Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-09-20
!, A CURIOUS COURTSH|P. +:
HOW A GIRL Drove AWAY A
WORTHY LOVER AND
WAS SORRY.

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IF go. Rosalie," Harry Reynoid.
sad. remember that shall not re
turn" lie nude step toward hel
and continued. Have .au not word
for me. Rosalie.''
II do not think of anything further
that | wish TO say" she responded
coldly
Harry gazed at her n moment and
then rushed from the room.
Cold hearted. selfsD GIRL" he ex-
claimed.
For a few seconds aft}r his departure
Rosalie retained her Indifferent posi-
ton, but all her senses we're alive 10
catch his iichtest movement OF course
he would return. and when he behaved
properly and asked her pardon ana
submissiveIy he should lave il. out t.
be lectured and scolsied in that man
ner was more than she would bear
In vain did she listen. An hour. then
two. then three hours passed by ana
sick at heart Rosaiie went up to her
room and cried herself t. sleep
Rosalie was warm hearted and quick
tempered. but was easily appeaSed
She was also passionately fond of al
miration and quite as much bent on
having her own way as was good for
her. These faults. however. did not
prevent the village beaus from being
at her disposal. and hitherto she had
been nearly impartial IN her treatment
of them. having no mind TO give up
the general homage by fixing upon
one.
ence in her feelings. She had ac-
knowledged there was a charm in Har-
ry Reynolds attentions such as she
had never found in any other A thrill
new and delicious went through her
when their eyes met. and she read
the admiration which be vainiy tried
to repress. Harry had high ideal
of womanly excellence which Rosaife
by no means came up to. but in spite
of her frivolities and Ais own missiv.
ings they We're frequently together and
fast verging toward an explanation
when that destiny which appears to
delight in the annoyance of lovers in
troduced an element of discord into
their happiness
Mr.. Clarence Dalton came up from
the city on a visit TO his uncle He
was handsome. agreeable. WEALTHY and
noted for the careful elegance of his
attire. The girls We're encha nted with
him. and RosaIie alone REGARDED. him
with seeming indifference S>se~ said
10 herself With vfrtuous rekoIution she
must be careful now. Harry might be
from such a lion.
Happy for her had this prudent dis
position lasted. But the old spirit
came up after awhile. She was entire
ly accustomed to queening it in her
little world, and her vanity was piqued
that Mr.. Dalton did not at all seem
struck by her charms. 1t was quite
Christian duty to give Mr. Dalton
lesson In good taste. So by few little
feminine lures. such as pretty girl
well knows how to practice. he was
attracted to her side, and once there
he seemed exceedingly well pleased to
stay
Harry could endure it no longer and
in the interview whose close we have
portrayed determined to put his for
tune to the touch to win or lose it all
Conscious of her power, indignant.
F" IN SbfHe JuStIte. ttidt ne Snouiti dS-
sumo to dictate her conduct when he
had never openly declared his love, Ro.
sale had responded by a series of flip
pant, exasperating little speeches
which drove Harry almost to despair
She intended TO relent in time. but
pride. vanity and certain triumph in
knowing that his whole manly heart
was hers to play with at will wrought
sad mischief
Resale had no doubt that Harry
would come the next evening as usual
and all could easily be made right
again. But the evening came and went
and no Harry What could it mean:
Surely he loved her. and if so he could
not stay away She would wait pa
since ii was all that she could
do.
The next evening Mr. Dalton called
but Rosalie sent down word that shs.
was i'll and asked to be excused. Yer
as night after night went by and Har
~ did not return her Submissive mood