Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-07-20
When Dear
Friends Meet

WIN little shrek OF Joy the girl
with the imitation mink hat pulled
down on her head like a hood ran
into the arms Of the young woman
with the mesh bag. vanity case and
several other metal trinkets dangling
from her wrist.
Why, Sadie!" she cried. Il haven't
seen you for an age! How are you?"
"Fine!" said the girl with the mesh
bag The powder shows on your nose.
dear-and rub your left cheek. for
you've got the color too high!
Where've you geen keeping your
self"
"Oh. have been so busy going to
things!" said the girl with the mink
hat. Its funny ! never see you out
anywhere, hut then. ! suppose per.
SON can't 20 out II she doesn't get in.
Vitations. You've run your right eye.
brow bit above the line. dear. You
ought never to use an eyebrow pencil
except In strong light"
THANK YOU" said the girl with the
mesh bag. fervcntly. You ought to
know about those things. II any one
does. My eyebrows are real, as II
happens. No. don't care to run around
with mixed crowds--that's why you
haven't seen me. ! prefer more select
entertainment and then lave so
many callers that am kept in n good
deal. rOm said just the other Light
that II seemed perfectly impossible
ever to get n word with me alone.
because there always were so many
other men there!"
"Oh. is Tom coming to see you:" lFn.
guidly asked the girl with the mink
hat. Poor fellow! I suppose anything
to distract lin and fill up his time
is what he seeks. He's nice and all
that. but he isn't my style and had
TO let him down gently for his own
sake!"
No you aren't Toms style" agreed
the girl with the mesh bag, sweetIy.
HE Is so refined and quiet and hates
display. lie has such beautiful man.
ncrs. don't you think?"
"Oh. you might think So" admitted
the gill with the fur hat, but to n
person who has had lot OF experience
with many different Men, Tom Is sadly
know at once that he wasn't used to
ming'e In the best society,"
Dear me-" said the other girl You
must he awfully mad at Tom for not
calling"
Her friend raised her brows In ap.
parent surprise. why. ! wouldn't say
anything against Tom for the world"
she exclaimed II was jut telling you
my private opinion Of him! I'm so
glad you can find something interest
Ing In him. because it's nice tor you
to have some one calling. and as for
him, | suppose one girl is very like
another now. I'm sure ! did all could
to make him see how useless 1t was
for him to fall I'm love with me--there,
] never mcrnt to say word! Just
forget 1t, dear!"
SO Tom was In love with you, was
he?" cried the girl with the mesh bag.
Il guess you wouldn't think so, II you
could hear what he has said to me!
And guess when Il man calls twice
week regularly AZ he does on me
and never looks at another girl, no
isn't very hGnrtbroken over anyone
else! Mercy. ! almost dropped my
vanity case and ! wouldn't mar II for
the wOrld--Tom gave II to me Christ.
mas!"
Yes, | WAS noticing It," said the
girl with the fur hat. How nicely Il
polished up! u got scratched quite n
little the short time | carried Il. Tom
made such fuss about my refusing II
that ! had TO keep II jitIo while.
My birthday last September. you know.
] never accept presents of any value
from man--Its so illbred. or
course. this being cheap one. | sup.
pose might have kept It, but I'm pc.
culiar about those things!"
~ don't suppose said the owner
Of the vanity case In tones of con.
ccntratcd fury. that you also happen.
ed to notice that my initials are cut
on this In big monogram"
"rhCy're very clever nowadays nj
the shops In crnsing one set Of letters
and putting on another. aren't they?"
inquired the young woman with the
mink hat. casually. I'm glad you like
1T never need powder and rouge. so
II didn't appeal to mo Doesn't Tom
ever take you to the thcater or any.
where? ! haven't seen you with him.
When | knew him he was such n then
tcr.gOcr-I actually had to scold him
tho way ho bought tickets!"
I'VE always sit In the parduet when