The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-19


Gently Se h seG'n Was tha at kind A of gen-
HUk tleman before / Annies
money; you can't be the real sort
unless you toit My father had kept station
er's shop. and l clerk in merchants office be-
fore the legacy came. So knew that it didn't make
don't suppose 1 should have tried to be if
it hadn't been for my mother. She always fanced
that l was good enough for anything. and she
thought more than of after father died
you must go into society," Tom" she said when
the money was paid over. land take your proper
position You may feel little strange at first. but
you will soon get used to it; and some day you'll
marry lady, and mix with highest in the land.
as you ought to do"
I'D rather be as I am. mother" I told her. Il
don't want to mix with people who'll look down on
me-"
She drew herself up. like great lady-she had
rather that way
Nobody could look down upon my son" she de-
clared. She always said my Son" if it writ
in capitals!
knew should never persuade her to think differ
emily, things to heart after had lost
the old governor So had to humor her; and said
I'd go society if she could get there.
l thought 1t was safe promise that because she
couldn't it; but she took quite seriously and
wrote to lawyer people at Their names
were Oldham and Trust. They two fine old
gentlemen, and had done business for the nobility
for hundreds of years-the firm I So they
knew everybody in society. They wrote back that
they only represented the financial interests of their
clients. could presume interfere with their
social arrangements
/ thought that disposed of the idea; but my
mothers ideas aren't easily disposed of! She went
up town the next day and called upon them and
after they had talked to her they said if came up
their Office they would what they could do
l suppose they thought 1 might be something like
her
They asked me a Of questions about my educa-
tion and how I would act different circumstances
They stared at all the time their specacles
and at last Mr. Oldham nodded at Mr.. Trust
Mr.. Trust turned around and patted the
shoulder.
You'll do" he said.
So it settled that I to go into society.
l asked mother to up to town and go into
society with me, but she said she too old to
change. and 1 thought there need for her to.
So took bachelor fiat; and the lawyers introduced
people. and got asked to garden parties
ribly uncomfortable but l don't think 1 showed it
very much. 1 am not that sort.
l knew how dress and speak and dance, and I
didn't make any hideous mistakes; but 1 made lot
of little People very civil me- especi-
ally mothers with plain daughters the legacy
f6OO00o) but when they laughing
their sleeves.
shouldn't have minded their laughing at my
but they only glanced another about a
quarter of second and never helped bit-ex-
cept Charlie Brenton.
He was a lord and the only of the Earl of Par.
bury, and real born gentleman every inch of him:
TALL and slim, and arstocratc looking and the
careless TO take any trouble aboue anything in
ciey, but he energetic enough when he played
cricket and football and polo. l good sports,
and that made friendly. He gave lot of hints
In a casual sort of if he wasn't saying any,
thing He always treated If was a gentle
Morrison" Her name was Mary-Iady Mary
Brenton He called her Molly. She was tall and
slight and stately, and very beautiful, She treated
me Ike a gentleman, too That was when I first
wished that l really was
The second time met her had Just made an
ass Of mysef-called people by their wrong titles
and all that of thing. The ladies' and gentlemen