The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-31
A SALON
DIALOGUE
By VILLAIN CHANDLER

Oli AClEluS.
shes not half good enough for Harry
why don't you interrupt the pro
ceedings?r
How could l do that?'
step in between them
You fatterer! One would think tc
hear you talk that / could have any
man I want for the asking
$50 you could and not half try"
Betty tried hard to conceal the pleas
ure my appreciation of her powers
gave her, but failed
There's one man Couldn't
"Who?'
THE first letter of his first name
Is J."
That's because you never tried
Ny first name is James.
Perhaps WILL
What would poor Harry do In the
meanwhile? He would be swallowed
up by Ida Perkins
'.Oh, that affair could wait"
when are you going to begin eeffl
meT'
"You7 Oh. you can wait too. Good
morning. Come and see me soon.
nave Things 10 tell you
Every soon Goodbye
This scrap of converse lion, which
am free to admit was not concentrated
wisdom, occurred at the glove counter
of Jones', where l met Miss Chamber
lin. The next time saw her was at
Mrs. Winters salon. SO called from tie
brilliant dialogues that take place
I2off Tod 10 Ash I
was a graduate of a scientific school
and could drown her Ia pool of ideaa
seven feet deep | was sandwicbad
between two girls directly Dehind them
We conversed with one another, but
had our ears opea for what Ashurst
and Betty were saying One OF the
girls beside me was Ida Perkins. The
only remark that could be considered
to refer to the couple In front of ue
was made by Ida. 1t was this:
why do you bright men get stuck
In the honey of stupid girls p
Leave out the YOU and l viii an
swer the question" / replied
But she wouldn't, and / confess
would not have been pleased If she
|. had.
Betty made a Judgment with Ash
urst at that salon, and this is the way
she did it.
81 have heard, Mr.. Ashurst," she was
saying, that you are not one &c the
kind to feel certain of anything and
that you never force your opinions on
any one"
"Confound those persons who know
everything grunted Ashurst.
$50 say THAT is, I mean persons
who don't know as much as osher per
sons who know great deal, but are
not constantly trying to show it OF. ]"
This was triae mixed. but Ashurst
didn't seem to mind it
Some of the women here make me
laugh" Betty went on They think
they're quite wise. Don't they tire you
Mr.. Ashurst2'
81 don't know: some OF them do
81 heard one of them just now talk
ing about the big European war She
said the allies had the best generals
only they had been short of ammuni
don.''
Which allies?"
why, / suppose she meant-is there
more than one ally?
/ saw Ida Perkins and Belle Town
send-BeIle was the other side of the
sandwich that had me for q middle
look at each other Fortunately for
Betty lady passed her, bidding her
good evening and making remark
| about the weather. So Bet was not
| Obliged to go any further into the mill
tary problems of the great war. In
deed. 1t had not been her intention to
| do So She had become inadvertently
drawn into it by attempting to hold up
one Of her rivals in an unfayorable
light.
"Are you fond of motoring. Mr..
/ Ashurst?'' was her next remark. al
don't suppose you are. At least SO
busy man as you is not likely to have
time to enjoy himself.
Ashurst was the scientific adviser of
a gigantic manufacturing corporation
He looked relieved that Betty should
have spared him the trouble of an
swering the question she had asked
him. Bet has beautiful eyes and
knows that they serve her better
/ purpose than her tongue. for unfortu
nateIy the latter member canPot wag
without drawing ON her brain.
THE reason why ! asked you IL you
were fond of motoring Is that have a
car, and IL you could spare me some
afternoon about o'clock
81 should be very happy" was the
reply.
Don't you think an Ice would cool
Us? These rooms are very warm
They arose and went elsewhere Bet
had caught sight of Ida In rather too
close proximity to suit her.
The next time / saw Betty l congrat
ulated her on her engagement to Ash
urst. Didn't tell you. said "that
/ you could If you tried?"
/ What's this / hear about you and
ida Perkins?'' size asked. looking at me
anxiously.
i "0h. we're engaged too.
have never since regained the place
occupied in Betty's good graces ]
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