Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-17
A QUEER
TOURNAMENT
BY ANDREW c. EWING
Copyright. 1910. by american Press
Association.


Miss Ashby. "that you men talk to
each other as you do: Whenever you
ana your chum. Mr. Warren, are 10
Eether you say all sorts of mean things
TO each other. bu, | don't see that
either OF YOU gets angry"
"Oh. we understand each other"
- wonder il Sadie and | could do
that"
NO. you couldn't without quarrel
ing"
Miss Ashby was silent for Il moment.
then said. I'm going to try"
III bet YOU pound OF candy
against Il cigar that YOU quarrel"
III take the bet"
1t was agreed between us that the
two girls should have talking touIna-
ment while they played "a game Of ten
mis-. Dick Warren to furnish remarks
! for Miss blanchard. to be thrown in
occasionally. and to do the same for
Miss Ashby. EMPIRES were appointed.
and we ali met by appointment ut the
court.
We permitted the girls to play for
awhile without furnishing any 70
marks. during which time they said
what they considered very trying
things TO each other. laughing all the
while and communicating themselves
on thoir ability To maintain good hu-
nor After the FIRST set had been play
30 Dick and I. each standing by the
girl be was TO tails through. began TO
put I'm an occasional word. producing
The following bits of dialogue:
You give me- another bail like that"
said Miss Ashby. "aud I'll swipe you
with my racket"
Miss Blanchard only smiled.
Now you're showing your rhinOc-
eros tuSk.' pursued Miss Ashby.
liiss Warren ceased to smile. In
deed. she looked very sober The tooth
referred TO was blemi-h to her beau
". Dick made her retort.
That remark was one OF your own.
You weren't told 10 say 1t at all. I
think IL real mean of YOU"
Deuce" cried Miss AShhy ut my
suggestion. claiming 10 points more
than she was entitled 90.
You know very well IT'S $3.50
What do you want To grab points like
that fory'
IF YOU knew" retortcd the other,
what m0d looking thing you were
whom you said iAat you'd put your
head TO soak"
Miss blanchard tried 20 laugh. but
was too sensitive ID laugh go ro-
mark which WAS untrue
Il say, Clara" She said when her
opponent failed to take ban she
served. If you'd stop looki.g swee; an
Mr.. Aariindaic You'd play he,,rr
game. Everybody knows what You're
NJ to in tha. direction"
Dick scored one in putting tlat o.
mark into Miss E..ncnard4 nou,n
Miss AShby threw down heg .'..
Il don't care" she said "u C1-Su't
make any difference whether you v..,
prompted 10 say that or NOT: sou had
no right to say it," Her facc WAS fiery
! red, and her eyes were Swapping
Miss blanchard had no; got over the
remark about her tuSk and seemed to
take malicious pleasure in saying
what Dick told her 10 say. sometimes
breaking into short bits OF irrtatin.
| laughter.
sadie, II you don't stop that sig.
Cling you'll drive mo crazy" ! made
Miss Ashby remark
"Oh. don't be silly. You're making
poor show OF yourself You should
have brought a hanGglass."
You'd better have brought one
Yourself" retorted Miss Ashby. "If
you had you'd have kept your tusi,
hidden"
Miss Blanchard dropped her racket
ana strobe or the field.
Il didn't suppose" she said holly.
that this was to be tournament Of
insults"
Miss Ashby followed her. walking
erect and with grea' hauteur. ct think
you two men had better finish IT, She
said
"Done"' exclaimed both Dies and Z
and. picking up the rachots. ,-o l.-~,
TO play anal to chat We both l....
physical detects AMI did not refrain
/ nom delicate mention of thorn.
Now I'm going 90 fake you IN tha
bald spot on your forehead" from
! Dick.
Ahd I'll knock ono Of those Srin
die pins from undcr YOU Fory-,,ir
IT,"
"Thirty-forty, You mean. PITY YOUR
first baby lessons were in ir'ar"
You know very well you've ir .; Oct
OF Jail for perjury"
NOW I'm going to put ban hri,vcca
thoSe bow legs OF yours. couid throw
4 barrel between en-"
Which eye are you looking At nlc