The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-12-07

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W uncle, being dead, was yet speaking,
only held him the more firmly in in.
stinctive resistance, and where John
Ollmstead's arguments failed there was
little It'll hope that the rest Of the world
could succeed. The only result was
mat Stanton shrank more and more
from t1 society, and delved deeper and
more earnestly in his profession.
klt was an excellent thing for his
progress at the bar, and he really began
TO develop into what everyone had pre-:
understanding Of prodigy.
straightway it began to be commonly
acknowledged that he was one Of the
shrewdest cross-exaniners in the state.
1t only tended, however, to make So
clety more charitable with his eccen-
triclties and more relentlessly adoring.
A weak man would have yielded at
once; strong man never. Stanton was
neither. He had elements of strength,
but he was not strong. -
After five years Of it he said to him.
self: II believe that the only way to
make life worth living is to have a
wife to attend to the social side.
There's no sense in a social side, any,
way. What does it amount to-? But
it is, and apparently it is something
that always will be. 1 can't attend
to it. But I'm always expected to, and
evidently I've either to keep on making
excuses or making myself miserable,
all my life, or else to find wife who
will attend to it for me-"
Obviously he had not the faintest
conception of what the agony was all
about, nor had his uncle's will any,
thing whatever to do with his consid-
erations. They were carried on upon
lines of pure and unauthorized in
stinct--just as a young duck pokes it's
nat bill about in stupid search for
the delicious mud which it has never
seen nor heard of, except in the sweet
babble of some soft nursery clucking
over it's pipped egg. -.
Il wonder how the thing should be
brought about" Stanton muttered, as
he lay on the sofa in the library, smok-
ing and dreaming.
Even then the innocently STUPID fell
low did not dream that he was doing
precisely what everyone was bent on
having him do; if he had, he would
not have done it. In fact, he never
even fully realized how the thing was
lone, it was so quickly and easily ac-
,omplished when once he turned his
attention that way. But that was i'm
material. 1t was surely done. He I'M
became engaged, and it
was a great relief to him to know and
20 have others know that so much prop-
'ess at least had been made towards
The relief from society which he sought.
The really strange thing about it
vas that it was love-match. At least
he Lombards all said so, and every one
admitted that they were the last peo-
Die in the world to be influenced bv
ny mans millions-which proved to
'e the case, little later.
The Immediate effects of the engage
nent were not in precise line with the
NAL results he sought, but he reasoned
With himself: II suppose it's fellows
[llty to the lady he's to marry to 90
With her into society, just as it's his
luty to stay with her at home after
hey're married." so the poor, deluded
elbow honestly, earnestly and patient
plunged into a grand whirl of So
lal life at Miss Lombard's side. only
ong1ng to have the transition state
yer with, that he might arrive at the
tage where he could be let alone.
Stanton had hardly adjusted himself
o this when another disagreeable fea-
Qre presented itself. Young Lombard.
is future brother-in-law, was client
T his whom he had always consid-
red an ideal business man: but it sud-
emily appeared that he was also an
Zeal society man. It was simply q
dc OF him with which Stanton had
ever CHANGED to come in contact. He
assisted upon putting him up at two
lshionable clubs.
I'm already member of the pro-
,ssional club over in the CITY," he
Md THAT has some point to it. But
hats the sense of social>club?"
It's a good place to meet the fell
ws and kill an hour or two of an even
e now and then,' Lombard urged.
But 1 haven't time enough as it is.
ithout killing any," Stanton objected.
~, he allowed himself to be put up.
here was really no help for it; it
:,curred to him, too, that there was ,,
certain underlined duty which fellow
we'd to the brother of lady he was
'out to marry; and Lombard took it
Jon himself to see that, after he was
zee well inside, he was not allowed
become dead letter. s.-
Its astonishing what difference it
axes with fellow whether it's bust ,
'ss or society he's att Stanton re-
cted, as he watched young Lombard. a
the clubs. He has wonderful ia :
llty in adjusting himself and per- :
eating everything. I haven't a bit :
it. But it's something man ought =
have, I suppose, especially if he is =
out to be married. If 1 could only
let alone, I should IA ther like to drop
here occasionally and look on.
ght pick up some OF that facility my
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