The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-01

emotion she felt or did not feel. sh
was doing England as thousands O
Americans do Europe guldebook Il
han0 In company with a party from
her Native state. Indiana.
well. one morning two or three O.
them, the girl-Eliza Kimball. I'll cal
her-included, went TO visit an Engllsl
castle near the Scotch border. Their,
were two other girls, an elderly mar
and boy. They walked to the castl,
and stood at the gate waiting TO know
II strangers were admitted; but, since
there appeared TO be no gatekeepel
about, Eliza led the way I'm. The,
hadn't gone dozen steps before a mar
in oyeralls, his hands covered with
black grease, came out OF basement
door and, seeing the party approach
Ing, waited till they came up.
"'Are strangers admitted to the cas-.
tIeF asked Eliza.
"'Not today
"'Oh. dear, we've come all the way
from Indianapolis to see it. How dis.
appointlpgr
"'Anc where is IndianapoIlsr asked
the man.
Indianapolis You don'tknow where
indianapolis isl I'm surprised. II you
had our public school system In Eng
land even a mechanic like you would
know where that Is. It's the capital
OF Indiana, United States Of America
"'Well. since you've come so far to
see the castle suppose III have to
give you chance. Come with me,
He showed them everywhere, in
side and outside. Eliza walked beside
him, plying him with questions. she
soon noticed that any one they met
showed surprising difference to their
guide.
"'Who is the man in overaiisY she
asked of a lackey.
"'He's Lord Walter Furgeson, his
grace's youngest son.
"'You don't mean it, What makes
him wear such togsT
"'He has fancy for machinery.
He's invented many valuable things
"'0h. be has! Much obliged for the
information And she rejoined the
party. Sailing up beside Lord Walter.
she said:
"'Come; we've had enough Of these
musty pictures. There's not real
bright one among them Show us
eenaezlsiHs more inspiriting'
sThe young man smiled. There's
nothing here less than 800 years old,
not even the furniture.
swell. then. think 1t time you got
some new things. II chair lasts
twenty years in America we think
it's doing well. We throw 1t away
after that and get new one. 1t keeps
things fresh
Everything Is fresh in America, !
believe'
EVEN we girls. We haven't any
old fashioned notions Now In Amer
lea, If you. even in your overalls, were
to show yourself worthy, you'd be
treated Just as well as any one
.sWould |, indeedf'
a'Certainly. You come to Indianapo-
His when I'm there. and I'll show you
around and introduce You everywhere.
You can wear your overalls too
"They went through the rest OF the
old pile, and at everything that was
particularly ancient Eliza would say,
why don't you freshen 1t up? or
Cant the duke afford to buy new
oney or make some other equally dep
recating remark. And when their
guide led them to the gate she took
half crown from her portemonnaie and
Il handed 1t to him. He didn't want to
take 1t, but she said: 'Nonsense!
You've earned It. Never refuse what
you've earned honestly. That's the
Way our men get rich and their daugh-
fHrs come over here to marry into
our nobility and keep these old cas-
Il HIM patched up with their fathers for
&Ines.'
9 ord Walter took the coin and
y {t up to his apartments to change
costume for evening dress.
How did fool that American
be said to his valet.
think not, your lordship,' said
inlet. Murphy told me she asked
81 no you were and he told her
q 81 young man paused In putting
"a white silk waistcoat with gold
Hlil <91g and stared. =
ET Jover he exclaimed, and that
U4< Ezs only comment.
de Joined party of high bred Eng
IIah girls at dinner. but he couldn't dis
i3iSS from his mind TINT impudent
Xlderican girl who had dared to talk
Is hin, knowing bis station, as If he
had really been a greasy mechanic.
HAaf night be lay awake thinking
eh0ut her thin form, her American ac-
cent and, above all. those eyes of hers
Expressive brown eyes that looked so
<unocent- and he tumbled all over the
bed.
We'll. to make long story short. in
nbout two months be went to Indian
1.1oils. was introduced to all Eliza
k7nbalrs friends and took her back
With him to England.
*That's what mean by impudence
winning your men over here. You
English girls are too timid
LOUISE B. CUMMINGS.