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THE PRESBYTERl/
THE G. G. G. CLUB.
By Elizabeth Trice.
" 'Where are you going uiy pretty
maid? Oh, where are you goiug my
pretty maid?'" Guy chanted the words
teasingly as he barred his sister's progress
down the stairs. Florence had
been too long accustomed to iGuy's
pranks to be greatly disturbed when
a new one made it's appearance, so she
sat calmly down on the landing and began
buttoning her gloves as she chanted
back, "I'm going a-clubbing, sir, she
said."
The strong brown Angers slid away
from the banister. It is not much fun
to tease a wining victim. "A what?"
"A-clubbing, sir, as I remarked before."
Florence slipped nimbly by and
ran down to the lower hall, her brother
close behind.
"It sounds dangerous, but you don't
look the part. You couldn't wield r
pencil with all that toggery on, much
less a club. Besides, where is it?your
weapon?"
"Invisible as yet. In fact, there isn't
any. We're going to organize it this
afternoon."
Guy groaned disgustedly. "One of
those Woman's Rights things, I suppose.
Not a grain of sense in 'em, or charity
or anything worth while. Just a case
of gabble, giggle, gossip, go."
Florence laughed. "Pretty good example
of 'extemporaneous alliteration'"
she declared, as her brother pretended
to ward off her big words with horrified
gesture. 'It's given me an idea, Bubby.
Thanks."
"You are quite welcome. Even one
idea is something. I am not afraid to
say that it's just one more than most
of these feminine societies start with."
"Don't be caustic, Bubby. It iBn't
becoming to you."
"I'm in earnest, all right. I sat in
the dining-room trying to study last Saturday
while about a dozen of you girls
camped in the parlor, and of all the
no-account chatter! I don't mean you
Floy?not much. Yes, if I did I'd say
so?I'd have said so last Saturday night
as soon as the rest went home. You
were the most sensible one of the outfit,
though you dropped to their level on a
few occasions."
"Why Guy Ensor, they are every one
fine girls and my very best friends.
They wouldn't stoop to anything wrong,"
said Florence indignantly.
"Maybe you don't call It wrong, but 1
don't believe In ruffling up the feathers
on a white pigeon's wing to show off
two black ones underneath."
"Neither do I, ridiculous boy. I don't
understand what you mean."
Guy hesitated, not from any mistaken
delicacy, but because he didn't
know quite how to express himself. "Oh,
well, Floy, you ought to understand,"
he blurted out at last. "It Isn't what
we fellows expect from our sisters when
we want to be no end proud of 'em.
Gossip, you know, and sticky little speeches
like a splinter under your nail or a
cinder in your eye. I'm not solng to
give details? I'm no Bpy and I didn't
mean to eavesdrop. Instead I tried
not to hear because I^atln grammar demands
my undivided attention and then
I usually get my declensions mixed."
Florence straightened a stray lock, readjusted
her hat and turned from the
hall glass. "It's time for me to go, now.
Please let me pass Buhby."
"I might as well, I suppose. Once
a girl gets her head set on going out
she's no good to a fellow that stays at
home."
"Not a hit," iFIorence acquiesced
cheerfully. "But she'll be ready to play
accompaniments to bass horn solos
when she comes back. I suppose that's
what you want."
"Good guess. I only ljope your sufferage
society won't spoil you so you
IN Ot THE SOUTH
won't associate with your old friends
hereafter."
"One dose won't. It doesn't act so
quickly as that. There comes my car,
Bubby. Let me fly."
Safely settled in that convenient vehicle,
Florence gathered up the three d
of her brother's recent remarks. "He's
more than half right," she confessed
to herself. "We girls afen't amounting
to much, I'm afraid. I wonder if
we do gossip?" The pretty girlish face
looked very earnest as it's owner pondered
deep questions all the way down
town, and it was only at the door of
her destination that her cheery smile
reasserted Itself.
There was a gay group in Earnestine
Trippe's parlor. "Just our crowd, of
course," Earnestine had said when she
proposed the gathering some day6 before.
But "our crowd" was of generous
dimensions and had responded unanimously
to the invitation.
"I, for one, am delighted at the prospect
of something new," declared Rosalie
Gregg with a wearied air. I'm "tired
of all the usual occupations."
"Society palls upon her," signed Ella
Dane with mock sympathy.
"Well, who, If I may ask, is going tr
promise that this Society won't pall on
her and tba rest of us?" Jessica's questions
were apt to be pointed. "I hope
I'm not growing cynical or hardened,
or any of those unpleasant sounding
things, hut I've observed that when we
girls set out solely to entertain ourselves,
we usually end up by not doing'
it"
"Listen to our prize pessimist. Hear!
Herar!" land A'lVce chapped Vigorous
hands.
"Don't call me names,' Miss Rowe,
until you are prepared to disprove my
statement. I challenge you on the spot."
"Oh, hush, girls, you re so frightfully
energetic." It was Rosalie again. "If
this is to be a debating society, I withdraw
before I join."
"You'd never be asked to do anything
harder than umpire." teased Jessica.
"Oh, well, you aren't the only indolent
being on the globe. Grace
Green was at our house yesterday, and
she spent the afternoon crocheting one
slipper toe. I felt like snatching it
away from her and doing it myself."
"She always pokes till she wears my
patience to shreds," said Earnestine.
"But her extreme Is no worse than the
opposite. Mary French rushes when she
undertakes anything till her work isn't
fit to be seen. All she seems to care for
is to get through so she can begin
something else and do It the same way."
"Undeniably true. How fortunate that
those present always strike a safe and
happy medium." Alice's tone was a b't
sarcastic and Florence hastened to suggest
that the organizing begin.
"Don't let us do anything formal,"
said Earnestine. "Let us just plan to
meet at each other's homes every week
and have a nice social afternoon together.
We could call ourselves the
Good Time Society or the Perfect Pleasure
Club or something like that.
"No, don't let's have dues?yes, light
refreshments, of course. All Just for
fun. At least that was my Idea In asking
you all here this afternoon."
Jessica shook her haad. "Pit wVio?
the rest do, but somehow It doesn't appeal
to me. We'll squabble as sure as
we begin It. 'Satan finds some mischief
still for Idle hands to do', you
know."
"Not Idle?certainly not," Insisted
FJarnestJne. "We'll do fancy work, dnd
mayhe read a bright story aloud, now
and then. And conversation? I'm sure
we never run out of material to talk
about."
"More's the pity, at times, considering
the extremely questionable quality
of some of our remarks."
"Dear me, Jessica, I should think you
might be contented to speak for your
|.June 5, 1912
self and not include us all in such a
sweeping accusation." Earnestine was
ruffled and Florence interposed. "Girls,
1 imagine we all feel the same way and
want the same things only we're reaching
our goal by different routes."
"That's just what I was about to remark,"
interposed Jessica wickedly.
Florence kept on. "We all like gcod
times and we enjoy being together. We
nearly always have embroidery or some
fancy work on hand that we could do
while we have our meetings. I think
it will be lovely."
The hostess' hot cheeks cooled a little
and Jessica interlocuted, "Very well
expressed, my dear. Go on."
"I mean to, if interrupters will maintain
the desired silence." Florence
flashed a friendly smile at the "Interrupter",
then proceeded. "It won't be
necessary to have any disagreeable rules
and we needn't debate or even study
thinas if we dnn't want tn nm
had some object to work for?something
to accomplish in our meetings,
wouldn't we enjoy the Club better?"
"Assuredly and unanimously, yes ma'
am."
"My patience, anybody would think
this a dialogue between Florence and
Jessica," said Ella testily. "Keep still.
Jessica If you can, and if Florence has
anything to suggest, let us hear it."
Florence flushed and hesitated, then
resumed. "To tell the truth, girls, it
was something brother Guy said that
started me thinking. He was teasing
me about girl's clubs always being given
up to gossip and though he was partly
in fun. I wonder if it isn't true. Not
malicious gossip in our case, because
none cf us would stoop to that. But
little slaps and slashes that might better
be left unsaid."
"It's the truth and we every one do
it. Oh, I forgot I was squelched," and
Jessica pressed her fingers over a saucy
mouth.
"I don't agree with you at alL I
know I'm not given to gossip." Rosalie
looked injured and Florence said, ''Maybe
gossip isn't quite the right word for
it. But it occurred to me as I came
down here, that if we'd make a rule
to say only kind things and repeat only
what was pleasant, we'd be happier and
maybe better."
"Now that's what I call sense." Jessica
rose to her feet and spoke earnestly.
"I need just that and need it
bad. I'll probably break the rule forty
times for every once I keep It, but the
mental effort will be invigorating and
it will help me curb my-er-somewhat
hasty tongue."
"Which of itself would be a sufficient
reason for making the rule."
Florence held up a warning finger.
"Excuse me, Alice but isn't that one of
the things I referred to. Lrtttle cutting
speeches to or about our friends
would have to be left unspoken whenever
our club memhcrn wsr? tneether.
No, I didn't think it would be hard. We
are really fond of each other and the
fault-finding we do la only 'akin deep.'
We'd reaent it In a minute If outaldera
abuBed our 'crowd' in our hearing. I-?et
ua resent it In ourselves Just as quickly.'
"I'm willing to try," said Rosalie. "It
won't be hard If all do It because it
is provoking remarks that make us say
sharp things in return."
"Not always.1' Florence's cheeks were
very red as she said this, and her voice
tiembled a little. "Mary French wasn't
here to provoke criticism nor Grace
Oreen. Neither were they here to defend
themselves, which made the various
expressions 0f opinion about them
rather unfair."
"So it did," agreed Jessich. "I
the one that started the Grace Green
hall rolling, and I knew when I did it
that if I'd be as careful to do things
well and have them neat, as Grace is
T'd be slower than she dare be. 1
only accomplish results by throwing