Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-24
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My Friend Virgins 10 introduced.

MY FRIEND Wig9ins ~ introduced.
E DINED with Hartley Virgins at
the Hare and Tortoise on an even
u ing In October not very long ago.
1t nlay be well to explain that the
Hare and Tortoise is the smallest and
most select OF clubs. whose windows
afford a pleasant view Of Granercy
park. The club IL comparatively young.
aud 1t is our joke that we are 30 far all
tortolses. creeping through our several
professions without nid from any hare.
ney doctor. Virgins Is a lawyer; ut
least | have seen his name In q list Of
graduates Of the Harvard Law school,
and he hns an office downtown. where
! have occasionally found him sedateiy
playing solitaire while he waited for
some one to take him out to luncheon.
He spends his N on a South
Dakota ranch. from which he derives a
considerable income.
Virgins II IN athlete. and bis sum-
n,ers in tie west and persistent train
ing during the winter keep him In fine
condition. AS / faced him tonight In
our favorite corner Of the Hare aud
Tortoise dining oom the physical man
WIS ft enough. but ! saw at nee that
he was GUM and dispirited. He had
through many years honored me with
his confidence, II | cit that tonight
after we got we'll started | should hear
what was on HIS mind. / hoped to
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had by chance paid that afternoon to
the Asolando tea room, for. though Wig
gins Is Il most practical person. ! i'm
agined that lie would be diverted by
my description of II place which. | felt
sure. nothing could tempt him to visit.
i: shall never forget the look he gave
me when | remarked ut about his third
spoonful of soup;
ny the way. / dropped into an odd
place this Observation-Disclosures buns.
Rossetti m%acaroons aud all that sort OF
thing. They call 1t the Asoiando''-
! was ambling N, expecting 10
sharpen his curiosity gradually as | re
cited the joys of the tea room, but at
Asolando his spoon dropped. and he
stared ut me blankly. 1t should be
known that Virgins Is not q man
whose composure liz lightly shaken.
''Tbe Asolando." ! repeated. TO break
the spell Of his blank stare. know
the place."
He recovered In Il moment. but he
surveyed me ~quizzically before reply
ing.
.Of course I have heard of the Aso-
laudo. but thought you didn't go TN
for that sort of thing. It's g tritie girl
tsb, you know"
That's hardly against IT, found
the giriisliness altogether attractive"
"You always were toierably sussep-
tible. but broiled butterflies and moth
wings souftle seem TO me rather pale
food for d nun In your vigorous
health
They must have Disseminated In
your favor. l saw nc such things.
though to be sure l was afraid to quib-
bic over the waitress suggestions. May
| ask when you We're thereT"
"Oh. l dropped In quite accidentally
one uIy iHSt siTiIS. i SHW iHt sl-Ji
md remembered that somebody had
spoken Of the place. and ! was tired,
and 1t WAS Il long way 10 the cirb,
and
Discrimination is not an art ss Wig
gins attempts TO practice It Mt times.
lie IL by nature the most stralghtfor-
ward of mortals. 1t was clear that he
was Withholding something. and l re-
solved to get to the bottom OF It.
Il don't think the Asolando Is q place
that would attract either OF us, and
yet the viands are good as such stuff
goes, and the gentle bandmaidens are
restful to the ~eye-rippa. Francesca.
Gloria and the rest of 'em."
Virgins pfied open bis artichoke
with the care Of a boianlst He had
regained his %composure. but saw that
the subject Interested him.
You were there this ~afteruoonT he
inquired.
"Yes. my FIRST and only appearance"
"And this Is Monday
s"The calendar has said It,"
$50 you settled your bill with Pippa!