The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1888-06-12

i she does, poor little girl, regard Mr..
/ Clement Lascelles as the first prize IN
4 the marriage LOTTERY, and she IS willing to
i take upon herself her part of the con
tract; to worship him with her mind,
and endoW him with all her worldly
goods. For in 4 small way she is an
heiress, though he Is not destitute 81
money, and has an excellent position.
Truth to tell, the young man is moi
what is called 80 bad sort; = he has
good looks, good brains, and good
manners, when he is not egged on I'd
taking liberties BY the silly batteries d
the other sex Poor Dolly loves him
madly, and has innocently shown hei
sutferings at his neglect. Mrs. Dalton
having paused to give due effect to hel
words, Dolly, after moment, is con
strained to say rather sulkily Well!
You must take the vow first. 2
etW hat VOW +" with latent irritation.
The vow never to tell any human be.
ing Mr.. Lascelle least of ali, that /, or,
for the matter Of that, any one, advised
4 you how to act toward him.
Oh, of course, I promise. 2
/ Mrs. Dalton takes up her parable.
ttClement is really fond of you=he
i would be exceedingly fond of you if you
only allowed him. 7
III allowed him p gasps Dolly.
/ tsYes, repeats her adviser. by al
lowing him. / don't mean throwing your
self at 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 treatment. THERE'S nothing SO
delightful to some as to see and know
/ that woman cares for them lit adds
| tenfold to their devotion for her; but I
am bound to say that these men are in
the minority. Most Of them are far more
stimulated by doubts and fears the
woman becomes more dear as she seems
more distant, aud, as q rule, when man
| is literally crazy about one of our sex, it
is because she has worried and tormented
and kept him upon perpetual balance
between hope and fear. Now, you, and
others like you, have so hung upon
Clement I,ascelles's looks and words, have
SO positively shown him that he is a
great being, a lofty intellect, rival to
Apollo, that it is not likely he is coming
off his pedestal to worship his worship
ers. Your, only chance, my dear, is to
abandon your worship; to counterfeit in
difference as best you may, and to let a
gradual and startling conviction come
over him that you were not really in
earnest after all" r =
ut is very easy to talk, pouts Dolly.
/ sIt is very easy to act. too" returns
Marian, eff you are positively certain
that your plan of campaign is going to
be successful" :s
',How do 1 know that it will be?''
TRY it for twenty four hours, and
see how it works. y" u.
E''But don't know what I am to do"
''You must be absolutely guided by
me, and not act one moment on your
own responsibility" -, x :
II dare say it will turn out all wrong, "
says Dolly, ungra ciously, ''aud that I
shall lose him altogether" =
"All right" replies Mrs. Dalton, los
ing patience and rising from her seat.
'sDo, as you like. After all, what on
earth does It matter to me whether you
are happy 81 miserable2 CO your own.
Dolly springs Up and catches hsr 81
the arm. ".No, no, Marian, don { go;
don't be angry. I will do whatever you
tell me- " = H.. }.-*
"Then : heark en- and obey. Dick
Wyndhamf is co ming 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's direc-
ton. / will keep my eye on him and re-
port to you how he takes it. If he APP
proaches you in the evening. look bored
and Idistraite, and reply to mby mono
syllables." , IT,
II shall never be able to do it," groans
Dolly. i .'5:. ..v . :, -.
"Not with such a big stake to win?"
"a little sarcastically.) 49,.
'Ah! J GU do MT know what it is to
love?" cries Dolly. -sr>..5 :s#.&. e.
"Not fas you do, certainly retorts
Marian, with an infection of voice which
Dolly is not acute enough to catch.
Dick Wyndham arrives in time for
dinner. He is rather fond of Dolly
he is exceedingly hard up, and wants
her money even more than her sweet
self. He is bright and amusing, has a
considerable fund of small talk, is de.
voted to sport, and has not Mr.. Lascel-
less aesthetic taste or lofty manner of
showing superiority. He has genuine
contempt for a man who talks art aud
plays classical music, as Mr.. Iascelles
has for one who thinks of nothing. but
hunting, lawn tennis and polo, though
he rides fairly straight and is an average
shot himself. F. -. - \
h Not d little disguised is Lascelles,
therefore, when Dolly, whose sorrowfut.
ness and its cause have greatly soothed
his complacency for the last twenty-fonr
hours, seems to have eyes and ears for no
one but this alf-witted soldier at dinner
She is looking charming in "a dress Of a
delicious apricot tint, which he has not
seen before he is 4 great ,eonnoisseur of
dress1 ! II he could only catch her eye he
would beam on her one Of, those glances
which would have intoxicated her maiden
soul. Bur. whereas it has been his wort
to meet hen tender pleading glances
every two, minutes heretofore, tonight
be might be Banquo's ghost, and sheone
OF .Macbeth's guests, for all she seems to
see him His memory serves him up
yaliens saeering, and savage quotations
an the theme of solvent femme varie.
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