The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-28
FAIR CON-
SPIRATORS
By SADIE OLcOTT

The new thing In the shape OF mar.
riageable man In Pentonville was Nc.
Donnell. He was a young lawyer,
who went to the city every day. Pen
tonville being suburban town. and
did not know that In the consideration
OF the marriageable girls of the place
he was not only new thing, but q
very desirable thing.
This Mcdonnell fellow" said Emily
/ Chandler to a number of young Pen
tonville girls who were discussing the
eligibles, or, rather. the want of eligt-
! bles of the town, deserves TO be taken
down from his high horse"
What high horsef asked Phoebe
Brooks.
"Why, he has refused TO be intro
duced to any Of us
81 doubt It, said Phoebe.
why do you doubt itT'
Because there's no authority for It:
it's mere talk. Anyway II it's true
Mr. Mcdonnell probably has his own
reason for not making our acquaint-
ance."
For my part" chirped Lucy Ellison,
III he were to ask TO be introduced to
me would decline the honor"
That's a good idea, Lucy" said Miss
Chandler. Suppose we all take that
stand. If any one proposes to intro
duce him we'll decline"
An agreement was entered into by
the girls to this effect, but they had
no opportunity to show their spleen to
Mcdonnell, because he did not ask to
be introduced to any Of them. An
aunt of his lived in Pentonville, and
Mcdonnell spent such hours as hung
heavy on his hands at her house, where
he was very much at home. This lady.
Mrs. Meriweather. very soon heard of
this conspiracy and got the names Of !
the conspirators.
One morning Miss Chandler received |
a note from Mrs Meriweather stating
that her nephew, Ralph Mcdonnell, |
had seen the young lady at church and
to her. Would Miss Chandler dine
with Mrs. Meriweather for the purpose
of enabling the nephew to make Miss
acquaintance?
Miss Chandler dispatched an accept
ance In hot haste. Mcdonnell show
ed her the attention he felt called upon
to show his aunt's guest, and Miss
Chandler was delighted. But she did
not speak of the meeting to any of her
girl friends
Soon after this Miss Lucy Ellison
received an invitation by telephone
from Mrs. Meriweather to come over
Tor cards In the evening. Mrs. Meri-
weathers nephew had seen Miss ELI
,on at the Turner club and had ex-
pressed a desire to know her.
The young lady accepted.
During a period of several weeks ev-
Try one of the conspirators had been
by Mrs. Menweather that
Ter nephew had expressed a desire to
,e introduced to her, all receiving in
-itations for the purpose. Every girl
ccepted the Invitation, but not one of
hem said a word to any Of the others
bout the acceptance. Nor did either
frs. Meriweather or Mr.. Mcdonnell
ay anything either. Phoebe Brooks.
rho had doubted the report that had
ID TO Mr.. McDonnells ostracization,
fas one who was invited to Mrs Meri-
house TO meet the ostracized
entleman, but was dislnclined TO act
ontrary to her friends. She had nei-
her acquiesced nor declined TO take
art in the ostraciza ton, but. not Ik- 4
IL to place herself in opposition to her .
-iends. found II convenient to have an !
lgagement-
Mrs. Meriweather's next move was Z
invite the girls whom her nephew =
Id expressed a desire to know TO an 3
formal dance at her house. partners. 7
course. being provided. The girls
ere invited at S. the men at half
lst s. 4
The FIRST girl 10 arrive wss Lucy FL
,on. The second was Emily Chan :
er. They arrived almost s!multane-
isly and met In the ladies' robing \
ON. They started on seeing each :
Der. and each stammered an apol-
, for being there when they went Z
WI into the drawing room Melon ] :,