Wichita eagle., 1888-06-16

notice and her sufferings at MS neglect.
Mrs Dalton having paused to give due
effect to her words, Dolly, after a moment,
is constrained to say rather sulk1Iy,
"Weui"
"You must take the VOW first"
what vow2" with latent irritation.
"The VOW never to tell sny human
being-Mr. Lascelles least Of all-that l,
or, for the matter Of that, any one, ad-
vised you how to act toward him"
"Oh, Of course, promise.
With sudden desperate gesture Dolly
kisses the book and repests the formula
"Now, them" she cries excitedly.
Mrs. Dalton takes up her parable.
Clement ia really fond of you; he would
be exceedingly fond Of you if you only
allowed him"
eff allowed himi" gasps Dolly.
Yes" repeats her adviser. by allow
ing him, don't mean throwing yourself
ct his head, and showing him that you
adore him, but by making him doubt your
love and his own capacity for pleasing
you. Different men want different treat
nent. There Is nothing so delightful to
some as to see and know that q woman
devotion for her; but am bound to say
these men are in the minority. Most Of
them are far more stimulated by doubts
and fears, tho woman becomes more dear
as she seems more distant, and, as rule,
when man is literally crazy about one Of
our sex, 1t Is because she has worried,
and tormented. and kept him on perpet-
ual balance between hope and fear. Now
upon Clement Lascelles' looks and words,
have so positively shown him that he is a
great being, lofty intellect, rival to
Apollo, that it is not likely he is coming
off his pedestal to worship his worshipers.
Your only chance. my dear, is to abandon
your worship, to counterfeit Indifference
as best you may, and to let gradual and
startling conviction come over him that
you were not really in earnest, after all"
''It is very easy to talk. J" pouts Dolly.
ut is very easy to act, too" returns
Marian, eff you are positively certain that
your plan of campaign is going to be sue
cessfui."
How do know that it will be?"
"Try it for twenty-four hours and see
how it works"
'But don't know what am to dc"
you must be absolutely guided by me,
and not act for one moment on your own
responsibility.
II dare say it will turn out all wrong"
says Dolly ungraciously, "and then | shall
lose him altogether"
IAN right" replies Mrs. Dalton, losing
patience and rising from her seat. do
as you like. After all. what on earth does
it matter to me whether you are happy or
miserable? Go your own way"
Dolly springs up and catches her by the
arm. mo, no, Marian, don't go; don't be
angry. will do whatever you tell mo-"
Then hearken and obey. Dick Wynd-
ham is coming tonight. You know he is
rather fond of you. Talk to him, and to
him only. all the evening. Do not glance
in Mr.. Lascelles' direction will keep
my eye on him, and report to you how he
takes it. If he approaches you in the
evening, look bored and distract, and re-
ply to him by monosyllables.
Il shall never be able to do it" groans
Dolly.
mot with such big stake to win2' "a
little sarcastically)
"Ahi you don't know what it is to Lowell"
cries Dolly.
Not as you do. certainly" retorts
Marian, with an infection of voice Dolly
is not acute enough to catch.
Dick Wyndham arrives in time for din
ner. He is rather fond of Dolly; he is eX-
ceedingly hard up and wants her money
even more than her sweet self. He is
bright and amusing, has considerable
fund of small talk, is devoted to sport.
and has not Mr.. Lascelles' aesthetic taste
or lofty manner of showing superiority.
He has q genuine contempt for man who
talks art and plays classical music, as Mr..
Lascelles has for one who thinks of moth
ing but hunting, lawn tennis and polo,
though he rides fairly straight, and is
an average shot himself.
Not little Disguised is Lascelles. there
fore, when Dolly, whose sorrowfulness and
its cause have greatly soothed his COM
placency for the last twenty-four hours,
seems to have eyes and ears for no one but
this half witted soldier at dinner. She is
looking charming In dress of delicious
apricot tint, which he has not seen before
Che is a great connoisseur OF dress). If he
could only catch her eye he would beam
on her one OF those chances which would
have intoxicated her maiden soul But
whereas it has been his won't to meet her
tender, pleading glanees every two minutes
heretofore, tonight he might be Banquo's
ghost, and she enc Of Macbeth's guests,
for all she seems to see him. His memory
serves him up several sneering and savage
quotations on tho theme of solvent femme
varie. He is SO little congenial to his
ueighbor at dinner that she expresses the
most unfavorable sentiments regarding
him in the drawing room later on, causing
Dolly to halt between the desire to defend
him hotly, and sense of pleasure that
some one else beside herself has suffered
from his coldness. Mrs. Dalton makes a
prstext for calling Dolly aside.
Excellent, my Lowell" she cries. in high
good humor, pressing the girls arm. He
is enraged beyond measure. lie scarcely
took his eyes of you. Go on and pros
per"
Thus stimulated. Dolly does go on end
prospers exceedingly. When Mr.. Las
celles and Dick approach simultaneously
she devotes her whole attention to the
latter, and has scarcely O word for the
former, who presently retires in tragic
dudgeon and leans against the wall. look /
ing like Hamlet. Lord Byron OF any other
blighted being in the suiks.
In reality Dick is the person most to be |
pitied, although his face is a1ight with |
smiles. and his heart aglow with anticipa- /
tions of possessing lovely woman, and /
satisfying the debtors who, metaphoric- /
ally speaking, take him by the throat, /
crying; Pay me what thou owestr In /
nocent creature that be is, he suspects no |
nor dreams that milk white /
bosom palpitates for the internal young /
prig" over the way. Dolly win play bill. |
iards and lawn tennis with him on the |
in the afternoon they are TO ride
together; and as he sits smoking after the