Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-06-17


Browns would write to tell him OF their
arrival in London, and Jack had
promised to show them the sights and
make things generally pleasant.
Lady; Trimson was delightedto have
her dear Jack back again. He. was.
looking, too, she thought, SO hand
some and SO bronzed.
"Any girl would fall in love with
him, my DEAR" she said complacently
to her bosom friend, Clare Melton.
He can be very nice when he likes,
murmured Clare.
| Jack, who wanted money badly, was
very nice just now to his mother. He
described to her his experiences OF
American girls, and Lady Francis
was deeply interested in everything re-
| lating to her sex.
''They are really pretty, and not at
all bad style, but their accent is abom-
| inable," she sighed.
"You get used to it after a time"
said Jack. "I know such nice Amer
lean girl, who will be in London next
| week."
"What is she like, dear?"
"She is pretty enough-good eyes,
coed figure, good carriage, good feet;
clever, a dangerous firt, and she will
have half a million of money"
"Good heavens!" exclaimed Lady
Francis, springing to her feet, intense
| ly excited. "Half million of money
OH Jack, what are you thinking
| about ?"
"Why, what is the matter, mother?
You are quite excited"
ooh, dear, Jack, do be sensible"
said his mother, caressingly. "You
| know you are very poor, and you are
always in difficulties. Itcannot 60 on.
You must feel this yourself. Now tell
| me about the American girl and her
family"
"There are two sisters Katie and
Mary; no mother. Thefather is worth
at least million, and he is not bad
sort of fellow"
"Of course [ must call on them.
When do they come over?"
"ln few days, Ibelieve. said you
would look them up, and think you
will like Katie; she is great fun"
"And you, Jack, have you any
! chance, do you Think mean"
'Chance? [ rather think | have"
said Jack, interrupting. "Chance, in
deed! Why [ have to keep the girls
away from me at the point of my
stick"
"Now, Jack, dear, do be serious. I
am so interested in all this. Are you
sure about the money!"
81 believe it is all right"
"And, dear, would you really marry
her ?"
eff it is a case of coming "a cropper'
or marrying her, I shall select the lat
ter" said Jack.
Lady Francis was in a f1utter of ex-
element during the ensuing week
Clancy, dear a nice girl with $780,
Co.," she remarked to Clare Melton.
american girls are quite the rage
now; the men are wild after them"
said Claire.
Lady Francis face assumed seri-
Gus expression.
owe must take care that dear Jack
has plenty of opportunities. 1t will
be shocking if all the men run after
her." she answered gravely.
''The best thing that you can do is
to give out that Jack is engaged"
'You can do that for me, dear"
s'Of course, but you will have to
entertain and make much of them
Americans are mad after society and
our SET"
1t 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 Kate, and told her friend Clare
that with the exception of the Ameri-
can accent, Hshe was just as good
style as anyone else. They are so
quaint and original, my dear. Fancy,
they call their father Uncle Sam,'"
"They will soon settle down to our
ways: Look at Lady Wilton-who
would imagine that she was an Amer
lean % said Clare. soothingly.
'"Ihat's true, dear. [ assure you,
Katie will create quite a sensation
She is really very pretty and graceful,
and full of vivacity"
'lf she be SO nice, Jack will have to
be careful, and you had better not in
troduce her to anyone until it is ar
ranged"
so told him, dear; but he won't
W AAAN' LIZ ocDy . VIC give a.
dinner to them next Thursday, get all
our set to call, and give a ball next
week.
II don't think it is wise," said Clare
Melton, seriously.
Perhaps not, dear; but what can I
DO? Jack IS so obstinate, and I posi-
lively believe he is serious at last"
Lady Francis had half a dozen of
her relatives to meet the Browns. The
dinner was, of course, perfection, and
the guests we'll chosen-two lords and
duke, with their respective wives
and, as there was no young men, Jack
had Katie all to himself Samuel w.
Brown did not appear bit abashet.
in thepresence of the old nobility He
was shrewd man, who had studied
human nature and had seen MANY
phases of life, and his anecdotes of
America we're very interesting. He de-
scribed graphically his experience of
California life in the old days of gold
mining and wild speculations, and his
noble listeners, who had never before