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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 79, 29 April 1909, Page 4

CAMBRIDGE STUDENT HOAXED

HIS LOVE ADVENTURE WITH AN ALBURN HAIRED BEAUTY. Another clever hoax has been perpetrated by Cambridge University Students, this time at the expense of one of their own number. An athletic member of Fitzwilliam Hall engaged in a flirtation with a supposed young lady resident iu the district, took her for a walk, and finally had the mortification of discovering that he had been making love to one of his college friends in disguise. The whole proceeding, according to the Leader, was prearranged, and watched from start to finish by a body of Fitzwilliam students.

Knowing that the student was something of a beau one of his friends pretended to be charged with a message from a young lady who had evidenced a strong desire to meet him. The susceptible undergraduate was llattcred, and took the bait at once. A meeting was arranged for n recent Monday evening. The undergraduate found there a tall, slim young " lady.'' Her dark skirt was almost covered by a long raincoat, while her auburn locks were surmounted by a neat straw hat. She wore a white ruffle round the neck, and the white-gloved hands were toying with an expensive mull'. A thick veil covered her face.

In his best manner the undergraduate introduced himself, and suggested a walk. The proposal was agreed to by fair stranger, who cooly accepted the support of her escort's arm, and sustained th,. conversation—chiclly about the weather—in low. hesitating tones. After proceeding nearly luilf-a-mile, during which time the undergraduate had grown bold enough to tenderly squeeze his companion's band, the pair were confronted by a crowd of yelling undergraduates from iitzwilliam. who had been let into the secret.

The young lady iled from her escort in pretended alarm'. The student turned to the interruptors with the indignant lvnonstrance, " l'ou rotters! Sac thinks I'm fooling her." His indignation was soon quelled, for he saw the fair one return, join the band of undergraduates in a war whoop, and then dance a reckless cakewalk.

Tearing oil' his hat, veil, and wig. the strange voiin'g " lady " revealed her identity to the bewildered athlete. "She' was a fellow graduate.

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