The Winslow mail., 1914-01-17

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"You Can So Gamble 1t Was Crooked"
written as econ song, and wasn't
sung in good society. If he hadit
heen a guest, guess Willie would
have murdered him"
"Oh, Jack You won't let Willie
murder anybody, not even Rorkelev,
While the people are here, will ycn:"
coaxed Miss Chaplin, anxiousiy.
What made you invite BerkeI
Fresno, anyhow was the rejoinder,
This IS no gilded novelty to him. ! )
is Western man.
Miss Chaplin numbered her reasons
sag6ly. "In the first place-Helan.
Then there had to be enough men I'd
60 around Last ard best he is lie
most adorable man I ever saw al a
house party. He's all angel at brea'c-
fast, sings perfectly beautifullv-vo1
know he was on the Stanford Glee
Club"
"Humph!" Jack was unimpressel.
"If you roped him for Helen Blake to
brand, why have you sent for Wally
Speed?"
We'll you see, Berkeley and Helen
didn't quite hit it off, and Mr. Speed
is-a friend of Culvers." Miss Cha
pin blushed prettily,
ooh, l see! l thought myself thet
this affair had something to do wiz
you and Culver Covington, but /
didn't know it had lapsed into a sort
of matrimonial roundup. Suppose
Miss Blake shouldn't care for Speed
after he gets here?"
oh, but she will! That's where
Berkeley Fresno comes in. When two
men begin to fight for her she'll have
TO begin to form a preference, ard IN
sure it Will be for Wally Speed. Don t
you see?"
The brother looked at his sister
shrewdly. cit seems to me you
learned lot at Smith"
Jean tossed her head. "How ab-
surd That sort of knowledge is per-
fectly natural for a girl to have"
Then she teased: "Rut you admit that
my selection of q chanaron was OK
ee!lent. dent You, Jack?"
Mrs. Keap and | are the hest Of
friends" Jack avelred, with supreme
dignity. I'm not in the market, and
a man doesn't marry a widow, any
how. It's too old and experienced a
beginning"
"Nonsenae! Robert Keap is only
twenty-three. Why, she hardly kuey
her husband, even! Il was one ef
hose sudden, impulsive affairs tbt
would overwhelm any girl Who hadI :
seen man for four years. And
then he enlisted i'll the Spanish War.
and was killed"
"Considerate chsp!"
Roberta, you know, is my Hest
friend. after Helen. Do be nice to
her, Jack" Miss Chapin sighed 1T
- too bad the others couldn't come"
YES, small house party has its
disadvantages. Bythe-way what's
that gold thing on your frock?"
ITS a medal. Culver sent it to
me-"
"Anotherf"
"Yes, he won the intercollegiate
championship again" Miss Chapin
proudly extended the emblem on it's
ribbon.
81 wish to goodness Covington had
been here. to take Humpy Joe's place"
said the young cattleman as he
turned it over. "The boys ere just
broken-hearted over losing that pho
nogra ph.
'Ill get him to run and win it back, ="
Jean offered, easily
Her brother laughed. "TaEe ny al
vice, Sis, and don't let Culver mix up
in this game! The stakes are too
high I think that Centipede cook is
a professional runner, myself. and if
our boys were beaten again-well Won
and mother and would have TO move
out of New Mexico, that's 81 No,
we'd better let the memory of that
defeat die out as quickly as possible.
You warn Fresno not to joke about it
any more. and I'll take Mrs Ke8p off
your hands. She may be . widow, she
may even be the chaperon. hut I'll
do it; | viii do IT," promised Jack
''for my sisters sake"