The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-09-25
THE WAY TO LOSE HIM.

Philip Vanc's love story was very
brief. He was one OF those men who
are not easily captivated, and SO he had
remained heart-wholc until the preced-
ing spring. About the first of May he
attended an agricultural show in an adj
joining county, and it closed up with
athletic sports. There were hundreds
of daring young fellows ready to COM
plctc for the honor OF crowning the
queen of love and beauty; but Philip
Vane out-stripped them all, and won the
prize. This prize was m exquisite tiarsa
of pearls. and Miss Rose Dcnham, the
pret,icst girl in Talbot, was the queen.
Philip went through the interesting cere-
mony of crowning her with the starry
chaplc, he had won-and in doing so he
had lost his heart.
The red fires of sunset had faded, and
the stars were ont in thousands in the
misty autumn skies when Philip reached
the little country house in which the
Dcnhams lived. He stole round to the
drawing room window. 1t was open,
for the autumn-night was balmy, and he
had full view of the apartment. Rose
was At the piano, in her becoming even
ing dress Of sky-bluc, with her hair fall
Ing in golden showers over her white
shoulders. But she was not alone.-
Hanging over her, and toying with her
ringlc,s, as he turned the music, was a
young man of exceedingly foppish APP
pearance and Rose did not seem in the
least annoyed by his excessive familiari-
~, for while she sung, she would toss
her beautiful head and glance up into
his admiring face with an air of witch
ing coqretry.
Philip Vanc, with this picture before
his eyes, stood for moment like one
bcwildcrcd. then suddenly rccollecting
himself. he rctraced his steps, and rang
the bell At the front entrance, in 4 very
grave and formal manner.
Rose received him with shy, sweet
surprise that was irresistible and the
charm of her rare beauty, and her girl
ish vivacity, soon banished his jealous
doub,s-and he was rs much enthralled
and cnrapturcd rs ever. The foppish
individual having vanished, Philip had
his Charmer all to himself, and they
wandered out into the autumn NOON
light, and under the shadow Of the elm
trees. Philip took pearl and amethyst
engagement ring from little casket,
and put il upon her finger, cntreating
as he did so, that the engagement should
be very brief. Beautiful Rose listened
and examined the sparkling circlet with
critical eye.
every WE'LL" she replied, after mo.
mcnt, her voice cool and silvery; 81
have no objection to make. II will moi
require a great while to complete my
arrangements and mamma disapproves
Of long engagements.
$50 do /, exclaimed Philip, heartily.
"You will make it a month, darling
no longer want you at home before
the Christmas holidays"
Rose shrugged her white shoulders,
and gave little shivering sigh.
elbow | do wish," she said, "thai
you would live in town, Philip, for the
winter at least. II must be dreadful,
stupid at Bccchwood; and the girls are
coming to see my engagement ring,
she continued, after momentary pause
twirling the little circlet over in the
moonlight. al told them il would bt
something magnificent-and it is; buI
do wish you had chosen a diamond
solitaire, it would have been so mucl
more elegant and stylish"
Her lovers brow clouded.
al am sorry, DEAR" he said gravely.
al fancied this one would please you
but you shall have the solitaire"
"Oh, you are so kind and | am sc
naughty TO trouble YOU"
She held up her red lips, and he kisset
in silence, and they returned to the cot
tage, and little later he was in his sad
die again and on his way back to Beech
wood. But an indehnablc something
weighed down his spirits-a kind Of rest
less dissatisfaction that he could neithe
Danish or comprehend.
The moment his mother met him oil
the following morning, she knew hov
matters stood. She could read her son :
heart like an open book.
"'Tis just as feared" she sighed
"My poor boy will be disappointed.
R,tf che uttered nof n word