The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-09
HIS LORDSHIP'S i
y THANKSGIVING.
BY CLINTON ROSS.
copyright, 1897.

low OF Thanksgiving. the day or
IN dained by our forefathers, have
story to tell-and rafting gooc
story. too, if you will pardon the slang
"a Thanksgiving for which ever have
been giving thanks.
1t begins with kilien my Cousin
Kilieu.
kilien is surely the best-looking CIR
in the town, and the very best fellow
quite as good at sports as any of the
boys. She can make as good drive
as any man 1 know, or take as high a
fence, or swim as far. AS for women
she could once outflirt 'em all; she
could now If she wanted to; perhaps
she does a bit, now and then, but its
not for me to say. We grew up to-
gether, cousins by propinquity; hel
aunt married my uncle; the Danbys
and the Westmores have been pseudo
relatives for more than century
When we began to go out to functions
in town, liked to have Kilien along;
she made the rest of the women a bit
inferior. But never fell in love with
her-oh, no! I reserved that privilege
for other girls. AS say, we both had
our affairs; think had about score
and should have had more If my in
come had permitted, and hadn't been
so busy trying to get on in Buy & Sells
Office down in the street. And since
Kilien was one of the handsomest, jol
Hest girls in the town, and one of the
richest as we'll, suitors charged up the
hill and fell like the heroes at Balac
lava. Some of those fellows I didn'1
like any too we'll; but there was none
ever disliked so much as that little
Englishman, the earl of Stavers.
When first saw him after dinner al
the Cosmopolitan club, I felt that
was going to dislike him; knew wha1
he was over here for, in the tow of his
mamma, the dowager countess the
restoration of Fenley house, Mon
mouthshire. And kilien was obviously
the most important of the young WON
en- who were to be paraded for the in
spection of Lady Stavers' lorgnette-
for when saw the earl, 1 didn't be
lieve he would have much to say about
it. He was just little stockily built
red-faced, fair-haired chap, with &
smile that was bound to acknowledge
was agreeable, and easy good manners
with none of that patronizing manner
that marks your second class Britisher
Nobody at the club noticed him par
ticularly until Teddy Brooks, who ha6
1im in tow, had made some introduce
tons; then they crowded about him a
bit, for though titles are common
enough here in these days, we don'1
object to being seen with an English
nobleman any more than the great
Thackeray, who confessed to the desire
to promenade Picadilly with a lord on
each arm.
"Eh, Charlie" said Teddy, as proud
MS baby with new rattle, "let me
introduce Lord Stavers-Lord Stavers
Mr.. Westmore."
"How dye do" said Lord Stavers
Jolly fine day."
"How dye do" said I; Eyes, jolly
fine
"You two probably will meet at the
Danbys'. Westmore is always down at
their house at Dale" said Teddy.
"Deuced fine girl, Miss Danby," STAY
ers remarked.
Eyes, think so," commented, talk.
ing his measure.
But the next morning 1 was to see
his mother the countess down at Dale
and l understood at once that he was
the led, not the leader. This old won.
an was one of the greatest gossips it
ever has been my fortune to know.
Betty Burton, whom I took in to din
ner, whispered to me: isn't she aw-
full? Yet like Lord Stavers."
Stavers had Kilien, of course. and
Kittens eyes were dancing for him.
The countess, too, paid my delightful
cousin lot of attention.
whats the matter, Charlie ?" Betty
Burton asked. you seem nervous. -
Then, seeing where my eyes were, her
laughter rippled.
Its Kilien.''
''Oh, you know" 1 fastened to saw,
"kilien is too nice girl to marry in
England
II think she can take care of herself"
Betty said; and I acknowledged tina
my cousin usually could. But as I
watched them l came to see that Stay
ers, after all, was n rather attractive fell
low. know he rose in the estimation
Of Philip Dandy; and 1 know, that be-
cause felt this, liked him the less,
After dinner we men went out to the
stables, and Stavers strengthened his
position with Philip Dandy by showing
his knowledge of a horses points.
felt tremendously out of it. What was
l to Kilien, or Kilien to me, with a II the
advantages this man had to OFFER
What was to Kilien, anyway-just a
comrade.
you are in a muff, Charlie" kilien
said when we came in. "You look as
cross as BEAR
II was never SO goodnatured in nv
life" I asserted. ."Only I wish Eng
lishmen would stay on their own side. -
1--WE certainly DON'T" she replied. de-
murely.
"That's true" Then 1 added, LOOKING
across the room: Betty Burton and
he make a good-looking pair; pity Bet
ty is so poor"
II understand Lord stsvers want. to
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