The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-12

SiIS AuuIAoEeHtly we'll upon neE. III
you will excuse me. / should prefer not
discussing Mr.. Lasceiles with you.
You are perfectly welcome to your
opinion ofhim, and l claim the liberty
ofretaining mine" Thep, her majesty
suddenly toppling over, she says vim.
dictively, in quite g different tone
of voice: perhaps you think I am
such q fool that don't see through
your mean abuse of him."
That / may win and wear him my
self?'' suggests Mrs. Dalton, quite
good humoredly. No, my dear and
acute child, believe me, you have not
iathomed and unmasked my baseness
this time. know your dear and sem
sitive little heart is set upon this fas.
cinating young man. I don't think
there is really any harm in him, and
! am magnanimous enough to be ready
to show you how to obtain his afec-
tions, andSto make him theIsuppliant
instead OF you.'' .G s.: \ .*:2 Z: ..:. ST
''Suppliant!" cries Dolly, with fresh
flames from her burning heart ascend.
ing to her cheeks.
Eyes, suppliant. Every one, my
love, can see-he most of all-how
you hang upon his smiles, and despair
when he is Indifferent or capricious."
Wrath, makes Dolly absolutely
speechless. If looks, etc.. etc. Mrs.
Dalton would, ETC., etc.
don't be goose, Dolly" resumes
her friend. not having suffered any
visible injury from the lightning
glances to which she had been sub.
jected.
"Keep your temper, and reap the
advantages of my superior age and
experience" ...... -..
"Keep them to yourself" retorts
Dolly, tartly.
1.-The first I must, whether or no,
but the latter shall be yours. Come,
dear child, you know I am fond OF
you; believe me when l say I would
not have your enchanter as gift,
and also that l am desirous to see
him subjugated by you: He shall be
yours, / promise, and l will only
make one condition."
.. Dolly seats herself on the sofa, and
allows Mrs. Dalton to take her hand,
though she looked rather sulky. Still,
she does, poor little girl, regard Mr..
Clement Lascelles as the first prize in
the marriage lottery, and is willing to
take upon herself his part of the con.
tract;toworship him with her body, and
endow MIN with all her worldly goods.
For IN q small way she is an heiress,
though lie is not destitute OF money,
and has an excellent. position. Truth
to tell, the young man is not what is
called a "bad Sort" he has good
looks, good brains and good manners.
when he is not egged on to taking lib
critics by the silly fateries ofthe other
sex. Poo- Dolly loves him nadly,
and has inn ocently shown her pleas
ure in his notice and her suffering at
/ his neglect. Mrs. Dalton having paus.
ed to give due effect to her words,
Dolly after a. moment, is constrained
to say rather sulkily, "Well!" =
''Yo ou must take the vow first"
''The vow never to tell any human
being-Mr. Lascelles least of all-that
[, or, for the matter that, any one
advised you how to act toward him. "
'Oh, of course, ! promise"
"Promises are like pie.crust," re-
plies Mrs. Dalton; then, with an air
OF great solemnity, she goes to small
bookcase at the end of the room, and
comes back with Bible. "You must
kiss the book" she says.
"Oh, no." cries Dolly, frightened.
For she knows that she never kept a.
secret in her life, and is terrified at be-
ing put on an oath which she may
break, in spite OF herself, few hours
later.
"Well," says Mrs. Dalton, firmly,
"do you want him or do you not?"
YES cries Dolly, with tears in her
eyes. II d."
''Then kiss the book"
''But how do l know there is any.
thing in what you are going to tell
me?" says doubling Dolly.
Because I say so: Do I not know
the world and men,"
Dolly takes the book, trembling.
''What am to say?" she falters.
"Say, swear not to tell Clement
Lascelles or any other person that
Marian Dalton advised me how to
win his affections"
With a. sudden desperate gesture
Dolly kisses the book and repeats the
formula. ''Now, then!" she cries ex-
citedly.
Mrs. Dalton takes up her parable.
Clement iss really fond OF you! he
would be exceedingly fond of. you if
you only allowed him.
''If 1allowed himH' gasps Dolly.
eyes," repeats her adviser. "By al
loving him, I don't mean throwing
yourself at his head, and showing him
that you adore him, but by making
him doubt your love. and his own ca
pacity for pleasing you. Different men
want different treatment. There is
nothing SO delightful to some as to see
and know that d woman cares for
them,i it adds tenfold to their devotion
for her; but am bound to say these
men are in the min ority. Most OF them
are far more stimulated by doubts
and fears, the woman becomes more
dear as she seems more distant, and,
as q rule, when man is literally crazy
about one Of our sex, it is because she
has worried, and tormented, and kept
him on q perpetual balance between
hope and fear. Now you, and 9th.
ers like you, have so hung
upon Clement Lascelle's looks
and words, have so positively
shown him that he Is great being, q,
lofty intellect, rival to Apollo, that.
1t is not likely he is coming off his