Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-30
THE
SUSCEPTIBLE
ACE.

the inevitable IN the life u ever
girl. beginning usually 81 the age -
10 and lasting according 20 the tenn
permanent and surroundings Of the
damsel. Ialdie vas 2 boarding
school miss, therefore she had the
disease IN an aggravated form. for
II gas nourished b. contact With
dozen or more girls Of like nature,
end By surreptitious reading Of nov
ell whose price was usually q guar
ter. minus ! > cents.
Thank goodness. vas Just emery
ing from the susceptible age myself.
and therefore felt called upon %
give good advice 10 Maidie. The
fever had not lasted long with re.
a. MY practical, everyday sort 81 =
nature forbade u.
SO, when Harry Bordegx came 10
Miss FothergilTs Select school for
Young Ladies 20 take a position a.
Instructor Of foreign Languages. Il
was Maldie and not myself that fell
violently IN love with him. sriI.
perhaps It was partly because J knew
there was no hope for me, for Maidle
aan AZ pretty as a rare painting,
while I was OF the hopelessly plain
sOpi. But I will ad NIT that Harry
oTGeux was a man TO enslave the
harris Of any number Of school girls
Maldie Immediately christened him
Apollo, and indeed doubt If Apollo
that beauteous god himself, was any
handsomer than Monsieur BOrdeux
Maidie began 20 take an unwOnt-
ed interest IN her French and Ger
man which formerly she had neglect
ed shamefuIly. She also began 70
write love poems which would have
caused TennysOn 20 turn over in his
grave, and strangest OF all, she could
not be induced TO drink more than
two ice cream scdas day, Or 70
deyour more than half pound %
caramcls at one sitting, where for
merry her appetite for these school
girl commodities had been Of the
most yoracious. Maldie was per-
hapg not worse than a dozen other
OF smitten damsels, and efen our
severe Miss FOthergill seemed TO take
more than a passing and necessary
interest IN her handsome assistant.
And / was Obliged 10 watch this
beau-ldeal fiirt with my poor IaIdie
IN a superior, contemptuOus manner
that made me fairly burn with rage.
one day as ! came suddenly back
into the school-room in search Of =
lost history book, where Maidie had
~k.S gfr EaHF
French verbs, I interrupted a little
tete-a-tete that made me resolve 70
deliver a little heart-tO-heaTt talk 70
Maldle when should find her alone.
Well, suppose Harry Bordeux
would have hardly been q real man
II he had not seized the opportunity
TO Kiss a girl 50 pretty a. Isidie,
when chance offered.
But my carefully prepared little
lecture was never delivered, for that
very night the crash came. We had
prayers in the par1Or that evening.
after which Miss FOthergiH arose
With a strange palIOr on her severe
face, and suspicious trembie IN her
cold voice, Young ladies'" she began
MIR, Bordeux has resigned his 20
gftion here. Miss Garvey viii hear
your French and German tomorrow
She opened her lips again a. though
there we're something more she WIKI
ed 10 gay but closed them as though
she dared not trust herself TO speak
| further.
That night Maidie did not come 70
my room as usual TO say goodnight
bHt slipped letter under my door,
upon the envelope Of which were
written these words: Read this
Miss FothergiIl dropped IL, and /
picked It up. by idol is shattered ?
The letter was IN Ar. Harry Boz
deux'g beautiful handwriting, and
read az follows:
My Dear Miss FotheTgill:
/ am leaving you tonight, and
| wish 10 express my regrets a. quit
| ting your service, but ] became rath-
| or borea with the duIness Of it all
Your young ladies are amusing. but
| rather tires0me in their persistent
| hero-worship. have helped NY
| self 10 the hundred dollars ssg
| Won place IN your desk today. and
| advise you to be little more careful
| Of your cash in the future
L am returning 10 ny wife and
children in England and It VIII Be
useless to try and follow ne Very
sincerely,
HARRY BORDECx-
Naidfe Is now a regular fee cream
| soda fend, and dfsdains not the Ave-