The morning times., 1895-08-04
His Fiancee.


said TO herself one fine day, and her own
name, by the way, was Adelaide. '.Of the
true poetry OF life, OF the higher joys of ex-
istence, he seems to know nothing, lido not
think OF any one else so capable Of therein
initiating him as myself"
She was one Ofthose earning, susceptible
dlvlnities, who quote poetry in an ultra
marine blue bathing suit, and who nestle in
the sands instead of wadiBg out where
Father Neptune could have a go at her
willowy form. Timidip was young good
looking, ,credUlous, and SO rich that his state
of singIe-bless ssedHess seemed 10 be almost
criminal in many feminine eyes
Therefore she set her cap. She attitu-
dinjzed she ogIed, ,sheHsped, shelangUlshed.
In short, she conducted herself in a way that
soon convinced all her feminine friends and
even Mr. Timidip himself that something
peculiar was up. This excited his curiosity,
then his interest, and finally eau sed him to
remember that he had a heart.
''Dev'lish fine girl, that" he remarked
Wonder never noticed her before Most
OF EN-, though, make such a dead set at a
fellow, II rather carries one Off, b,JOve.,'
But Miss Adde'S manipulatiOns were. not
less adrOit than assiduoUs. TImidip, at
first coy, began 10 waver, then to tremble
IL MS ~ ~ '4uell ttLEtAf Iu5ctL eAOtS- W d. II
possible that, after all, she was merely
flirting with him? As she felt that her fish
was hOoked she grew wary, even cold at
times. She played him in a really cold
blOOded though not too exasperating a way
This was new and ghastIy experience to
Timidip, who was wise only in the science
OF holding off the fair pUTsuers OF his
money bags.
.. III gHGfff . pyp1aITus1 ono ufobf
She had deliberately waited herself away
upon the arm OF another fellow, after re-
citing one Of Austin Dubson's trOubadOr
adaptations to him in a sweet monotone un-
I til his very toes titillaJed with what be i'm
I agined 70 be passion. Il can't stand this
+ II will go boat riding with her tomorrow
/ and know the worst at once"
SO the following day, while the sun
/ peeled his blonde nose, Mr.. TImidip pressed
/ his knees against the boats false bottom
/ and told Miss AddIe that both she and her
/ name were delicious, one reminding him Of
/ heaven ana the other Of rhyming So deuced
well with maTmalade that-that-in short,
\ that he was hers, then and there, if she
/ would do him the honor to have him right
/ away.
/ Il fear you DO not mean all that" she
/ hsped, ever So softly, from under her straw
| cOIored parasoL
/ Timidip Iunged recklessly TO the side OF
the boat and leaned over, with desOlation in
/ his eye.
/ III you don't say yes, b. JOve, I-IU
/ take header!' be exclaimed, having incl
! denJaIly informed her that very day that
/ he could not swim a stroke.
/ Mercy Don't do that! You may upset
the boat"
/ Adelaide, I'm going-going-
You wicked man! If / must, why-I-
/ suppose / must say y-ye-yes. Therei I'm
/ sure l hope you are satisfied. -
/ Tlnldlp wheeled around, seized Miss Addie
and thoroughly swept her discreet lips
with his yellow mOustache.
Now I'm all right, q" said be at length
I Let's go ashore. Too blessed hot out
/ here, you know"
! After that all went merriIy until one
| fateful night, when Mr.. Timidip came TO
! the trystIng place in retired nook OF
/ the hotel piazza half an hour late
| Pet she's given me up and gone off to
/ bed, he murnured TO himself, as he tip
] tOed softly and felt for stray chairs with
[ his hands.
| FestOOning vines and creepers banished
| the stars, while the distant gasllght was
| accOmodatlngly coy. Suddenly he be-
/ came aware that he was hearing sOme-
/ thing Decides his own heart thumps, and
/ paused in his cropping researches 1t was
/ low, rasping, IOng-drawn sound that
/ subsidized into a narrowing gurgle. then
I Instantly repeated itself. At about the
fifth round the struggle ended in a vicious
/ snort, after which ensued a brief silence.
The fellow must be dead, by Jovel'
/ thought TImidip. Perhaps 1 had better
| view the remains before we send for the
| coroner. Addie must have gone She'd
never stay by such a noise as that even
for me-"
/ Timidip Crept forward until he Judged thau
he must be within a yard of the vigorous
sleeper. then strained his eyesight il the
! effort TO see something.
/ Everything is as black as tar" he NUT
tered 'Hullo. What is that lump OF
white down there?"
/ He stretched forth hand. placing it on
something that felt like muslin, then upon
I something else that felt like silk.
'kaawoosh, kaawuOsh, kaawOOshaahr'
/ sGOred the mysterious sleeper.
TImIGip bent down and tilted his ear Ike
pet parrot on the lookout for bOnbOns.
| Then there arose within him a terrible fear.
The SnOres were certainly issuing from the
/ dim white cloud OF muslin and silk Men
I do not, as rule, TeCline upon easy chairs
in hotel piaZZas, clad only in white raimeno
verglng upon the diaphonOus. Could it bs
possible that-that-
He bent his head still lower
| BIB Jove!' he suffered, under his
! breath. III II only had match"
But the fates were cruelty kind enough to
relieve his suspense. Just then some one
lighted the gas in an adjoining room. The
| bright CLEANS shot through an open window
and rested on the sleeping figure in the re-
Ginning chair. 1t was that of a womanl
/ Mr. TImidip SmOte his forehead ii a ces-
ture OF despair and staggered back q step
or two.
''Adelaider' he gasped, faIterlngly.
The he looked again to make assurance
doubly sure. The fair slumberer here con.
cluded series OF wheeZes ,gurgles and chok-
ings with truly maTvelOussDOrt Timidiu
/ suppressed grOan, turned on his heel and
fled. HemOppedth tue swe eatfro nhjs bro W as
he entered the hotel office.
Il can stand good dealT' he reflected,
'.but draw the line at girl who snores
I Dkethat. Clerk" "aloudat thai distinguished
functtonary, when does the next train
leave?''
After receiving a Danswer be fell into a
chair and shuddered over hisDarrOw escape.
In the morning, while Miss Addie, looking
Ike a pale pink rosebud in the month Of
May, was taking her chocolate in the break
fast room, one of the walters handed her q
note from Mr.. Timidip. He had been
suddenly called away Oh unexpected busi-
ness. Did not know when he would be back.
stranger" she mused, in a perplexed
way. And he failed to keep his appoint
ment last night. I wonder what the mat
ter js?"
AS far as IS known Mr.. Timidip never
made any further explanation In fact he
entirely andpermanently neglected toreturn
| He is still bachelor. When he heard or
Miss Adde'S marriage the following season
to rising young artist he experienced q
thrill OF sympathetic horror.
''If L hear OF that fellows death" he
thought ''I viii know what killed him. I
shanfeelDke wearing crapemyseh, b Jove."
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