Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-08-30
innocent Olrd. into the opening of the
net intended Cor me-"


er! Hes going to cry" and the like.
Here fell was going to say fell
low bachelors; alas, can call you
such no longer.-I took that first step
Which leads to the final, Inevitable fall
turned and Joined her. Like the in
eDrlate who sips the first glass of wine
that lie knows will drag him down ia
MS ruin. submitted myself to a pres.
ence which l knew would steal away
my brains. might as well have swal
lowed laudanum.
Kun for 81 stomach DumDp'
walk himr'
four water down his throatw
lhese and other such calls came
from the unsympathctic members of
the club, The benedict continued his
confession:
My intention, gentlemen, in joining
ner-so l persuaded myself; whom the
gods wish to destroy they first make
maQ-was to say something to her tc
cause har to desist in her intention to
enslave me. l began i'll this wise: If
my circumstances were such as to en-
able me to marry | should esteem my
self honored beyond measure in being
invited by lady in every way so cal
culated to inspire my esteem. Bu: my
income, only $4,000 year, is ba rely
enough for my own
Cries of Dead give away!' "Selfish
brute" "I'll bet she's going to cry "
Who said cry? asked the confessor,
surprised.
Il did, replied the homeliest member
THAT'S exactly what she did"
Il knew it," said the homeliest mem
Der. "A member OF the club told me
in confidence that certain instructions
are laid down for the girls, the princi-
pal of which is to cry"
The confcssor groaned and went on:
We were walking toward the girls
home and at this point reached her
door. She burst into passion Of tears
door behind her
Il stood looking vaguely about me,
not knowing just what to do. wished
policeman would come along and run
me in. l had an underlined sense of
having comS.itted Il crime. 1t seemed
to me that had plunged dagger into
the heart of the girl who had left me.
l went to my club, lighted a cigar,
smoked it two minutes and threw it
away. l went into the billiard room,
knocked the balls about for two min
utes more, threw down my cue and,
showing my hands in my pockets, walk
ed up and down in the hallway. Sev-
eral OF my friends came in, but some
how wanted to get rid of them. They
all wanted to know what was the mat
ter with me. One of them pestered
me, telling me about some liver pills
he had used with great effect.
81 dined at the club with another.
sert Immediately after the soup and
undertook to carve bird in cross sec
tions. You see, the poison had entered
my blood and was crawling through
the veins to the heart. When the din
ner was over 1 told my friend l was
sick and was going home to bed. l
lied. had never before told deliber-
ulc liz 4Ol 0Cc, tDC Cilc(L VI ILLS LII
dian flower with its noXiOus but ecstat-
ic perfume, Facilis descensus Averni
which, being interpreted, means, When
a man makes false step the descent
into iniquity is easy
when one has committed'a a crime he
feels an irresistible desire to visit the
spot where it was enacted. The spot
where my crime had been perpetrated
was few steps from the home of the
girl who had inoculated me. I went
there. | was possessed with desire
to apologize for a sin l hadn't commit
ted. rang the bell, went into the
house and sent up my card"
Gone up!' cried a voice.
Hell never go there any more" said
another.
"Gentlemen," continued the confes.
sor, Il sat with wildly beating heart In
the drawing room till 1 heard rustic
OF skirts and tap of tiny heel on
the staircase. A moment later there
in the doorway stood-what shall
call it?-a vision of loveliness,
dream.
Gentlemen, / have finished"
$50 on!' Don't I wish I'd had one
like that.' Peaches and cream are
nothing to it, and other such indeli-
cate, or, at least. irreverent, cries filled
the room. The president raped for
order
Fellow bachelors" he said 1--WE have
all listened to the confession Of our
unfortunate ex-member, and l know
there is not one Of Us who has not lis
tened with eXuberant sympathy. Ex-
pressions of opinion as to the amount
Of the fine he shall pay are now in or
der. You are aware that the amount
lies between 500 and $780,"
II move" cried voice, that on ac-
count of the united pressure brought tc
bear and the boycott unusual circum-
stances) the fine be remitted entirely"
"And l move," said another. "that