The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12


that 1 amt little bit of a physician.
I know my stomach; I tell him"
What about these Western peo-
ple?" she asked Oldaker at her other
side, after little.
Decent, unpretentious folks, some
what new, but with loads of money"
1--WE heard how the breeds stormin'
New York in droves; but they tell me
some of us need the money"
II dined with one last night, a sugar.
cured ham magnate from Chicago"
Dear me! how shockin'!"
But they're good, whole-souled peo-
ple."
"And we'll heeled-- and that's what
we need, it seems. Some of US been
so busy bein' well-familied that we've
forgot to make money"
Its a good thing, too. Nature has
her own building laws about fortunes.
When they get too sky-scrapy she
topples them over. These people with
their thrifty habits would have all the
money in time if their sons and daugh-
tiers didn't marry aristocrats with ex-
pensive tastes who know how to be
spenders. Nature keeps things fairly
even, one way or another"
you're thinkin' about Kitty and the
duke"
mo, not then I wasn't, though that's
one of the class I mean. l was think
ing especially about these Westerners."
well, my grandfather made the
best barrels in New York, and I'm
mother-in-law of chap whose ances-
tors for three hundred and fifty years
haven't done a stroke of work: but
he's the Duke of Blanchmere. and I
hope our friends here will come as
near gettin' the worth of their money
as we did. And if that chap"-She
glanced at Percival-"marries a GER
tain young woman, he'll never have a
dull moment. I'd vouch for that. I'm
quite sure she's the devil in her"
And if the yellow haired girl mar
ries the fellow next her,
HE might do worse
Yes, but might she? He's already
doing worse, and he'll keep on doing
1t, even if he does marry her,
"Nonsense-about that, you know:
all rot! What can you expect Of
these chaps? So does the duke do
worse, but you'll never hear Kitty
| complain so long as he lets her alone
and she can wear the strawberry
leaves. l fancy I'll have those young
ones down to the Hills for Halloween
and the weekend. Might as we'll help
'em along
At the other end of the table, the
fine old ivory of her cheeks gently
sutfused with pink until they looked
like slightly crumpled leaves of la
France rose, Mrs. Oldaker was flirting
brazenly with Shepler, and prattling
impartially to him and to one of the
twin nephews of old days in social
New York; of time when the world
OF fashion occupied a little space at
the Battery and along Broadway: of
It's migration to the far north of Great
Jones street, St. Marks Place. and Sec.
ond avenue. In Waverly Place had
| been the Towering of her belle-hood
and the day when her set moved on
recent
| and revolutionary.
Between the solemn Angstead twins.
Mrs. Bines had sat in silence until bv
| some happy chance it transpired that
morse was the word to unlock their
| lips. AS Mrs. Bines knew all about
| horses the twins at once became VOL
uple, showing her marked attention.
The twins were notably devoid of pref
| udlce II your sympathies happened to
run with theirs.
Miss Bines and young Millbrey were
| already on excellent terms. Percival
and Miss Milbrey, on the other hand,
| were doing badly. Some disturbing
element seemed to have put them aloof.
Miss Milbrey wondered somewhat: but
her mind was easy. for her resolution
had been taken
Mrs. Gwilt-Athlestan extended her
invitation to the young people, who &C.
copied joyfully.
When the guests had gone Miss Mil
brey received the praise of both par
ents for her blameless attitude toward
young Bines.
ut will be fixed when we come
back from Wheatly," said that know
ing young woman, land now don't
worry any more about it,
And Fred" said the mother, do
keep straight down there. She's a
commonplace girl, with lots of man
nerisms to unlearn, but she's pretty
and sweet and teachable."
And she'll learn a lot from Fred
that she doesn't know now" finished
that young mans sister from the foot
of the stairway.
Back at their hotel Psyche Bines was
saying: ..... -...
Isn't it queer about Mrs. Gwilt-
Athlestan? We've read so much about
her in the papers. I thought she must
be some one awful to meet was that
scared-and instead, she's like any
one, and real chummy besides; and,
actually, ma, don't you think her dress
was dowdy-all except the diamonds?
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