A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 112: what you’re looking at

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110 A LADY BACHELOR. Eloise and her partner danced. The charm was upon him, and it did not seem possible that the spell could be broken. Later, in the course of the dance, he was com- pelled to waltz with a young lady who came from a West- ern city; and as she dressed well and had the advantage of telling her own uncontradicted story concerning her- self, she had been received into close intimacy from the start. No eagle-faced vulture came to disillusionize the flatterers, and she had it all her own way. She was a fragile creature, with really lovely blue eyes, a singularly fair complexion, slender form, and softness of manner - which served as an effective mask for concealing a cunning temperament. Under her frail beauty lurked a tiger-like ferocity; and it is strange how attractive to the majority of young men are these frail, seemingly angel-like beau- ties. Miss Angel, as [’l] call her, knew well how to play her part, as it was learned Jater. She was at least the senior of Eloise, and yet unexposed deceit permitted her to masquer- ade as one of °° we girls.’’ : After the waltz, fortune favored me. She led the young man to a seat. near where I was sitting. I make no mis- . take—she led him, and commenced to put in her spiteful work at once. ‘** How delightful! I tell you, Mr. Platt, it’s a treat to dance with you after having hobbled around with the clowns I’ve met here. We have such lovely dancers in our city.”’ ** You flatter me. ’’ The girl giggled pleasantly, not boisterously, but gently. Well, if she had been all she pretended, she would have : Eomicbookscom” is} : ; 4h ; “42 : b : A . : thigi a erry a4 : ‘ i } eae de , f : 7 ae.) = : 2 ; : a : 4 ea, hee) wet F Pi F. 41 } ‘ Ce te ab WON SRS RMA ee Cote 8 PO Ee er be eek ph SR ANT ket fae he hal i fadait bie Wn BAUR AS TT A tetas me oy ae ot