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Show I "Batfan In " Higb i fT &! B k-v- "Now that It Is all ovor, and tomorrow to-morrow will seo mo a happy bride, I don't mind telling you how I did It," sold tho girl from Wuycross, who wns giving n luncheon to her bridesmaids. "Two years ngo none of you had over heard of mo, had you 7 Well, that's not strango. Thoro was not much socloty whore I came from. But you seo what I havo accomplished. Ono of tho best matches of tho season; and all of you havo mo beat to a standstill on smart looks. "Woll, whon I proscntcd dear mnm-ma'o mnm-ma'o letter to Mrs. Voro do Vcre thoy wore at boarding school together " Vlrglnln, you know she gavo mo tho tips of her dainty fingers and didn't oven ask mo to cnll again. I saw nt once that my clothes wero not right and I wroto to Uncle Tom, down In Maryland, tolling him my plan. Ho wroto back that I was a llttlo fool; but ho sent tho money. I saw also that most of tho guests throw their cards on a small tray at tho door, and thnt nobody paid any attontlon when they were announcod. "Tho sccoud tlmo I went to Mrs. Vcro do Vcro's (uninvited) I had a gown thnt mado mo fool ns though I had a right thoro. My card wont with others on a silver tray. Whether Mrs. Voro do Vero hoard my namo nnnounccd or not I do not know, but she came forward with oxtondod hand, saying: " 'How are you, my dear? Better, I nopo. Your fnthor told mo you hnd boon quite 111.' "That was a staggerer, for poor papa had boon dond ton years. But I ropllod: "'Much bettor, thanks. Dr. Blank Is such a enroful physician, you know. "I had road all tho society news I could lay hands on nnd I know whnt doctor to name to ttsj a good Impression. Im-pression. One of tho wu(ncn who overheard over-heard mo InslRtrd on taking mo Into her confidence about her own oxporlonco oxporl-onco with dear Dr. Blnnk. Thnt woman wom-an gave mo my dinner Invitation Inside In-side of a month. I took good caro to cnll on Dr. Blank first. Well, I Just went around to houses of persons I tnet hero and thoro In the most casual way, nnd I never got a throw-down. It was confusing to bo called by half n dozen different natnos In tho courso of ono afternoon. But I saw that tho other girls didn't mln'rit, and I didn't soo why I should. Soon I began to hoar from the cards I left on tho visiting trnys. I was Invited out. I know that some qf my hostesses nndn't tho remotest Idea who I was, but thoy wero afraid to risk slighting .111 old friend by pnssing up my card. "Good old Undo Tom got Into tho gnmo heartier than ovtfr. Thank goodness good-ness I shall bo able to pay hi in back. I was ahlo to niovo Into n swell boarding board-ing houso whero my friends could come to seo me. I arranged n system and worked ns hard at my rounds of calls nnd visits ns-Tlny stenographer works In her office. I wont everywhere every-where I could and Ulked with everybody every-body who would listen to me. I lenrncd how to make myself agreo-ablo agreo-ablo If not Indispensable. Any girl can do It If sho has tact. And then woll, you know how I met Claude. Lucky I learned to swim In Wnycross or thoro wouldn't he any Claudo for mo to mnrry now. Do you know who gavo that story to tho woman nov3-paper nov3-paper reporter at Nowport about tho unknown Boclety girl who mado such a thrilling rescuo? I did. Claudo's mother did the rest. Sho gavo out nil tho stuff that was printed nftorward. And In due tlmo slio gavo out Claudo. I've got him." |