The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-14

= g with q bluff, benevolent
air, Il am steward and
1O% can introduce you to all the
pretty women. AS a stranger, 1t will
start you ut once in the best set with
very little trouble in the cheeriest way.
Whatf'
The Colonel was unmarried, and did
not even own nieces. Gerald Upcott
had made his acquaintance originally
ut Homburg, where he passed as the
young elderly beau TO his own great
satisfaction and the high qualification
of II circle of weii-preserved ladies'
who played bridge, drank the waters
and gossiped about everybody with
equal fervor. The friendship had
ripened in London, and Gerald had
visited The Colonel's comfortable fiat,
Never was there a man more patiently
q bachelor without encumbrances.
Gerald Upcott could not suspect any
latent design beneath the festive sug-
gestlon about the ball.
An important point, however, which
Gerald did not know, was that Lady
Calthorp was ono of the Colonel's dear
well-pregerved friends. She had re-
Gently been obliged, after putting 1t off
as long as possible, to bring out her
second daughter. The eldest had been
married off almost Immediately, and,
as there was n considerable difference
between the two girls, Lady Calthorp
had got out Of the ways of ehaperon-
age, and did not take kindly to that
stony path again after the long inter
val of peace. re only Milly could be
married off at once, how nice 1t would
be! SO delightful, you know, to feel
that the dear girl was comfortably
settled, and such a relief to be no
longer obliged to drag her about to
balls. The Colonel was Lady Cal
thorp's sworn ally, and was therefore
bound TO introduce to Milly all the
Eligible" men whom he could catch
hold of.
Gerald UDcott was n highly cell
gible" man. Do you see the idea?
The Colonel was distinctly pleased
with what he deemed his own success.
In this mood he was quite ready to
commit the folly Of introducing the
eligible man to any pretty face that
might especially take his fancy. Lady
Calthorp would not have done that.
She would have prodded him off in
dexterous and perfectly natural man
ner.
WHO is that lady over there?" Ger
aid said, after brief inspection. "The
one with the large tiara and the dark
Understanding near that block Of ice
talking to the man with the heavy
mpstacheT
"S3es Lady FELTON,. The Danes
fields brought her over with them. /
have just been Introduced. A charm
ing woman. But the fun Of the thing
Is that she is downger. Look at her.
Does she look like dowager2 / be-
lieye that the old man was about forty
years older than she was. Naturally
she drops the dowager and calls her
self Louisa Lady Felton,"
A sparkle Of animation showed in
Gerald's face. Louisa Lady FELTON,!
This is interesting" he said.
The Colonel growled under his mus
tache. It took some little time to
effect the introduction. 1t was, how
ever, eventually accomplished, and
Gerald Upcott danced with Louisa
Lady FELTON,. The intervals are usual
ly long at Winterton-no doubt with
some good, that is matrimonial, object.
After the dance the couple adjourned
to the long conservatory, where seats
were judiciously arranged in pairs.
Gerald Upcott could talk brilliantly
when be chose, and he amused Lady
FELTON,. This, no doubt, is why she
conceded a second dance. His original
idea had been TO let an acquaintance
mature gradually and naturally. When
he heard she was staying four miles
off, his views developed on different
lines.
1t was after the second dance. They
sat in a subdued light, gazing down
on the long curve Of the great sea-
wall, with its glowing points OF fire.
81 viii tell you n story that l think
will interest you" said Gerald. The
obscurity Of the place prevented his
companion seeing the significant ex-
preston which showed on his face.
"Once upon n time-this is a grown-up
fairy tale, and you need not regard 1t
as real unless You like-once upon n
time there was man and
woman"
as this fairy-tale or realT' inquired
the lady, suddenly
Both. The man. 1t seemed. was in
love. lie was big man, with a big
mustaehe tall, strong and absolutely