The Winslow mail., 1910-07-23
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The girl with the coronation braid
took three stitches on her embrOid-
cry centerpiece and then inspected
them carefully By the way, Celeste"
she remarked, Il saw you at the Bee
thoven club concert last night with
Fred Allisonl" She raised her eve
brows smilingly and her tone was full
of meaning.
"You did, no doubt" affirmed the
girl with the black velvet bow in her
hair What them" Her manner was
aggressively calm and unmoved
why, nothing, suppose" replied
the girl with the coronation braid
hastily "Of course it's none of my
business. dear, but every one knows
that Fred Allison is simple wild about
you and I was only joking, anyway
You surely know what people have
been SAYING
q do know it." broke in the igrl
with the black velvet bow, her icy dis
pleasure giving way to open wrath
Il also know that it makes me too ut
terly weary For of all the thick.
headed, blundering imbeciles on earth.
that same Fred Allison is the worst"
why, Celeste!" cried the girl with
coral dropping her sewing in amaze
ment "It was only few weeks ago,
at the country club, that your said
Fred Allison was the handsomest man
there. And that night you danced
with him five times and an extra or
two
Did you count?" demanded the girl
with the black velvet bow, frowpine
Certainly I did," said the girl with
the coral beads, so did all the other
girls. And Harvey Emerson
Il had not met Mr.. Emerson at that
time" stiff1y remarked the girl with
the black velvet bow.
But how did you happen to go to
the Beethoven club concert with Fred
if YOU dislike him so?" demanded ev-
erybody at once.
hdpDSu. Sdlu Jlt CSubCl vi lnICl
est, sarcastically. Happen! 1t was
because Fred happened to have an en-
gagement to call last night, that's all!
Fanny Thomas called me up on the
telephone in the morning to ask if
couldn't use two tickets for the con-
cert, as she and her brother were sud
denly compelled to go out of town
I said Yes gladly, because ] love mu-
sic anyway, and since I've known Mr.
Emerson. who plays the piano so
beautifully, my musical taste has real
ly developed.
ut occurred to me at once that if
Fred Allison hadn't been coming |
should have had chance to ask Mr..
Emerson to go with me. He could have
explained all the movements and ev
erything. But Fred was coming, so,
of course, I had TO ask him. Still, he
has had the grip and the weather
was fearfully cold and ! thought that
way, telephoned him, because if we
went to the concert he'd have to come
earlier than just to make a call.
"The minute he heard my voice he
said, Why, was just going to call
you up.
"'Yes?' said ].
"T feel like a wreck to day he
croaked, and if you could let me come
tomorrow night instead of tonight
Certainly l said before he had
the words out of his mouth. Then it
occurred to me that I mustn't be i'm
polite, so ! added sweetly, Tn so
sorry. though, because Fanny has just
asked me to use two tickets to the
Beethoven club concert and"
And you want to go?' he asked
"'Oh yes, of course stammered;
but
"'Then I'll be there! said Fred,
promptly I'm certainly not going to
disappoint you in a thing like that ="
She paused. idiot" she concluded,
shipping off silk thread viciously
The girl with the coral beads gig.
gled. Did you enjoy the concerto"
she asked
NO" said the other grimly. 81 saw
everybody there that ever knew and
they all smiled blandly at me and
then looked knowingly at Fred It's
getting so bad that lot of my friends
won't ask me to go out any more.
Some men feel that way about it.
you know, when they think some eth
er man is girls favorite.
Does Mr.. Emerson feel that way?"
inquired the girl with the coral beads,
innocently.
"He does" responded the injured
one. with gloom, And we sat direct.
" in front of his sister and that Mr..
Door who goes with her. I hate to
have any one | know sitting behind
me. anyway. Don't you? You always
have a feeling that the ends of your
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