Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
THE
| SPENDERS
A Tale of the Third Generation
BY HARRY LEON WILSON
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Copyright, by Lothfop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER XVII

CHA1TER XVII.
HOT DAY ~ NEW YORK. WITH
NEWS OF AN INTEREST
ING MARRIAGE.
At FIVE o'clock that day the prov Of
he Viluca cut the waters Of Newport
aarbor around Goat Island, and pointed
Tor New York.
Now is your time" said Mrs. Drel-
ner to Mauburn. I'm sure thu girl
likes you, and this row with the Mil
Oreys has cut off any chance that cub
lad. Why not propose % her to-
dight2"
answered Mauburn. But wait bit.
There's that COMPOUNDED girl over there.
No telling what she'll do. She might
knock things on the head any mo-
uent"
"All the more reason for prompt
Lction, and there couldn't very we'll be
anything to hurt YOU"
by Joyel that's so; there couldn't,
very well, could there? I'll take your
advice"
And so It befell that Mauburn and
Miss Bines sat late on deck that night.
and under the witchery of moon that
must long since have become hardened
10 the spectacle, the old, old story was
told, to the accompaniment of the en-
gines muff1ed throb. and the soft
purring of the silver waters as they
slipped by the boat and blended with
the creamy track astern. So little
variation was there In the time-worn
tale, and In the maids reception Of 1t,
that neither need here be told Of In de-
tail.
Nor were the proceedings next morn
ing less tamely orthodox. Mrs. Bines
managed to forget her relationship of
elder sister to the poor long enough to
behave as mother ought when tbs
heart of her daughter had been given
into q true lovers keeping. Percival
deported himself cordially.
"Pm really glad to hear It" he said
to Mauburn. I'm sure you'll MAXI
sis as good a husband as she'll make
Fou a wife; and that's very good, in
deed Let's fracture a cold quart t.
the future Lady Casselthorpe."
And to the future Lord Cassel-
thorpe!" added Mrs. Drelmer, who was
warmly enthusiastic.
Such a brilliant match" she muir
INJURED to Perciyal, when they had
touched glasses in the after-cabin. 81
know more than one New York cir.
who'd have jumped at the chance"
We'll try to bear our honors mod
sStly," he answered her.
The yacht lay at her anchorage in
the East river. Percival made prepar-
atoms to go ashore with his mother.
Stay here with the turtle doves"
he said to Mrs. Drelmer, "far enough
,ff, of course, to let them COO, and III
se back with any people can pick UP
or a cruise"
At ave In the afternoon Percival had
gathered his party. Percival, Arledge
ind his lively wife, Yelverton, who en-
j0yed the rare distinction of having
ost money to Percival, and Burman
East they drove through the street
where less fortunate mortals painted in
The dead afternoon shade. and out on
TO the dock, whence the Viluca's naph-
tha launch presently put them aboard
that sumptuous craft. A little breeze
there made the heat less oppressive.
We'll be under way as soon as they
fetch that luggage out" PerciVal as
Sured his guests.
"It's been frightfully oppressive all
day, even out here" said Mrs. Drel
mer, "but the engaged ones haven't
cost their tempers once. even II the day
was trying. And really they're the
most Unconditional and matter-of-fact
couple I ever saw. Oh! do give me
that stack of papers until catch up
with the news again."
Percival relinquished to her the
evening papers he had bought before