The Washington times., 1911-04-29

never, never, never let II be known that
did 1t. But it happened this way:
Mrs. Tarrant and Miss Beers were to-
gether at several New York resorts
together last summer Miss Beers was
at that time companion to Mrs. Tar
rant, and assisted her with the chill
dren. but there was no misunderstand-
ing as to her social status, for she had
the Identical social standing that Mrs.
Tarrant had. But Mrs. Tarrant told
ner quite honestly:
Now, my dear. IL you go to Annapolis
with me, things will be a little differ
Annapolis, you know, are more pecu-
liar than in any other city on the globe.
1t isn't-well. not snobbish, exactly. but
quite strict
SO Miss Beers came along. knowing
all this. Why did she do It? Well, the
Beers family is awfully eccentric No
better blood in the country. don't you
know-but always doing queer things,
and never telling their reasons.
Made Hit At First Hop.
1.-The Beers girl WAS often seen rolling
the Tarrant baby carriage around tie
campus, but she never sat and taIked
with the nurse girls who congregate
there In groups every day. After a lit
tie time. she began to get blue and de-
pressed, and Mrs. Tarrant asked one
OF her friends to chaperon her to one
OF the hops. There Miss Beers made
quite a hit, for she is only about twen-
ty-two and pretty as a picture.
1t was at an afternoon hop a few
weeks later, where she went with Mid
shipman Burtis, that some simplify
snobbish creature 1--WE have never been
able to find out his name) went up to
the lieutenant commander and told him
Mrs Tarrant's nurse'-her nurse. mind
you-was on the floor. You know the
rest"
And then they proceed to tell you that
Charles A. Korbly, hailing from In
diana, Is a "horrd old meddler," to be
asking Tor the facts concerning the in
civility shown Miss Beers, or that he Is
the champion of maidenhood in distress.
according to their respective viewpoint
H. after having absorbed this inside
story, which the women Of AnnapoIIs
declare is known only to themselves,
You stroll across the campus of the Ma
val Academy, looking sympathetic, you
are sure to learn the midshipmans g
point of view.
Behold in me-" he groans, the goat
of this most unhappy chain OF events
/ am neither a snob. nor snobbishly in
clined. On the other hand, am a
corking Democrat. IT is the officers
who are the snobs over here. 1t was an
tested against a charming girls pres
ence at one of our hops. II was an Of
ficer who asked that she receive no
further invitations. 1t was an officer
who said:
" 'Oh-ah- why. of course not, if she
is a working girl?'
But we poor fellows? No, stree. we
can't say word. We don't dare make
a protest. We got the blame all over
the country for being the leading snobs
of America. Reams are written about
us. Sermons are preached on US. But
can We resent It? Not by word or look.
We grin and bear II. This Is the real
inside story, but you must never, never,
never let It be known that 1t was
who told you.'
And though every midshipman at An
napolis would rather have freedom of
speech than the title of admiral. and.
though the women are secretly yearning
to speak out in meeting concerning the
cruel treatment that pretty little Beers
girl has received, the officers of the
navy are evidently losing no sleep on
the subject.
Query: When is a snob not a snob?