The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-28
LANDING A
DANGLER
By SADIE OLCOTT

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| think it is a girls duty either to ac
cept sutton or send him away"
Aunt Martha, it's not who am keep |
ing Ben dangling; it's Ben who is keep |
ing me dangling"
In that case | haven't any sympa.
thy for you. A girl who can't bring
man to the point deserves to remain
an old maid"
what can do?"
What can you do? There are hun
dreds of things you can do. The only
thing you can't do and win is to let Ben
presume that any time he makes up his
mind he wants you he can get you.
There are many reasons why young
man assumes that he doesn't wish to
marry and very few that induce him
to take wife. He's not likely to look
| to the loneliness of old age without
wife or children. He's having a good
time in his youth spending all his mon
| ey on himself. and it looks to him like
halving his blessings and doubling his
cares to we'd
What course would you propose to
me, Aunt Martha?"
Man is a selfish creature, and YOU
must attack him through his selfish
ness. First create desire to possess
you, then let him understand that he
Is liable to lose you. Give him certain
privileges but not too many. Don't
sit on one end of the sofa while he
sits on the other. Remember always
that he is the fly, you the spider"
Never mind that How shall |
bring him to the point?"
'By means of a rival
but | know no one that can use
for that purpose"
Il dc"
"Whom?"
Myself"
, The girl laughed
what is hidden is more terrifying
than what is revealed If you used a
, man openly quite likely Ben would be
smart enough to see that he was a
E fool. Use concealed lover. | will be
that imaginary youth who is pleading
l with you to change his misery into
j happiness. When you see Ben again
appear to have something on your
mind If he offers to caress you put
e him away. but gently. as though you
were in doubt as to whether you wish
e his caresses or not Keep this up til
he has gone. and il he expects part
ing kiss don't respond"
/ "Then whatT'
Leave that to me"
= Bess that same evening played tho
Il part her aunt had laid down for he
and sent her lover away puzzled, II,
u did not call again for week. ant
V Bess was perturbed. But her aun
braced her up and when the dangle
- came again told her to go to her room
ie Aunt Martha went down to receive TIL
~ caller and announced that her nice
was quite indisposed and must Civ
- up the pleasure of seeing Mr.. Hustle,
!, this evening" He manifested an all
" normal curiosity as to the cause OF tn
= indisposition, whereupon Aunt Martin
:. y said that her niece was in state o
mental indecision upon an importan
, question that had arisen and require
- an early answer.
SIS that the answer" asked tn
young man looking hard at a lette
IN the good lady held in her hand, tn
no superscription on which Mr. Hustle
nd recognized as Bess' handwriting. Aur
~ Martha looked down at the letter. G
,e which she was apparently not col
k scious, looked confused and stamme
he ed something about the missive NJ
be being final answer. AS yet her nice
had not reached decision.
"Has any old friend turned up r,
d. cently?" asked Ben.
oy "Old friend" exclaimed Aunt Ma
tina. "What put that into your head
II The question was asked in a tone an
o. manner to Indicate that the guess la
nd hit the mark Then the lady hega
no to talk about the weather, and NJ
Hustled made irrelevant replies.
Cant see Bcss for Just few M
~. mcntS:" he asked presently, hreaki
,rt away from the weather
Il don't think 50. replied Aunt Ma
no tha but | will see. The truth is she
to going away tomorrow and is very bus
packing.
!, Leaving Mr.. Hustled pacing the foo
=. Aunt Martha pretended to 20 up
her uicrc'S room. Instead she went
e her own room, whore she RENAME
GU ten minutes-thcy were very long mil
utcs to the waiting lovCr-thcn WEI
hu down to him and told him that III
niece had diSrobed for the night an
was ever 50 sorry that she would
III unable to see him again till her retur
W which was uncertain
'ut "Would YOU mind carrying me
Ter sage to herr" asked the perturbed he
"I'r take it to her with pleasure.
&c. Ben took an old letter from his poe
on ct, tore off blank piece and wro
ne on it:
MT what does this mean? Can it
that you have gone back on your pror
nd ise?''
Folding it, he handed it to Aunt Ma
he tina. who took it to her niece and to