Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28
/, PROFESSIONAL LOVER.
...,,,,rs Of New Business that n
Ps'' Noung Man Follows.

,..tt aa past Dispatch reporter, as a
,dsame stranger with the form Of an
.a.I, and the easy air Of polished
.ro..aq. entered the lobby and
...r.eI down the marble floor as if 10
.,u his 1.-the limbs. That man has
history" continued the clerk, and
.os is engaged in a business or pro
.e.,.on or whatever you may call it
ss. is not followed by another man on
or Of the ground. HIS occupation is
.roWn 10 only few, and | am conf
lent that am the only person in St
Louis who knows anything about his
,.rk. started him in his present
.srppr 10 oblige a friend, but never
sagght the decd / caused him to do
would lead him to depend upon such
,rlons for a living and work them
r,5 line Of genteel labor as remuner
lIyc as it is unique and secret"
rs he a professional murderer 2,
rkcd ire reporter with bullying eyes.
no"
is he a professional burglar ?"
40"
"Forgcr? swindler? sharper"
"None Of these. You might guess
anti you were gray, and you wouldn't
btit He is nothing more nor less
than a professional lover. oh, you
needn't look Disguised at the revelation
AS the proceeds of his business might
bcenyicd by a bank president, and
some of his single rewards would not
look small beside the fees of many a
rrcat lawyer. must tell you his his
tory.
cone night, some years ago, a rich
merchant from an interior city. who
knew me well. called at the desk, ana
taking me to one side, in great distress
Of mind, confded To me that his ac-
complished and beautiful daughter
one Of my schoolmates, by the way
was determined to throw herself away
upon worthless young idler of her
town, and that I'LL efforts of parents
and friends had proven futile to turn
her from her foolish course The
father seemed to be almost beside him
self rs he spoke, and ! knew that if the
affair ripened into an elopement or
marriage his happiness would be shat
tered forever. Realizing that the only
way to save the family's peace and the
young lady's prospects was TO present
counter-attracti0n and cut out her
Young lover. who was more infatuated
with her fathers bank account than
with her, | preached the solution of
the painful problem TO him, but he be-
came indignant at once and said he
would never consent to having his
daughters affections thus trifed with
After persuading him it would be for
the best, | suggested the man yonder
as Just fitted to carry out the part of Il
pseudo lover. He was comparatively
young, was a born society man, was
fine conversationalist. and but for an
hereditary laziness would not have
found himself without friends and
playing Hicarber. The old gentleman
was chary at first, fearing that his
daughter might transfer her heart as
warmly TO the substitute as it was
hNed upon her first choice. explained
mat al paid lover could be easily got out
OF the way before a second entangle-
ment would occur. and that all that
was needed was simply to distract his
daughters attention enough to have
heT go 10 Europe without any canker
al her heart. Finally the father con
Seh'ed. The young man. his expenses
ueirayed by the paternal co-conspirator,
appeared upon the scene in a few days
as rich tourist. and at once began his
preeoncerted Irritation, being intro
oaeed into the best society by the
recognition accorded him by the girls
rather. His elegant ways soon made
ann popular, and it was not long till he
was the favored one around the young
iauy' who viewed with complacency
'"e projected European tour. The real