Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-20

put in or kept out of the paper, and l
wondered what was up. He talked
about my article and said something
nice, and asked abruptly, 'Have you
any money saved?' OF course was
startled, but l said I had about $4,000
and some stock worth about $1,000
more. Go get it and bring it to my
office in half an hour, said he, and off
he went. l did as l was told, and he
gave me a receipt, and all he said
was: Come here Monday week. ;
There were very lively days on the
| stock market after that, and I won
dered if my money was having any
share in it. On Monday went to his
office and asked if he was in. The
managing clerk said he was in Boston,
and I felt sick. You're Mr.. McQuis-
ton, / believer said the clerk. 'Yes,
and Mr.. Mortimer told me to come
here to-day Here's note for you,
said he, and he handed me big en-
velope. please give me receipt 1
waited until / was out on the street,
and then l opened the package. There
was my stock, two checks and note
which said: Enclosed is your margin
and profits for the sake of the thoughts
you awoke in me. Mortimer One
check was my own that I had given
him, and which he had not presented
for payment. The other was $4,000,
and [ took holiday and here am. I"
''Oh, that WAS jolly in him, wasn't
it ?" cried the Duchess, delightedly.
"And I'm sure you deserved it. Here
is my husband, you must tell him
about it, too.
This was the way the Duke was
drawn into it, and a very genial,
earnest young man he proved to be,
who seemed to indorse everything his
wife did and SO indorsed Johnny,
whose glory among his companions
grew to great proportions thereat
He was perfectly modest and frank
about it, and although he refused
point blank to lead up to introduce
tions without an expressed desire by
the Duchess, he still remained popular.
1t was on the eastern voyage that all
this occurred, and such smooth seas
and serene skies were said to have been
rare in their voyaging around the
world by His Grace and his wife.
By the time the Cow and Calf came
into view one glorious morning about
six o'clock johnny and his Duchess
were quite pals" as she expressed it,
and a bit of slang being rare from Her
Grace, it was duly priced by Johnny
as thing apart and belonging to him.
By invitation from the Captain they
watched the Irish coast peep up into
the water from the bridge, and there
they stood until Eastnet Lighthouse
came out on the other side, and the
Duchess said, with a sigh: "Almost
home again -
They parted at Liverpool, and there
was given to Johnny cordial invita-
tion to come and call at Essex House,
the London home of their Graces, and
he was left to wonder if he should ever
see them again, but in the excitement
of arriving in London, this was soon
forgotten i'll the delight of saying:
"And SO this is really Piccadilly and
chat green place ahead is Hyde Park"
To be twenty-six and in London
for the first time and on comfortable
terms with your banker, and not too
much writing of your name on your
letter of credit, meant to Johnny what
it would mean to any healthy minded,
active and well-educated American,
and in week he felt rs though he
could give the younger Dickens many
points for new guide book to the
English capital.
His Duchess had become O lovely,
shadowy recollection, when one day,
in one of the catacombs which bisect
the Langham Hotel, he almost collided
with lady, who caused him to ex-
claim, "The Duchess !" The lady was
as much startled as though Johnny
had cried, "The devil !" and he STAN
mered some apology.
Gracious How much she looked
like the Duchess. I wonder who she
is?" thought Johnny.
"What on earth did that man mean
by shouting about the Duchess?"
thought Miss Nellie Thurston, of
Philadelphia, as she hurried to her
rooms. 'I'm sure he's an American
L guess I'll tell auntie."
And SO 1t happened that when John
ny went into the dining room that
evening Miss Thurston remarked to
the stout lady who sat beside her, and
who had the dignity of bishop at con-
irmation:
"There he is, auntie. That's the
man who said was some duchess"
Mrs. Thurston looked at Johnny
much as she was in the habit of look
ing at hanson cab drivers while max
ing up her mind to whom she would
trust herself, and she said, promptly:
every ordinary-looking young man.
His evening clothes are new, and he
is not accustomed to them"
"That may be true about the
clothes," murmured Nellie, "but l
think he is a gentlemanly fellow, and
good looking, too"
Before there was time for more
Johnny was led up to the small table
W era the Ia1iaa sat and WAC uaota1