The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
BY Miss jeanette Evans
tWho Made the Bet.)

r HATE To brag about 1t, but the
fact remains that I'm tho only
girl VINO ever dressed as a
Jackie, boarded a battleship and
stayed With TIE fleet till the ner,
port was reached. was discovered.
OF course. hut not till I'd won my
bet Of box 81 chocolates. II vas
the craziest bet ever made, and
you may believe that Ill never make
another one Ike f.
OIt was last december. when the
second division Of the Atlantic feet
touched at New Orleans and Gal
weston, en- route To Panama II
was the flagship u. s. S Kansas
which enjoyed the advantage OF MY
unexpected presence aboard Just
ask any OF the officers. If they tell
the truth-but. OF course, they
won't tell anything. because they
were fooled. However. they're
fine lot OF officers. just the same.
II was all the fault OF these New
Orleans girls, who are perfect loves.
hut 80 conventional and chaperon.
ridden that It's wonder how they
can be sure they're alive. Just De-
cause I'm a Northern girl--my PEG
pie only recently moved 10 New Or.
leans from up In Illinois, was e1-
rected tn bear out the Southern
reputation we have for doing I'M
conventional things in spectacular
way. This theory prevails IN the
South because the Northern giri
generally knows how 10 paddle a
canoe, row a boat, ride horseback
and find herself at home IN the kitch-
en-, In case OF an emergency.
The average Southern girl. or the
other hand though a perfect love
is prodigy II she knows how to
boil water. Why. Wien the St. Der.
nsrd parish schools Of New Or
leans inauGurated a domestic science
department, YOU ought TO have heard
the bowls that went up from tha
Eveet lips Of the pretty dears.
Well. so much for them. and for
my giddy reputation as a North
erner. hadn't denied anything
what's the use of wasting your
breath? SO my Northern halo still
invested my brows when the Attain.
tic feet, headed by the Kansas. came
into port and all the young matrons
and debntantes put their best foot
forward to make things pleasant for
the handsome officers.
Bless you! they had no grounds
for complaint. They were dined
and feted and received and danced
until they must have longed for the
resumption or the cruise. and
chance to catch up with their sleen.
We visited the ships. and il was
during our call on board the Kansas
that | got into the trouble I'm toll.
ing YOU about.
I happened to remark that q cer-
tain iacNe's uniform was not ouita
Ideal In fit Little T,eonora. prIde
Of an old New Orleans family. took
me up in minute.
Perhaps You think you'd show off
3 sailors trousers and hat better?"
she said. DO the girls wear them
up No'th?"
Ibat maze me mad. mo, the girls
don't wear them mp Moth" said
Initiating the Southern girls antip.
athy for the letter r. But if they
did they look lot better i'm them
than You Southern girls would-you
peaches and cream fluffy rnffles'
Prove It! prove it," half a dozen
Of them dared me.
II will" said 7. quite reckless nv
this time Tll bet You a box-of
and get aboard the Kansas w;tbont
discovery" "e
They took me up before had
lime for calm reflection. and 7 Was
In for one Of the most idiotic enter.
prises a girl ever tackled. Won
Will understand the difficulties ~
what ] had undertaken when Won
'emember that ny this time the faca
IF every enlisted man on the Kanaas