
For further information we refer you
10 chapter II. which will start imme-
diately and without any Of those tire
: some waits at exciting points which
ma kes Robert W, Chambers and those
other discontinued novelists a bore at
times. Here is
CHAPTER II
The hist was TO give warning that
six figures were sinking down the
road. ruthlessly surrounding the but
ler's pantry, and stalking the turkey
sandwiches and cheese straws.
There was a lUll in the dancing and
the gay couples strolled aimlessly
around the shaded grounds in the soft
sumner evening, such as they have at
Mn Valley. Hist, again.
While the dancers and the hostesses.
Mrs. Bridge and her daughter, Miss
Dorothy, were out IN the fresh air the
three sassy comic opera Robin Hoods
ran ed out from under the greenwood
Irees@or is II redwood trees that they
have at Blithedale2-and thoroughly
disguised by expressions OF bland in
difference slipped into the pantry and
grabbed a tray Of champagne punch
on tip toes the ringleader ambled
down the back way with the precious
nEid Hist third time for there was
g crash.
CHAPTER III
The sGsnnymede Of the unlimited had
stumbled and spilled all the punch,
amid q tremendous roar Of showering
cut and broken glass. The hostesses
heard the noise and rushed 10 the rear.
They found the ruins OF lot of punch
and some excellent glassware junk.
They blamed the accident on the wait
ers and went back 10 lead the guests
in the merry making.
Soon there was another lull in the
dancing. Again three shapesEBates,
Ferry and Rolfe-invaded the house TO
which they were not invited and this
time they got away with it The wait
ers, seeing the debonair youths pack
ing OF the trays, asked them to pro-:
duce their union cards, but our three
heroes stared stonily at the serving
men and took the champagne punch.
and other food stuffs out into the road
way. where a lively little informal
feast was enjoyed by the unlimited.
The zest OF the adventure got into.
Al Bates blood so warmly that he was.
fer invading the party boldly and steal
ing q dance under the very eyes OF the.
Bridges None Of the girls Of his party
. would iofn him in this frolic. and when
be stalked one Of the really invited
she turned him down so cold that he
felt ike the object Of Lieutenant Peary's
exnloratfons Defeated, but buoyant
stfll. he went back under the redwood
trees and finished his punch and turkey
sandwiches
There is a happy ending 10 this tale.
Miss Bridge heard OF the stratagefns
esspioved by the three young men and
the two girts TO get into her party,
and she will reward their endeavor by
inviting them TO the next affair and
putting the punch in the safe deposit.
THE adventure Of the unlimited was
really = charming caper- 1t is a thing
that is frequently done at dear old
Harvard you know, and It was i'm
nensely proper. There was chaperon
along TO see that the grand and petty
larceny was committed entirely within
the rules of the social game.
But several of the guests didn't get
All the punch that was coming TO them.
among those who were really invited
and who did not have to jump the back
fr-1e --ere Misses Dorothy and Ruth
Boericke. Helen Runyon, Marie ana
F,lena. Brewer, Helen Hinkley, Grace
and Bessie Whittle Eleanor Landers.
Aualia Simpson, VIII Falley, Spencer
Grant. Raiston White, Richard Flan-
oers and Adrian Applegarth-
h WIFE SEEKS DIvoRcE-vsnejo July 81
aIrs. Margaret Loppin. wife Of Michael r Lop-
pin prominent young residents OF TINS city,
- emit for alleging extreme