The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-30
A Change Of Season.

Wnen MISS Jeannette PERKINS went
to the country for a couple of months
In summer Il was for the purpose of
relaxation The winter social seuson
| with Miss Perkins was her busy day.
Born In the swim, with no expectation
of d0wry, It was her business to mar
ry an establishment. None OF the
/ young men she had met during the
wlnter-that she could gctllfilled the
measure of her requirements. Some
were stupid, some dissipated, some
.puffed with vanity and none of them
quite rich enough. Miss Perkins so,
clal position required as minimum
$4,000 year, and 1t was her ambi-
tion to land three or four times that
amount.
Tired OF the social functions which
she had constantly felt obliged to at
tend for matrimonial purpose, when
July came she resolved to go to some
middle class resort where she would
| throw off the artificial and be refresh
ed by the natural. But even this was
part of her general plan, for she felt
that some real lovemaliing would give
zest TO her abilities as charmer
when engaged IN bunting down mil.
lionaire.
Miss Perkins received a heart fresh
ening that she had not bargained for.
One Howard Dangler, recent grad
uate of school for civil engineers,
talked so enthusiastically of the life
work before him and showed so plain.
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for her wifely encouragement and af-
fection that he quite fiustered her.
Not that she had any idea of seriously
listening to his bubbllng chat-not she
she had no use for love In cottage
and the care of children while her hus.
band would be absent-ofteu for long
terms-in various parts of the world
lighting his way In his profession
But when, the season being over, they
separated on steamboat landing,
standing apart from the crowd, the
lovelight In Miss Perkins eyes was
not all assumed.
Bnt this is world of change.
1t Is December. Miss Perkins is
handed a card on which is engraved
the name OF Howard Danger faint
change OF color comes over her face.
followed by indications Of resolution.
She goes to the drawing room, enter
ing with cold dignity. 1t Is not July,
but December, and Miss Perkins would
not be out of season. She extends her
hand to her visitor as n queen would
extend hers to q subject who has car
ried her train over a ditch that he may
receive his reward.
How do you do, Mr.. Dangler? How
good of you to look me upl You are
the only one of my summer acquaint-
ances that have met again"
The words summer acquaintance"
are spoken in an unmistakable tone.
II have not been to your city before
since | met you" stammers Mr.. Dan
gler, "or would have Then, seeing
that he is making matters worse, he
stops and reddens.
Miss Perkins does not help him. In.
deed, she sits mute, waiting for him to
untangle himself. He goes off into
something about "that delightful sea
son." checks himself and, with touch
OF melancholy, speaks of the "formal
winter" then comes again to stop.
This time Miss Perkins condescends to
make q remark.
"Do you remain for some time In the
city"
The words conveyed the idea that
she would be willing he should leave
by the next train.
BY this time Mr.. Dangler was begin
ming to recover himself When he
spoke again 1t was In a conventional
tone, with which he seemed to be quite
as familiar as Miss Perkins.
81 shall be here all winter" he said
"but fear | shall see little of you In
society, for | shall be very busy. My
aunt, Mrs. Walter Delano, and other
relatives and friends are urging me to
accept Invitations, but
"Mrs. Delanop exclaimed Miss Per.
kins. "Your auntw
II shall be engaged financing the A.,
l.. and b. railroad, which we are going
TO build to connect two other roads ot
our system
But Mrs. Delano! | know her very
well, ,".again Interrupted Miss Perkins
"She Is the lender of our set"
The young man pushed on. at will
require some twenty millions to-
But thought you told me you were
a civil engineer"
81 am My father thought knowl
edge Of engineering the best equip,
meni for my life work. He is man
ager Of the system and Is beginning to
throw some of his smaller respcnsi
bllities on to my shoulders. This lit
tie matter of twenty Millions
Are you the son of Edgar II. Dan
gler, the railroad klng?"
"Yes. and my father sets more store
by me than most fathers do by thelr
sons, for he has only me to carry on
his great work after his death. But
pardon me- | IN sure l have kept you
altogether too long for mere summer
acquaintance cy
During these Developments the heat
of Miss Perkins heart had gone down
TO something like forty to the minute
She saw the opportunity of II lifetime
pass without possibility of even o