The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-05-31

'N eaS
SsSSSsWsa said: well, my lear Ben
v&Aw Bolt, did you capture sweet
Alice that afternoon? You must have
made an effort, for she showed 1t
plainly"
"No, 1 did not" he answered frankly,
"but 1 made a break, and as she didn't
take 1t amiss 1 feel hopeful. The fact
is. sis, she Is the most proud spirited
girl 1 ever met, and mother is the ogre
that stands in the way. If mother APP
proves of Alice l am all right. but IL
she doesn't receive her with open arms
It's all day with me-"
81 could have told you that the day
after we arrived there answered
Blanch, "and 1 am not surprised.
Now"-with q laugh-"you must court
m for a few months as we'll as
your pretty Alice. 1t will do you
good, for you never have been over
dutiful."
Frank frowned. "Oh, bother these
6nicky mothers"' he exclaimed. why
will they turn up their noses at every
poor girl? If Alice had rich parents
b would be all right, no matter If
she We're as homely as Il hedge fence"
maybe that's So" answered Blanch,
"but you can't change mamma md IL
you want to win your Alice YOU must
do as l tell you and court Gamma
Now, 1 will tell you what to do, and If
you're good to me I'll help you do It.
In the first place you must stay In the
mountains until we so home, II do
all you can to please mother. Take her
driving, ask her to play whist with
vol, ami when she makes n good play
praise it; carry her wraps for her, be
solicitous about her welfare and COM
fort in all things, n treat her just as
If she were Alice instead of IN
Then when she Is we'll cared for, act
downcast at times and depressed. Wait
a few days before working the mclan-
choly act, and don't say much~to other
girls. Dance with EIDE and me and
say sweet things to mamma for a
week. Then some day take her out for
q drive and act as if you had lost your
last friend. She will inevitably ask
what ails you, but don't tell her too
quickly. Let her coax you n little, and
after awhile make n clean breast of
1t.
81 would suggest you insinuate the
girl has favored your suit, but has
practically said no because she Ia
too proud to marry INTO a rich fam
lily. That Will do more to pique mann
mas interest in the matter thar vol
umes of praise for Alice. Don't say
too much, but IL she questions you
about her answer frankly to the point,
but convey the impression that you
consider your case hopeless, and leave
the rest to me-"
ENf.ot MI 1nnLnI nt III, ct,IDr L. att4-A
admiration. ~ didn't know YOU had
such n wise head on your shoulders"
he said at last.
When Frank and Blanch had made a
short stop at Saratoga, Just to be able
to say So" as Blanch said, they return
cd to the mountains, and the little do.
nestle drama began. AS 1t progressed
Frank grew interested In watching the
effect 1t had on his proud mother. To
have her only son show her so much
devotion before crowds of people glad
dencd her heart, and 1t was soon no.
ticed and commented upon. She had
known that Frank was from the first
n little Smittcn with this sister of his
college chum, but as he had had several
mild cases before she thought nothing
OF 1T. With motherly caution she took
care to ask no questions, evcn when
Blanch told her they had visited Alice
on their way to Saratoga. When the
denouemcnt came she was, as Blanch
had predicted, completely taken aback.
She made but little reply to IS love
lorn tale except to laugh at him and
assure him he would soon overcome 1t,
but that night she questioned Blanch.
II noticed Frank was very attentive
to Miss Page" Blanch said, while she
seemed to avoid being left alone with
him q moment. She is one of the
sweetest and pretticst girls I've met I'm
n long time, and also one of the proud
est. / fell in love with her Mt sight and
am sure Frank has, but so far rs / saw
she gave him no encouragement. She Is
poor, pretty and proud, and that tells
the whole story. / imagined she be-
lieved she would not be welcomed by
YOU"
When the last Of August came and
the Nasons returned to Boston, Frank
and his mother were on excellent
terms.
what has come over Frank" edith
said to Blanch one day. "uc has never
been so well behaved I'm his life. First
he quit idling and began to study law
as If he meant to be somebody, then
he deserted his crowd of cronies for
us and has acted as IL we were his
sole care In life ever since. What Is
the meaning of 1t, BLANCHE"
at seems so good to have him de-
voted to us that 1 am not going to ask
any questions" answered Blanch.