The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-18

Nook duly received his Invitation and
| arrived at Newport with all his clothes
He was one of a large house party
The following day good-natured Mr..
Frelinghuysen remarked to his wife:
who's that weird beggar Mick or
! Muck you've got in the house. Louise?
I found him filling his pockets with the
cards from the tray in the hall this morn
ing"
oh don't you know. Bob?' said Mrs.
Frelinghuysen; hes the delightful Bo-
hemian nOblemau we met at MacTwcm-
bly's last winter but he doesn't want his
title used. He is so clever and eccentric.
He wants to be a plain American citizen
like George Washington, you know. and
he lives in Brooklyn. 1 told YOU l was
going to ask him for a week q"
NO: I don't remember exactly" said
Bob, but mind you. don't leave anything
valuable where he can get it,
The evening was fixed for a dinner.
Mrs. Astor was TO be present. Mr. Nook
was, of course, to be one of the party.
But the evening before the dinner he
tried his luck at bridge. He considered
himself an adept at poker. and he
He boosted loudly of his prosperity and
of the stakes for which he had played
before
Some young men happened TO be in the
game who were excessively expert PLAYERS
and reckless gamblers, They held NIr
Nook legitimate prey. The luck was all
against him. His great fat '.wad" van
ished completely.
Il shall have 10 get some more money"
gasped Mr. Nook, rising and intending TO
go out for a long rest.
NO. no. old man. said the others
don't trouble yourself. Give us your l.
Q. Us now and make out the checks
! in the morning"
SURPRISING a groan Mr.. Nook sat down
and went TO playing and losing.
When al last he got away he met Mrs.
Frelinghuysen. who had been directing
faro bank in an adjoining room.
Il can't stand this he said u her.
I've been as good as robbed. They've
got years income from me if / pay.
This is fine hospitality. My wife and
children viii have TO suffer. I don't give
a darn for your Old dinner party. You
help me get out Of paying this money
and YOU GET the letters. But OF course.
! mustn't be disgraced.
ResOurceful Mrs. Frelinghuysen thought
for moment. Then she said:
Il have an idea. Can you swim ,"
Pretty we'll said Nook
All right; give me the letters at once
and 1 VIII save your money.
She got them at once and put them
safely in her jewel safe.
In about an hour she announced 70 her
guests who were still playing games or
absorbing liquids:
Vow Wen ar go and take a moon
light swim and clear the cobwebs out OF
our heads
They went II AZ Bailey's beach some
OF them swimming well out 20 sea When
they all came out someone noticed that
Mr.. Nook was missing. He must have
heen takensyyith "A crsmp ard drowned
All searching vas fruitless
Nov. this vas what had really hap
peued. Mrs Frelinghuysen had instruct
ed the captain 81 her husbands steam
Yacht who was her devoted slave. 10
wait beyond the point 81 rocks by the
bathing beach for Mr Mock. who was
% swim there The captain picked up
Nook. took him quietly aboard usEnoWu
70 the crew ana dressed him IN a suit -
sailors clothes st dayhrsak The captain
landed him ut East Greenwich. across the
bay Nook took the earliest train for Nsw
York with an humble and c1ntrite heart
Pretty Mrs FreliughuVsen burned all
the letters over a cheerful p God FIRE that
night and az she went 70 hed az O'Clock
in the morning she muTrnursd.
Vow i can 90 e. sleep Vith Z clear
conscience.