The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-08-18
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Experiment.
By CECILY ALIEN.
By CECTLY ALLEN.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

wicker chair to watch the progress o
the little italian across che velvet
| lawn
| Her brother Bob sank even NOR
| deeply in his own cushioned chair an
studied the smoke curling upward fror
the tip Of his very good cigar.
81 told Uncle Henry this would b
the Inevitable result OF sending you +
western coed college. The socia
system here is quite good enough TO
me-
Mans broad forehead was puckeret
in thoughtful frown.
"Now. take that young Italian fore
man of yours, for instance! VIVA
puts him in different class from you
The fact that his father had no
enough money to feed his big famil.
and your father had too much none.
for the good of his two children"
Really" remarked Bob, with eye
dancing, IL never noticed any com
plants from you about super1uity o
cash"
"Give that man a Fifth avenue tai
lor, valet and motor car and b,
would pass muster In our set shoulder
to shoulder with you"
81 don't know about that" pursued
Bob. HE might eat with his knife
Not after he had been told 1t wa
wrong" said Nan, with conviction
Suppose he were wearing corduroy
for shooting instead Of digging exca
vations Suppose be were wearing
shirt sleeves on a tennis court or the
links instead Of In your employ. He
would be gentleman, one Of YOU
equals. He would look not whit
different from what he does today, but
we would accept him socially where
today we regard him as our inferior"
Bob cast amused glances at cor.
ner in the porch roof where two birds
were busily building nest among the
vines And this Is the modern wo-
mantle effect OF the higher educa.
tion," he murmured.
1t might have been the birds, cooling
and contended, or it might have just
been the love of mischief which some
men never outgrow even when, like
Robert Darnton, they can count iron
gray hairs by the score above each
temple. At any rate, he sat up very
suddenly and deteEminedly and regard
ed his sister quite seriously.
''Have you the courage of your con
victions2 Are you willing to put your
theory to the test2 VIII you let me
invite my foreman here as an equal.
provided, Of course, that l secure the
stipulated Fifth avenue tailoring, the
man and the motor7's
Good gracious, Bob, you move so
suddenly suggested Nan.
mo time like the present, and / in
sist that any one who attacks our so
cial system should prove its rottenness
when she has the opportunity. l will
invite my foreman here as a guest
will agree that he is properly coached
for his part Ut would not be fair to
turn him loose on our unSuspecting
guests without some training), and then
l will wager you a diamond sunbUrst
against crocheted tie that you ask
me to put him out of the house before
the week is up"
Mans glance Travelled once more
across the expanse Of green lawn
The 1.-THE figure of the italian was
just disappearing behind a clump of
shrubbery. Well, In appearance, at
least. he could do the house of Darn
ton no discredit Anyhow, why should
a girl who was planning settlement
work for the fall shrink at the thought
Of having one cease" in her home for
a few days2 She would have to live
among them-in the fall
''Well?'' inquired Bob, watching her
lovely, changeable expression with ap-
preciative eyes.
"Let him conner she answered, with
assumed nonchalance and-there was
no denying t-something of pleasure
Of the Italians wondrous brown eyes.
Standing ION the lower step Of the
porch, he had looked veritable young
god "Only you are not to tell him
that the idea, the theory, is mine."
So did Vincenzo Pantozzi join the in
nermost circle of the social set graced
by the Darntons-came also rakish
yellow racer of foreign make, man
versed in all the mysteries of the tai
loring world, and a wardrobe which
was a credit at least to Bob Darnton's
generosity.
On one point Vincenzo stood firm.
He must be permitted to leave the
house every morning In time to join
his workmen who were building the
marvellous italian garden at the lower
end OF the estate If the fair ehate-
lame often shared his early breakfast.
her zeal as a sociological student was
to her command.
Barring a few times when Yincenzo
gripped the wrong table utensil in his
nervousness or dropped his spoon or
fork, he did very well at table, and
there was no need of dread on the part
Of his hostess when the elaborate week
end dinner was scheduled.
'It is marvellous what initiative crea-
lures we all are" she observed men
tally one morning. She had ordered
the early breakfast served on the side
porch, and the scent OF honeysuckle
was all over.
And then Vincenzo. looking up,
,.k1 hn M
iust what--in her calm gray eyes and
pitcher of cream.
Every night Vincenzo came In from
the embryonic italian gardens to be
shaved and dressed by the stolid Eng
lishman provided by his host.
If there were no guests for the even
ing Bob went a-calling on his neigh
bors and the fair chatelaine found
herself spinning In the moonlight be-
side the pseudo owner Of the rakish
yellow car, who was taking to luxury
and the social career as a duck takes
to water.
To be sure, Bob suggested rather
heartlessly that the week end party
had best be postponed. 1t is one thing
TO conduct social experiment. he re-
marked, and another to explain 1t
when the experimenter was charm
ing young woman. And the expert
mented one-well. there was no use
taIkingl vincenzo had proved no
Slouchi
And on the evening of the sixth day
Bob came home from the city late.
Dinner had been served. The porch
was deserted.
No, Miss Darnton and Mr.. Pantozzl
were not out motoring The gentle
man Cwhat nice shades Of meaning a
stolld faced servant can put into sim
pie phrase) had gone away In his car
alone and Miss Darnton was in her
room, quite LII with headache.