The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-04

tho conversation turned upon flirting,
ho expressed himself worry iOrcibly on
tho subject, saying no lady could do
sccnd 10 such an action, while man OF
truc honor would dcspisc her Ii she did.
This, Of course, coming from young,
good looking fellow, was surprise TO
the girls, who At first thought no was
joking, but IS ho repeated his views on
several other occasions, and rs his con.
duct, which was carefully looked into,
seemed 10 justify his views, they came
to the belief that no was in earnest.
Thereafter ho was known as Tho prude.
"lio surprised tho girls, one summer
afternoon. by inviting the most modest
looking OF their number to accompany
him 10 Manhattan Beach. Sheaccepied
and they left. Not to 20 infinitely into
details, they had nice dinner and
were listening 10 the music when two
young men passed. Ono OF them look ed
rather in;euily ut tho girl and smiled.
She was somewhat nearsighted, and
telling OF the matter aiterward. she said
SHE thought the youngman was friend,
whereupOn she bowed and smiled. The
prude' cav it all, and taking her by the
arm he led her to tho Young men. and
addressing him who had bowed TO tho
girl, ho said
"l don't know your name. sir. but
this laty seems TO desire your company
more than she docs mine. She Is Miss
Blank. oil No. - West - street. aud |
willleave her in your caro-, hoping you
will see her saiely to her home
''Beiorc he had concluded the aston:
ished girl had discovered that the young
man TO whom she had bowed was u
stranger, but she had not time to make
any explanation 10 tho prude,' for rs
he finished he strobe rapidly away.
She dismissed the strangers, bought q
railroad ticket and returned home.
where she recited the notifying story
10 her friends. And 1t was then and
there that. after putting their heads to-
gether, they matched tho scheme which
sent the prude' to Europe on wi d
goose chase"
The conspirators, the narrator con-
tinued, had friend who was the post.
mistress in a small nearby town, aud
they enlisted her aid. she being only
too willing after she knew tho circum-
stances. Soon "the prude" received 4
nicely scented letter in q woman's
hand, and the girls had the pleasure OF
seeing it on his plate at the breakfast
table and OF noticing his pleased ex-
preston as he read it. They knew that
the letter purportcd to De from n lady
who had seen him. but had mover met
him, but was extremely DESTROYS OF
knowing him-so much go that shc
suggested TO make al appointment to
meet her. She signed herself blanche
WillouShby," and said she lived in
Brooklyn, and requested him TO send
his reply TO the Brooklyn pOstoi!icc.
where she would got it by calling for 1t.
Whether he felt !llttered or wha! it
| was that nctuated tho man who so de-
tested flirting, no answered tho letter.
which. by Encouragement was for
warded from the Brooklyn post Office
to tho ou, OF town postnii-ircSs, and
| FROM her hands il went direct TO tho
fair plo,ters, who had all manner OF finn
with it. Then ensued an animated cor
| respondence between The pTule" and
| Blanche, and it tickied the girls i'm.
mensely 10 note his flush OF pleasure
when on going TO the breakfast table
ho would find the daddy notes from his
supposed fair inamorata. Never did he
read them at tho table; thoy were too
sacred for that; he gently put them
| into his pocket. waiting until ho had
sought the soclusion OF his room before
| brrakIn open the envelope.
But the Young fellow wa becoming
inpatient to meet her, go laucho told
him 10 be at Trinity church Smo next
Sunday morning and TO wear largo red
rose as n boutounicre. He was on hand,
aud 30 wure the four cOnspirato-s. AS
| luck would have it, n young woman
| tainted and was carried from tho
church, placed in n carriage by her 70.
la,iyes and was driven away. Blanchc's
next letter expressed the deepest regret
that tho writer had been overcome by
| the heat aud had TO DO helped from tho
church. She was still i'll. sho added.
her doctors had ordered her to go TO
Europe, and she was to depart tho fol-
| lowing Saturday. She WAS sorry TO 20
without having had tho pleasure OF
meeting him, but after her return she
would mako it point to find him.
OF course tho young women thought
| this would end the whole matter, for
they were becoming tired Of the joke.
Bnt what was their amaznmcnt when
another letter was received by blanche,
| in which tho smitton youn: man said
no would follow her to Europe, and
begin: her to send him another lcttor
informing him whore no could meet her
there. Tho next week no announced III
the boarding house that no was in Mood
| OF rest and that in two weeks ho would
Leave for Europe. whore no expected to
remain Two or three months.
Tho nows, instead OF invoking gym
pathy, spurrcd tho girls on to further
efforts. ono had relative III Hamburg,
another n married sister in Geneva, tho
third had somo ono in Paris In whom
gho could conndo, while in London tho
| fcrrth had n friend whom sho would lot
into thu secret. So five letters wcrc
written ut oucc, four OF thom to 20
abroad and tell tho friends how to act.
tho fifth boing aent 10 "tho prudc,' toll
| inv him whore BlonCho was to stop in
London and how long; how she would
90 to Paris and whore sho could DO
found, and tho sHmo data concerning
| Hamburg and Geneva.
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