Evening star., 1899-02-04

view with each But she-thc pr,;tv one
= dliIloS' detlded on a iost office clerk a
young man who ls crazy FOR her. His lowe
cahle IKE thundCTc.Ip. You can never
tell fake that b'auip widow Tor .xrrur,I.
S-e as willing TO t-I0JIsc Ia. nt.,..si,..l..l-
man, th' author Of eight continued stories
- - q i'liIlN' IN orenin- The Bride OF th..
chapter. which caused har Z, blush .G.
SAYS. And she is "a widow"
rms WIS getting serious. Il seemed le.-
Ter to Investigate another lu,-rin1af,.s1
agency. and 1 fell very shortly nll :. 49,
straightforward one. Il want ID rich mar
rlage, / said shame oss,y 50 rather
lrlchy-lopklng. m.IliJ-ss.. lftfy VIII, gl-
verti-ed them IN the Iantaru.. must s,,-
lHai She looked me oy,r critically D there
lore h"sionrI 10 T.;iss,lIr lgr.
me l"ay past is not OF SD much I'M
pprtanc" II me I said.
You are right she answered .,f.f sl.,
niiShten q with a smile. 81 know tbes. Ia
ule&, and perhaps I can do yurir affair f,,r
you f"r myself 7 prefer them 10 thoz,
pf'ty ynuoIS I.tle faiCdta-,Iass daughters of
FAMILIES who know nothing and U.b, az,
never content. What wiz You e.; from on.
or those agencies like thar i'm ;Fa Rsti,,-
H'II'SE An old maid. who. IN exchange for
al NHalI dot tN".trS "a husband who Will
dbnfr nor oh. no. don't talk fp mo of IN.
H'tI' h"ur-tciSe, The. VIII never 90 n,It ,f
''r]&ln occupations fug men. Their aUrhi-
con l. - marry an engineer ur mInufac-
I"i'I. nnb are wise. Young man. she re-
peated with conviction - viii 81 Won .r
i,,'tS5 rich witty. q lrile passe. perhaps.
hui a superb natyh.''
No Heart Mysteries
Her h-tle fat eyes al.amed with autieir.-
ton. 1t was clear / was 10 h. 1trrip,fz.3
but it would be worth something TO -ee it
out
Monsieur she went on. In a manner
meant To he tempting. with women win,
nave lost iE1ir class there is ul diSaIy.lu-
ta@e at all There are no uotsli-s Or cllar.l-
l"lS 10 divide with and uo parents 10 DE-. if-
qulsltLye about the spending pf tl,. dor Won,
deal frankly with tE.m-no tre.- son. M
Heiirt mysteries, No dec,utiors, Sb. u-.II
Sty To you, Yes, ] have lad rnmauets. bur
~ us speak Of the future NOT The t.sr.'
That is what she viii say 10 ,rlu And has
she not the right 10 impose conditions Sns
mas money She can choose h,r sgshand.
Gou are not the only one who of.-s I.u,-
s,li. There are nublaS.''
Authentic nUbIrSy'
Authentic. authentic? I do not know.
No one insists on that. only II ,,u v-ar.
uted. with real bapt-mal register. y.u
c'Clu make on" of these rich marriages nm
me,tiItely. If your father haG ou.g put a
dc To his ramc-hut 1 forget y.u arr a
Foreigner
Then how shall 1 succeed against rbeus
n0b!t men?'
Appear to be serious. Intelligent. houest1
IheSe ladies are always afraid tf.ir huS-
bands VIII waste their money They want
2.
respectable honorable. That Is the style
Tor You, young man. Appear to hc luteilf-
gent Pretend you are "a journalist. An
other thing, and it is a little delicate Are
you sood?'
'How-good2"
Are you sound in wind and limb"
81 should hope SO, at my age"
so much the better. l have wife Tor
you, beauty, and she viii make Your life
paradise. Fifty francs, now, in ad,
vance"
l paid her thirty-fve
ThiIty-tVe francs is 81.
She gave me an appointment with the
lady in one of the intcrmiuable pict ire gal
leries Of the Louvre
You need not be afraid" she co.cludal,
4 will be there to present you"
But what shall l say to her. | asked a
trite tluttered, now that 1 was in for IT,
What, you thirty years Old, and do not
know how to talk TO a woman"
AT least tell me, has she inspected many
other aspirants before me2'
BE quiet. Don't paralyze yours # with
such thoughtsI'
"One instant" l begged. What is her
character of mind2 How shall / flt my con-
Versation To her taste Shall ] talk of the
theater, politics, travel. music. literature or
the reme;Ebrances Of my childhood2 Does
she desire TO be amused, OF TO have her
heart tCuched2'
Between the two"
Unromantic Suspicion.
lady camel She was really beautiful, dress
ed with quiet elegance. She had charming
manners, almost timid. She could not have
been more than thirty-two years old. ia
dame. the matchmaker. was with her she
presented me and walked away. the
charming lady with a past sat C,wa.
We spoke n few moments, I think. of tue
grandeur of my native land, and the hap
pincss of American wives. "Oh. mon D:a' 20
she interrupted "lt is I o'clock. and 4
have an engagement with my dress5ag ser
at $3.50! Bon jour Another time.'
That was all l think there was no n.ar-
riage intended. | think the beautiful lazy
is already married. She is good a8d re-
spectacle. She needs pocket money and
the marriage broker gives nor half the Lgo-
cCcds OF each deal. Otherwise-but other
wise do not like to think of il. 1t H. n0t
liattering to the man who paid his sa.rtE-
five francs GOwn-for a rich Partisan wife.
STERLING HEIL1G.