The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-06
John Blunt 5
Infatuation
By ESTHER vANDEvEER

lore MIN. seeing u hSuiS "
ahead of him. he picked up the grove
and, Fastening on. asked the coineiy
Young woman he overlook If the glove
belonged to her. She smilingly ac-
knowledged that it did and thankeo
Mr.. Blunt accordingly. Moreover, ne
noticed or fancied he noticed iooA
of admiration in the young woman
eyes, which was not surprising. TOT ne
was a good looking man.
Il 'aven't seen you In the puiidins
before" said John. lave you Deen
ere long?"
"Honly few days. Me and my
mother ave couple O. rooms on tne
next floor above. but Ill not be ere
yery long. I'm looking for place.
What kind Of a place.:
"A lady's maid
..Mebbe can clip you to that. I'm
valley myself when I'm at work ana
know lot o. swell folks
IF you do. please let me know I'm
in No. on the next floor above
The very next day MIR. Blunt rap
ped at No. and was admitted py
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 1nfor-
nation as TO what wages she would
expect and other items of like nature.
| but i'm reality he was DESTROYS or form
! ing Susan's acquaintance
There are tritlers among the iowiy
as well as among the swells, ana MT.
Blunt was bent on an affair with the
pretty lady's maid. He called often.
and his attentions appeared to be nigh
IL appreciated. Susan seemed DIT
fond of finery and jewelry, and MI
| Blunt considered himself fortunate in
being able to crafty her, especially in
the matter of jewelry. He made her
presents of 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 proposed marriage.
To his surprise Susan refused him.
Nevertheless from time to time she
gave him encouragement to hope that
said that she had expensive tastes and
was afraid that he would not be able
to crafty them. She limited at suit
or, a plumber. who had made a 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-jewels.
Upon this John SHE'D off for awhile
Susan didn't seem to mind the change
in his attentions to her 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 a
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, a stock
broker. had given him a tip by which
he had made lot of money. He had
spent a 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 he,
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 t.
give yourself to the plumber"
But Susan did not quite accede to
the proposition. John begged her t.
end his suspense and agree to marry
2 him. but she said that the expense OF
1 living was rising every day and she
: was afraid that without a permanent
5 income they would come to grief She
D would rather remain single and be 8
lady's maid than be married and il
poverty.
But John did not despair, for hel
love for iewelry seemed TO him to have
; been born in her, and his old master
the stockbroker, gave him another til
! and he made more money. This tim,
! he gave Susan bracelet, serpent
:. with ruby eyes. Again Susan was de
: lighted and seemed to warm; but
though on the verge of consenting, sh,
did not consent
: one day John called 10 see his Low,
y when She was not at home. He
: mother received him and said to him:
: I'm doing all | can for YOU, John
with Susan, rerSevcre and youn win
. Its the jewels that's doing it."
:, After this John became reckless n
q his gifts, and before long Susan nos
u sesSed jewels cnouyh 20 decorate
duchess,
one day when John called az No
he elicitcd no rcSpouSc lie tried tn
!, door and found II locked The sam
! evening he tried u again with nk
!, result When 4 couple ~ DAYS Ia,
/. passed ana No, y was stin locked job
! made M his mind that something wa
wrong. lie disappeared himself.
Susan had returned TO the home Of
: wealthy woman With whom she live
!" as her maid y friend OF this lad,
u also wealthy had lost valuable Jewel
u and had suspected her sons vale
' Averse 10 publicity she would hay
y. / s.-tt