The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-18
3|PARIS HOUSE NEWS.

posed the tenderesl secrets OF my heart
TO that purring. perhdious grimaikn.
But 1 must tell you something
about him. His name was Rupert Tre-
garthen. swect-sounding name, isn't
lt| ana he was the dearest boy that
ever stepped i'm shoes. All the gtrls in
the place were In love with him. He
was 80 handsome. so attractive, such a
fine fellow. And then he had money
which did not, OF course, make him
more lovable. but did make him
much more practicable. And practica-
bllity in love. az In other things, IS a
feature OF the highest Importance. i
don't mind admitting i'm the expressive
Yankee phrase, that 1 was Just clean
crushed" on him. What, then. was my
ecstacy when / became aware that he
was showing every disposition TO re-
ciprocate my sentiments.
Now matters being i'm this state--his
proposal lowering I'm the air like "A bee
over blossom, but not having yet set
tled--l was laudably anxious 10 make
myself as pleasant as possible to Ru-
pert. But. unfortunately, the subject
about which | knew ne liked talking
the best was one with which / had the
very slightest acquaintance. That sub
1ect was golf | determined, therefore.
To get golf up. And to whom should ]
return for instruction more naturally
than Milly herself an ardent and skill
ful golfer-a scratch player in our local
ladies' club? ldiOtic. purblind me, !
pinned my faith on Milly. | had better
have pinned IL on Blzebub.
| told Milly everything how tremen
dously keen Rupert was on golf; how
he spent al his spare time on the links.
how interesting he was In talking about
IT, But | was not sufficiently acquaint-
ed with the game 10 carry on an intel
ligent golf conversation for two min
utes. Would she help me get IL up
Would she? OF course she would. She
would take me out every day. IL ] liked.
and initiate me into all the mysteries
OF the game Naturally. couldn't ex
pect 10 become "A good golf player at a
short notice; but there was no reason
why. with a little application.
shouldn't become an excellent golf
talker. oh. yes: shed'd fix that up for
me. Shed do anything for her precious
Bun. etc, etc. | leave out all her pro-
testations of affection which-in the
light OF her subsequent conduct-are
too sickenipg To repeat.
She did take me out on the ladies
links every day for a fortnight She
made some apparent attempts To put
me up to the necessary wrinkles. 7
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dull pupil: for ] could not work up any
interest In the senseless game. and
found its iargon most confusfngly
idiotic II was not until afterwards THAI
I understood the truth, viz. that she
had never really tried 10 teach me at
all. but had artfully aimed at confusing
me and disgusting me with the game.
At the end of that fortnight | knew
very little more about golf than when
\
knew even less. for I ann by no means
sure that that designing mink Of girl
did not actually teach me wrong
This much Is certain. that when, hy
way or making myself agreeable TO Ru-
pert | did try TO talk "a little golf 60
him. after looking pleased for a mo-
ment, his face betrayed signs Che tried
not To show IL. but my eyes are moth
ing IL not keen) OF mingled amusement,
pity and disappointment.
appointment.
And no wonder. YOU dear Bun
said Milly afterward ooh, how that
hussy missed her vocation i'm not going
ON the stageD for you mixed up
'stimy' with 'dormy.' YOU poor old silly.
And when your Rupert was telling you
about that great match he played las,
week. and said so ! was dromy at the
lttn. YOU answered. Dear me, now
very provoking, | should have kicked
was standing close by. And although
| was sorry for you. | could hardly help
laughing outright"
1T was nothing To Taught att re
torted. greatly mortified. II wanted 10
please Rupert. And | only succeeded
in making him think me an IDIOT"
Nov don't be vexed. Bunny, This
pussy-cat wouldn't hurt your dear liz.
tie feelings for the world" said tho
braZen hyprocrite. And don't you see
that Rupert loves you for yourself
your own sweet self my dear?"
And then she kissed me warmlv
tugh! the poison of those treacherous
lips), and | smiled, and. like fool. oe-
gan To feel happy again, and To think
that the golf did not. perhaps. matter
so very much after ALL
But now. having artfully laid every
thing I'm train for her wicked ana dg-
bnlical plot. she began to develop n
with less Disguise Blind fool that |
her perfldous aims. even though she
was then pursuing them openly. under
my very nose She started by being
very afTable To Rupert She chatted
with him pleasantly as often as oppor-
tunity offered Then she suddenly dis
discovered We gods
when | myself had told her this weeks
ago,-how fond he was OF golf. "Oh,
Mr. Trearthen. I ha1 no idea you were
so keen n golfer" Umpudent traitress:
why hadn't she told me there was no
''r' I'm the wordD Behold i'm me q
kindred spirit. | adore goff."
Yes she did. She actually uttered
that brazen falsehood about having mo
idea" etc. I heard her myself. though
she didn't think that was near
enough 60 catch it. Then my suspicious
began % be aroused. I prcked my
ears. listened TO the rest of the con
II was all "goff." Rupert's
face Frightened He evidently appre-
ciated IL immensely. He seemed to
revel in the perpetual iargon OF dor
mys stimys. mashies bogeys. brassies
caddies what not; Co listen, entrauced
while Milly described how she topped
her urlvc az the third. was bunkered az
the sixth, found the pond with her
second at the seventh. was out I'm nfty
something. was home IN forty some
thing had 90 lift and lose at the eigh-
teenth and did. or failed 90 do so
Heaven knows how many other numer-
ical and unintelliglble things.
Then Rupert had his say He des-
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