Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-03
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message Lney are eager TO tell.
81 guess you know | had broken my
engagement with Curtiss Wright" an
nounced Anne. There it was, like that
With no Introduction or leading ques.
tion to break the ice.
why no. came chorus of voices,
tell us about it, Anne!
Look, she hasn't even got on her
ring!"
"Pd never give up that attractive
mani and so on. Each had question
to ask | remained perfectly still but
goodness knows how many "lazy dais-
les" I'll have to rip out of the Clancey
baby's dress was embroidering.
"Well, it's like this Anne continued,
Il don't mind telling you all about it,
if you'll promise not to tell. You see
when Curtiss returned from California
the other day, he brought his brother
with him. Well, the morning they ar
rived, passed them by in my car
didn't see them but Curtiss told me
the next day that the moment his
brother set eyes on me, not knowing
that we were engaged, exclaimed
Great Scott, there goes the girl who
was mixed up with Major Christopher
in that rotten scandal at camp!'
1T seems," Anne continued, that
Curtiss had gone out from New York
to Camp Donaldson to say good bye
to his brother before sailing for
France. He reminded him of the day
they were at the station and he point
ed out girl who was boarding a
Southbound train Then he told him
that she was the girl who had caused
Major Christophre to be denoted and
transferred. Well" Anne gave an ex1
aggerated shrug of the shoulders, to
make long story short, his brother
swore | was the same girl. Did you
ever hear of such nerve
Never was gathered together such
a group of attentive girls. They listen
ed spell bound to her every word.
HE didn't believe him, of course ?"
someone finally asked anxious for her
to resume the tale where she had left
off.
Well Anne continued, when |
first met Curtiss, he thought that he
had seen me somewhere before. re-
member him saying so and told him
at the same time that it was absurd.
However, when his brother reminded
him of this ridiculous tale, he thought
he'd put two and two together in hla
clever brain and think he really be-
lieved that l was the same girl"
did his brother know her name?"
Marjorie asked
Anne blushed.
Eyes, funny coincidence. He said
her name was Anne, but for that mat
ter, it's as common as Mary or Jane
Anyway, he said there must be
some mistake somewhere and asked
me to meet his brother so that things
could be Strengthened out. | refused.
From what I've heard, his brother is
Puritanical in his ideas and is just the
kind to go digging around in records
of the past and cause lot of talk. So
Anne tossed her head in the air, 81
gave Curtiss Wright his ring back in
stead"
but Anne he couldn't let his
brother go on believing that you were
the girl who had been so terribly COS.
siped about. Don't you see that"
someone explained.
We'll, | should worry what his
brother thiRks,' Anne flippantly re-
piled
How'd he take it?' another asked
"Oh, he was pretty much cut up. He
fell on his knees and cried"
Well, the whole thing is the silliest
mix-up I've ever heard" Valerie de
clared, "of all people, think of Anne
being woman with a past!"
And they all laughed.
ITO be continued