The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-19
HOW He WON HER.
By GRACE woRTHINoToN.

| Copyright. 1909 by American Press Asao-
ciation.l
There have been stories afoat as to
how John Chandler turned the scale IN
bis favor with girl who had deter
mined to marry another man. None
Of them are exactly correct This one
Is, and when have finished 1t you
Will know why 1t Is correct.
John was one OF those pioddfng.
steady fellows who are often unat-
tractive to girls. He was the only son
Of his widowed mother, who plnched
and scrimped and saved--in short. did
everything she could to give her boy
an education. He was a piodding
scholar and a good one. AS boy be
could not do much to help pay his
way, and when be was graduated
from the high school everybody said
what pity that he could not AFFORD a
college education. But there was one
person who did not say any such
thing. and that was his little old moth
er. She said John was going to col
lege, and be went.
There are always two sets Of young
men in coliege-those who are provid-
ed with the means to pay their way
and those who have TO work for their
education John. OF course. belonged
to the latter class. He was referred
to BY one. wealthy classmate, as zone
who bIacked the presidents boots"
He boned for scholarships and won
them He rang the college ben and in
bis senior year tutored. He worked
hard both at HIS studies and at such
things as would help to pay his tut
ton.
But back Of all this was that little
white haired old woman. really too old
to work, but getting on as best she
could without a servant, cooking,
sweeping, washing, patching. darning.
These I've duties were all there was to
the old woman's life except when she
took what she had saved 10 the post
Office and sent money order TO her
beloved son.
SO much for John and his mother
Now for the girl she knew John had
sterling worth in him, but she was
embitious--ambitious to take social
rank in the world. and to do this her
only way was to marry a man who
possessed the means to entertain"
Arthur Leighton was the only man
she knew who could All this condition.
He was twenty-one years old, en- or
phan with a fortune, and spent most
Of hts time abroad. He took fancy
to the girl and wanted to marry her.
In fact. she had her choice between
John Chandler and Arthur Leighton
If she married John she would proba-
bly, have a life OF drudgery; If she
married Arthur It would be a life OF
ease Some people said that John
would make his mark. But what can
one tell about a mans future from his
scholarship?
All this the girl considered. When
the period came on IN which John was
to be graduated Arthur Leighton
begged her to be married and 90
abroad for a wedding trip. 1t seemed |
absurd to decline. He was q pleasant,
fellow with delightful |
There was nothing against
him. whereas Johns future was a
blank True, he was to be valedic.
torian Of his class, but there is an old
saying What becomes Of the vale
dictorians7 How many rich men wear
4 Phi Beta Kappa badger
She concluded to 90 and see John
graduate. AS soon as that was over
she would give Arthur bis answer.
she was gathering few
things such as she would require for
A trip abroad.
John expected that his mother would
come to the commencement exercises, !
but few days before he was to de-