Show EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY an old point comfort belle alin had self and spaniel along tho most self possessed woman I 1 ever saw 1 just now buo ouo ortho belles down at old point comfort said arthur spalding of bridgeport chois a perfect juno as to figure and halt tho manly heads of tho place havo been turned by her and tho other half would eiyo all their hopes of tho hereafter to bo called as sho calls her spaniel sweetheart the young lady has played favorites favo among her admirers however and an examination of her card at any of tho dances would show a list of names as different as choso on the register yonder tho other day sho went ap for her usual oa tho ramparts of the fort and usual was accompanied by her aunt who is her chaperon one ot her rigid rules being to allow no man to escort her when sho takes her morning constitutional by some aggravating causo ehe lost an article which is an important part of the fc apparel it happened that a bright young devil of an army officer camu and picked it up ho tho narrow strip of bauo silk admired tho artistic workmanship of the gold contraptions on cither end of it and upon closer examination deciphered those initials hat agreed with those borno by tho charming creature who was swaying along abo path yards in front of liim with characteristic honesty ho hurried after her and catching up handed out the article with a bow of consummate grace saying miss B pardon me but I 1 be fiovo this property is yours sho thanked him with a cordiality that made him almost stutter and turning to her aunt remarked with apparently unconscious naivety tc sweetheart is such a careless te low come hero you rascal then aa the spaniel responded to her call bho fastened the dainty creation around bis peck and bowing sweetly to tho officer passed on with tho wondering animal scampering in front of her if her pet bad been a toy terrier sho would havo been lost it is scarcely necessary to add that when sweetheart returned to the lie was not sporting a bauo silk collar with gold clasps on it washington star |