Show HELPED OUT GREAT schoolgirl friend of his hia aughter sup plied piled names for rays great story A delightful thackeray anecdote which so far as one remembers Is new has turned up at the dinner of 0 the colquhoun club the guests guesta included philip newman who recounted that his wife when a girl happened to go to the same game school as the novelists daughters and afterwards kept up tip aai nn litI intimacy macy with th the e family on one e day when she was out for a walk with miss Aliss thackeray the latter mentioned that her father had started a new story atory tut but was at a loss losa to decide upon the heros beros name the future mrs newman with her fiance in her thoughts suggested that his name philip might serve the purpose at that moment who should come up unobserved behind the two girls but thackeray himself making his presence known by laying a hand on a shoulder of each of the young people he asked why they were so deep in conversation thereupon miss thackeray turning around revealed the subject under discussion and told him her friends suggestion as to the heros name admirable was rays verdict and now my dear he be went on what Is your own name char alze lotte well a very nice name too was the response and thackeray wore a look of satisfaction the result was the tale called the adventures of philip in which the principal woman character figures as charlotte pall mall gazette |