The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-07-31
To Err is Human.
ny JEANNETTE HADERMANN WAL
WORTH.


" be miles too short. and thcy
will he superior to such ef-
fcte requirements as fresh handkcr-
chiefs and lock askance at table
napkins"
Anything is conceivable Of two Yer
mont farm-reared boys, but do wish. |
Betty, you would not itemize the hor- |
rors OF the situation. Betty Vance, you |
ara abominable."
This because Betty imperturbably |
pursued the itemizing process.
"Of course. they will say yes. man,
and no. SIR with a down East drawl.
and will he deeply embarrassed by their
own legs and hands. which are sure to
he huge and hairy. And their hair will
have that unmistakable air of having
been cut nj home with dull par Of
shears. or chcwed on by predatory
calves"
"Oh. Betty. don't. shall die of hys-
terics. Why should papa infiict them
on us?"
because In remote ages Of antiquity
their mothers step-aunt married our
fathers brothers nephew. Papa comes
out strong on consanguinity."
"Of course. they will insist on cous-
lining u.s.
Once. perhaps" said Miss Alice
Vance. with dangerous CLEAN In her
fine eyes. "They will never repeat the
offense. I shall insist upon papas in
Producing us as Miss Vance and Miss
Retty Vance,"
much good that will do u.s."
The Misses Vance, Of West Eighty
fourth street, had always been vague
| ly conscious Of certain obnoxious con-
nections In Vermont, but II had never
occurred to them that these undesirable
connections would ever have to he reck-
oned with personally.
| That morning their father had read
aloud to them letter frOm the mother
of the two imminent invaders In which
sc asked naivcly that Cousin George
would steer her two good laddics
through the dark labyrinths OF Greater
New York"
From the reading Of the letter. Bank
or Vance had looked nppeallngly at his
two elegant daughters.
II guess these McMaster boys haven't
seen much of tho world you have moved
In, my dcars. Doubt II they would
know n golf stick from a hoe handle,
hut for my sake ask you to be good
to them. When I was n struggling
yo,ingster the woman VINO wr,tes s tn,s
appear 10 me was sooo 70 mI1 aou ',.
like to pay my debt to her. But can't
II you won't hcip me. A.,
or course they would help MIN. Ahd
II was only after ne had driven from
the door In his smart coupe that they
allowed themselves the freedom Oh cr"-
icism and prophecy.
The very fact that tneir mother say
the boys want 70 see thelr nrst rou,,h
OF July In New YORK, SHOWS now irisn.-
fuily crude they al uie, WY. uy
sane person tries to get out OF town nj
that very time. ! thank heaven that
most OF our frienas Will De sone. a.,
Father says they nave pceh euu'
Gated, Allie"
"To know book from wneeipar-
row, perhaps"
II am going aiter Lettle biake, saia
Miss Vance. with decision NJ sne iet'
the lunch table.
What for!
/, "She is as near KIN 70 these s"wns .n M
we are. and I'm going 70 compeI heI 10
share our rcsponsipihties anu our "u'
mutations" ~
But the strike is on Aiie, aions the
very line you VIII have 10 tnke 70 ge'
to Lefty. And papa says they are grow.
Ing holder and more intractapie every
day"
III we are 10 s.op us'ns .nc I"1s w
: cause there Is tie-up on few line We
may as well give up goihg OUT Oh .ne
house Mt all. Somepody is always s.I'k'
Ing about something or other. III gt
alone u you are AFRAID
AS u ! would ie, you ,ncuI any r'sr
without me. even vermont cousins; y
would bo comfort 10 nave lett,e ner'
to dinner. wen ietch her NJ all ma"
Yards !, All. VA.
, "You 500, my dear, MISE vance re
marked In continuance o, u eohversa
tion begun while she ana Miss niak'
waited on stree. eo,her 10. sM.
is MS much your duty 10 see us hrousl
this ordeai MS IL is ours, ney nrc you
KIN as much as ours. : know , sn"i. eh
r pire OF moruhcatloh peIore .ne wos' m
is out. II you near Oh my suuaen ue
! mise, please see 10 ~ una. Dieu u w
! McMasters is ihscr'peu on my hea"
stone. ..... p.,.
: one was tn,ns aso's yan,, y %
tie. a tall young man, n,.p'pnc"ao,. n,c aoa
(, dressed. VINO haa s'scn " MS sea
when !he tio Iooheu ss snoy nocuc'
u. ana VINO ,,mn,,,,m WSS resa"s as :. n yrnn p Sx
under some u,mcuis ~ as s"s ne swa"s ,sa 80 "
strap. giahcea n ,nes nes oVe ,a- 'se s,. sop
MS paper, ana mo'ed ie~ s'op1 '"'