Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-07-01

The Fortune
Hunter
By Clinton DanGerfield
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are wearing that getup for"
Doesn't 1t seem suitable to farm
house In the country2" she inquired,
with obvious satisfaction In her cos
tune.
81 can't see why white lawny stun,
with embroidery and things, the kind
you usually wear, wouldn't be quite
as unostentatious," l said discomfort
eddy.
Alicia leaned near to me. Really
she ought not to put that kissable
mouth Of hers so close to even a mar
ried man. Then she whispered ORA
matically:
I'm poor. I've lost every cent"
"Whatv cried, aghast. Alicia ia
not fitted for poverty.
Ssh! Not truly, you know. I'm
making believe. want to meet few
men and know they are not fortune
hunters"
Humanity is more decent than you
usually suppose it," l said dryly.
There are Il few ripping good poor
fellows In our own set, untainted by
self seeking, though that guardian aunt
Of yours won't let you believe It."
"Well, but here" said Alicia. with
such satisfaction that knew at once
some one was on the tapls-"here one
can be absolutely sure"
"Whom have you metT I asked
sternly.
"No one" said Alicia obstlnately.
But the next moment she blushed rosl-
ly as tall, sun Drowned young man
came slowly up the wide steps of the
piazza. A red handkerchief knotted
around his cOlumnar throat and a wide
hat set slightly a-tllt gave a pictur-
esque finish to him. l am bound to
admit he looked attractive.
"Mr Roberts," said Alicia, 81 want
to have you meet my friend, Mr.. Ham
lin johnson. His wife comes out to
board here next week"
you are down to have q look at the
lay of our countryT' suggested Rob
erts, holding out strong tanned hand
and nearly smashing mine IN 1t.
As he spoke Alicia vanished. She re
turned Immediately with huge pan OF
green peas and, seating herself on the
ston hevun .beIl,no them aa Industri
ously as though her future depended
on It. Roberts promptly Joined her
while l dlscontentedly dropped into
Allcias hammock. Alicia was too ut
tar,v unIILo nor horod and onnuied
so,s sha launches NON, In lou r,nn,os
ana tbon lIs,ed the Ginning ovaa ~ 4
child 10 Roherts, earnast ma oItooath.
ar too handsome Face II would naver
do told myself N nernit Alicia m
throw berself wav on an unconoeniaI
r,sttc
Nor ,ba pext two davs cr,ttcisad
Rohsrts aercaIv 10 mvseIr 7 co,dd not
hut admit that ba was manIv that no
seemed canohle Of taking On nol,sb
and that bIs oromnor while noFbe tho
Rot no mad hrooLs oooo.tnnoi,,l
yvaa reosonobIv GOOD No onarIv ana
FRANKLY odorad Alicia yhn nroudIv
aired her novertv and aruItad IN bar
cantIvatIon NJ a man who nust ,ndaed
love nor FOR haraoIs oIona
ant I could NOT hear tho ,houoht n,
n ali Al last FOR I aaw mattars varo
onnroach,no a oIIna~ T do.ar,nirod IN
annaoI ~ pnhor,s, oora-oa,,v
= no, IT., nrs On 49, ea,,,,, ana
ma ,ye cana boraward rad NM
annaat La a., onnva.sa,in, ro 20
mo rr,ooo hv hastno,na % ,"I,, -, hon.
yes. his ssthar and mother wora H..
inc no saId Voc. tho ola ,oIks ala
s' ~. '.0 Wv IN.
chance 20 GOT a ioh NTH Eoruor Kot.
terer ana be ouessod thev could stand
~ .,uhI,a ,onaar
or smnnoso~ so,d hrovo,v ",hot
.orno dan you ,yI,, no th,nLtna % MAJ
r,oao trs, no ,hav d,d oncan
10 oho, a nooni,or a,onca n, mn
go 49, ,,a', 40 ,a.n
.uod 90, conr:o con want svorvtbIno
,air and ohoyohoord Won wont ne
ohanoa sor m ,ao,Ino o- n,sch,o, rnaI
srs ~ croen hetween von and vour
uifo hocause ,boro wos onv rnIsoDnro
hans,on az Tho hao,nnIno"
ua tn,nad sod n,,dor H. ,on
Observation-Disclosures How con,d ,horo
ha, Uhat 40 you ,naan onvwov,o
Tha am,,,u ,ooL on 1,Is saoo aouo o
n sndien ins,oht into Tho ,not,or Ala
,,onr Alicia, Th,a ,nnocon, rns,to iov
Or h.lonoed IN tho vorv Glaze y, mon
sha mao, ohhorrod no Lnow uho sha
was and be had deliherateIv Lot her
NAV her moor lIt,Ie NAV berore him
"You know who MIss Alicia CordoD
tsy,
"yes 40" bo answorod doooodIv
"sbe "a AIicIa Van Anderson mo heir.
ess and society woman"
"And knowing this az you do"
said, bursting with natural lndigna-
ton, "you dare to let yourself make
love to her, TO let her believe you hon.
est
81 hold myself honest" he returned
quietly.
"A man cannot be considered hon
est" | said sternly, "who courts wo-
man under false pretenses You are
letting Miss Van Anderson think that
You love her for herself alone"
"And vou wouId or9ue that Iove