The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-13
Then the New York
Young Man Said the
Right Thing.
AN EGGEMOGGIN ROMANCE.
The Boston Girl Was Not
as Guileless as She
Seemed.

strong here, at Eggemoggin, Me-,
writes Clara Belle in the Cincinnati
Enquirer. and Miss Placed Confidence
is the one the girls have for Boston
maid who has been here three weeks.
4 She appeared to be a good deal after
1.-THE highly ''culchawed" type, and was
not up in athletics or outdoor romping.
$50 the girls quickly classified her as
Of the harmless sort. That is, they
didn't believe that she would be at all
attractive to any of the men who were
worth having in tow. But Miss Boston
knew trick or two, though the other
lgirls laughed her to scorn when thew
saw her try to amuse the New York
man" with a discussion on astrology.
Ihey shifted when they learned that
she had promised to cast a horoscope
for him, and prophesied that he would
not appear to receive it in the evening
when the Boston girl agreed to have
1t ready. Yet he was on hand, and his
interest had enough of look of
lgenuineness to provoke the other girls
anew. One or two of them approached
the pair as il they meant to join in the
topic but the girl from Boston quickly
headed off that game
think" said she sweetly to him OF
New YORK, that a horoscope is much
more impressive if you really see the
NA44tC you T6du your
| IL was beautiful night outside and
though the Boston girls eyes were
steady, and sweet. and her index finger
rested in business-h like way in fhe
centre Of the beautiful wheel-thfng ali
dabbled with red and black ink which
she had cast for him, still she was
! talking about going out in the moan
light and looking at the stars whfla she
read him his fate. The heart Of any
| man not made of stone would have
| beaten right up under his collar butt
ton, ana, similarly, any listening sum
| Iher girl OF Wiles would have turned
green with envy Naturally he said
put little, and they went out She had
! the delicate skin that looks wall nv,
moonlight, and through her eyeIids Won
could almost trace the shadows of her
pansy colored eyes as they drooped
Whl4e she looked at the horoscona The
new YORK man rammed his hands in
ms pockets as she began. What fol-
lows is pieced up from what the girls
nave wormed from her and from him
With Mercury in Aries" began Miss
| Boston, YOU should be tan snare and
sim, with an oval face and light brown
CURING hair. Does your hair curl?
never noticed" II think it's curling
now, or is going to-" said he huskfIy
Don't be silly; please bend yo,Ir head
Gown He did and she said that his
nalr was curly, though she thought q
nttle Clark for his sign. "You are res+
less. She paused for corroboration
ana he said fervently that he was
AND you are ambitious Do YOU see
H4eLCuly over there? You might look
az MIN while read your chart. n r,ilI
ielp you get in sympathy." He ssi5
ne would, but he didn't. 'rYo,, ara -.
WITTY at least you ought to be tho,1eb
l never noticed it especially. . All
fati,i pa4seo' her eyes gentle and specu-
latIFe, out ne didn't feel that he eouId
ansWer-not and keep his eves ~, re-.
Iuiy. II GU are addicted to fa,sehood
am sorry to say, and to theft whi"b
very dreadful. Did you ever steal
anything?" He looked ardentlv AZ ~
smooth curve of her cheek ro,Indin5
1Loll the corner of her mouth, and said
mat ne couldn't remember. ssBut 7
a aa,oit. lihe 70 steal something now" ne
ADMITTED shamelessly
wen, you mustn't" said the Rostor
giri: Inc good thing about astroloev
Is that II shows US our weaknesses ara
nsIps US 70 overcome them. Please keen
rlgnt on looking at Mercury. You have
Jupiter IN the ninth house. and that
means a happy marriage, and YOU have
the sun in the tenth, which is very good
lndeed. You are sure of success in all
most anything you undertake. Hero
the New York man shifted his feet
Would you mind my interrupting and
aIietSl 1dhllis soInethlng right now q he
urged. OF course 1 should Look at
Il can't; I'd rather look at YOU, she
persisted, and he sighed heavily, look
ing where she pointed You have
venus In the ascendant; that means
that you are great favorite with all
women; Your Venus is in Aquarius. and
enat aoas 10 your success. You have
only to make up your mind, and almost
anything you want will hannen as
psclaiIy II 1t concerns a woman"
Here the New York man grabbed his
horoscope and dropped it into the rain
barrel that stood by the steps. 1T am
gong 10 prove that right here and
n r,Gm' sala ne have been in love
with you ever since first came ia
Eggemoggin and saw you sitting on
the pier, but I never knew before that
l mad Venus in Aquarius and I didn,t
uare say word. I am saying 1t now.
tnough. Minerva Brookline win Won
ne my VIE, and viii you let me kiss
you TINS minute before you make,
your mind? 1t may help Won II Ala
ana making up her mind brought her
the nickname for reasons that a.
reader now understands
Inc laugh is on one Of the girls who
5ost her proposal at the last moment
Inc. chap she picked out for 4 q. 49,
tive was also New Yorker 1 o,,e S Up
had held to its business treadmiiisso,.
several years, and to trap him she uas
pretending to be enraptured with tba
beauties of nature. She held far,
Wlid lowers in her hand. sighed and
tolo how it thrilled her heart 10 eaza
upon any of the varied de1nonstrations
OF IT'S power. Meanwhile she go9aS
INTO MS eyes for all she was WORTH "Nyo
matter what the form is" she want an
qreamlly, even the hun,hIest hou,
beautiful it is how it stirs tha bnsrt
ana stimulates the mind TSha Nav
YORK man said, 'Tt does" as Ne bad
done before. 1t had seemed n 81 iii
right the first time, so he Thought he
mad better stick to it, "Thinlx ~ the
myriad forms of glancing life IN the
sea, she sighed. "Ah, there are times
when | feel that love all life tbat
am one of all life, that yearn to share
the life of everything" She still gazed
Geeply upon him, and the New York
man felt cold things go up and down
his back. He stammered, TT does
family, and then yelled: do YOU know
there is big green bug on that stem
right where you have hold Of it7"
| That broke the spell. She gave a
piercing YELL flung the flowers In the
air and climbed up on the bench nearly
In Mysteries The New Yorker thinks
he never had such a narrow escape in
his life.
From his seat on high Olympus the rod
Mars contemplated The Hague long and
Can you see your fnish?" asked Jupi-
ter, Who as the putntve father OF rode
ana men, took a passing interest In af-
mo" replied Mars. AT this dis,arce
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