The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-10
Making a Match.


making. when Mr.. Charles Edwin
Lppton took ups his residence IN The
eSg Of Mrs iiunaitiailSs home aud
pEsensFd d letter % fiitSodalSibl 10
her.fss fsfst tboueht was how to pre-.
sent him 10 society. the second how to
pfesent him with wife. She de-
terinined to invite the social leaders
tdimeet him at dinner ana TO give him
fqf table companion a lady. also
newcomer. IA whose sociol preferment
she took a deep interest.
Mr. Lupton was man OF forty. In
tellectual, good looking. well to do and
of arfstocratic moln. He had been
abroad for some time. aud Mrs. Hunnl-
man knew nothing OF his untecedents
except that he was youched for in the
highest terms sn his letter Of introduc-
tion. But no one would mistake him
for anything else than a gentleman.
Miss oyerlander. whom Mrs Hunnl-
man designed for Mr.. Lupton's wife.
was thirty-two years old and still Il
beautiful woman. But friend of Mrs.
Hunniman told some one. who told 9th
ers, that Miss Overander was not
Miss Oyerlander at all.
When the dinneT guests were assem-
bled In the drawing room, Mrs. Hunnl-
man took Mr. Lupton's arm aud led
him tc the lady beside whom he was to
sit at table. There was something so
Distinguished in both Mr. Lupton's
and Miss Overandcr's person and
manner that the hum % conversation
ceased, and all eyes were fixed upon
the couple 10th bowed low. the man
made some casual observation. the
woman replied by an asserting nod.
the guests resumed their chat and not
long aftcrWard all passed into Che din
ing room.
There is one thing th8t matchmalers
who are zeal ,aatchmukers never 40.
They carefully abstain from any word
cg act that win intimate thcir inten-
ions 10 ihc objects of their designs.
Mrs. Hunnlm0n had ,lus abstaincd in
she present case. though it had been
whispered among the Ginncr guests
shat she had intentions concerning Mr..
IMpion and Miss Overlander. ana dur
Ing tho dinner TIC coGple we're the re-
slpients oc curious gances Elc con
versatlon between The 9wo seemed at
frst a sriEe couHtraincG anG Mrs
HunnlnaN -yGs not especially encour-
aged ne to the snattts' she had in view.
The lady seemed not especially at
tfacted to her dlnner companion. who
showed a tribe OF embarrassment con
sequent upon her coldness. and when
shortly after the soup she entered into
conversation Wits the gentleman sit
ting on her other side Mr.. Lupton
turned to the ludy ON isls oaher side
and became animated.
But at Ginne2 parts one cannot
igpere, his. or her .dinNer- companion
very long without being considered
rude. and Mr.. J.uptoa and Miss over
lander soon found themselves forced 10
entertain each otheg OF sit In silence
The lady by this time seemed 70 have
made up her mind TO make the best OF
bad bargain and ventured several ge-
marks to the gentleman. 1ho sat very
stihiy beside her restlessly lingering
the stem Of his wineglnss and only re-
piled In perfunetory manner. II be-
came evident 20 several Of the com
pAny who were IN the secret of the
hostess matchmaking that Mr. Lupton
at least was showing a sure sign Of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Then he made
some remark In tone too low 20 be
heard except by Miss 0yerlander.
whereupon she haughtily turned her
back on him.
This was near the close OF the din
ner When the guests We're departing.
Mrs. Hunniman asked AIr Lu9ton how
he was pleased with the lady she had
assigned him foF the evening. His re
ply was a snort and an angry turn1n
away AS Miss Overlander came down
frem the ladies' cloakroOm she re-
celved the same question with regard
10 Mr.. Lupton. Delighted" was her
reply In tone calculated to freeze the
marrow IN 'he bones Of the questione
When the last guests were depart
ing, Mr.. Hunnimnn, who had gone out
to put lady In her carriage. returned
with blank look on his face ana
whispered to his wife
my dear what do you thinkY
"Whatf"
.'AIr LuHtoR and Miss Ovcrimdcr
have gone Ia the saine carriage"
"For heavens sake.s What does Il
meang
Now the departure of the newly I'm.
tUOduced couple was seen by two men
OF the party who were starting for
their club. Moved by curiosity. they
followed In their carriage Two hours
later they returned TO the Hunnlman
mansion and called for the head of tla
house. He eamc down from his bed
room In pajamng.
"HunnimaR." said one OF thc visit
0rs. 1T is car duty us your frlcud to
warn you that you and your wife are
being deceived There's somethlng
wrong-Very wrong about Miss over
lauiier
"9h heaveRsl exclaimed Mrs Hun
nihnn from the landing above.
eNe saw her leave your house IN n
caigiage with d.upion. We considered
il our duty to you to follow Them.
Thar. drove fhrnuob tbo porI fai. "A nn