Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-30

By every one who knows that am all right and
on tho level and havc got bad habits and you
ought to let You have broke her heart by buting
In like you did She don't do nothing all day but
around and cry and feel that could commit muir
der with great deal OF pleasure. Please do some
thing at once I mean It.
Yours
MATTHEW DoNNELLY
p ST. wisht you was man
Lydia Love smiled Indignantly
WELL If there aint that sorehead again" ex-
claimed Lydia. Il wonder IL I'm going to keep on
getting those walls all the rest Of my fe!" and the
OFFENDING communication cast angrily into tho
waste-basket az has been Its eight predecessors.
ms )obll have me in the psychopathic ward in
about week more" muttered the aggrieved Lydia;
and with a venomous swing OF arm the arber
OF anares du wrathfully swept from the desk
into the waste-basket full half hundred moro
communications requesting Advice for Young Lovers
and drawing long black cigar from his pocket smet
OF 1t tentatively and then slowly inserted it beneath
the ragged fringe of his mustache Then he sat there
caressng an aching head with afectionate and
tender palm.
Never again" exclaimed Lydia Love fervently.
Never again. This time I swear off, and swear OF
for keeps. Gee! How my head aches"
Aunt Elvira, with grin. lifted his gaze from hs
mail. The daily renunciations and remorse OF lydia
Love were as unfang as the hum OF the presses
yet tney never falled TO evoke their tribute
him OF the "Woman's Page"
Nine hundred and sixty-seventh appearance Of
Miss Lydia Love in her famous recitation Double
Crossing the Bar" he announced dramatically Il
say. Lydia"
He was interrupted by knock on the door: and
large. square young man appeared before them
MY names Donnelly" he announced curtly II
wan tuh Miss Lydia Love-
Aunt Evira, with debonair and Delsartc swoop
OF his pencil. indicated the other occupant OF the
There is Miss Love-" he said politely And
don't believe It will take you long to see all you
to-
Donnelly started and stared and then he stared
again. Then he rubbed his eyes carefully and To-
cussed them painstakingy upon the Indicated
and great, surgng JOY swirled through him, be-
ginning the ends of his and rushing turbulently
to the roots Of his hair, and his hands clenched and
unclenched itchingy he surveyed surly grumpy
dissipation marked male face instead of the classic
female lneaments and high Grecan forehead that he
had expected to see-and had expected to face with
such helpessness that only his great love and the
thoughts of his weeping Nellie had made 1t possible
for him to carry out the plan he mad begun.
He turned to the man whose word in matters Of the
heart and hand had been his law
Are you Lydia Love- he demanded eagerly hope
fully, and perhaps bit foarfuy, for ne dreaded lest
there might be some mistake.
Yes, grunted the other "Wha' dyer Uant?"
AN there ain no other Lydia Love- IS there?"
queried the other anxiousy.
Nav the surly response. VIVA dyer want
anyhow"
Donnely didn't bother to make reply. He couldn't
wait All through the long days and longer nights
there had been swirling in mis- tortured brain the
thought OF Nee's suffering. and his own-the throb-
bling OF dashed hopes and the burning sting Of tu-
blasted. His cup Of bitterness full And he
empted 1t at a turn.
,,.iro ho,
finite glee. and encouraged Donnelly with we,-timed
advice and helpful comment Lydia Love vas not
popular save with her readers: and with hem only
because they knew her through print and by her pic
ture which really that of stage favorite OF
twenty years ago
And when. at length. Donney grabbed Lydia by
coat-tail and dragged him from under his desk
the copy boy-for he had heard Lyda's assailsn say
through the thick OF battle cry: Now you
along wit me'ran quickly to prevent any aid being
given Lydia by the presiding genius Of the elevator.
Thus 1t was that there was interference as DON
nelly dragged the arber OF affairs Of the heart out
into the elevator and thence TO the street
Donnelly explained to the inquirng conductor Of
the car they boarded that he was ony takin' his
fren home. an he'd see he din make no distobance.
They alighted at East Twelfth street and with Don
nelly holding Lydia Love firmly by arm, they
progressed few doors eastward; and then up the
cement steps and into the little hallway. And Dom
nelly pushed the little button just above the letter.
box.
There utter lull In the proceedings. Don
nelly stood silently triumphant Lydia Love said
things that he could never have printed
is that YOU Nelle?" said Donney. at length, to
the speak tube Yes it's me. Say listen. Come
down. will yuh? . What? No. there's a
fren O. yourn down here Well, not eggsact-
by frien' but someone you'd ought tub meet
No. can't come up. He-l mean she-can't stay
long . All right Don be long"
The ceremonial of Introduction quickly per-
formed; and Lyda's consent and approval after ALL
found to be essential to the question OF the
marriage ceremony And though 1t late. the
arbiter Of arares du left alone in the
little hallway listen to the retreatng steps OF two
pairs OF feet the stairs,
Whereat Lydia Love heard and needed the call Of
Bacchus and repaired to his most convenient temple
1t was not far away; for the followers OF the god In
New York are many. his temples not few and the