The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-09

nature saved me-"
what can dor
MARRY Leonard Taylor"
"He has deserted me for Estelle
Minor"
Bring him back"
"HowT
"By the old method another lover"
'srhere's not single man at my dis
posal."
"You don't need man. A dummy
will do far better. rival that one
secs is not nearly so formidable as one
In the dark. Invite Taylor 70 dinner"
"Too late He is already in love with
EstelIe"
"He loves good dinner better. He
will accept. and You may then intro
duce bis rival to him"
But | thought you said his rival
was to be kept In the dark"
Certainly, but his exponent is TO be
made prominent. On the evening Of
Mr Taylor's appearance. while you are
entertaining him before dinner-your
pink silk will do very well-you win
receive a box Of cut flowers. II will
be sent into the drawing room to you.
You VIII open the box with manifest
surprise and curiosity flowers, a note
on top. You run your eye over the
note, blush slightly, place II hurriedly
back in the box. put on the cover and
resume your conversation With your
guest"
"You don't really think. aunt. that
Len Taylor will be caught by such an
artifceT
"He is at an age Of emotion. Emo
ton watts Us about Ike the wind and
lands US heaven knows where. Self
control. and handling causes. give
US what we require Len is pliable to
his feelings. You win excite pique.
He will discover that he Is about to
lose something. That something will
consequently become necessary to bis
comfort. happiness, possibly bis very
existence"
But who Is to send the lowersT
81 win attend to that"
"Auntie." thoughtfully. II can't do
It. It's contemplate"
"Do as say"
"wen, dear. suppose since he has
gone so early you are convinced that
your work is all for nothing"
Il certainly do, aunt, or, rather. it
has been harmful He hardly spoke
to me after dinner. and when ! turned
the conversation without regarding bis
hint to tell him from whom the how-
ers came be made an excuse to leave
me-"
"And you call thar harmfulY'
Certainly Ny guilty conscience
brought a blush TO my cheek. He GER
tainly sees through the ruse."
''Indeedl How fortunate! ! did not
count on your reahy bIushing. Heav-
en- helps those who help themselves"
what do you meany'
"why. he supposed you were blush
ing at the thought OF your absent lover,
of course
"of you. auntiel Ha. hal You my
absent ioverT
eff any lover ever does as much for
you as am doing now you should feel
under great obligation"
Am I to invite him to dinner again 7
He will decline, I'm sure"
Invite him againl BY no means!
He will come OF his own sweet will,
and very soon"
Never
"wait."
mir. Taylor's cali has been a very
short one, Doubtless you have offend
ed him. Cecilia
Il fear have, auntie He came in
somewhat agitated and flushed ask
ed him to sit down. He declined and
demanded to know II was engaged. /
as be had heard II reported. Some
busybody has been
Il arn that busybody. Go on"
without waiting for me to reply he
broke into a tumble about treating him
badly. dishonorabie conduct, and all
that. ending by asking me point blank I
who sent the flowers. BY dishonorable
conduct he must mean using you as a
FOIL
''Nonsensel He has treated you the
way he considers you have treated
him-gone OF after another. He means
that you have replaced him, and it
maddens him"
"Oh. auntieg'
"Whaf7 are You engagedr
How In the world did You ever
guess itg"
"a little bird told me-"
"rm so happy. but
But what7"
i've such 3 sin on my conseience.S
my dear kissing herr. II that Is sin
very statesman. diplomat and 80 per
.ent of the rest OF the worlds popula.
ion win go below"
EsTELLE MARSH.
Nladivestok.
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'ort n the far east, possesses q well
'roteefed landloeked harbor. with q