The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-09-08
THE DEAN
BY MoLLlE MATHER

we SlIlS udU DcelI Tie udPpltSl lllLlt
crowd until Celia Warren came among
us. She was visiting the Livingston.
when we met her, and after that SHE
and her snobbish old aunt came and
rented the Bailie's fiat, the Battles
were south for the winter AS a rule
we girls welcome stranger, and try
to make her enjoy herself But If
Celia Warren needed any ones assist
ance in enjoying herself, ! hadn't no
ticed it, The trouble was, she let
nothing stand In the way of her en-
5oyment; other peoples hurt feelings
or things like thar did not give her
the slightest concern. In fact, we
learned later that hurt feelings were
part OF Miss Celia's enjoyment, yes,
really. Else why did she walk Dora
Bars beloved Billy up and down be-
fore the Barr home, after she had I'M
fairly taken him away from Dora?
That was why we heartily disliked
Celia Warren when we knew her I'M
fairness Perhaps she reasoned that
"ail is fair In love and war" But she
had not been with us month before
we were quarreling with each other
we who had been so peacefully chum-
my.
Dora and Billy were the first to sep
arate 1t seemed that Celia Warren
told Billy things which he should have
known true little Dora never said. !
And the last to drop each others So
ciety were Ted and /, and never
would have believed that Ted could
be such a goose.
When Ted started out in business,
wasn't bit surprised that he asked
me to marry him, while Dad agreed,
cheerfully and resignedly, as a matter
of course.
But like Dora and Billy, and Nell
and her Jackie Ted and l had decided
not to announce our engagement until
nearer the somewhat distant marriage
time.
Then all at once Celia Warren blew
N like q mischievous cyclone and
mixed things all up.
"Salie DEAR" Celia Warren said to
ne with her annoying, amused smile,
Why In the world do you let Ted I
1ortng be so dead sure Of your affec-
lon for him. II man were as sure
nd conceited about his power over a
ne, I'd show him, would. Why, when | I
e was talking to me at the party last
light l said. Jokingly, You'd better {
o and find Sallie or some other hand
ONE man will take her to supper and I
ed laughed, queer sort of laugh it
'as and said, oh. Will find Sallie J.
fright, just where left her. That q
ew lie Strange man has a bit of
'ush on you. too. SalIie," Celia added,
hough 1t would be hard to make your
ed believe that"
So I did just what Nell and Dora
Id done under the same provocation
j determined to show Ted I.oring VI
at he need not be so conceited1y sure OF
me, after all. 1 talked to that lie ia
range man SO long at our next gath of
Ing that he insisted upon taking me n,
to supper, while Ted walked off
lghing. with Celia Warren. Nv
So she added another conqueSt-and oil
q had another man. as days passed, be
ming over the piano joking with her IN
she played, while we three deserted
Is sat. like wall flowers, back on -
divan.
III Jackie only would not take in =
srything that girl says" lamented
i. He wouldn't attach himself to
train Hit wasn't in pique against
'entle Dora's tone was actually
'eful, when Celia Warren. talks
ut the wonderful places she has
n and the noted people who enter
led her and the great musicians
I'M she accompanies, well, ] just Z
could face her with her Iier
ell sat up.
fhat's It," she exclaimed wrathful
III we could show those inbscile
appy boys that she is untrutlyful
'ne thing, they might guess that
been untruthful too, concerning
ne music ceased abruptly and Celki Il
rem swing around on the piano mo-
|. bell
Inc she praised my obtuse Ted. oac
slp as Wen rs Ceorper, emf
ger was being licnized in oar town on
then. ver1
al Won everv heo,. the Dean of bles
pdon sing, Miss Warren?" 1 sud one
? asked -
obably not. Hampton was our disc
&c. Dora. Nell and went through ing
her.
ne Dean Is really celebrated as nc
r. You took UP music 1 believe. let
said. at our Hampton one year? you
curse then, you know Dean Cor vert
your
h, yes" Celia Warren answered know
essly. Core
: looEed IN at the three bovs i'm ware