Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-15

Il shall feel much safer, Kitty he
told her, ''if you will promise me not
to wear it again. l am sure 1t is the
emblem of some secret society"
Perhaps it was left in the theater
as trap. I may be the person So
lected to shoot the president. Oh.
horrible! Do you suppose I am, Al
fred?"
II hope mott" Mr. Trenholm an
swered. Il like my wife far too well
to take any chances with her."
/ The next morning Mrs. Trenholm
was busy preparing breakfast in the
kitchenette, when her husband arrived
on the scene with the morning paper,
and pleasant smile.
Can the cook spare minute from
the bacon to listen to a unique adver-
tisement?" he asked.
II think she can, if the indulgent
husband will forget to scold If the
food is cooked too much" she laughed,
as she turned the gas down. What
new trick is this?"
She laid the small knife beside the
l
He put his arm around her and held
the paper with one hand while he
read:
IF the young lady who found
| N. Y. M. G. pin in the Chamberlain
theater on the evening of February 4,
will return same to Mrs. L. Mount at
the club-rooms in the Aiken Studios,
she will hear something to her inter
est
ooh! how exciting" Kitty ex-
claimed. "Of course I'll go. Won't 1t
be all right, Alfred?s
She had caught glimpse of the
frown on Mr.. Trenholm's face.
Decidedly mott" he answered. Il
think, as 1 always have, that 1t is
some secret society. If you want to
get rid of the pin, call a messenger
and send it down to her. Don't forget
about your promise not to wear 1t.
| Or the shooting" he added.
mo, I haven't forgotten anything,
but think it would be awful to give 1t
up without finding out about it, wher
we have the opportunity"
After Mr.. Trenholm had gone to
business, Kitty once more read the ad-
vertisement, then inspected the pin.
| It was a wonderful thing, and she GER
tainly hated to give 1t up. She de-
bated over it all morning, until, wom-
an-like curiosity overcame her better
| Judgment, and she decided to call at
the Aiken Studios.
| At three o'clock, Mrs. Trenholm, ar
rayed most becomingly in a dark-pur-
pie velvet gown and hat, jumped out
of a hanson in front of the Aiken
building. Carefully wrapped in paper
and concealed in large sable mum
was the pin.
| She found that Mrs. Mounts rooms
were on the thirteenth floor.
Go down this corridor, turn to
your left, the third door on the right
is the club"
The elevator man smiled at the last
Eord.
Mrs. Mount was on the door in
large letters, and Mrs. Mount, a wom-
an of large proportions, was in the
room when Kitty timidly entered. The
large lady rushed forward and grabbed
her hand.
"Oh, so good of you to come,
Miss? You are here in answer to
my advertisement? Yes-do have
chair. We are always so glad to well
come strangers! But you won't be a
stranger long.
"The young lady who lost the en-
blem-the pin, I mean-was so upset
about It, Do sit down. l want to tell
you about our club"
fWhy, yes-I brought the PIN" Kath-
crime answered, when at last Mrs.
Mount paused. "But, really, there Is
nothing | want to know about your
club"
"Oh, my dear! You simply must let
me explain our delightful methods.
First of all, some of the best people in
the country are members You pay an
initiation fee of 800: Then you are
presented with club pin, that serves
as an introduction to any other mem
Der. For instance, you are in the car,
you see a young man who appeals to
your ncy; he, perhaps, wears a club
pin; GU are privileged to speak to
him. Inc same applleS to woman.
1t simply does away with stiff formal
ity. Now, don't you think you would
care to join?
While Mrs. Mount had been talking,
Mrs. Trenholm had been taking in the
details of the spacious room
1t was trifle tawdry, but beautiful
withal, and wonderfully luxurious At
the mention of the lack of formality,
the pleasant young lady came to her
mind, then the man with the smiling
eyes. She believed it would be pleas
ant to join such a club; she had few
friends in New York
Then came the remembrance of the
middle-aged man. 1t was horrible, and
she shuddered. Just then she saw the
Sign, the explanation of it all.
NO, thank you, Mrs Mount" she