The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1906-06-20
Edgaf's Tutor.
nY HELLE MAN1ATEs.

My brother Tom has most
beautiful country place, a charm
ing little wife, and my young
nephew, Edgar, | simply adore;
yet, for one reason, and one rea.
son only, ] am ayerse to visiting
them, My sister-in-law has a
matchmaking mania, and she is.
discOnsolate over the fact that,
in spite of her strenuous EFFORTS
and house parties in my behalf,
am still "unspokeD for"
She makes her motive so very
apparent to the luckless victim
and to the OnloOkers, that from
very shame l must needs be coldly
aloof, and discourage any atten-
tons. And yet, provoked as ]
have been at her maneuvers,
have never let her know how an
moving her little schemes are TO
me, for they are worked from love
and admiration for me, and she
has a sensitive, warm, little heart.
But today when ] read her let
ter urging me to come to Home
wild for the month of August, |
mutinied, for there was the in
evitable postscript: ooh, Allene,
Tom has invited the dearest man
in the wOrld-next TO himself
TO spend the month with us. We
met him when we went west last
winter, although Tom used to
know him long ago in college.
He's just your sort of a man, and
] have asked no one else. Well
be a quiet, little home party by
ourselves"
My sort Of a man, indeed! l
don't know. myself, what sort
that may be. sat down in a
white heat of anger, and laid bare
my pent-up feelings to Nan. |
told her | was sick and tired Of
being invited to meet some one
for certain purpose, and that
if they had irrevOcably invited
this friend of Toms for August, !
would come in September. If they
could put him off till September,
however. would come in August.
. said many other things that ]
blush to recall. posted my let
ter at once lest | repent of my
heart-opening.
received in reply such a dear
little note from Nan. She was so
sorry, and she would not match
make any more. She and Tom had
reconciled themselves to the idea
that was heart-whOle and fancy
free, and would probably remain
so. Toms friend said he would
prefer coming in September, and
lhis visit had been postponed If
| I'd come, there would not be a
single invited guest during the
month. / felt a little penitent
over my outbreak, but it was with
great relief and happiness that
telegraphed that / would start to-
night.
When | reached the little sta
| ton near HONEYWELL, my heart
failed me at beholding, in waiting
/ with Nan and Edgar, a man, big
and brown. He was introduced
to me in a careless way by Nan at
| Mr.. Saltern. was treasured
when she babe Edgar occupy the
front seat of the touring car with
4 him. and she and / took the back
seat.
who is hep" / asked, in a for
bidding way.
"Only Edgar's tutor" she re
piled. The lad got so behind il
his studies last.year when he went
with us, that Tom engaged this
man to coach him. Rather good
looking, isn't he? Poor, though
and in love, judging from the con
spicuous place in his room of
girls photograph. ] have come
upon him several times gazing al
1t in a heart-breaking way"
We had a lovely evening. Their,
was a soft misty rain-what Ed
gar called a "drizzle-drazzle," ant
we all spent the evening within
Mr.. Saltern seems to be quite eI
famile. He is such strapping
manly fellow, ] shouldn't think tn
tOring would be his line.
| never had such delightful
week at HONEYWELL. Such quiet