Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-06
A SALON
DIALOGUE
By WILLIAM CFiANDI Err

What pity it u.s." said Betty Cham
berlin to me, "that Harry Ashurst is
going to throw himself away on that
Perkins grip
"What's the matter with Ida Per-
kinsY' I asked.
"Oh, nothing" replied Betty, "only
she's not half good enough for Harry"
"Why don't you interrupt the pro-
ceedings?''
GLOW could do that?"
"step in between them" -
"You fatterer! One would think to
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
"WhoT'
1.-THE first letter Of his first name
is j."
That's because you never tried"
My first name is James.
"Perhaps I 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 on
me?
"You? oh, you can wait too. Good
morning. Come and see me soon.
have things to tell you.'' -.
every soon. Goodbye -
This scrap of conversation, which l
am free to admit was not concentrated
wisdom, occurred at the glove counter
Of Jones', where I met Miss Chamber.
lin. The next time I saw her was at
Mrs. Winters salon, so called from the
brilliant dialogues that take place
there. Betty was tied to Ashurst. He
was graduate Of scientific school
and, could drown her In a pool of ideas
seven feet deep. was sandwiched
between two girls directly behind them
We conversed with one another, but
had our ears open 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 III
was made by Ida. It was this:
why do you bright men get STUCK
in the honey Of stupid girls?'
leave out the you and l will an
swer the question: l replied.
But she wouldn't, and l confess
would not have been pleased If she
had.
Betty made Judgment with Ash
urst at that salon, and this IS the way
she did it.
II have heard, Mr.. Ashurst," she wa,
saying, that. you are not one Of tn,
kind to feel certain Of anything ant
that you never force your opinions OF
any one.'
"Confound those persons who know
everythingy' grunted Ashurst.
$50 say THAT Is, I mean person,
| who don't know as much as other per
sons who know great deal, but ar,
not constantly trying to show it of. !"
This was trife mixed, but Ashurs
didn't seem to mind II.
Some Of the women here make M
laugh" Betty went on. '4They thinl
they're quite wise. Don't they tire you
Mr.. Ashurst r.
II don't know; some Of them do"
Il heard one Of them just now talk
ing about the big European war. Sh,
said the allies had the best generals
only they had been short Of ammuni
ton. ...
(which allies? r
why, / suppose she meant-is ther,
more than one ally p
saw Ida Perkins and Belle Town
send Belle was the other side Of th,
sandwich that had me for middle
look at each other. Fortunately 20
Betty lady passed her, bidding he
good evening and making remarl
about the weather. So Bet was no
obliged to 80 any further into the mill
tary problems Of the great war. IN
i deed, It had not been her intention L
i do So She had become inadvertentl.
i drawn into II By attempting to hold d
i one Of her rivals IN IN unfavorabl
Hight