The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-25
|SNuBBING THE SNUBBER'
BY c. B. LEWIS.

Young Fred Glenn was self-con-
scious young man.
Therefore he was an egotistical
young man.
Miss Dora Winfield was self-con-
scious and conceited. Perhaps she
didn't realize it-perhaps she did. At
any rate, she loved the limelight and
didn't love anyone else who did. She
had heard of Mr.. Glenn some time be-
fore she met him, and had said to her.
self:
"He is q young man who needs TAX
ing down q peg or two, and it is for
me to do it. It shall be done very thor
oughly."
And it was. When the hostess
brought the young man forward to In
troduce him, he looked for a smile Of
admiration, If not alteration.
No smile.
Miss Winfield bowed and turned her
back.
Mr.. Glenn was dazed and dunn
founded He viewed the snubber from
afar and was delighted when he
found he could criticize her hair and
features.
Miss Winfield on her way home from
the party smiled and unused:
II don't think that young man feels
so clever as he did,"
A week later Mr.. Glenn stepped into
railroad ticket Office to inquire about
the trains to Belle Harbor. The ticket
man had just told him there were four
day, when Miss Winfield came trip
ping in, and said:
II want to know right away about
the trains to Belle Harbor,"
"Just a minute, miss"
"But 1 may miss the train I want
to take"
He turned apologetically to Mr..
Glenn, and the young man nodded and
turned away, humming.
Then the young lady used up ten
long minutes, and departed with
smile of triumph.
"Wasn't doing it to bother you, eh p
aueried the ticket agent.
ooh, no; though perhaps she
thought she was"
And when Mr.. Glenn left the office
he knew that he and Miss Winfield
were to travel down to Belle Harbor
on the same train. He was to go to
q hotel and she to relatives.
At three o'clock they met at the
train and both started back in surprise.
He extended his hand to assist her
up the steps of the coach and was
snubbed for it.
The only seat In the coach for him
was right behind her, and after few
minutes she asked a man opposite to
change with her.
When Belle Harbor was reached, Mr..
Glenn would have assisted Miss Win.
field from the coach, but she turned
from his hand.
The parting came at the station, but
1t brought no signs of regret. Mr.
Glenn had his auto sent up and be-
gan to explore the country. Miss Win.
field had her auto sent up and began
to make the acquaintance of the high.
ways. What was 1t that prevented
them from meeting for the next ten
days?
Then one morning the snubber took
q new route. So did the snubbed. Des-
tiny would have 1t so. She had pro-
ceeded two miles and reached lonely
spot in the road when her auto went
dead on her for want Of gasoline,
She had been sitting and musing for
an hour when she saw an auto bear
ing down on her.
There was but one man In the auto
but that made no difference. Gentle.
man or chauffeur, he would halt and
volunteer to help.
She saw a smile on his face as he
came nearer, and it seemed to her as
If she had seen that face before, and
as the other auto showed no signs of
slackening speed, she raised her hand
ard appealed:
won't you please help me?"
It was young Mr.. Glenn, and he
looked straight ahead of him and
buzzed by her as if she were not on
earth!
The tears Of vexation and humilia.
| ton were in the girls eyes in half a
minute.
Why is 1t that a city man wants to
kill something the hour he gets out
into the country? That he does is be-
yond cavil. Mr.. Glenn had the fever
to do for rabbit, partridge or SPUR
rel. He borrowed q shotgun and set
out a few days later.
The hunter was walking softly and
peering about when he caught sight
Of a girl instead of a bear. Then a
voice hailed him with: