New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12

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lcayn YOU 10 I'LL in the bliss dd ib But here we d seen
EN- clear through the no-man-put-asundcr stage,
even watched EN- dodge the rice and confetti IN their
dash TO the limousine.
THANK goodness that's through with remarks
Mother. without maxim any bones Of 1t.
Course her reg lar was 10 fall on Father neck
and weep but. then, | expect Mrs Cheync Billiards.
one Of the kind YOU can't write any form sheet Tor.
She's lively bunchy little party, all Jump and 30 ana
Jingle who looks like she might have been married her-
self only DAY before Yesterday.
Il hope Robbie knows where she put those trunk
checks" says Father, at the same time sghn sort oil
relieved.
From where | stood, though. the guy who was
pushn overheard the biggest chunk OF worry was tins
Iwilt bow Mr. Nicholas Talbot He'd got her at last!
But z-zz-zingo! II had been some lively gcttin NOT
that was all through the campaign with him; but d
had glimpses here and there.
You see Robbic's almost one Of the family; for Mr..
Roberts an old friend Of the Billiards., and was bottle
holder or something the chrlstcnn. rs matter oil
fact she was named Roberta after him. Then he'd
watched her grow up, and always remembered her
BIRTHDAYS and kept her latest picture his dest 30
why shouldn't he figure more or less when 50 many
others was tryn to straghten out her love affairs?
They was some tangled there for awhile too.
Robbies one Of the kind, YOU know, that would have
Cupid cross eyed in one season. quccn' Well take
it from mel Say, the way her cheeks was tinted up
natural would have a gold medal rose lookin like 1t
come of a twenty -nine-ccnt roll of wall paper Then
them pansy-colorcd eyes! Yes, Miss Roberta Ballard
was more or less ornamental That want all, OF course
She could say more cute things and cut loose with
more unexpected prankS, than roomu OF Billie
Burkcs. As cunnin' a kitten, she was
MO wonder Nick Talbot fell for her the first time he
was exposed! Course, he was hall engaged to that
stunnin Miss Marion Marlowe at the time but want
Robbie wavcrin between three young chaps that all
seemed TO be in the runnin before Nick showed up!
Anyway, Miss Marlowc should have known better
than to lug in her steady when she vsitin. Shed
been chummy with Robbie at boardin school, and
should have known how dangerous she was. But young
Mr. Talbot had only two looks before he's as strong for
Robbie though it had been comm on for years back
mpcuous young gent that way he was too; and, bein
handicapped by job and long on time ana money nc
does some spirited rushin.
Seems Robbie Ballard didn't mind. Excitement was
her middle name novelty her strong suit and among
Nick's other attractions he was brand new Besides
want he swell one-steppcr, shark at tennis, and
couldn't he sing any ragtme song that she could drum
out? The nnety-horsc striped racn car that he came
calm in helped along some for one OF Robbics tads
was for traveln fast Course, she'd been brought up
in limousines but the mile in fifty seconds gave her
genuine thrill.
When it come to hodin' out her finger for the big
solitaire that Nick flashed her about the third week
though, she hung back. The Others carried about the
same line Of jewlry around IN their vest pockets
waitin' for a chance to decorate her third finger One
had the ovees gray eyes too Then there was another
entry with the dearest little mustache who bear
at dom the shwalk tango with her. not to mention the
young civil engineer she met last winter at Palm Beach,
But he didn't actually count, not BEN on the scene.
Anyway, three enough to keep gueSsin at once
Robbie was real modest that way But she did
have 'cm all busy. If it a siXtymile drive with
Nick before luncheon it apt to be an afternoon
in he cirfU with the pr1V-pVcl and a
as TO which of the trio took her the Casino dance in
the evenin Mother used to laugh it all with Mr.
Robert, who remarked that those kids absurd.
Nobody seemed 10 take il serious; for Robbie only