Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-02-25
Tohn Blunt S
infatuation
By ESTHER VANDEVEER

.IJ.tl1 ABtlfI.f EHutltllltth
Drofcss.ou. Just now out of position
VS. ..,.a. up to his room on the fourth
nan. Gf tenement house when he no
fi.al \ dainty glove on the stair be-
r,-r him Seeing figure in skirts
ahead of him. he picked up the glove
and. fastening on, asked the comely
ro,,pr woman he overlook if the glove
halnn1aI to her. She smilingly ac-
kpnv.lalgpd that It did and thanked
Mr. Blunt accordingly. Moreover, he
noticed or fancied lie noticed a look
Of admiratioH in the young woman
eyes. which was not surprising Tor ne
was a good looking man.
y aven't seen you in the building
before said John. Ave you been
ere long,"
"aonly Il few days. Me and my
mother ave couple o rooms on the
next foor above. but I'll not be ere
very long. I'm looking for place"
What kind of a place."
"A lady's maid"
"Mebbe l can 'elp you to that. Pn
fdIict LLls oCAA hAOAh AN ~
know lot o. swell folks"
IF you do. please let me know. I'm
in No. Q Oh the next floor above"
The very next day Mr.. Blunt rap
ped at No . and was admitted Dy
an elderly woman. who called out
Susan and in came the young wo-
man he had met the day before. He
said he had called to get some infor-
nation as to what wages she Woulo
expect and other items of like nature,
but in reality he was desirous OF form
ing SuSan's acquaintance.
There are trifers among the lowiy
as we'll as among the swells, ana MT.
Blunt was bent on an affair with the
pretty Iady's maid He called often.
and his attentions appeared to be nigh
ly appreciated. Susan seemed DIT
fond of finery and jewelry. and Mr..
Blunt considered himself fortunate in
being able to crafty her, especially in
the mattey Of jewelry. He made her
presents Of a few inexpensive orna-
ments, but they did not seem to satisfy
her. John found her very fascinating
and in order to gain her good will pro-
duced articles of greater value. Finally
he found himself so deeply infatuated
that he proRased marriage
To his suWfise Susan refused him.
Nevertheless from time to time she
gave him encouragement to hope that
she might reconsider her refusal. She
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was afraid that he would not be able
to crafty them. She limited at q suit
or a plumber. who had made great
deal of money. but she did not love
him. Nevertheless she was thinking
of marrying him because he could give
her what she craved-iewels.
Upon this John SHE'D off for awhile.
Susan didn't seem to mind the change
in his attentions to her Il bit. Indeed,
she scarcely noticed him when they
met. One day she told him that she
was in receipt Of handsome presents
from the plumber and she expected
proposal
Soon after she had told John this he
came to her one day with a brooch
containing several large diamonds. tell
ing her that his last master, stock
broker. had given him tip by which
he had made lot of money. He had
spent part OF it for his beloved Su-
san.
Susan's eyes sparkled with pleasure
at seeing the ornament. She put it on
and admired it and herself in mirror
You look fine in it, Susan" said her
lover. I'm SO 'appy at my luck in
making the money to buy it for you,
seeing as 'Ow now you needn't ave to
give yourself to the plumber
But Susan did not quite aecede to
the proposition. John begged her to
end his suspense and agree to marry
him, but she said that the expense Of
living was rising every day and she
was afraid that without a permanent
income they would come to grief She
would rather remain single and be a
lady's maid than he married and in
poverty.
But John did not despair, for her
love for jewelry seemed to him to have
been born in her, and his old master,
the stockbroker, gave him another tip
and he made more money. This time
he gave Susan a bracelet, serpent
with ruby eyes. Again Susan was de-
lighted and seemed to warm; but,
though on the verge of eonsenting, she
did not consent.
One day John called to see his love
when she was not at home. Her
mother received him and said to him:
I'm doing all l can for you. John,
with Susan. Persevere and you'll win
It's the jewels that's doing it."
After this John became reckless in
his gifts. and before long Susan nos
sessed jewels enough to decorate a
duchess.
one day when John called at No. 9
he ELECTED no response He tried the
door and found it locked. The same
evening ne tried it again with like
result. When couple of days had
passed and No. 0 was still locked John
made NJ ais mind that something was
wrong. ae disappeared himself.
Susan Mad returned to the home of
ATl J.