The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-08-26
The Right Of
Free Speech

Young Mrs Allison nodded. She
opened her mouth to explain. but
closed It again with decision. The
sewing circle waited politely while
she took seven stitches on a drawn
work bureau scarf. But finding that
she maintained a resolute silence. the
fluffy. haired blonde besought an ex-
PLANTATION.
whats the trouble now. dear7" she
asked.
| Young Mrs Allison laid down tho
bureau scarf and sighed. "Oh. It's
my fluent conversation. as usual" she
| said.
The gushing young woman in hello
trope breathed sympathetic ANT!
but the fuffy-haired blonde giggled
and young Mrs Allison glared at her
resentfully.
DO you know Mrs. Morrison
Morse?" demanded Mrs Allison. with
dark frown.
why, yes. do" said the fluffy
haired blonde. with interest Il met
her the other day at the bridge club.
She dropped in just in time for re-
freshments and"
I'm sure she did" interrupted
young Mrs. Allison. fretfully. shes
always dropping in somewhere. She
drops in to tea at dinner time and
when she accepts q luncheon invita-
ton she usually arrives after you
have given her up and the soup is
being served. She simply loves to be
casual!"
The gushing young woman In hello
trope emitted another soulful mono
syllable.
WELL" commented the fluffy haired
blonde. doubtfully, Il don't know her
very we'll, myself. but she wears raw
ishing clothes What have you got
against her. Celeste?"
"I?' exclaimed young Mrs. Allison.
with surprise. "Oh. nothing. except,
her habits-but she has BON ething'
against me-"
"Um." said the fluffy haired blonde,
comprehendingly. Have you been
telling her what ply is that her
husband is SO ugly. or did you warn
her against wearing lavender next
her face?"
Neither" responded young Mrs.
Allison. cheerfully. ">!or, | will add,
am | such painfully tactless person
as you all think. have been known
TO max quite charming personal re-
marks to people on the spur of the
moment and very often she added
sadly. 81 think of the loveliest and
most plausible lies Observation-Disclosures
ward"
Il don't believe IT," said the fluffy
haired blonde, with sigh on her own
account. There are many virtues,
nay love. that your warmest friends
cannot claim for you, but your most
radical enemy couldn't accuse you Of
untr~thfulness. Now. what is this
trouble with Mrs Morrison Morse.
anyway"
She called me up on the telephone
the other day." explained young Mrs.
Allison, meekly. and asked me if T
had anything on hand fol Saturday
afternoon | said hadn't I've been
, 1eeans like going to the matinee. she
tod me. Let's go tomorrow, them
!, That suited me perfectly, SO we de-
, cided on what 70 see and where to
meet and all that OF course | I'M
derstood that it was TO he Dutch
.. treat as we ali do that way. you
know
The different members Of the sew
; Ing circle nodded affrmativeiy
Well" continued young Mrs ALI
son, her voice becoming aggrieved.
saturday afternoon came, as the nov.
! eiists say, and had met Mrs Nor.
: flson Morse who was so late that
was cross Then we went I'd the
s matinee!"
:, Young Mrs Allison paused, as if re-
= neetlns on the Gnhappiness of that
y past occasion. "Yon all know how
. stupid the play was" she went on.
,. hHatiy, with considerable beat. land
u remarked to Mrs Morse that if was
: too bad we had wasted our tine and
our money GA it She gave me tbe
strongest look, but was dense as 2
| porIoise '''' 90 q
g PorNoise2' murmured the furv.
! haired BLONDE. ipquiringly. lis nor.
s pose dense.
il I'm sure don't know" return . +,
d young Mrs allison. blandiy I'm moi
e connected wtrh the zoo mysalf h,t
IT sounds alb right, doesn't it?.
- Oh very Well" said the anfrv
r haired blonde with resignation. Let
q II pass
y and : youne Mrs Allison eontip.
e ued taking up the thread Of her mar
y rat,Yes between the second and tbIrd
acts ! remarked that it was a pity
It we naaht b11ght our seats earlier
. ter ones "e
s. The. fluffy haired blonde bnrs, o.,
!, laughing What an apprecfatiyo
guest you were, Celeste!" she cried
at lnats just it," admitted youne
ID Mrs Allison g oomily when ! tr,ed
10 pay her ter my ticket discoyered
that she had invited me 10 &c in
r.ea me- you understand And ltse-
l tried to explain my mistake II y.a.
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