The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-05
Just
Among
Friends

We'll, we'll, look who's here!" cried
Miss Connolly, gayly, as she teetered
across the lunchroom toward the Ia
BILE about which sat her particular cir
Gle of friends. Move over, kiddo."
she adjured little Miss Hoffman.
snake room for your aunty.'
Miss Hoffman obeyed, giggling.
"Say, Hoffy.' said Miss Connolly,
warningly. as she set down her tray.
which contained a hygienically paraly.
zing collection of foodstuffs, you bet
ter be careful with them ingrowing
wheezes of yours. One of ems II.
able to strike in. Well, Name" she
continued after she had begun de-
termined attack on large piece OF
roast pork, "how's the pink crepe de
chine and the blue messaline comm
on?"
They're all right" replied Miss Pc
tersOn. Il was to the dressmakers
last evening. The crepe de chine fits
elegant, but the meSSallne Klnua DUCK
les around the waist"
Say, an't that too bad?' cried Miss
Connolly. Don't, for goodness sake,
tell ne there's anything wrong with
the pink net tunic with the jewel EN-.
b.oidery. With my weak heart don't
believe could stand the shock.
Miss Peterson looked at her SUSPECT
ously. Il don't knows you need to
bother about it,"
Miss Connolly included the group in
O comprehensive wink
"Girlies," she said, "ain't 1t funny
how bein' In love makes some folks
get sore so asy? Now, l thought when
Name really got her hooks on Joe
she'd be 80 tickled that she'd be
sweeter'n pie. My! I'm disappoint.
ed"
Miss Peterson bit her lip angrily.
Miss Frizkie broke into the converse
ton with the laudable object Of
smoothing the troubled waters.
Say, girlies." she cried, eagerly.
you'd ought to see the couple Of
swell willow plumes Name got on the
sale up In the millinery today. Peach
est"
"Willow plumes!" calculated Miss
Larson, who up to this time had been
giving her undivided attention to her
luncheon. Say. you are goin' some.
amt you, Name! Who's goin' to get
Joe's supper while you're settin' round
In your pink net tunics and willow
plumes?"
why, amt you ashamed Of your.
self. Stell Laron?" broke In Miss Con.
nelly. where did you get such COM
mon ideas? Didn't you know Joe's
took suite at the SWEETEST hotel In
town for the winter! You don't sup.
pose he expects Name to do anything
SO unladylike as her own cookin'?
You'd better confine yourself to max.
in noises like deaf and dumb party
IL you don't know no better'n that"
ooh, pickles!" shifted Miss Larson.
"You talk like fish, Nell Connolly.
But, on the square, Name, should
think you'd rather wait a while on
the chance of locatin' fellow who
could, maybe buy you some clothes
after twenty years or SO, instead OF
stockin' up for the rest of your life."
well. If 1t comes to that, Stell Lar.
son." said Miss Peterson, tensely, Il
don't know as that pinhead see you
comm down on the car with ever
day looks like he was goin' to be able
to buy swell clothes any more than
other folks friends"
"Oh, cut it, folks" interrupted Miss
Frizkie. Seems like this bunchid
ought to be able to get together once
in a while without scrappin'."
Miss Connolly nodded approvingly.
"That's where you soaked the tack on
the bean, Jen," she said. Merry lit
tie sunbeams like us ought to be able
to have a quiet. friendly meet without
endin' up in a sluggin' match. But
on the level, Name" she added, turn
ing to Miss Peterson, when are you
and Joe plannin' TO pull off that little
matrimonial celebration"
Il don't knows you need worry
about it," snapped Miss Peterson
"Oh. amt goin' to bother none,
returned Miss Connolly. But it hurts
me to see nice, industrious girl like
you work SO hard to land a fellow and
have such awful poor luck. There
amt anything wouldn't do to helr
you. Now. ii you get strange hold
on him some time and don't dare lie,
60 for fear he'll ditch you, you SEND
me a hurry up call and I'll be ticklet
to come around and hang on to hin
while you run and get the preacher.
Miss Peterson rose so suddenly thai
. her chair fell over with a crash.
Look here, Nell Connolly" sh,
said. furiously. some day you'll fnt
: you're altogether too smart. wan