The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08

in good order and not without some
trace of amusement.
In 1902 Beryl Whitney was being
finished" at Miss Ely's school for
girls, then at Eighty-sixth street and
Riverside drive, New York CITY,. A
California girl of much beauty and
dash. 1t was said she would inherit
about $5,000,000. Now girl who
may some day come into $4,000, 900,
and whose indulgent parents have
homes In Boston, Chicago and Cali
fornia, to say nothing OF magnifi-
cent hotel suite in New York, is apt
to be bit self-willed and headstrong.
All School Rules Ignored.
So 1t is not remarkable that having
met Thomas Graydon, one of the
finest football players Harvard has
ever gloried in. blond giant OF many
destinations, Miss Whitney should
have reciprocated his love and de-
termined to see him as often as her
heart dictated, school rules to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Young Graydon spent much time in
New York, running down for week
ends and making the Hotel Imperial
his headquarters. And Miss Whitney,
not content with the sober calling Gus
toms permitted at Miss Ely's, when a
sedate chaperon occupied the center
Of the drawing-room, and young cou-
pies sat in demure duets about the
walls, made innumerable excuses for
leaving the school to meet Graydon.
One day, in company with Miss Made
line Waicott of Natick, Mass, and
Miss Elizabeth Joyce of Andover,
Mass, Miss Whitney went downtown
ostensibly to lay in supplies for a
school frolic. In reality they joined
some college men, including Mr.. Gray
don. at popular tea room and over.
stayed the hour of indulgence. When
the truth reached the ears Of the
Misses Ely they "rusticated" the trio
of offenders. This punishment meant
Punishment to a cottage at Sharon
Springs, Conn, where Miss Moxley, a
teacher versed in the Ely customs.
chaperoned offenders and supervised
their rigid hours of work doing pen.
ance.
Naturally the trio of girls found
this most monotonous and determined
to find excitement of some sort. Max.
ing friends with the butler, In whose
pantry the telephone was situated,
Miss Whitney managed to secure con-
nection with the Hotel Imperial in
New York city. where Mr.. Graydon
was waiting In the hope Of seeing her
again. She described the unhappy
plight of the rebellious three and
urged him to come to Sharon Springs
and rescue them from boredom.
Say you are my brother" she eau
toned. as she rang of.
Advent Of the Brother"
The blond giant responded prompt
ly, calling at the cottage and asking
not for Miss Whitney. but for Miss
Monkey. To her he expressed his
deep regret at the mad pranks Of his
sister" He had come especially to
reason with this hayward youngest
daughter of the family.
He was so earnest-and so big
that Miss Moxley was duly impressed
and actually invited him to remain
at the cottage during his stay. Then,
while a servant carried his luggage
to the rooms selected for this unex.
pected but nevertheless welcome
guest, Miss Whitney was summoned.
What the brother" said to the sister
in Miss Monkeys presence helped on
the deception excellently, but what
happened behind the door of broth.
er's" room, into which the two disap-
peared, the one reproving, the other
weeping behind her bit Of cambria
and lace, only Cupid knows.
That evening Miss Moxley chaper
oned the three girls and the lone
brother" to village entertainment
In the half-light Of the country thea
ter the two conspirators forgot watch.
full eyes. and Miss Moxley began ia
see light. When they reached the cot
tage and that astute lady saw brother
and sister" draw back into comfort
ing shadow. she spoke her mind:
You two young people are entirely
too loving for brother and sister
What does this meant"
Then did Miss whitney utter I her
defiance, which has been handed
down in boarding-school annals ~ Z
classic.
1T doesn't make any differences
Miss MoxIey. II he isn't my brother
I might as we'll tell you that Mr.
Graydon and are engaged. and
should think an engaged girl might
be allowed to see the young man she
IL going to marry, and 1 don't care
what Miss Ely thinks. Just a. soor
az Tom Is graduated and papa gives
his consent we intend to be married
and you needn't speak rudely to Mr.
Graydon, because ! invited him e
come myself and told him to say hs
was my brother"