The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-21
PRETTY pEARLiNA's PASSION;
OR,
A THRILLING TALE OF PROUD
PRIDE.
DY Mrs. GASOLINE pmLEGsiMY,
Author of 'Tuttifrutti's Ten Lovers. -
why She Slapped Him." "Only
Cook Lady" ETC., etc.
fThis Story will not be Published in Book
Forn.)
CHAPTER 1.

CHAPTERI.
I'm the most beautiful beauty that ever
was seem but l can't be happy without
rich lover and silver hairpn.n
Pretty Pearlina was walking along the
road which extended from the city to the
little village where she lived with her Wild
owed mother and father and 10 little or.
phans. The sky was blue, with here and
Chere piece of white cloud and several
very nice rolled gold streaks from the sun,
which was going down real fast in the east
Green grass covered tho fields like a carpet
OF velveteen, and upon the forelimbs of the
stately oaks sweet songsters poured out
great streams of fluid melody.
Lightly tripping herself up through this
nice scene of Mamma Nature, Pretty Pear
lima, the most loveliest cash lady in Hobo
ken, made a delicious picture. In fact, it
would be real mean to call her less than
mezzotint. She was as beautiful as q
dream after the ball Her threadbare gar
ments-which she wore very short in the
skirt and sleeves and low in the neck. after
the manner of cash lady heroines-did not
conceal the exquisite righteousness of her
sylphlke form. But there was u tiny
frown upon her lovely face, and her rose
bud lips wore quite a good sized pout.
Pm the most beautiful beauty that ever
was saw" she murmured, stamping her
dainty foot, but can't be happy without
rich lover and IL silver hairpin."
She did not see the fcetsteps of her floor
walker behind her, and she jumped way
up when he Kissed between his front teeth.
AHA, aha, pretty Pearlinai So l have
discovered why you have refused my heart
and both of my hands every Saturday night
for two years. You hope to capture some
Hob0kcn SWELL But it shall not bel New
er-r-r-r l swear'-
Before he could swear tall, handsome
young man, with Il curlcd mustache and
creased pants, sprang forward and threw
him upward out of sight
"Oh, what IL lovely mani" screamed Pear
lima to herself ~ wonder if he would fall
In love with me ut first sight if was richf"
She raised her hinged eyelids, fringe and
oil, to his, and n double edged pain of de-
light hit both their hearts at once In
moment he had wound his new overcoat
sleeves several times around her slender
waist, and as she leaned her back hair
against his chrysanthemum their mouths
met in one long, wide kiss.
Pretty Pearlina," he cried, instinctively
Knowing her name and address, "be mine,
and you shall have II silver hairpin and new
er do anything but breathe"
AT that moment n cold, naughty beauty.
with the usual quantity of curling lin, dis
dainful eye and cruel sncer, confronted the
lovers.
AHA, Reginald Smythe-Smith, so this is
the howness with which you keep your
promise To me. Anal And you, you nasty,
horrid thing! You think to win him from
me, but i'll one instant and half you dep
flash of steel, and IL silver hairpin lay
Inferred i'll Pearlina's cream puff sleeve.
With remarkable presence of mind our he
70 extracted it without pain and presented
1t to our heroine ne betrothal gift.
Amt it nice!" cried Pretty Pearlins,
using her flutelike tones
Hearing sharp click, Reginald let up on
the shower of assorted kisses that he was
raining upon the lovely turned up face near
his ascot and groaned, "All is lostl" For
the naughty beauty covered them with an
army musket that she had concealed in the
folds of her dress
Pretty Pearlina pressed his collar button
into the stern of Reginald's neck and re-
marked, "E-e-ee!'
Hearing II rush of air above them our
hero looked up.
"SavedP' he yelled, and even us he spoke
down came the floor walker on top of the
vlllalness. Our hero had thrown him so
high that he had just returned to earth. A
loud explosion followed and
The continuation of Mrs. Gasoline
Phlegmmy's brilliant romance, entitled
Pretty Pearinas Passion" will be found
in No. l iii of the Suicide Companion, now
ready and for sale by all noosedealcrs.-
Life.