The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-18
Nanny stamped her foot In a man
ner out Of all keeping with her cap and

or years that she Colt that day rs II
they were ali playing in private thrat-
ricals, or, as Jack lucidly put II. "Ev-
erNthtnG WAS 80 exactly as II WASN'T
Their incOnV"nirm guest alone was
calm, self possessed, wcll Eruomcd
reality when they all assembled around
tho dinner table, With Nan standing de-
! murcly behind Miss McllicrntS chair.
tray IN hand ready 10 pass tho soup.
Later Nn, when, after an evening dc.
voted to reminiscent talk chiefly. Mar
ston had followed Jack TO the stately
chamhcr assigned him, that young
man briefly sumNari his own view
Of the situation.
Il tell !Ou wc'rr a lot OF frauds He's
got enough man IN him 10 take us in
the rough"
mo one can take us IN the rough.
Jack"
"Wcll. then, just ms we arc. Some
hody's Koing to lot the cat out OF the
bag
(Which cat?"
Nan there. don't like II, l tell you
girls"
Miss Julia was drliratrly darning a
hole in the fine damaSk taNlrcloth
which Nanny had cAhumrd for the oc
caSion. She gently prickcd Jack OH tho
shoulder with her needle.
"My dear little boy, what YOU like or
don't like doesn't concern us Just uow
Did You tell our guest to put his shoes
outside the door. SO that the boy could
get them in the mornng?'
"ArS. cOnfuund him."
Nanny was carefully folding up her
apron.
"Ihrre Is where your narrowncss
/ comes in. Jack. If you could only ef-
face Yourself for the good Of the fam
fly. rs have done! There is no sense
In confounding Teddy. He's just per-
fectly splendid. and If Mel and Julia
between them don't carry out his dear
fathers wishes l shall have to inter-
vene"
"Hc's not the sort of chap to fall in
, love with a waitress. He's Il gentle
man."
Yes. but-oh, we'll. I'm not pinng to
appropriate him. | simply want some
body to marry into this family to keep
us from falling TO pieces from sort OF
, dry rot am SO drradfully tired Of
! living on nothing Il mouth"
$50 am l." said Jack. yawniug so
| portrntouSly that his sister Julia al.
riSrd his going after Marston's shoes
! before S!unher should overtake him
! irreVorahly. He stretched his arms
and 20, up obcdicntly.
Il say, Nan, We are in for this mas
! lucraie Let's make it a bowling suc.
cess"
MhrSton la! been the guest Of the
licnd"rSonS quite two weeks when he
felt tn" necessity OF explaining himself
I" som" trustworthy friend laid mex.
orabiy upon him. He selected for this
! purpose the chum he had left behind
! him in Berlin
"NobOdy knows better than Yourself.
| my dear Ilolbrook," he wrote "how
| entirely IN accord with my dear IA
Tiers wishes FOR my settlement in life
| WAS when started for America.
at all seemed 10 dovetail beautifully.
lhc proximity of the estates, the wish.
"S OF our clIsrS. the beauty ana good.
ness OF the Henderson girls. all pointed
to the fulil!mrnt OF the prophecy ut
tered over my cradle by my blac!:
malnmy. who declared 1T was wit on
the stars was to fetch honle a bride
from this house
But now let me abase myself. I
can only do so with comfort while seas
roll between us. The Henderson girls
are all that my father painted them
handsome. cultivated, dignific,i, proud
lis Lucltcr ana bearing poverty, which
IN hn
nifty that actually cxalts it.
Nothing would seem easier than for
vagaDoud like myself to fall in love
with one OF these sweet girls and take
hcr over to my own old house to
brighten It with the light of home
Ih"N are famous housekccpcrs. and
nlN "ih hoTnr-whcn l get rid OF the
"' OF workmen now in full posses.
" ~ it. wouldn't be bad place to
ID. briic to. But. bah! Let me
ext with It.
"Gi! chum, I've made a fool of nv.
Srlf--a beaStly ASST I've ralirn in love
with my cousins waas asy. the girl
who passes me my coffee at table and
stands behind my cousin's c!,!r with
tray In her hands,. who call myself
o gentleman.
mot that | mean by that that I've
demenned myself. She Is no ordinary
Servant girl. I'm not quite sure who
Or what she Is. l should never dare
question my high bred cousins about
Shcir domcsticS. But-oh, we'll to make
Ghe matter short, this dcInurc little
Nancy, with her downcast eye, and
graceful figure, has got bctwcrA me
and all my plans, making 1t fD.cvcr
enpoSs!b.c iur ne 20 fall in love Drop
orly \ word Ia >clt excuse.
'i'hn; size is no nrhinary housrmaid
i am sake. H." | inund her dusting
cloth Tea "''i',;.;....,' bctwcca the
leaves Of ny ,l.'. :.'..;:. and one day
at table. W!;%H :..i,, :. young cub of
cousin. Nj. ,iivn i!vuIcrson, Il nlalh.
cmatiral nH' 10 "ra>N. am quite sure
she contliN;I ! 20 give him the solution
while OF .:im t." waillcs.
"All the $;s.,IV. ...r..t get away from