Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-28

have met him al different social gatherings,
but have ouly been vouchSafed q few weeds
With him. How Is angcred me 20 $50 him tcok
az all the girls in the heart-thrilling way OF
course knew even whom be thrilling mo
alone that he very likely adored MI the Gifis in
the same eye-y fashion. but IL didn't troahle
me any until saw IT, had been told thai he
was a lady killer. but wouldn't believe -
When l saw. sOrrowftlly admitted the fact
and straightwAy thought up a very cutting
speech intended 10 wither him. He never gave
me the chance TO deliver T.
THE PRINCE II SIM.
1 invited him TO party at our house. re
wouldn't come. He had plausible excuse sud
pretended to regret his inability 80 be present.
but have since thought that he was afraid lie
didn need 20 be-he safe-I never had auv
real designs on him I askcd him 10 scvernl
little evening companies az nv NINE but he
always had good eNcuses--either a severe head
ache or urgent business matters or pruviaus
engagements. Finally the hamor Of the thug
struck me aud used 20 take pleasure IN calling
him up by telephone and inviting him 80 i0si-
hous parties. IL was snch fnn 10 hear lin
regret and be $50 sorry" And then know,
too. that there was another girl who telephoI,sa
only on rare occasions 60 hun and knew has
much more pleased he Was when she tide
phoned. i took malicious pleasure IN hearing
his disappointed tone when he found il was
only l. That telephone. by the way. could tsl
ettAt tlOilt>. al least n
glad the Telephone can't
l saw him h street again. II WIS Son
after the first party had invited hmm TO- ne
turned and walked short distance with ne.
telling me how sorry be was that he had mi-ss.d
IT. wac very sorry, too, but pretended 20 10
only indiaerently 50. 1 wasn't 50 overcoIHe
with delight this time at seeing him. IL was |.
chilly, nav day. and his nose was ~ blue almost
rs his eyes, which looked faded by daylight at.a
ne needed a shave: besides happened 10 thiIs
OF what some one had said--thai he looked A. n
he had the liver complaint A Prince Charm
ing, indeed, The next time he wnlkcd s;Taigs,
past without seeing me. Another fond hlu-lua
Was rudely eyaporated. l had ALWAYS hrmlv
believed that instinct or intuition or somethir,s
always told one when some one was near VIA
was thinking OF YOU or looking at you steAdils.
1 was doing both.
foR TIE LAST TINE.
The last time l saw him was on the sane
street and about the lame place / hadn't sees
or telephoned to him for a week and iraveles
down town for the express purpose 81 seeing
him. 1 was repaid, saw his back. Since Thea
I've been pining. Ii isn't nearly such uncoms
Portable work a. the noveists make il out 90 be-
IL isn't absolutely necessary TO lose ones
appetite. You don't always get thiu-iudeed
it's having the opposite effect on me. Ihavens
q great dead of musical talent, bat | take .
mouraful pleasure IN playing Mendelssohn's
'Consolaiion" as dolefuily n can and ssFor-
saken and the most solemn Methodist HYMNS
In the dark. Then ! read all the sonnets IN
unrequited love that 1 can find. I sit in the
twilight and moonlight great deal and really
II quite pleasant 10 pine. Only lately I've
been finding IL rather more difficult, because
Just as | settle down 90 have a real quite nice
pining hour all alone, nv thoughts will wander
TO the strong, manly face of enc whose eyes are
not heavenly blue. 60 be sure, nor his locks
golden. but who plainly thinks I'm a little bit
1naRa xrtnf a z
don't think my pining stage viii hast much
longer.