The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
winning a woman's Love.

Algernon Perkenham had for a long
long time loved Alice dOrsay ferventIy-
almost madly; but she had not seemed to
return his passion with the enthusiasm
that he could nave wished, says the Cleve-
land Leader. As a matter of fact, she had
always seemed 10 become intensely inter
ested in horses or golf or the latest novel
Whenever he had begun to verge upon The
subject of love. This had disagreed with
the digestion and. consequently, the spirits
of AIR. Perkenham. He quit hanging
around the stage doors; cared nothing Tor
the stories that were told at his club, and
aroused the anxiety of his mother.
one day he got mold of a book IN which
he read that the surest way TO win wo-
mans love was to appear Indifferent TO
her; 10 treat her as If she We're unworthy
of being taken seriously, and 10 dispute
everything that she said.
Algernon Perkenham's heart gave a
mighty leap when he read this, insomuch
that his tonsils were almost knocked from
their foundations.
IN begin tonight" he said to himself
I'll make her think that 1 look upon her
as the dust beneath my feet-TH paralyze
herr
So that evening she called at the dor
say palace, for, as he told his friends, he
had the ongtray there" the Perkenhams
and the dOrsays being mutually interested
III tie STOCK yards business.
The beautiful girl swept into the draw
ing-rOom after the young man had waited
half an hour, and exclaimed:
oh, good evening, Mr.. Perkenham. I'm
so glad to see you. les beautiful even
ing, isn't it?'
He threw one leg over the other, yawned
and replied:
"Oh, l dunno 1t amt so warm"
"Warm?" she replied, in some surprise
NO. it isn't too warm. It's just nice"
Think 50? Seems beastly to me-"
Why" Miss dOrsay said, as she sat
down in chair that was plenty large
enough for two, you seem to have a
grudge against the world this evening. 1
hope il is not because had to keep you
waiting? 1 assure you l couldn't help
oh he interrupted, don't worry about
that l haven't any kick comm against
the world. Never felt more cheerful in
my life. Fact is, 1 feel so good I can
hardly keep from whoopin' right out. AS
for your keepin' me waitin', didn't mind
1 was havin' such a good time here all by
myself that if you hadn't come down for
an hour 1 don't s'pose I'd have noticed it."
She looked at him steadily for a moment
and then said:
Your sister Lillian was telling me last
week that you were not enjoying very good
health L suppose that is the reason we
have not had the privilege of seeing much
of you lately"
Some folks seem to be mighty interest
ed in the state of my health" he replied,
maintaining his devil-may-care expression
with some difficulty, for his impulse was
to throw himself at her sweet maiden's feet
and tell her that he could not live with
out her love. MY health has never been
better'n it has been lately he went on.
THE reason L haven't called here very Of
ten is that I've had other engagements. l
broke several pressin' ones just to some
around this evening, for I s'posed you'd
thing it strange if l stayed away any long
er, and l wouldn't have you worry about
me for anything. Say, that's a beastly
way you've got your hair done up Makes
you look forty years old. Now, if you'd
wear your hair back further on your head
it wouldn't make your nose seem to turn
up so much at the end. If p
But she had suddenly risen, and with
out saying anything, hurried from the
room.
\ moment later the butler, who weighed
1S7 pounds and had big fists with long tufts
of hair on them appeared in the doorway
and said:
Miss d'Orsay says to trun youse out and
tell youse dat if youse ever come here wild
annudder jag she'll have youse run in"
Three minutes must have elapsed before
Algernon Perkenham was able to gather
himself up at the bottom of the marble
steps and limp away