Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-11-17

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hope. The rest of the time he was
madly joyful and talked about
Maud as if she was several degrees
higher ibau the seraphim. ]: VAS
enoush to make u st. Bernard dog
laugh just to see him.
1 also found further consolation
Ia the fret that his state OF mihd
lRtertered serionely with Fred's
appetite, that l got all the extre
p Iddlng aud things hat had al
wavs fal en- to his share Fred Was
always a greedy thlne), aud then
Perceval Jones came from abroad.
Perceval was millIonaire's son,
With a face TOO beautiful for words
and taste for Ibsen.
Ut course all this made him de
sirable beyond m st other men,
but must say the way the girls OF
Archerville made different kinds
OF fools of themselves about hln
was enough to disgust even a
woman's rights advocate with her
sex.
need hardly say that | WAS
mart enough to treat Mr.. Jones
with marked GOODNESS. The first
time net him my behavior SEEM
ed to puzzle the pampered youth.
The second time he appeared dIs
lucuy grateful. On the third he
asked permission to call. and |
went home at peac with all the
world, even Fred.
For five con secutive afternoons
after that l sat by the tea table III
the back drawing room. attired Ia
my best gown, expecting Perceyal
-ln vain.
Oh the sixth he came.
"Whata a delightful SURPRISE, |
sud gushlngly. | was a trlfie ner-
vous from waiting so long.
"Ah, THANKS" ,"he remarked, look
lug disappointed.
Ard then mamma came in, and
10 spite of my previous warnings,
finished things by treating MIR.
Jones as If he we're Albert f ward
or Mark Hanna or at least a ro,a'
duke. Mamma never could resi- t a
millionaire.
Oar visitor took his leave IN less
han half all hour, and knew that
unless | adopted desperate meas
ures Pcrceval Jones was lost 10 me
forever.
Bat I'm not one to give up easi
Iy, and after thinking hard things
all night l finally HIT on a plan snd
went 10 sleep at daybreak and slept
till noon as sweeily and as luno-
Gently as d child.
Early in the afternoon | tele'
phoned TO Maud anu asked her to
90 with me ont to the golf links at
4 o'clock. Then telephOned TO
FRED to meet us there and proceed
ell to make fetching toilet with
light heart. When we reached the
links there was Ur. Jones (he bad
mentioned that he was gong the
the day before.)
He was looking bored as usual,
but cheered up when treated him
with naughty cOldness.
| eluded his attempts at conver
sation, however, and threw Mand
in his way whenever | could.
| was rewarded hy seeing him
seat himself by Maud's size and
commence a dlsqulsition on lbsen
az Fred came round the hill oil his
bicycle.
No sooner did Ffed's eye light
on tue couple than be commenced
to glare like a madman, and III
spite of my iDnOcant efforts TO keet
him away he wound up by being
30 ouirageously rude to Mr.. Jones
that that gentleman was contolnd
ed and Maud went home IN tears
AS tor me, l went to bed happy.
My plan was working to a charm
A day or two later | got nam
ma to ash Mr.. Jones TO dinner anC
managed 20 have him take Manf
Ont. That settlrd 1t; Fred treat
ed Perceval in such an Insulting
manner that even he could hardly
overlook it, and he LETT early, t.
mammals distress and my secre
) joy.
After that | began to meet Per
I ceval every time ! went out OF th'
house. No matter whether ! walk
ed or drove or rode wheel, | wa
l sure to encounter MIN before long
! and be would escort me on NV wa.
/ leaving me always on our return
: at the end of the street leading t.
l. our home.
{ "Siace your brother, who If You
Il guardian, dislikes me so, | canno