Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-02

1aVOTADly impressed Will IVA. puShAey
and, of course, did not enter into
awkward explanations. Yes his man.
ners could not be improved. lie must
have associated with refined people
when he was off at college. l shall
always say that the surest sign Of
gentleman is for him to put bis elbows
on the dinner table without seeming to
do it. l don't say Mr.. Buckley puts
his on, but he doesn't sit up like
post and not know what to do with his
hands. as some men do. He acts, even
on occasions like that dinner, as If such
things were an everyday affair. The
maid, in passing around the table, awk-
wardly touched his elbow just as he
was about to drink from his glass OF
claret and shook some of the wine out
on my best cloth. Now, l once saw
the same thing happen to man In
Richmond, and he promptly laid the
blame where it belonged, to acquit him
self Of appearing awkward, but Mr..
Buckley treated it with superb indif-
ference. he was telling some story,
and he did not even pause, but. taking
a salt cellar. he poured some Of the
salt on the spot, and as he continued
to talk he kept rubbing II In as If he
hardly knew what he was doing. The
salt saved the cloth from bad stain.
and 1t was all done as prince might
have done 1t.
You know the negroes can never for
rio
prominence, and Milly, when she was
clearing away the things from the table
that evening, called to me. Come here,
Miss Amy she said, with sneer;
everybody done lef' DER napkins on de
table 'cept dat POI white trash, en- he
ler his In his chair OF course 1t was
q little thing and has no weight one
way or another: but, do You know, the
next month when I was back in Rich
mond, and your aunt lilly had that
young English lord to dinner, watch
ed everything he did and noticed that
he dropped his napkin In his chair
when he left the table. l have since
learned that 1t is quite customary over
there. We don't do 1t, you know. but
really they would look nicer In the
chairs than lot Of linen wads stuck
about among the finger bowls and
salad dishes. They would be less sug-
gestive Of the lavatory of crowded
sleeping car early in the morning.
Kitty Cosby drew full breath when
Mrs. Cranston paused
"And on top Of all that you say he's
good looking" she said, with pretty
smile. well, I'll tell you, you'd bet
ter send me back to Richmond. My
folks have certain vague matrimonial
plans for me, and don't know whether
I'm safe here or not. l always did love
to kick over the traces"
"Oh, do be sensible, Kitty"
"Well, you certainly have got trouble
ahead" said the girl, more seriously.
Lydia would hate to cause discord in
the family. know. but nine girls out
Of ten would fall dead in love with that
sort Of man under those circumstances.
and they would want to stick to him
too"
"Oh. Kitty, how could we--how could
we possibly write back that our only
child was to marry man like that!
What would the Parsons, the Wood
burys, the Delmars, think? And Aunt
Halle, who at once gets the particu-
lars, and IL the name were not down in
Bishop Meade's .'Old Families and
Churches she'd have a fit. 1t won't
do, Kitty: it won't do. Something has
got to be done
Eyes, but what?' said the girl. You
can count on me. I'll earn my board
while I'm here IL possibly can. How
does Governor Telfare like his rival"
Hes simply crazy. Kitty. He is
Just at the age to want to do things
in hurry too. Folks say he never
cared for his dead wife, and suppose
this is really his first love affair. He
confided in me and said he simply
could not bear a refusal. Then, just
as l have explained to you, told him
what we feared in regard to Lydia's
sympathy--I called 1t that-for George
Buckley and advised him to handle
her cautiously. He turned as white as
a sheet, ana his proud, thin lip curled
like an angry dogs.
ado you mean to tell me, Mrs.
Cranston,' he said, that have rival
In that man, the son Of Georgia con-
vict-I, the only living Telfare in the
line-I, who have been honored by my
state as the TeIfares before me have
been honorsd? Am to meet on equal
ground, under the roof Of the most
artstocratic family Of the Old Domin-
ion, q man OF that rank7'
II was avfnlly frightened over his
manner, but simply held to the
ground that Lydia had good heart
and was loyal to her unfortunate
friends, and that II he wanted to lose
her by being imprudent and rousing
her anger should feel that I had
given him due warning. He cooled
down little. and my talk didn't do the
cause a bit OF harm, for he simply
logged Lydia's footsteps all the rest
Of his visit, and when he went back to
Atlanta he sent her fully $50 worth of
roses. The major says ought never
to have mentioned George Buckley's
name to him-that Governor Telfare Is
most dangerous man. with violent
temper He says he'd actually be
afraid to have the two men meet here.
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