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THE SUMMER GIRL IN LONDON
You boo all tbo world at tho Hotel
Cocil, tbo half-world and "Toddle"
Shan.
It seemed to me that two girls travel
ing alone ought not to come to such a
gay hotel, but Loonio said that she was
in Europo to boo things, and she would
not bury herself whore it was too she
hesitated. I suggested the world ro
epectablo, interrogatively. Sbo declined
it indignantly and said "too quiet." It
does no good to argue with Lcooie.
Thoti, too, Tom said I must humor hor.
It is my private conviction that Tom
would bnvo drawn the linn at tho Hotel
Cecil, but we ure bore. Leonio sug
gested that wo sort of fasten ourselves
to a pretty little widow from New York
that we mot on the steamer, and she
could, apparently, chaperon us. It did
not sound unploneaut. If one must
have a chaperon, a young and pretty
widow certainly has greater possibilities
for giving pleasure than chaperons of
tho fat, unattractive and grandly vir
tuous age. So wo three joined forces.
We had not been in the hotel a half
hour when the "grandly virtuous" widow
came to us to tell ub how many pitfalls
there are in London for young and
pretty women, and that sho would take
us under her protection and make our
stay very pleasant. She said ehe would
tike ub everywhere; would get us in
vitations to the "at home" to be given
to the International Congress of Wo
men, to the garden party to be given
by Lady Rothschild, to the reception to
be given by Lady Aberdeen; that she
would take us to the Legation to call
on Ambassador and Mrs. Choate, to
Windsor, where the Congress of Women
were to be allowed to see the Queen
ride by, as she went out for her daily
recreation; that she would chaperon us
to Henley and to all the rest of the
week's gayeties. Our pretty widow
smiled sweotly, thanked her kindly, but
did not accept nor did she refuse. She
confided to us in an undertone that it
looked to hor as if tho woman were
playing a confidence game, and after
getting us under obligations she would
try to borrow money from us. So it
proved. Before night she had told a
Btory of remittances that had not come,
that she needed money for cab fare,
'bus fare and for meals. She said that
she was connected with a New York
newspaper and was earning money, but
there was much delay in getting re
turns for matter ehe was sending. Of
course, none of ub could allow a woman
to go hungry. Then we found that her
credentials were only a calling card on
which ehe had written the name of the
New York paper.
But what a lot she does with that
card! She goes everywhere with it and
says, with a grand air, that Bhe belongs
to the American press. She passes
sacred portals, and guards, and sen
tinels, while they are trying to figure
out what distinguished class of Ameri
cans she represents. And sho hangs to
us at every turn, There is no freezing
her off. Going down to Henley we
bought first-class tickotB for the train.
She borrowed tho money of our pretty
widow and bought a third-class ticket.
She paid half the price we did, and took
a seat in our compartment. The ticketa
were not taken up until just before we
arrived. The ticket collector demurred
at the third-class ticket. She said she
belonged to the "press" with that air
of hers, and the man, not wanting to
expose his ignorance of American class
distinction, said no more. At Henley,
as we showed our tickets on getting
into the "break" that was to take us to
'Clubland," the calling card with the
"New York Yellow" written across it
was flourished again, and sho took a
B9ht bosldo ub. As wo arrived at "Club
land" and surrendered the ontrance
portion of our ticket, wo left hor to
arguo out with the guard her right to
enter. In a few minutes sho came in,
smiling. Now, I think I know some
thing about the ccui testes that are ex
tended to representatives of the press,
so I waited to Sao how she would man
age about her luncheon. Our tickets
for the races included luncheon and
tea, for which wo bad paid a round
Bum. In England there is no wheedl
ing the subordinate. Madame had
talked "press" to the top men at the
entrance to "Clubland;" she had had a
good view of tho river, with its thous
ands of little boat9 and their gayly
dressed occupants, tho ho-ise-boats,
with their gayer decorations, the racing
and the people; she bad heard the
music and had occupied the beat chairs
as a "press" representative, but I did
not believe she could get by the guard
to the luncheon tent without a luncheon
ticket. As we surrendered ours Ma
dame was directly back of us. She
flpid, haughtily, to the guard: "The
press." The guaed said: "Your ticket,
madam." Madame said: "I told you
that I represent tho press. Kindly step
one side."
The guard hesitated an instant and
then stepped meekly to one side, with
a dazed expression. Madame came to
our table with the inimitable com
placency ehe adopts with us, and took a
seat opposite. She was well into the
luncheon when the guard left bis post
at the entrance and came to her. He
said: "Madam, what did you say you
represented?" Madame turned to
him with a withering glance and
replied: "The press. It you have any
doubts about my right to come in, go to
the main entrance and make inquiries."
The poor guard looked helpless and
puzzled, and walked slowly away. It
was a wondorful method she had, and
a decidedly cheap one. I was really
beginning to admire her audacity. It
was wha4; Tom would call "colossal
nerve.' I could not resist ejaculating
that she could not get a meal in Ameri
ca on the strength of the "pres9." I
said it, as I thought, admiringly; but
she did not take it so. She turned to
me, and is a pathetic voice said: "Do
you want me to go hungry?" That was
a settler. But we three, our pretty
widow, Leonie and myself, decided to
lose her. We did. As we returned to
our hotel we met the managing editor
of the paper she claimed to represent.
He assured us ehe was not connected in
auy way with his paper. This is only
one instance. There are several women
here in London attending the Congress
who are representing themselves as
newspaper women, and demanding
favors. English people are too cour
teous to BBk for their credentials, and
thoy enjoy all that is going.
A man with black eyes and a black
mustache walks up and. down the cor
ridors of the hotel, through the drawing
rooms, out into tho court, up and down
the walks, and always seems to be in
our vicinity. Our widow has been
deathly afraid that Leonie and I would
receive an introduction to him. She
said we must not know him; that she
was euro that he had been a head
waiter somewhere; that she had caught
him snapping his fingers several times.
Now, today just guess who the bead
waiter is? No other man than Count
Colonna, head of the house of all the
Colonnas of Italy. He is hunting for a
rich wife. He says American girls are
no fond of titles, he is sure they want to
know him. He asked a woman from
California, who is stopping here with
her son, to introduce him. He told her
that he gets many admiring glances as
he walks about. She replied that she
could not take the responsibility of
introducing him to American girls.
But, finally, someone did introduce him
to a very pretty girl and told him that
she had great wealth, He is most de
voted. He follows her every moment.
The girl, however, has not a cent. I
wonder how he if going to act when he
discovers it?
"Toddle" Sloan has just gone into the
hotel from a cab, dressed in immaculate
evening clothes. His hats are an awful
size for such a little fellow, yet they
seem to fit bim. Big head, I suppose,
does not always mean self-appreciation.
"Toddie" gave our little widow a
"straight tip," and she made a lot of
money on a horse that was 44 to 1, or
something that sounded like that.
Laonie and I wanted to bet, but the
pretty widow said no, it was bad enough
for her; she did not think it was right,
and she wanted to keep us free from all
vices.
I wonder if "Toddie" Sloan is giving
Adele Ritchie straight tips? Edna Wal
lace Hopper was hero, but she had to
return to America. Our widow says I
must stop this gossip; that I know too
much. Town Topics.
A SPECIMEN REGIMENT.
We are very glad to see that the First
Nebraska is at least one home-coming
regiment which refuses to feed the
yellow journals with naBty scandals and
complaints or furnish material for fresh
lies about the administration. These
fine fellows went out to the Philippines,
did their duty on all occasions like
modest patriots, and have now come
home crowned with the laurels of
soldierly performance. It is refreshing
to celebrate the disbandment of men
who served their flag with valor and
devotion, and who refuse unanimously
to join the ignobla army of the belly
achers. Mr. Atkinson and his feliow copper
heads will find no serviceable material
among the men of the First Nebraska.
So far as we can hear, not one of them
has denounced the purpose of our mili
tary operations in the Philippines or
would have our policy modified in any
respect save that of increasing tho force
und perhaps, changing the leadership,
with a view to a speedy and final occu
pation. The tribute of blood and
suffering they have paid, the memory
of their dead comrades over whose
graves they have wept, the feeling that
they have fought in a righteous cause
all these considerations hold high place
in their loyal hearts.
Of course the jackals of journalism
barked their coward barks in the name
of the First Nebraska, but in every case
that has come under our notice the
libel has been repudiated and the liar
held up to scorn and execration. They
will not be forgotten, these stalwart
heroes from the corn belt. The country
recognizes their manly qualities, and
every one who loves his dag and its
high renown hopes that the example of
the First Nebraska will be followed by
every regiment returning from the seat
of war. Three cheers for them all
around! Editorial in the Washington
Post, D. C.
"Dead men tell no tales."
"Lucky for their doctors, isn't it?"
"I suppose it will break your heart
for me to say I can only be a sister to
you?"
"Not at all my dear. I never knew a
girl who did not say the same thing to
me."
When a man takes life easily it is
hard to decide whether he is a philoso
pher or a loafer.
First Publication July 32-4
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OP LANCASTER
COUNTY, NEBKASKA.
Elizabeth A. Knox, as Executrix of tho cstat
of Carollno Hnrtwoll, deceased, va Honry
S. Rood, ot nl.
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANTS.
To Honry 8. Rood and Mionlo L. Rood : You
and each of you will takonolicothaton tho 20th
lny ot July. 1899, tho nbovo nnmori plaintiff
filed hor potition in Urn court aforesaid against
you and oncli of you, tho objoct and prayor of
said potition aroto forocloso twocortnln mort-
? aires executed by you to tho Clark & Leonard
nvestniont Company and by it assignod to this
plaintiff upon tho following described promises
to-wit: Commencing at tho N.E. cornorof tho
S. E. quartor, of tho S. E. quarter of Section
thirty-six, 'M, Township ton, 10, N. of Rnngo six
0,E. of tho 6th P. M thon running W. six-hundred
and nlnoty-ono, 091, foot on tho N. lino of
tho said S. E, quartor of tho S. E. quartor
thonco running twonty-nino and t-100 foot on o.
lino parallol to tho E. lino of said S. E. quartor
to tho starting point, thonco S. throo hundred
300 foot on n lino parallol to tho E. lino of said
8. E. quarter, thonco W. ono hundred and
tweuty-oight 128 foot on n lino parallol to tho
N. lino of said S. E. quartor, thonco N. throo
hundrod 300 foot on a lino parallol to tho E. lino
of tho said t. E. quarter, thenco E.ono hundred
and twenty-oight, 128, foot to tho point of bo
ginning, tho samo boing Lots ono, 1, two, 2,
throo, 3, four. 4. llvo, 5, and six 0. Block three, 3
Windsor Addition to tho City of Lincoln, Lan
caster county.Nobraska, to secure tho paymont
of two cortain promissory notes and interest
thoroon, said notos boing datod Juno 12, 1894.
for the sum of Fiftoon Hundred Dollars, $1,500,
and Ono Hundrod and Fiftv D liars, $150.10.
rospoctf ully with interest nt tho rato of oight por
cont por annum till duo and ten per cent por
annum aftor maturity, said noto noiug duo on
tho 1st day of June, 1895, that d-fault has boon
mado in tho paymont of said uotcs and intcres t
and thoro is now duo upon tho said .notes and
mortgages tho Bum of $1,584 with interest nt
tho rato of ten por cont por annum from tho
14th day of July. 1899, for which sum with in
terest as aforesaid, plaintiff prays for a decrco
that tho defendants bo roqulrod to pay tho
snmo or that said premises may bo sold to satis
fy the amount found due.
Plaintiff further prays that a rocoivor may bo
nppointod to tako rhargo of said premises and
to ront tho samo, collect tho rents and profits
thereof, to pay taxes and koop said promises in
surod and to hold tho bnlanco subject to tho
orderof tho court, and plaintiff proposes for
said rocoivor tho namo of A. E. Mooller and as
suroties for said rocoivor and for said plaintiff
the names of J.R. Inkstorand H. S. Freeman.
Said application for a receiver is based upon
Uio aldavit of H.B. Sawyer. O. R. Kimmol,
H. W. Davis. A. W. Miller, E. P. Hovoy, A. D
Kitchen and VV. I. Fryor.
You and oach of you aro required to answer
said potition on or boforo tho Uth day of Sep
tember, 1899, and hearing on application for
appointment of a rocoivor will bo bad on said
last namod date ntjtho hour of 9 A. M . , of said
day. or as soon thoroaftor as council can be
hoard by tho court or a judgo thoroof.
Dated Lincoln, Nobrasku, July 20. 1899.
Elizabeth A Knox, as Executrix of
the ostato of Caroline Hart well,
deceased.
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