Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

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"What an awfully pretty girl that Mis-.
| Vincent is. Amos" said Mr. Noel one morn
ing, Is the cousins were quietly breakfast
ing together before going down town.
Pretty yes said Amos, doubtfully
| But look here. my boy: recollect chat you
want to think of something more than
| pretty in selecting wife while you are
| in here on this detail Now, Mrs Withers
and have been keeping our eyes open, and
our elrs, too, for that matter; the fact is.
always have both eyes and ears open
travel with them that way, sleep with them
shat way. | would not be the man / am
IN the business world, Noel, if that weren't
the case, And, pretty though Miss Win
cent may BE, she's not the girl for You to
waste your time on
'But why noty" asked Noel "They
have magnificent home, and everything
about it indicates wealth and refinement
and culture; and there is no denying that
she is one of the most attractive girls in
society in this city; certainly have seen
none whom have admired more
THAT is all very true perhaps. was the
reply; "but her father was very badly bit
ten during that wheat corner last month,
and in fact he has been losing heavily for
the last two years. Warden, who is his
broker on change, let it leak out in more
ways than one; and that wife of Warden is
a regular scandal monger-she can't help
talking and everything she manages TO ex-
tract from him in the way of information
goes broadcast over the entire city OF
course, when the corner broke, as it did
old Vincent managed to pull ont of il with
out absolute loss of his homestead and his
entire business. But the rally came only
in the nick of time. | am told that War
den has said that if wheat had gone up one
cent higher it would have knocked Vincent
out of time, he never could have come to
again Gordon Noel, we have another plan
for you Wait until Ned Terry's sister gets
back from the east: between her and her
brother they have just about rs much
money invested in the best paying business
IN this town as any people that | can pos
sibly name She's a belle; she's inst rs
pretty as Miss Vincent She isn't as smart.
perhaps, but she is woman worth culti-
waiting. Now, hold your horses. Where did
you meet her, by the way?n
II first met her at the Thorntons' dinner
party. She was there with Capt. Lane,
and some other young people whom | had
not previously met"
"Oh, yes; that reminds me II seems to
me | have heard once or twice that your
friend Lane was very much smitten in
that quarter Now, you'd much better let
him carry of Miss Vincent if he can. She
would suit his modest views of life very
we'll. But / don't believe the girl has a
penny to her fortune. at least She certainly
won't il Vincent has no more luck in the
future than he has had in the last year"
Il took her down to dinner. " said Noel,
thoughtfully, "and remember that she
talked good deal about the army, and
asked a great many questions about the
cavalry. Now that you speak OF it, no
diced that Lane. who sat on the opposite
side Of the table, didn't seem to be partic-
ularly interested in the lady whom he was
escorting, although, Of course. he had to
be civil and tried TO keep up a CONVERSE
ton, but every now and then I would
catch him looking at us. ami particularly
at her But she looked so pretty that /
didn't wonder at it, !"
"When did you next see hers said
Withels.
Only last night. You know Twas called
away almost Immediately after the Thorn
ton affair, and had to go on to New York
on the court martial, where / was sum
moned as a witness, then only got back in
time for the party last night That was