Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

well, old man. sad lhdTle w nltDE as
~ he dragged himself into Billy Holcotts apart
r2ents, I'm done for. It's all over I'm a dead
one, from now on
girl
!. Yes, at Cragg where I've been spending the
last two weeks. Case of love at first sight My boy,
(, dream | thought she nine for keeps; and
then she threw over
Charlie Whitby was the most susceptible in
town. His friend smiled @ guess you Il recover
he said. . You have got over it before
Charlie pulled cigarette gloomily. Then his
face lighted up and he said, Il want YOU to do
favor. want YOU to go up there to see that girl
Well it's this way The moment 1 saw her
vas dead gone on her. Two girls. she and her
cousin. She led me l was confident, thought
1t all right: when, would you believe me, she
threw over, plumb No reason for it, except that
she was heartess flrt, tell you! But say, Billy:
YOU re different. No girl could do that to you Of
course I'll get over it but I'm enough to
want revenge. | want you to go up there and Just
that girl-just take good square look at her,
that's all. Two of em-two cousins, Helen and
Dorothy Dale. As soon you see Helen. you'll
understand Shell find match in you, with your
calm, even temperament On my woudn TT it
do good if she would fall head and ears in love
with YOU You'll be match for her Come now,
Billy, say You'll go.''
I'm. From what YOU have said I'm already get
ting prejudice in favor of the other oneWhat S her
name2-Dorothy. don think Helen the fiirt would
interest a bit
That's all right. You wait and see. Dorothy is
q nice girl-demure. quiet, sincere, of course
but perhaps the lack of that very quality is what
makes Helen attractive.
Billy thought for awhile Yes. I'll 60, he
SAID finally But | warn YOU | shall do nothing.
and if | really like Dorothy the demure, instead Of
Helen the coquette, don't you fret,
I'll risk all that. It's bully of YOU to go. Now
/ Il give YOU a line of introduction.
The mail rived at Cragg every morning at eleven
o'clock. The next Friday at that hour Miss Helen
Dale, accompanied by her cousin Dorothy, opened
{ University Club envelop.
From Charlie Whtby she said. He says
friend of his is coming this afternoon-a Mr.. Ho-
colt
Well" said Dorothy decisvely. Il hope YOU
Will treat him better than YOU did Charlie Whtby.
Poor boy! really felt sorry for him
- Nonsense.
But you know Helen you did treat him badly
He almost cried the night before he left We walked
out around the lake, and he felt pretty well cut
up. Didn't YOU lead him on and then throw him
over
Helen tossed her head, .Nothing of the sort
OF course | was nice to him. Why shouldn't
he: But | had no idea he was in love"
Well he thought YOU had, and you should have
teen careful. BY the way, have YOU ever
heard of Mr.. Hocott:'
No. Have you.
nothing more than what Charlie Whitby told
RE the night before he left He said Holcott, he
put it, great man-grls all fall in love with
him Say, Helen, shoudn t be surprised if Charlie
Rad persuaded him to come up purpose. Wouldn't
!. be a nice revenge-for he really believes that you
have treated him bady-if you should fall in love
with Mr.. Hocott?
Helen Dale laughed Anyone would think she
cried, that people were falling in love with each
other all the tme!
Well | tell YOU what let's do, if you are really
81 much disturbed Charie.-let change
places. You be |, and I'll be you. He wont know
the difference.
Helen reflected That ism t a bad idea =" she said
All right, said Dorothy we'll do it.
The next day after he had arrived and registered,
Billy iocott all unstspectng, sent his letter to the
Dale room In a few minutes the girls came down