The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-24
ELIZABETH

stand. You never know now W "Ao
them. Now a fellow knows when
thing is funny and so he laughs
girl would never take JOKE IL
wouldn't be so bad, for then you'd
know where you were. but when they
End something excruciatingly funny
NJ one time and then get angry AT
something Just as funny. or funnier'
at another time, u keeps you guess
ing.
know a girl who is always losing
things. Her faculty in that direction
amounts to genius. In four days last
week she separated herself from
three gloves. two pins, one pocket
book. thirteen handkerrhiefs and an
oyershoe. She .ells all her friends
that they must help cure her OF the
habit | tried to help her.
We we're going to a dance. we
were late: that Is. Elizabeth was late
| call her Elizabeth only when ! write
or think of her. for you have to know
a girl a long tins these days before
you can call her comfortably by her
first name to her face had been
entertaining her father. who ] knew
would rather read the evening paper
for a full half hour before she
iuttered into the library in her eve
nlng clothes and from there out into
the carriage, all In tremendous
hurry. picked up one Of her long
gloves as followed and silently put
in into my pocket
We were nearly at our hostess be-
fore she discovered her glove was
missing. "Oh, Oh, she said. The next
time / lose anything want to be
punished terribly for it,
Il should say an evening with one
glove of and one glove on would be
quite punishment enough, ] re
piled.
How did you know 1t was my
glover"
1T was the only thing that you
didn't have fastened on
Perhaps I've dropped 1t in the
carriage" she suggested.
We looked. but il wasn't there.
Il was IN a similar hN one" my.
self" said /. southinr'y Just
kept my hands in my pockets all eve
ming
Il have no pockets" said Elizabeth.
And you are laughing at my trouble.
which is unkind
cor you might wear your nun on
that arm" suggested. "a little
warm while dancing, perhaps, but"
Pray be serious What shall |
do?" Elizabeth held out her arms.
On one stretched a long white glove.
on the other stretched nothing.
considered the situation. You
might have an accident" said.
"Accident?" Elizabeth looked puz-
zled.
collected handkerchlefs from my
pockets. fellow never goes TO n
dance with less than three. Shall ]
bind you up?" asked.
Elizabeth saw the point. Il think
Il would better be a dreadful scald. '
she said. as she held out her arm.
wrapped my hankerchiefs around
her wrist and made them look like a
bandage. The bandage was certainly
too bulgy to pull a glove over before
| got through. | enjoyed the work.
One likes to get as near as possible
to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was appreciative. II
shall always come TO you in difficulties
after this" she said.
II was after the third dance that
| began to need my handkerchlefs. In
the heart OF a sympathetic group
Elizabeth was relating the circum-
stances OF her dreadful scald. She
had been called upon to tell the story
so often that she was really getting
bored. People are glad OF excuses
that keep them near Elizabeth.
approached the group and drew
Elizabeth's glove from my pocket. Il
beg pardon" said I, innocently. Am
I interrupting? | happened to be In
terrupting Sammy Blair's expressions
OF sympathy. Il should like to ex.
change this glove for two Of my hand
kerchiefs.
No one seemed TO enjoy the situa-
ton more than Elizabeth. The only
one who didn't laugh at all when
Elizabeth's wrist was unveiled was
Sammy. and he was feeling rather
silly.
.
Well. thought II was a splendid
piece Of humor and that II would have
such a good effect on Elizabeth In
making her more careful Besides.
she enjoyed Il so much. as was clear
by the way she laughed. But on our
way home she gave me an awful wig.
ging about II and said had induced
her TO tell an untruth and then had
exposed her untruthfulnessl What do
you think OF that7
Say. ] was grilled 10 turn. Yes,
that's what ! got for trying to give
Elizabeth a memory lesson for her
own good. I'm afraid Sammy Blair's
going to get some benefit out OF this
before Elizabeth gets over being
angry.-Chicago News.
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The Bulge on Him.