Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
Love Syndicate, Limited
By Gertrude AtRerton.

makes these riding school graduates
sick. Il.
Boys, Bill, Whack. Bob, Biddle, I've
got arrival. A stoat arrived Thursday
night from New York and hunted her
up inside of an hour. Met her III
Florida last winter. And he's dead
gone smashed and no mistake. Had
to go TO England or would have fol-
lowed her up sooner. And, boys, he's
rot no end of rocks. My brother,in-law
says he's worth Il cold million if he's
worth a nickel. His name is Hutch -
w. Ii. J. Hutch. Made his money in
hardware or something. Socially he's
nobody and she knows it, hut. then.
with her beauty ana the start she's
got, what couldn't she do with 4 mill
ion back of her? And she knows I'm
worth no million. Boys, I'm the most
miserable man on earth, and your
money will be wasted. Il.
From the Love Syndicate uimited), ut
West Point.
TO 7. Van der Ruyter, at Narrasan
sett Pier. tBy teleSraph.l:
Don't get cold feet. keep stiff jaw;
who knows what you've got, play man
against money.
TUESDAY.
Thanks, old boys. for that telegram
had braced up and sworn that fellow
shouldn't down me. But he has sailed
in to Guido me. and no mistake. Got
on the the fact at once that l was n
rival. Has been sending her flowers
enough for funeral Telegraphing to
New York for marronS and California
fruits Is vulgar enough to give her
iewelry IL she would take it, but he
knows that much. The old lady Vi
brates between us like Il pendulum.
If she wasn't so ingenious she would
be offensive. I'll chuck her out west II
we do get married. AS for Her l can't
make her out for Il cent. She treats
lis exactly alike. Allows us to pay her
the same amount of attention 10 u
fraction. It's Doodle or position, l
suppose, and she thinks she won't make
over. Now don't think she's mercen-
airy, boys. She's simply as ambitious as
Lucifer, and | like 1t. If | get her |
don't care what she marries me for.
Il.
THURSDAY.
Yesterday he-W. ii. jay Hutch
gave her a picnic. He was bound he'd
Guido me, and he had II band along.
Five walters! A spread fit for n
queen! Thirty-tive people. oh, damn
him!
At first | thought | wouldn't SO.
Then | concluded l didn't dare stay
away. Besides, my sister said l must
ignore the fact that he was a rival,
and treat him as if I'd waited all my
life for the opportunity to know him.
So l went!
My sister had her chance fere, and
she took it, She went to her and said:
My dear, this Mr.. Hutch has asked
me, through my brother, to go to
picnic. Can you tell me who he is! l
know nothing of him. Is he quite the
person to take up? lie was the first
time I ever saw her phased; but she
was. She braced up, however, and
said coldly that all she knew Of MIR.
Hutch was that he was gentleman,
and she likely him extremely. At the
last moment my sister sent her regrets.
Oh, she's Il corker!
She sat by him, of course. He was
giving that picnic, wasn't he? What
could | do? Well, / wasted no time
/ made myself solid with the old girl;
and if l didn't win her sympathy, then
I'll stay in the army and supply for
permission to be a common soldier.
We had the picnic in Il grove. Ar.
rived, adhered myself to her elbow.
If l had been postage stamp
have done better. 1t Is true
that my hated rival adhered to the
other elbow; and between us she look
ed weary.
At luncheon we both devoted our.
selves to her replenishment, and be
tween us she certainly had enough TO
eat. Candor compels me to state that
her appetite was good. She is divinely
all, divinely fair, but she's healthy.
She ate four chicken wings, one plate
Of chicken salad, four slices of raw
a slice Of boned turkey,
saucer of ice cream, a plate Of fruit
and some candy. She drank two glass
es of champagne. But l like to see
a girl eat Hatc your wasp wasted,
shallow faced crumb-pickers.
After luncheon she sat on a rock,
with the postage stamps at her elbows,
and said nothing particularly. Appear.
ed to be absorbed in the band, which
was still playing up the glen. Hutch
who is fool-talked blue streaA
about coaching parties, yacht races,
Delmonico affairs and lot of things
I can't talk about. But did him up.
When he'd been blowing a solid fifteen
minutes / said to him: "Ah, who else
was Of the party, did you say" He
some names. Il never
heard of them" / said indifferently.
She looked at me respectfully. He
glared. Hutch!
She only blaZed on him once. lie