Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-10-16

s,hardeloe went out for q copy Of The
Matrimonial Globe. They selected the
most glowing advertisements:
"Personal-Ethel, aged 10, golden
hair, blue eyes, independent fortune.
wishes to meet with gentleman Of
about 30 with $500 year or more.
Must he musical. Address Ethel, office
507 Fleet street.
So they wrote letter describing the
pecuniary and moral affiuence of the
absent Daubeny.
II like the name Ethel" said Jack,
drawing the letter from tho typewriter.
Its such n sweet, good. innocent, ten
der NAME.
81 think like the full name, Ethel
reda, better. There's something digni-
fed about 1t. -
~ don't know" said the other. Its
not coy, like Ethel. 1t makes you think
of Anglo-Saxon attitudes, don't you
know"
az don't agree with you," said vii.
son q little stiffiy.
Well. they sent the letter. There were
some inquiries from the Office Of tho pa
per, which Tyrwhitt. impersonating the
AuuDtDJg hubWbtOu w oLhSo ~
satisfaction.
"Daubeny won't mind, you know"
he said to hts friend He'll enjoy the
joke.
And three days later came the answer
to their typewritten eulogy OF the gem
tleman In Algiers. This also was type
written. A photograph was inclosed
which Wilson would have unwrapped ut
once.
Fair does," said Tyrwhitt. holding
the photograph at arms length. while
they read tho letter together. IL stated
that II Mr.. Daubeny's income WAS IA
represented and IL he thought from the
inclosed photograph that Ethel would
be likely to make his homo happy she
would arrange to meet him at the Office.
"a personal interview. the letter stat
cd, els always more satisfactory.
Nov for the photograph" cried
Jack 1--WE shall havo TO stop short mt
this. Wilson. have often wondered
what sort Of women do put in these ad
vertisements This will be some old
oatamaran Of 90. suppose.
Shardleloe drew the photograph from
its silver paper resting place and gave
one glance at it. He dropped 1t with o
hurried "D-ni"
"As bad as all that2" said Tyrwhitt
gayly. picking the photograph out Of
the sugar basin into which 1t had
fallen. IL had arrived Mt breakfast
time. Good Godp' no cried M soon ~
his eyes fell on it. cts Ethel, Ethel
you know. tho girl that was engaged
to-"
Already he spoke in the past tense.
$50 she was to mo, by Jovel" cried
Wilson inooherently. "Jack. that's my
girl tool"
They stood frowning at each other
across the photograph. Then Jack began /,
to laugh, and In "a moment Wilson fol-
lowed suit.
What a let off. by heavenl" he said.
"What shall we do2''
~ WIS very fond Of her, Shardeloe,
old fellow" said Jack.
But his friend said: Don't be nm
ass. How oan you be fond OF girl
like that-a girl who was engaged to
two men at once and tried to get hold
Of "a third2 You were fond Of girl who
never existed-your pure souled. high
toned darling"
''Shut up. can't you" cried the other
savagely, land toll me what you are
going to dop'
II shall return her letter and her
photograph and toll her that all IL at
an end between us. J"
"If you do that. there IL nothing left
for me but to go and break IL off per-
sonally. should rather enjoy That. -
''Shall we go together2' said Wilson.
struck by a happy thought
mo, don't want to hit hor when
she's DOWN.
And the next day Tyrwhitt went
Ethel received him with her usual quiet
grace and dignity.
II have come to release you from
your engagement. no said.
Her great, innocent, baby eyes filed
with tears.
"Oh, what IL itr Don't you love me
any morof''
81 can't DO put Off, he said. with
divided heart. You have already
shared yours between my friend Wilson
Shardcloe and mo- Now that you pro-
pose to add DaubeDy TO your collection
you leave me no resource but to retire. -
al don't understand" said Ethel.
but seo you mean to insult me. After
what you have said we are strangers
from this moment.
And, with all her old sanity dignity.
she turned and left him. IL must DO
owned that she carried OFF the situation
well.
But tho worst Of it was that they for
got to tell Daubeny anything about 1t.
and while they were away at Monte
Carlo next winter, sho really did meet
Daubeny at AN art students dance at
Kensington, and, finding that his means
were ~ represented, married him out OF
hand. And then of course 1t was Of no
use for them to tell him.
Shardeloo and Tyrwhitt dino some
times with tho Daubenys, but Mrs
Daubeny does not encourage her hus-
band to ask them often.
"Of course must be- hospitable to all
your friends, " she says to her husband.
with the sweet, sanity dignity that sits
30 well upon her, but I'm afraid, dear,
that Mr.. Shardeloe and Mr.. Tyrwhitt
are rather worldly. Sketch.
Double Quick.
An ancient resident of Willowby,
whose conduct in one Of the battles OF
a a -