The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1908-12-02
CHAPTER XIII-Continued.
Author of Beverly of Grarstark." Etc.

up! MeuIOTuS whispered dSlue 10
the lady on his right met with SIM
pie nod of the head; for. despite Miss
Clegg's well feigned interest in Mr..
Medford when Rigby was present. OH
other occasions there was no pretense
of enjoyment of his society.
"Among those present. Ito use the
correct phrase" said Billy. after hav.
ing refreshed himself with sufficient
champagne to proceed, were two re-
tired merchants. a venerable logcian,
u dodderng banker and a half blind
college professor. OF course | had to
make some excuse for Mrs. Fernmore's
absence For the life of me | cannot
now remember what yarn told them.
but they We're too anxious to be pre-
scented to the gay young women not
to swallow it~whoe. The old boys
fairly swarsned the girls with their
senie Afternoons. 1t was lively sup
per party-my word! And they went
home unanimously declaring that the
debutantes Of the present day dis
counted. at least in dash and go. the
charmers of fifty years ago"
I, Amidst the confusion of peals of
merriMent which greeted the genial
racorteur. Miss Gable, to whom the
story did lot especially appeal, whis-
pered in awed tones:
"Graydon. who on earth Is that
queer. spectacular looking man with
your father?"
"Oh, that's Droom-isn't he a charac-
ter? He's been with the governor
since l was a child. In those days his
looks used to brighten me almost to
death. l fancy he's had a sad life.
don't you know"
"There is something positively aw
full in his face" returned the girl, as
her eyes faltered and dropped to her
plate on Unexpectedly meeting those
of the subject Of her remark.
"Sh-hw came from Medford, and
then. Come. Billy-what's the point
or the moral. as they say in novelsY'
"Fernmore Is a rafting good chap
at heart" Graydon was saying to
Jane, but I can't stand that Med
Yes. yes; go on. Mr.. Fernmore,"
4 broke in several voices in eager ex-
& pectancy.
1.-THE moral% Billy's' eyes were
twinkling The joke. rather. is on
Y me. When Mrs. Fernmore reached
home thought 1t wise to say nothing
about the affair. but had completely
underestimate the persistency of
these rejuvenated yenerables. They
were not satisfied-wanted to know
more about the girls. and the next day
in deep but joyous simplicity half a
dozen old men asked their married
daughters and close friends at the
clubs what family of Brown a certain
debutante belonged to. who was the
father of Miss Jones and how long
q had the family of Miss Robinson lived
n in the city. together with lot of amaz-
& ing questions. And failing to derive
f even the remotest satisfaction from
e the social register, the woman mem
b bers of their families besieged my in
nocent wife with more or less shocked
inquiries as to an entertainment of
d mine at which their aged relations
u were present Well. the game was up.
/ owned up-confessed to the girls
being actresses and begged for mercy
And forgave him." supplemented
Mrs. Fernmore smilingly. Boys will
be boys
"Whew" whistled Billy. in conclu.
sion. 1T was no end of lark.
would not have missed it for the
world; but the old chaps will never
never forgive me-"
AS the gentleman finished, Bansemer
was looking at broom with amuse.
II 41a
head In a manner that signitied dis.
approval
How that for doings in swagger
society, eh. Droom7 II any one but
Billy Fernmore had done that he would
have been ostracized forever. Nothing
like Millions
Il don't believe true aristocrats
would do that" interrupted broom
half angrily.
'These are the aristocrats-money
aristocrats: the others have lost the
name-forgotten. Come. let's go over
yonder. We can talk there"
Bansemer called for the bill and set
tied it, then. slowly rising. ostenta
tiously waved his adieus to the alcove
and deserted the scene for Chaplin
81 Cores. broom meekly followed his
Il employer
For some time neither spoke. In
their stall each was busy with his owr
thoughts and speculations.
II think I've made mess of 1t with
Mrs. Cable" began Bansemer. She
II wouldn't mention Names" caution
ed broom. with look at the top of thu