The Free lance. (State College, Pa.) 1887-1904, February 01, 1896, Image 4

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    1896.]
Europe with her mother the last day of Commencement week.
Jack Crawford was much surprised to hear of Victor's engage
ment. The truth was, Jack was sorry for the girl. Victor Lee
was undoubtedly a good fellow and an ideal chum, but he was
undeniably fickle. He had been engaged three times before he
had met Miss Langford, and Jack had little faith in his constancy.
Marion was an exceptional girl, and Jack was sorry for her for
he felt sure that Victor's head would be turned by the next
charming girl he met. He and his chum were now leaving the
old college for the last time. Victor was to stay with Jack for
several weeks at Narragansett Pier, where Jack's folks were
spending the summer.
He was always popular wherever he went, for a handsome man,
with wealth and a charming manner, is bound to be popular. In
a week's time he was the most popular man at the place, and it
soon became evident that his attentions would be well received by
any of the young ladies of his acquaintance. Notwithstanding
the many opportunities arranged by demure damsels whose inno
cence could not be questioned, but who would gladly have worn
a "solitaire " if only for the summer, his attentions were pointedly
general.
Jack Crawford began to think he had been mistaken, and in
wardly apoligized every day to his friend for his lack of faith in
Victor was the moving spirit of the place; he led the cotillion,
organized yachting and coaching parties—and in all he was
equally attentive to all the girls.
But one day she appeared—she was to visit Jack's sister. In
a day's time everything changed. He became her devouted at
tendant. She was almost the opposite of Marion Langford.
Tall, with a striking figure—a beautiful blond type; gay,
vivacious—" chummy "so to speak. There was an indescribable
fascination about her. Victor was to leave two days after she
came, but the two days lengthened into a month and still he re
mained her devoted attendant.
The only sign that he still remembered Marion was the letter
that he wrote each morning, early. One day his chum, thinking
that he ought to expostulate with him, said: " Look here, Vic !
you're not treating Miss Langford rightly. You can't consider
this new girl equal to her, so your best course would be to
cease paying her such marked attention. You're playing with fire,
A Trip to Eurofie.