Miss Vanderbilt's Retort

An aronsing story abont Miss Gertrnde Vauderbilt is told by one of her school friends. It bappened several years ago, when Miss Vauderbilt was in short dresses, and the desirability of standing well with prominent people had not yet orossed the minds of her schoolmates. The dispute started over the monthly report book. Miss Vauiierbilt's ruarks were higher than any of the other children's in the group. "I don't care," exclaimed one of them, "the teachers favor yon 'canse you're rich, but my father says your grandfather used tosell matches. There ■- didn't he?" And Miss Vandürbilt, w'lü was possessed of rare dignity, held np her cnrly head a trifle higher and answered quietly: "I really don't know. Btit if he did I'm sure they were good matches"-