The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19

cents each. Shed been keeping quiet
n giving the other ladies rope. and
when the tirne arrives she comes for.
"ard and asks me to look around for IL
steam yacht for sale and to bring hel
a map of the Mediterranean sea. rs
sne desires to make a summer cruise"
Il vhas struck dead" exclaimed rile
grocer as he leaned against a can Of
tomatoes.
FIatters Begin to Fit.
That's because you've got hot and
cold air mixed again. When | spread
the steam yacht news around the ea,.
1t made the windows rattle, but the
other poor ladies had to swallow it and
make the best of 1t. Here were our
four leading ladies pledged to take
summer vacations, and they nus.
make a stab at 1t or lose their pres.
tige. They had bluffed and got them.
selves into a box. All the other ten.
ants expected them to 60. and ] urged
'em on by saying l would putty up the
holes in the walls while they were
gone. How they fixed it with their
husbands l don't know. but about the
middle Of August they began to fit.
The Countess Damito goes first. She
was to rent a villa at Newport, YOU
know. She goes over to Brooklyn in.
stead and stops with another lady On
the sixth floor at 81 a week."
my soul: My soulv'
"Then comes the Duchess of Derby.
shire. She leaves the fats in a hack
Tor the depot to go to Saratoga. From
the depot she takes the trolley for Ja.
maica and washes dishes in a boardin.
house for her grub and lodgings. We
don't get any letters from her mailed
at Saratoga. and that's the reason.
How was that for fy?"
Nefer in my life did l know some
womans like dot" replied the grocer
Watches tho River Sail Past,
"Then Lady O'Sullivan's time comes.
No hanson for hers. She orders a Ia XII
and crowds into it and heads for Long
Branch. When the taxi has gone a
block she orders 1t to head for Hobo
ken. where she has secured board with
her sister and a see the Hudson river
as it sails past the door,"
"Und dot vhas her Long Branch?"
1T a ! hired a boy to follow her
over. That left only the Princess Sou
tiro. She dallies till all the others have
gone. and then two taxis and an ex.
press wagon roll up to take her to her
steam yacht and Gibraltar. One taxi
for herself and the other for her fan.
yon know, and the express wagon for
her trunk. 1t was great, Mr.. Hammer
d1nger-it was great. There were POO
people around to see her off. She look
ed every inch the princess she was and
Is as she sat there smiling and bowling
right and left. 1t was a great day for
Paradise fats"
"Und she goes by her steam yacht.
eh?"
Hot air, Mr.. Hammerdinger. Can't
you ever catch on? The princess rolls
down to South ferry and takes the
boat for South Beach and puts in three
weeks in a ten m gets sun blisters
by the Dozen"
"Und all dose womens vhas liars uni
oLoulCu luC SlOScI dS le
almost fell into the egg box.
Back With Their Yarns.
each and every one. They wern
getting back all last week, and the
flats have been buzzing. 1t was rs
good as a circus to see the diifereut
vehicles drive up and unload. The ID
dies would rush into each others arms
and tell about Saratoga. Long Branch.
Newport and Gibraltar. and l had 10
grin and take it allin and say nothing
They are keeping it up yet. When
left the fats half an hour ago the
princess was telling the others OF
storm at sea that made the yacht
stand on her starboard end"
But it vhas wickedness, Mr.. Ja.,
itor-it vhas w~ickedness. 1t vhas De-
same as If l count you out potatoes / =
eggs"
"Oh, yes. but what are you going 10
do? A lady is a lady the world over.
and when one lady tries to get ahead
of another lady that other lady is {
ing to work a racket. 1t may be de
ception. but we must overlook it. =.
the four ladies had remained home i
summer there would have been hair
pulling every other day."
"Und so dere vhas hot air und cold
air." sighed the grocer.
Correct. Hot air and cold air. and
when you have learned to distinguish
the difference these things won't aI-
pear so bad to you"
"Vhell. l try my best. und here vhas
a present to you of a can Of chicken
dot vhas three for a quarter to close
an estate. Dat vhas some Geld
air."
Shopping.