Evening journal., 1909-01-16
How They Met.

Edward Pemberton was scanning a
newspaper at his club when his eye
lit upon the following death notice:
Fairweather. c. Fairweather.
Funeral from his late residence. "A Du
Pont avenue, at IL a. m. Thursday, April
16
singular" mused Pemberton, "thal
there is no age put in. l suppose
must go. His mother would never
forgive me If l stayed away"
He looked at his watch and, seeing
that he had just time to reach the
house before the ceremony, left the
club and proceeded thither, arriving as
the obsequles were beginning. Direct
ly opposite him sat very pretty young
woman, on whom his eyes were riveted
all through the services. When they
were over and the family and intimate
friends were entering the carriages to
follow the dead to the cemetery Penn
berton saw the lady who had caught
his fancy handed into the last carriage
in the train. He stepped to the car
riage, was ushered in by the attend
ant, the door was closed and the car
riage driven away. There was no one
inside except the lady and Mr.. Pember-
ton.
1t is not to be supposed that a lady
and gentleman viii drive several miles
alone together without a word. In
this instance it was incumbent on the
lady to speak first, and she did so.
Il noticed" she said, that the age
Of the deceased was omitted from the
death notice. DO you know how old
he was?"
Il noticed that myself" replied Penn
berton, bit fiustered. Gus was al
ways sensitive about his age, and
dare say he left it out on purpose"
The lady looked at him wonderlngly,
Il mean," added Pemberton hastily
Il suppose that the family, knowing
Of his preference in the matter, omit
ted it,"
"One Of the Fairweathers wrote a
delightful novel, believe, Her Con
quest"
Martin Fairweather. He had greaf
talents. It's pity he was cut Of
while entering on brilliant career"
WAS Her Conquest a posthumou.
work.
mo" replied Pemberton; che wa
forming plans how to follow up th'
situation. Il think he wrote it befor.
he died"
Again the lady looked up suddenly
and Pemberton, explained that h
meant the book was published Will
the author was -et living.
Are you an Intimate friend Of th'
tamily?" she asked.
mo, Gus mother and mine are yer!
dear friends. have known Gus fairl.
well. but not intimately And you.
suppose you are close to himT
"A very distant relative. though
confess / scarcely know them"
On the way home Pemberton ven
tured to ask permission to call upol
the lady, which was granted. She in
troduced him to her family as an init
mate friend Of the Fairweathers whom
she had met at Augustus Fairweath
/ er's funeral. II happened that severa
/ friends who saw her with her ney
/ devotee asked her where she had me
him. Stories grow by telling. and a
last she explained that he was a frien'
OF her cousin, poor Gus Fairweathe.
who had recently died.
But n few months had passed b,
fore there was an engagement betwec
Pemberton and Miss Anita Brown, Il
lady he had met at the Fairweath'
funeral. The courtship being shol
and Mr.. Pemberton being known I
very few Of Miss Browns friends. IN
engagement occasioned great surpris
among them The first question a
ways was where did she meet him
and the reply always was: "He was
bosom friend Of Gus Fairweather, an
the Fairweathers. you know, are clos
kin to the Browns. They first sa'
each other while poor Gus was bein
lowered in the grave. Wasn't 1t
melancholy meeting to result in such
happy eyenc"
One day some months later Pembe
ton and his wife were walking togetl
or when suddenly the former stoppe
and stood stock still. He was white q
a sheet and trembled all over, lookin
straight before him.
"Edward~ gasped his bride. "Whi
IS it,"
Pemberton put his hand to his brow
Am ! all right? DO dreamf'
"Oh. Edward
Meanwhile a young man approache
md called: Hello. Pemberton! Ho
are you? This is the lady, l suppos
I've heard all about It, Met at my III
cle's funeral Am glad the old duffC
brought some happiness before he die
he never did while he lived"
"W-where were you when-your III
cle-diedT" stammered Pemberton.
"In Europe. Didn't know anythin
about II till l got home. And how Z
you suppose I first heard it? Why,
being told Of the romantic attachmcl
that had been started between Ne
Pemberton and Miss Anita Brow
I while xropDinr over tho old fellow