The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-03
themselves open. Nevertheless ev

edly, and, as her brother had occa-
sion to point out later, her unex-
pected mismanagement of the affair
ended in the Gyurkovics family
having to return to their country
home after their fortnight was
over without having received the
proposal which was evidently their
due, thing which had never hap
pened to them beforel
Andreas Gabor, with whom the
fourth Miss Gyurkovics had really
fallen in love, was an exceedingly
eligible and well behaved young
lawyer, perhaps almost too correct
in his behavior to fall in with the
usual plans of the country family.
A young man who set himself to
check the walters bill while the
supper csardas was being danced
and who appeared to grow more
and more circumspeot the more
cham pagne he took might we'll
arouse the suspicious of Mamma
Gyurkovics.
ssI believe that young Gabor is
after money" she observed to her
daughter. Perhaps it would be as
well if you gave him his congo, SO
that he does not manage to spoil
your other chances.
But Ella was really in love and
was not at all inclined to let An
dreas slip. Somehow she contrived
that he seldom danced with any
other girl and was generally beside
her walking or on the ice When
she touched his champagne glass
with her own before drinking, and
he saw her brown eyes look straight
into his, in spite of her mothers
warning frown, the young mans
head, cool as it was, began to buzz
with strange fancies.
How can one think Of marrying
into such family unless one is a
regular Rothschild2, / don't know
what they would expect, butt
Gabor left this thought unfinished
and picked up Elias fan, which lay
beside her.
"What a lovely fanl I should
like to get one Like it for my sister.
Are they very expensiveG"
..Oh, not at all! If you like, ]
could order one for you-only so
horinsi''
The young man bit his lip.
Eighty forinsl'' he thought to
himself. "Just the third part Of
my month s salaryl''
One of the young Gyurokvicses
was angrily finding fault with a
waiter. He had ordered Monopol,
and they had brought him Pro
montore Monopol.
"Do you take me for a cab driver
that you serve me with Hungarian
champagnef" he demanded in
rage.
mo, no, cannot marry into such
an extravagant family as this"
Andreas Gabor sighed to himself.
The fortnight was almost over,
the family's money was almost fin
ished, and it began to be time for
them to- pack and return home
Ella, who was as lovesick as any
schoolgirl, did not know how to face
the approaching parting. She pin
ned all her hopes on the farewell
supper party, at which all the
Gyurkovicses were to be entertained
by Gabor and his set. Perhaps he
meant to speak out on this last op-
portunity. He sat, as usual, at her
side, and, what with the thought Of
parting and the tenderness of Elias
manner, he came very nearly for
getting his prudent resolve of the
previous week. It was stupid ac-
ton on Elias part which recalled
him to his right mind. The gypsies
were playing Elias favorite mel
ody, and she called across Gabor to
her brother, the deputy.
Milan, 1 want you to lend me
three 10 forin notes.
"What for2"
"To give the gypsies. !"
Nonsense! That's my affair.
When che saw that he did not
mean to give her the money, she
loosed from her arm a shining gold
bangle, set with little brilliants, and
tossed it into the plate which the
gypsies had handed round. The
deputy brother seemed annoyed at
first; then he began to laugh and re-
deemed the bracelet with 80 forms.
Andreas Gabor buttoned up his
coat.
"I should be fool, merely fit for
strait waistcoat, if / offered my
self in such a familyl'' thought he,
and with that he turned to the lady
on his other side, to whom he had
only just been introduced and whose
name he had not caught, and began
to make himself exceedingly agree
able.
And next day the Gyurkovics
family left Budapest for their coun-