The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1910-05-19
George, a Gilt
Edged Prize

ne NolHdn III the nOllleu DHffel
gown dipped the fingers of one hand
into the bowl OF suds at her side and
| proceeded to make herself comfort
able while the manicure girl played
upon the fingers OF the other hand.
Thought | would be in on Tuesday,
Why, my dear girl, you have no idea
how busy Il have beenl Simply
rushed to death. l told you OF my
engagement when IL was in before,
didn't II Yss don't Eensmber?
,YOh, you musti Dsnth gyou remem.
Der my showing. you seAfa exquisite
ring? oh, / Thought Yos,wesld. Well.
lust look at this bracsIet, Isn't that
gwagger! George gave me that, too
Real, Eenuine, .ruhies. and tFpbies are
mach more expensive than diamonds.
1 You didn't suppose seq Wen. just
take Il from me, they are the real
thing and mo- mistake. 4s.
81 gave that reception told you
about and It went on Just too lovely
Maybe the girls weren't envious,
Why, do you know. two of my most
intimate friends failed to show up,
and after they had been asked to help
receive, too! Twas awfully mean OF
them but knew it was Just because
they couldn't bear to see me so hap
py. Some girls are that jealous and
spiteful
"Clare-thats one of them-has
tried her best to get husband for
the last three years and she envies
me. i don't blame her, though. Most
girls are willing to take anything
when they get to be her age.
colder than me? Well, I just guess
Clare's every day of SO and her visits
to the beauty shops haven't helped TO
hide it, either. Does she come here?
Not il | know it. You don't suppose
I'm giving any secrets away, do you?
"Of course he was there-at the re-
oeption, mean-and he looked too
handsome for anything. Some of his
friends were there too and ! reckon
they was mad at my carrying off such
a prize. Yes. he's got stacks OF
\ money--has an elegant business. all
his own
Il overheard one woman say TO
another, Well. they say she is a good
sort of girl and I'm glad of that.
though there amt any girl quite good
enough for him.. Now what do you
know about that? / amt vain, exact
ly, but of course that made me feel
some joyous.
HE is a good fellow all right. but
guess he amt any too good for me;
I've been used TO the best of every
thing. And, say. what do you think,
You won't tell anyone. will you, for
well, it isn't so much to tell, really,
only wouldn't want anyone to know
/ was tickled over it. but two girls,
heard was actually sick abed when
they heard OF my engagement Think
of it-sick abed Wasn't that grand?
1T isn't that feel so proud on my
own account, but it pleases me to find
that he is so popular. | like to know
that a man has lots of admirers, and
when they take on like that you can
bet that a chappy is all right, cant
you?
p wish you could see him-he's a
perfect love You wish you could?
Well, I'D never dare to bring him to
one of these repair shops I've got
dandy little tintype of hint isn't
as good as ii might be, though. IT
was taken before he knew me, when
he was out with some other girls, and
il has got rather a conceited grin;
but you wouldn't blame him II You
saw the way those girls were gazing
upon him. Want to see il?
HE is great and it's no wonder the
girls were sick There was one girl
badly broken up over him. He used
10 take her out some once, just be-
cause he felt sorry for her. I guess.
She is a dumpy kind OF a girl. hasn't
a particle OF style, and then-just
think of it,-she isn't the least bit
educated: says I done and seem
and all that sort of thing, you know,
and of course George couldn't go that
He amt got any use for an uneducs-
ted girl, not him!
What, finished so soon, and | had
oceans more to tell you! See that
trump in green: she's reckoning to
YOU, what q nerve! You had an ap-
pointment with her? Nonsense You
had one with me for last Tuesday and
it wasn't my fault. couldn't get
here then. MN
well. good-by; I'll be in again next
week and | won't forget the tintype.
Good-by."
And the woman in the barrel gown
fastened away to meet George. who
believed she had had an appointment
with her dressmaker.