Arizona republican., 1911-03-25
TWO BEAUTIES BREAK
A WASHERS HEART
PRACTICAL JOKE PLAYED AT
ADAMS ANNEX.
A True Story In Three Chapters

Chapter One-Day before yesterda.
morning. on the porch of the Adam!
Annex, two young and beautiful womei
were seated together talking earnestly
Their absorption in their subject was 81
intense that they forgot the presence
of a reporter of The Republican, whC
was efacing himself in far corner o
the veranda. apparently hearint
nothing, but keeping his profession
ever in mind.
Someone was under discussion, q
Young man evidently, whose many fob
les and weaknesses were being dis
sected and held up to ridicule in Style
of irony which would have been cred
liable to Voltaire himself.
He makes me tired with his pre-
tentions," observed one OF the young
women, whose eyes were comparable
to the luminous orbs supposed to have
been possessed by Helen of Troy.
Such a conceited thing! Where did
he get his good opinion of himself?'
added the other, not TO be outdone in
the cruel attack. The second speaker
had voice to make the Sirens weep
with envy. They were a charming pair
This was the beginning of the many
opinions advanced, and every statement
made the case darker against the young
man under discussion. For an hour the
talk went on in the same fond vein,
until at last the young woman with
the enhancing eyes had an idea.
Lets take him down peg" said she
in determined manner, but roguishl :.
for she had a practical joke under con-
sideration. Not content with disap-
proving of the young mans preten-
sions and egotism. she could not rest
withoa correcting him. To her mind
such action would be deed Of char
ity. possibly the means Of saving the
young crusher from future ignominy
brought on by his superfluous self
confidence.
What do you mean?' asked the
young person with the velvety voice.
How can we do it," she added. evil
IDENTIFY receptive to any idea that might
serve to cast down the self-exalted idol.
Two lovely heads were Immediately
placed in close juxtaposition, and sew
eral whispers were exchanged. Giggles
resulted. laughs followed, and the re-
porter knew that something was about
to happen What?-that was the ques-
ton His curiosity was apparently
never to be satisfied for the two con-
spirators withdrew without making any
,,,ora diecloc,,raS apd he vas left on the
porch TO his own reflections.
Chapter Two-Yesterday afternoon,
twenty four hours after the. time in
which the first chapter is laid, two or
three men were seated in the lobby of
the Adams Annex One was smokin0,
another reading, and the stiffness was
only occasionally broken by the voice
of Count Deubel behind the desk try
ing to translate & German joke into En-
glish His attempts were attended by
failure. and no laugh followed. Not TO
be deferred the Count told another and
another
Finally a young man seated at side
desk, a young man with a proud cOun-
tenance and lordly air, turned to a
party and said:
Il am fearfully bored. If it were not
for little affair / have on this even
ing | believe would leave town by the
next train" His air resembled that
which had been assumed by the fascin-
ating Aramis on the afternoon proceed
ing his tenderest engagement The per-
son who had received the address, re-
piled: What do you refer to, any
how? You say you have something