Morris tribune., 1898-02-09
WINNING. AZ MoMAN,,s LOVE.
Alaernon Perkenham Tried New Recipe
without Marked Success. EE

Algernon Perkenha1n had for d
long, long time loved Alice d'Orsay
faryently, almost nladlB# but she
had not seemed to return his passion
with the enthusiasm that he could
have wished AS a matter of fact,
she had always seemed to become
intensely interested in horses or.gqllf
or the latestnoyel Whenever he had
begun to verge upon the subject OF
love. This had disagreed with, the
digestion, and consequently the spin
ITS of Mr. Perkenhamg He gVit
hanging around the stage doors,
eared nothing for itha1 stories shat
were told at his club -9apa aroused
the anxiety of his Mother. 49, =
One day he got hold.ef2laGhQakln
which he read that the surest way
I'd win woman's love was tO3 APP
pear Indifferent to her, to streaats hel
rs if she were unworthy Of being
Saken seriously and td5As fh1t6 eAe8Sl
lining that she said ~. x> r-~r
Aleernoon P@keuhesm ! beArt gave
mighty leap when he read this,
Gnsomuchj that hiBo t6hsigs GvdfRal
most knocked fFqR4a riit lasesibN fo'aaa-
au 6Igin to8Ig2l6}tt @@iB5o 5835id Z q J
2,igaself. III make her think that
& lool upon,her as the3dpst~ben
gay Feet III paralyze hert2}',>s ~27
50 that evening he called at the
a'Orsay palace, for, as he~told his
extends, he had the ongtray there, y
the PerkenhamsF and the ID Qrsay !
being mutually Interested in the
stockyards business.
Tho beautiful girl swept into the
drawing room after the young man
had waited half an hour and ex-
claimed:
''Ob, good evening, Mr.. Perken-
ham! I'm so glad to see you! It's
"a beautiful evening, isn't it," .a" n
He threw one leg over the other,
yawned and replied: ,.. $40.
"Ob, | dunno! Tt ain t so warm. "
"Warm ~ she replied in some sur
arise. No, it isn't too warm It's
Just nice. 81. ....t ...@s- #@l g III
''TBink so? Seems beasty to me-
why, Miss d'Orsay said as she
sat down in a chair that was plenty
large enough for two, you seem to
have a grudge against the world
this evening. l hope 1t is not be-
cause I had 10 keep you waiting /
assure you'll couldn't heIp''-1"..4 7aa
oh, he interrupted, 'ldon't
worry about that! ! haven't any
lick comm against the world Never
%elt more cheerful in my life, Fact
Is I feel so good ! can hardly keep
from whoopin right out AS for
Tour keepin me waitin, I didn't
gn5nd Twas havin suchaa good time
here all by myself that if you hadn't
coMe down for an hourI don't s pose
Ala nave noticed it. . .es. at .t..5 4at
She looked at him steadily for a
moment and then said: 49,
Your sister Lillian, was telling
ne last week that you weFe. not en-.
joying very good health. ~ suppose
that is the reason we have not had
the privilege Of seeing much Of you
lately" .,.5.Fta' @l'"' u ''... y 4
Some folks seem to be nightly
interested in the state of my
Eealth, be replied, maintaining his
tI4EiI may care expression. with some
>:,i4.cultyp iQr his impulse was to
zaGow himself at the. sweet maiden,s
zeat and tell her that he. could not
l1ve without her love. My health
has never been better,n ii has been
la.e}y, lie went on: The reason I
haven called here very often is
TE2st [ We had other engagements 4
broke several pressin ones just to
ctsIne around this sevenin, ford
X posed you'd think<it strange i'll
said away any longer, and ]
wouldn't have you worry about me
Eor anything. Say, that's beastly
way you've got your hair done up
Makes you look. 40 years old. Now,
If you d wear you1. hair back farther
OBJ your head wouldn 'tmake your
pose seem to turn up somuch at the
Gnd. Ii p T44T .H@a 4. goa tia
But she had suddenly risen and,
without saying anything, hurried
from the room.
"A moment later the butler, who
weighed 1877 pounds and had big
fists with long tufts of hair on
them, appeared in the doorway and
Gaid: lG1@ u Y71aH va
Miss d'Orsay says to trun youse
cut and tell youse dat if youse ever
come around here wild anudder Jag
she'll have youse run in!'
Three minutes must have elapsed
before Algernon. .Perkenham was
able TO gather himself Up at the bot
tom of the marble steps and limp
away-C Cleveland Leader. an 9E0t@
He Got Her.