Show THEY WERE SWEET SIXTEEN anil they x i io ilo at t tatt f ia lightly I aeo A every ono one him has ovi overheard theard incidental conversations held between eon girls of sixteen when they are ar just ojust to assume a mature knowledge of the w N orld the innon purpose of each achis is always alwais to surprise the other by careless remarks 0 of things site sho iris recently cen icen i or heard beard they tile 1110 quite self cons conscious Lious and ami each thinks of what she wants to sly say much than she does of ii w hat bat t the b e of ter is is sa i aug ug t to 0 lier her two very girls of 0 this type met in a fifth li tl incline stage recently both blushed and as the new arrival it lu in the lie omnibus di dica ew oft bur glo gloo 0 and exhibited a unique ling while feeling in her pure pur e for her afire tie coughed nervously libil ind turned dover over her bochat bo its gold monogram was visible when the newcomer had bad got bor bior fare paid tho the two smiled at each other again ns aiu and that tho the unexpected meeting ine eting was most fortunate then The they rithey both coil coughed glied a alit little littie mid and took quick glances at each others lints hats the subsequent conversation went in about tho the follow follon in ins sta to lo im cooki looking it for a gold lend lead pencil with an in the lie end M mn ml ive bot one with 1 anby 11 M ml you get tired of the lie opera ahk winter win terl 01 M 11 ini nl I 1 got a 1 new poodle front from paris tills awl and id I 1 dont know what to do with him dogs are moro more thau than I 1 can manage U I kiil liil I 1 think a man I 1 litow know has kt got such in an absurd collection girls bout boot heels beel mounted on silver pede pedestals s atals it 31 ml anif I 1 know i a tit in who wears gold buttons on his waistcoat waist coitt so foo foolish libb INI ml int have you heard about my accident I 1 xo was dm ius tandem with tony newmarket and had a spill spall hurt but tay my leader kicked the pole horse in tho the knee and now noir im driving my ponies altogether three abreast you know why dont you como come out on the river and beo bee us ill gho iou a nice drive oli oil I 1 cant get out of town my sculpture lessons iou know now that my lost last head was spoken of so highly by mr jones the art critic I 1 feel that I 1 must do all I 1 can to get for tho the I 1 exhibition aim M ml did you en ee er see my collection 0 of f mustaches mustaches yes I 1 have eight quite the latest out other girls havo have collected but mine are nil all larger some of tho the girls having to pet get more mere boys to supply hem mm min M in m hows your mother nicely hows howls your father nicely im going down to buy a piano M ml mi wo we shall go to europe this summer and may stay three or four years I 1 want so much to livo live in japan IM ml im so glad I 1 met 3 ou thanks call wont youell you oh yes indeed well lave have a carriage to meet you at the he station it if send bond word well I 1 might drive my own horses out some mo morning do goodby 11 goodby 11 one of them leaves the stage very much confused son fused and wondering it she has made the he bitsche hit she tried tur fur with the oue one who remains the latter looks after her friend and then la is cross with herself bee because ause sho she forgot to flash her new jeweled watch into view duries the brini brilliant ant conversation it Is not certain that sixteen year old girls always grow entirely out of the humorous condition ot of sell self esteem herewith set forth new york sun |