Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-03-02

He begged her 70 put him In the way
to get the desired information from
another, but she said that such a
course would be only subterfuge aud
no more honorable than telling him
herself.
Nevertheless the information came.
Miss Spencer was met one day by Miss
Hunter walking with Mr.. Harrington,
and, looking up at him In the fashion
OF woman who means to be seduc-
tive, Miss Hunter ut once invited the
members Of the cabal to meet at her
house the next day at afternoon tea.
Miss Emerson. having declined to cut
the victim. was not notified. When
they were assembled the hostess an
nounced the pert1dy Of Miss Spencer.
Great was the indignation Of the
"s1gnatory powers" Miss Wadsworth
declared that Mr.. Harrington should
be saved from the wiles Of such a girl.
and after much deliberation it was de-
c1ded to send him an anonymous note
stating that for the protection of the
sex certain girls had decided to cut
him. Miss Spencer having made the
proposition. The decision had been
unanimous except for one girl. The
note having been mailed and tea hav-
Ing been drunk, the girls separated.
When Harrington received the note
he took it at once to Miss Spencer.
telling her his opinion OF women who
could write such a note. Miss Spencer
showed unmistaka BILE signs of guilt and
finally In tears confessed her part in
the matter.
"Will you inform me-" asked Har-
rtngton. "who was the girl who de-
cltned to enter upon this-conspiracy 2"
Irene Emerson" sobbed the culprit.
"Irene Emerson"'
eyes. Do you know her?"
II didn't when this boycott was de-
c1ded on. l had never seen her. Since
then it has been my good fortune to
have been the accidental cause of her
avoiding serious accident. and in that
way l made her acquaintance. ] have
been converted to the fact that stand
ard Of honor may be lived up to by
persons irrespective Of sex. but re-
greet to have to tell you that my con-
version has not come through you but
the girl who. though she had never
seen me. declined to join the cOnspir-
acy that you instituted. beg to bid
you good day."
Mr.. Harrington called on Miss Elmer
son as soon as he could reach her after
leaving Miss Spencer.
1.-THE secret you were too honorable
to betray," he said. "has been revealed
to me. have come to thank you for
the noble part you have played and for
re-establishing in me that reverence for
women which all true women deserve"
There are men friends of Harring-
ton - crusty old bachelors - who are
mean enough to insinuatc that Miss
Emerson played deep game.
An Anecdote Of Greeley.
A call was once made by dozen
noted artists OF the Academy OF De-
sign in 1870 on Horace Greeley. Mr..
Clarence Cook. then the art critic of
the Tribune. had been saying things
about the academy exhibition which
caused the venerable chiefs of that es-
Establishment to boil with indignation.
One day a committee went down to
the Tribune to complain. Mr.. Greeley.
having listened in silence to what
these gentlemen had to say. looked up
from his desk. twinkle in his eye.
and said. with his peculiar nasal falset-
to: "Gentlemen. judge from your re-
marks that Mr.. Cooks articles are
widely read. They will therefore con-
tinue to be printed in the Tribune.
Good morning."