The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-06-14

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inable," she sighed.
"You get used to it after time,"
said Jack. "I know such nice Am
erican girl, who will be in London next
week."
"What is she like, dear ?"
"She is pretty enough-good eyes,
good figure, good carriage, good feet,
clever, dangerous hirt, and she will
have half million of money"
"Good heavens l'' exclaimed Lady
Francis, springing to her feet intensely
excited, "Halt a millien of money!
Oh, Jack, what are you about ?"
"Why, what is the matter, mother ?
You are quite excited"
"Oh, dear, dear Jack, do be sem
sible," said his mother, caressingly.
"You know you are very poor, and are
always in difficulties. 1t cannot go on.
You must feel this yourself. Now tell
me all about this American girl and
her family"
"There are two sisters-Katie and
Mary no mother. The father is worth
at least million, and is not bad sort
of fellow"
"Of course 1 must call on them.
When do they come over p''
sin a few days, l believe. I said
you would look them up, and l think
you Will like Katie she is great fun"
"And you, Jack, have you any
chance, do you think-I mean"
"Chance / rather think l have" :"
said Jack interruping. "Chance, in
deed Why have TO keep the girls
away from me at the point Of my stick." :"
"Now, Jack, dear, do be serious. l
am so interested in all this. Are you
sure about the money ?'
81 believe it IS all right"
Sand, dear, would you really marry
her ?"
''If it is case of coming "a cropper'
or marrying her, shall select the lat
ter" said Jack.
Lady Francis was in hutter of ex-
citement during the ensuing week.
"Fancy, dearI a nice girl with FIVE
hundred thousand pounds" she re-
marked to Glare Melton.
American pirIs are quite the rage
now the men are all wild after them. ),
said Clare.
| LADY Francis, face assumed a serious
exnression
1--WE must take care that dear Jack
has plenty of opportunities. 1t will be
shocking if all the men run after her, 81
she answered, gravely.
"The best thing that YOU can do is
to give out that Jack is engaged,'' said
Clare.
"You can do that for me, dear"
"Of course, but you will have to en-
tertain and make much of them-Am-
orleans are mad after society and our
SET"
TT will be very expensive, but sup
pose there is nothing else to be done,"
sighed Lady Francis.
!, The Browns arrived in London and
put up at the Langham Hotel. Lady
Francis called on them Immediately
after their arrival. She was delighted
with Katie, and told her friend Clare
that. with the exception of the Amer
lean accent, s'she was lust as good style
as any one else,n "They are so quaint
and original, my dear. Fancy, they
call their father 'Uncle Sam.,u
"They will soon settle down to our
ways. Look at Lady Wilton; who
would imagine that she was an Amer
lean pu said Glare. soothinply.
"That,s true dear. assure Won
Katie will create ouite a sensation
She IA really very nrettv and graceful
and f,ll Of yivacity. ~
.rIf sha ha 40 nice Jaclr will have IN
he carefuI and won had better NOT in.
troduoo ber 70 anv ono until If ia all
arranged %
$50 | told HIM, but he won't listen
: tn me- He saws he must give a dinner
to them next Thursday, get all our set
TO call. and give ball next week.n
uT don't think IL wise.n said Glare
Melton. seriously,
"Perhaps not, dear; but what can j
doP Jack is SO obstinate, and 1 posi-
lively believe he is serious at last.''
Lady Francis had half dozen of her
relatives to meet the Browns. The
dinper was. of course. perfection, and
, the guests well chosen-two lords and
a duke NTH their respective wives
and as there were no young men Jack
had Katie all to himself. Samuel W.
, Brown did not appear at all abashed in
the nresence of the old nobility, He
was a shrewd man, who had studied
human nature and had seen many
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