The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

brock ont Of the way while Percival
should be ''let into" some grand
money-making scheme con the ground
floor"
Ladies Jared rather better, for Per-
civars bosom friend was not an eyes,
dropper, yet the women who were
longest headed had no faith in ever
resuming their Establishments just
where they had dropped them at the
end of chat, for they felt sure that
Percival unbosomed himself to his
friend, and that Drock's counsel would
go long way with young man so
impressionable and so entirely desti-
tute of obstinacy.
Desperate cases require desperate
remedies, 80 n couple. of experienced
and businesslike bellies one day formed
an alliance for the purpose of securing
Percival and his money; one of them
was to marry brock, who himself, ac-
cording to the younger man, was we'll
of, and then TO bring her bosom friend
and her husbands together at her own
house. 1t was well laid plan, and
neither woman doubted that il would
succeed for each, just for fun, had
brought dozens of men to her feet; it
failed, however, through Drock's utter
inability to perceive that q handsome
woman was making love to him-he
was so stupid about il as to spare her
the modification of thinking herself
deliberately rejected.
IL was q great disappointment, aside
from the financial loss, for the belle
had been in society long enough to
have learned that matter-of-fac fell
low without any vices was the NEST
satisfactory material from which TO
make model husband, especially if
he had the virtue of constancy TO the
degree which Drock manifested in his
regard for Percival.
A month or two later all the men
ragged, for Drock and his young friend
went into business together as part
ners. The theory that Drock intended
himself to get all of Percival's money
was spoiled by the new firm securing
rs confidential Office manager man
who occupied similar position for
many years with Percival's father.
The partners in the new firm took
business cares lightly, but while at the
Office or on the street they still were
almost inseparable, going downtown
together and lunching together.
Then society and every one else who
wanted anything from Percival would
have given up had not the young man
still spent his money freely; he gave
yachting parties aud coaching parties
in good style, and seemed to delight
in seeing people enjoy themselves;
but one condition of the enjoyment
remained, that Drock should be one
of the party. Still, this slowly became
less a penalty than apleasure to people
who regarded the younger partner as
anything but gold mine to be worked
by any one who could get at 1t, for
Drock slowly but surely took to city
ways and manners, until he became
quite as good company as most of the
men of leisure who helped women to
kill time.
Suddenly, however, the fateful da,
that awaits any young man was reached
by Percival Wareley, the fate taking
the form of young woman whom
Percival thought far prettier and
sweeter than any other. So quickly
did the affair take shape that society
did not have an inkling of it until the
engagement was announced, for the
lady, although well born and well-to-
do, was OF retiring disposition and
out of the rather lively set into which
the accident of birth aud of a gayety
loving mother had placed Percival
The society that had known and
enjoyed Percival did not intend to be
robbed of him, for if the young man
had done so much entertaining while
n bachelor, what could he not do when
lie had an establishment of his own?
The young lady who was to become
Mrs. Wareley was suddenly loaded
with attentions and overwhelmed with
calls from ladies who knew her yet had
rather ignored her in earlier days as
being dreadfully uninteresting and
spiritless.
Sad to relate--but the truth must
be told-several determined efforts
were made to break the match on the
principle that young man who has
broken with one girl is easier than
any other to snap up. Then, how
ever, Drock, who had become rather
an old story, resumed his original
prominence, and some spiteful
maidens wondered whether he was
present during all the formalities and
delights of courting.
There was one place where he could
not be, women thanked their stars,
and that was at the house of the young
mans intended during the hours in
which women exchanged calls; all of
the fair sex, therefore, who owed him
grudges did their best, in their own
skilful manner, TO excite curiosity and