The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-10-31

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ieered several HE is afraid Of his
chances. Never mind, Colby; a man
with your figure need never fear a
rival"
Stout. good-natured Goldthwalte on
ly smiled. lie was, in fact, an enigma
to most of the boys. He had early fall
len prey to Miss Kennedy's charms
and, strange to say, he still remained
in her good graces. Some one from
another hotel said he had known her
in New York. Goldthwaite was very
close mouthed and would not talk of
his affairs. He still chung tenaciously
to Miss Kennedy, and although he had
witnessed the downfall of many he had
never been in a position where he
could experience their sensations. His
friends unkindly said that this was be-
cause GoldthNaite did not know when
he was rebufted or squelched. How
ever that may have been, he seemed
perfectly happy and said nothing.
Some tine after the arrival Of the
newcomer a number Of the boys were
lying in hammocKs enjoying the cool
ing breezes from the Sound and dis
cussing plans for bringing the next"
to his fate, when the sound of merry
laughter in the direction of the hotel
caused them to look up. What they
saw caused involuntary calculations Of
establishment TO escape the lips of the
young men in the hammocks, for there
coming down the steps together, were
the prospective victim and the very
young woman they wanted him to
meet. They appeared to be on excel
lent term for so short an acquaintance,
and this fact struck Chauncy so forci-
bly, that he rose in his hammock and
gazed at them with curiosity.
"Humph!" he grunted Some one
seems to have got ahead of us. How
ever, it's just as we'll. And now" he
added, slapDing a companion on the
back, "all we've got to do is to push
things along gently and watch"
That evening at G:nper the boys all
met him, and found, among other
things, that he YVES a lawyer, and that
he lived in New York City, Miss Ken
nedy lived in that city; so did Coldth-
waite He was very interesting, self
reliant sort of a man, and he was pro-
nOunced very promising victim. His
name was Lawrence.
BY the end of the week things we're
progressing splendidly. Lawrence mad
paid attentions to Miss Kennedy in
a way chat exceeded the widest
dreams of the hopeful, and he had
surely become entangled in the meshes
that had captured so many youthful
hearts In the morning he accompanied
her to the beach or sat under some
shady tree while she read. and in the
afternoon they went driving. OF ever
ings they took long walks in the moon.
light or sat together on the porch.
Goldthwaite managed to get in an oc-
casional tete-a-tete or a moonlight
stroll. In short, he played a very ex-
cellent second violin with compais-
ance that dumfounded his comrades.
''The best part of it u.s." said Curtis
one night, 1--WE did not have to do a
stroke Of work in getting them togeth-
err. He seemed to take to her as soon
as he saw her and now they are as
thick as thieves"
who introduced them?" asked
Goldthwaite. Il have been trying tc
find how it occurred and the circum-
stances for a good while, but no one
seems to know anything about it."
That's so" said another Come tc
think, it does seem a trife strange that
they should be seen hobnobbing SC
thickly an hour after he arrived"
"Well," said young Dwight, "how
ever they may have become acquainted
or whoever introduced them, one thing
is certain, they know each other now
So let's not worry about such trif
ling matter, but look forward to tina
| glorious day when the Hon. Johr
Lawrence will go around with a fac,
as dark as a November landscape ant
vainly wavering between the pistol
arsenic or foreign cline"
"Just as Charley Dwight did" inter
rupted Chauncy, with a grin.
"Oh, there were Others" retorte,
Dwight "At any rate, l give him an
other week before he lands on his bacl
on the cold, cold world with a hideou
realization that life is not what i
seems"
"Hear, heari" cried several, an
then, as the strains of dance must
reached their ears. they adjoined t
lsthe music room. so fully assured tina
the end was near that even the mos
sceptical could not but smile gleefull
as Lawrence and Miss Kennedy glide
by to the tune Of the latest pOpuls
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