The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-23

and we were talking of the play"
"Oh, yes, the plays the thing
Dorothy countered with keen relish
of the situation If subt1ety was his
intention, she would show him what q
Woman-Dorothy was all of Efneteer
"a woman gould 10. Il never would
have supposed" she added, allowing
| herself full measure of mischief, "thal
| famous detective could be matinee
man"
| Britz WINGED His ready good ma
ture parted her shafts. however, and
it was with the same S tow smile that
he replied:
Does Sde author To- scile the man.
ners of the two peaXs, or, is the
piece one of those prolN pm plays that
leave everything to 1b audience?
You see, Miss March," he went on,
Mulberry street gets. to Broadway
occasionally
Il don't know, Mr. Britt" She tried
to recall the advance notice of the
production. 4'This is the first time
I've seen 1t. | dare say the play
wright has oridged the gap some
how"
IT'S q wide gap to bridge OBJ
served the detective thoughtfully.
From reading nineteenth century nov
els, I should say 1t would be hard for
the writer to hold interest with such
groundwork for his plot Things
were so different SO years ago"
Exactly what my grandfather
says" Dorothy retorted, fun flashing
in that mignon face. But we'll know
soon how the author has succeeded"
she added. The orchestra is nearing
the end Of this selectionR
Even their amusemeAs were differ
ent," muSgq Britt. watead of golf,
tennis, adsang, yachasg, they had
archery, croquet, sketching and square
dances-I don't suppose anybody in
society sketches nowadays, Miss
March?"
I'D hardly say that" she replied.
There are few talented men
ThAi0 many
oh, almost all women are more or
less artistic esaid Dorothy with con
vicition. But one must not be I'M
just to the men on that account"
Well Miss March," and his smile
from a younger man would have been
called caressing, we've started with
discussion Of the play, and we touched
on authorship, the founder of the Four
Hundred, the war with Spain and a
dozen other subjects Funny how
chatter z1gzags, isn't it? i was about
to say that from all understand, the
society men OF today are not as ac-
ccmplished, even if they are talented,
as the beaux of good Queen yictoria's
girlhood. Come, now, I'd be willing
to bet a box Of bonbons you don't
know half dozen men who can draw
anything except checks
ooh, yes, I dol" she cried gayly.
Then, meditatively, Half a dozen,
you say? Do you know, Mr.. Br1tz, I
think you win
You don't know as many as six?"
Britt inquired, as If the fate Of en-
p1res hung Oh his winning the wager
that as yet was only a hypothesis.
Its humiliating, isn't it?' she said
natvely. But l don't There are two
or three, though-Teddy Lorimer and
Mr.. Griswold, and that queer little
FTenchmen, Anatole-Anatole- oh,
you know who mean?''
"Anatole Daubigny?"
Yes-he draws the funniest, dear
est little dogs
And his monkeys, Miss March.
Don't forget his monkeys
Aren't they simply -sinlply ravisl1-
tng?" the girl returned. and have
you seen his newest satire on the
Newport set-a LOT of apes and
haboons ard ehtmpanzees IN evening
dress sitting at tie table with several
men and Women2 A Family Reunion,
he calls IT,
Delightful" said Bgftz with en-
tfusiasn eGUaIing hers. 4 perceive
we enjoy b g5od many things iii COM
mon, Hiss March.
She smiled vas not every mat
fnee girl who could interest man
who solved NorI5l.famons mysteries.
Isn't it stranger she said Then
the training Of years recalled her to =.
sense Of what she was doing. 4 fea&
wa'va been very unconventional IL.