Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-12-30
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ingths climax Of i New Years nights
Spread &, to which the Bachelor club
took it upon itself to invite SWAN
pucket society IN the course Of the
days calls. But Mrs. Dexter. Bloom,
despite her complacency, was quite
sensible sl bic OF Gen. Friesbie Wiggins,
commanding: and graceful appearance
as ne stood on the threshold, silk hat
in hand, meeting the half-natural,
half-induced blush on her face with
the: bow of a courtier-but he shall be
left. to make his own call.
The theme of interest il the Globe
Office that night and in various other
quarters was the impromptu "spread"'
OF the BACHELOR club. The compositors
were put to work setting up the kid"
reporters spirited story of the days
New Years calls, whiah was to have
as heading: "Old Boys Frolic."
The thing was done up brown. The
organization Of the bureau of chvalry
was limited at, and liberal space was
left for whatever might develop at the
spread. In the end a second story
was written to cover the latter, for
everybody said it was well worth it.
The Bachelor club opened it's nos-
pltable doors and kept them swinging
until the place was fairly bursting
with New Years jollity, laughter and
to mention coffee and
cake and good things to eat, as little
girl added who was present Then,
tso, there was more romance in the
air than the staid bachelor upholstery
and hangings had absorbed in many
a year.
The curiosity Of some of the fair sex
having been aroused by suHdry made
auate references that had been
dropped during the day to the organ
lzation and purposes of the proposed
bureau Of chivalry, it was naturally
that the matter would be ex-
planned in full at the banquet. The
members of the Bachelor club were
somewhat divided as to how much of
heir plans on this score should be
made public. 1t had at first been
thought advisable to wait until the
banquet and then to make a general
announcement. for, to be effective, the
purposes of the bureau ought to be
Known to those who would require the
services Of the professional escorts
which it would supply. But some
members thought this would bring IN
pleasant publicity at the present per,
'onal stage of the proceedings, and
hat it would be best for the members
o drop appropriate hints while max. !
ng their New Years calls. But the
experience of Mr.. Emmett Keene in !
livulging the matter seemed to have /
'een the experience of nearly all who !
lad essayed the embarrassing task
nor had the general embarrassment
# the situation yisibly decreased oy
he time the coffee had been reached |!
hat New Years night. Ex-Alderman |
samuel Hitler. as a ready speaker,
vas urged by those near him at table
o divulge the details of the clubs !
mysterious plan. But in a speech
hat was considered felioitous, he re-
erred the whole matter to the origin
tor of the plan, Ito the esteemed |
md confirmed member of our club.
Zen. Friesbie Virgins" That gentle
nan appeared to be visibly affected by
he task confronting him. He STAN
nered:
Fellow members of the Bachelor
lub, it grieves me"-he checked him.
elf and looked hastily at Mrs. Bloom
It his side, whose natural color was
heightened to that Of peony, that is
o say, it gives me pleasure" He
,aused again, this time to wipe the (
Gathering beads of perspiration from
lis forehead. Drawing himself to-
,ether he started again: "As the
'oet said, the best laid plans of mice
nd men-Well. the fact is, boys the
Ian has it's drawbacks. I've talked
t over with Mrs. Bloom. and she SAYS
bat as far as the personal element is
she thinks she will look
Ifter me herself-or, that is to say
tut he never got farther, and fell back
nto his chair amid vociferous cries
f "traitor!" and the enthusiastic ap.
'lause of the fair sex.
A STRONG INCENTIVE.