Morris tribune., 1884-08-27
TIM'S LITTLE GAME.
How a Valiant Champion was Con.
quered by Cupid.

GnreW ululS6lt III u 1ouhs,A A5 SAeA] 49, 49,
the abandon of grief. - .
"What is the matter nowP' said Tim,
as he took his friends hand in his.
al am the most wretched man in the
world, Tim! What terrible misfor-
tune it is to be poor!
"Poorp If had an income equal to
yours would throw aside all these
musty law books, lock my office door,
and never set foot within its precincts
again. suppose that girl Hattie Mar
tial has been playing the mischief with
YOU once more"
.sShe has refused me-absolutely re-
fused to be my wife, after all these
months of encouragement But 1t Is
not her fault. She loves me devotedly,
know, which makes it all the worse
to bear. Her uncle, upon whom she is
dependent, says she has an allowance
of $500 year for her personal expen-
ses, carriage at her command, and a
palatial mansion to dwell in, and that
he never will consent to her marriage
with a man who cannot support her in
the same style. 1t is cruel, cruel! And
to think how tho dear girl loves me"
''Hattie is fooling you, Con. She is
a born jilt, and is only anxious to be
rid of you that she may spin web for
another.
..But she kissed me when we parted,
and promised eternal fidelity! Tears
were in her eyes
Tears? And did you believe in
themP Why, Con, a woman's tears
are her artillery; they come at her
slightest summons. She can weep
floods of them and never feel heart
pang. I am skeptic on the subject
of woman's tears!"
s.And yet you were taken aback
when Milly Norton's eyes were full OF
them at the theater the other night!'
"Wel, yes; I'll confess to that. l
was afraid she would 60 off into tit
of hysteria, as she does sometimes, and
I am morbidly sensitive about scene;
but as to feeling pity for her" Words
failed Tim with which to express his
contempt. He placed cigar between
his lips and leaned back in his chair
with look of intense disdain upon his
countenance.
Conrad Tracy was good fellow, ex-
ceedinoly handsome, we'll educated
and possessed of q neat little income
of So, 900 a year. If he had q fault it
was his great susceptibility to women's
eharms. He was always in love, ready
to commit suicide for his reigning di'
vinity-until he saw a face that was
fairer. Thus it was in the present in
stance. A new star arose in the hori-
zon of Belleville, bright, particular
star, whose corruscations dazzled the
eyes of all the young men in its vicini-
ty, and while a quietus for the broken
heart caused by Miss Hattie's deser-
ton still stood on a little shelf IN Con
Tracy's dressing room in the shape OF
dose of poison, he was kneeling at
the feet of this new enchantress.
She was lovely, this Miss Lucille
Cameron, and looked for all the world
like Gainsborough picture. All the
gentlemen of the place paid court to
her, but their attentions, after at first
being graciously received, were coldly
discouraged, and it was not long be-
fore the fair Lucille had gained the
reputation of being the most arrant
coquette who had ever deigned to visit
Belleville.
Conrad Tracy was again in trouble,
and second time sought consolation
from his friend Tim. Il am more
wretched than ever" he said. "Miss
Cameron has showered favors upon
me; have dreamed of no one but her.
She accompanied me to the theaters,
permitted me to lead the german with
her, and smiled upon me when | told
her of my love. Last night, when I
asked her to marry me, she pulled my
boquet to pieces, and, with sheer
that i'll became her handsome face,
told me my income was not sufficient
to supply her wardrobe, and that al
though she liked me very much, I
must never speak to her on the subject
again"
Tim pitied his friend this time, when
he saw how hard he had been hit, and
determined in his heart to avenge him.
He would seek Miss Cameron's &C
quaintance and gain her affections.
He had full confidence in his ability to
win his way to the lady's heart, and he
would leave no strategem untried to
do so. Then he would reproach her
with her perfidy to his friend and
A charity ball was to be given that
very evening, in which all the elite OF
the town were deeply interested.
There he would meet the beautiful
Lucille and begin his work at once.
Tim procured a ticket and dressed
himself for conquest. He was very at
tractiye when he chose to use his pow
ers of fascination, and throughout the
crowded rooms there was no one to
compare with him in manly grace and
urbanity. 1t was seldom that Tim was
seen at an evening entertainment, and
his advent was hailed with joy by all
his acquaintance. The excitement
produced by his appearance soon drew
the attention of Miss Cameron. and, at
her request, he was brought within the
charmed circle of her coterie. His ex-
ertions to please her were a grand sue
cess. They were partners in the
dance, they promenaded together. he
accompanied her to the supper table.
In fact he was by her side the whole
evening and, at the close of the enter
tainment, escorted her to her carriage.
They parted with a warm pressure OF
the hand, and an understanding that
they were to see each other the next
day.
Tim was well pleased with the inn.
preston he had made, and did not fail
to follow up his good fortune by call
ing on the lady in the morning. He
found her so beautiful in the soft light
of the drawing-room, so charmingly
interesting in her merry chat about
the pleasant evening they had spent
together, that he half repented of his
cruel design, and when at his desire
she took up her guitar and sang to him
her plaintive melody, and the passion,
the tenderness she threw into the in
strument's low tones were too much
for Tins manly heart to bear. Under
the influence of strong excitement he
babe Lucille adieu and, when away
from her presence, felt the full force OF
the danger he had encountered. "What
wonder is it," he thought, 'that poor,
susceptible Con fell under the spell of
this Gree, when I, SO much stronger,
have scarcely escaped her!"
On the way to his hotel, Tim met
his friend, who cried out to him: '.You
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