Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-14
An international
Episode
By EDWARD b. CLARK

BY EDWARD ID. CLARK
DEITY RAWLINS had a bank ac-
ID count, and a huge one at that But
betty had a greater fortune In her face,
for she was as pretty as a spring beau
~, and though she was peryerse and
pouty when she wanted 70 be- she was
ordinarily as sweet as a violet.
Betty lived In the summer time at
Lowland Glen, not many miles removed
from Fort Sherman. big garrison with
enough young officers on duty TO fll
the ranks OF a company, had they been
forced TO drop the sword and shoulder
the Krag- Jorgenson. Betty loved the
military what girl doesnt?-and II
truth be told Betty's heart was set on
marrying into the soldiery hut she had
made up her mind secretly that she
couldn't think of looking at anything
less than colonel and when she
thought Of It she sighed, for the colonies
In Uncle Sans regulars were all 50
dreadfully old. and Betty was only ls.
mind you.
There was young Roy Lanyard sta
toned at Fort sherman. lie was mighty
good looking Betty admitted this 10
herself. and IL wouldn't be a bit hard
to love him. but Roy was only captain,
and nothing but a colonel would do,
Capt. Lanyard. 10 get into the middle
of things at once. was just as desper-
ately in love with Betty as young sol-
der Just old enough to know his own
mind can be He didn't care a rap
about Bettys bank account; in fact,
he never gave II thought II was Just
pretty Betty herself that he wanted, but
he didn't dare say so
Now. Betty had another falling, not
uncommon among Americapgirlsnotold
enough thoroughly TO understand that
Yankee husbands are the best IN the
world and that was a firm belief that
the ideal condition in married life would
be that which woald come from a hus-
band who was a combination OF Eng
lishman and English army officer. me
colonies are younger over there, said
Retry to herself. "and they are all of
aristocratic family, and. oh. we'll Eng
lishmen are just TOO lovely for any
thing.
The summer colony at Lowland Glen
was unusually large that season. There
were punches Of swell doings. as the
slangy Yale cousin of Betty would put
n The army officers from Fort sher-
man were much in evidence, and one
Young captain in particular was very
much in evidence in the vicinity OF Miss
Betty Rawlins. Betty saw the evil
denee clearly. and how she did wish
that the president would retire some lew
hundreds Of superior officers so that
Roy Lanyard could tack the abbreyia-
ton col" to the front part OF his
name.
one day there was excitement az
Iowland Glen. Mrs Calumet had IN
yited two Englishmen. one Of them
an army officer. to spend the month with
them at their summer home. Then news
reached Betty the morning after the ar
rival of the Calumets two guests.
Twenty young women had told her
about it, Let the girls alone for spread
inc news OF this kind And Betty"
said one Of her informants- "one Of the
Englishmen is a colonel in his majesty's
service. and young and good looking at
that"
Rsttv's heart gave a thump. AT last
she murmured TO herself
The next afternoon Betty met the Eng
ushman at the Dexter Country club Her
heart fluttered a little as the younger OF
tbe two men-the other was old and
ant nj the running-was introduced 20
ber Col. Reginald Southcote was his
name. Itfairly rang Of aristoeracy and
nilitarism Betty knew that be vas q
sir,on-pure Enelishman all right
anourh. because Of his name. bis accent
and IS clothes which didn't u.
For she next week Col Ree.nald
soubcote was Betty BawHns shadow.
CAM ROY Lanyard looked on and was
,,fserable Betty gave him two dances
and about three words during the entire
week.
NO show for one Of Uncle sam 8
moor artiHerymen when there's one q
King Edwards men with draw %
! monocle about sighed poor Co.,
Roy. ..,.~
Col Reginald Southcote was not long
- snding out that Betty Rawlins had
a pot OF money. and that she aooiee