The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
THE LITTLE BROWN JUG
AT u I'll INA " u Copyright
MEREDITH IA AAAA'A> L AANA@ -, the
NICHOLSON
Copyright. 1903.
by the
Bobbs-MeTTill Co.

of her brothers. amazing elevation to
supreme power in an American Common
wealth--it was so foreign to all expert
ence. so heavy with possibilities, so de-
licious in that II had happened TO Tom
my of all men in the world!
II trust" she said, smiling a little
that Tommy will not prove unworthy
Of the confidence you have reposed IN
him"
IF he does" said Jerry. slapping her
hands together to free them of an i'm
aginary sugar crumb. Il shall never,
never marry him"
Then may l ask. Miss Dangerfield,
/ II you and he are engaged?"
Not at all. Mrs. Atchison! Not only
are we not engaged. but he has never
even proposed to me- Besides, I am
engaged 10 Colonel Rutherford GiIling-
water. our adjutant general"
Then II you are engaged to this mill
tary person, just wherein lies the sig
niicance Of your threat never to marry
my brother?"
That" said Jerry, 'is perfectly easy
of explanation. Your brother and 1 have
met only a few times. and 1 never be-
come engaged to any man whom 1 have
not known for a week at least. Marriage
IS a serious matter, and while the fire.
Quent breaking Of engagements is painful
in the extreme. 1 think one can not be
too careful in assuming the marriage
bond"
Mrs. Atchison wondered whether the
girl was amusing herself at her expense.
! but Jerry's tone was grave and Jerry
| eyes were steady Jerry was a new
| species, and she had appeared at a for
I D,
! almost concluded that the world Is a
/ squeezed lemon.
I'm view Of the fact that you are en-
gagged 10 Dnlingwatev-" began Mrs. At
Gibson. anxious for further disclosures
touching Jerry's ideas on matrimOny.
Colonel Rutherford Gillingwater,
pleased" corrected Jerry.
i don't quit grasp this matter OF
your attitude toward my brother. Un-
| less 1 misunderstood you, you remarked
a moment ago that unless he succeeded in
/ his present undertaking you would never
marry him"
That is exactly what I said. and ]
meant every word OF It" declared Jerry.
II will not conceal from you, Mrs. At
, Gibson. my determination that your
brother shall be my second husband"
There was no question Of Mrs. Atchi-
i Sun , CpLlpltle ulplloc uoN
Your second husband. childT'
My second husband. Mrs. Atchison
/ Life Is short at best. and I was told
BY my old nanny when ! was a little
| child-she turned out afterward TO be a
real voodoo woman-that I should be
/ married twice. / am very superstiuous
/ and that made a great impression on my
mind. 1t is not IN keeping with my ideas
OF life. Mrs Atchison, to be long a
widow so that I think il perfectly right
TO choose a second husband even before
I am quite sure that 1 have chosen
wisely for my first"
Has the military person weak lungs7'
mo; but his mind is not strong. Any
thing sudden ike apOplexy would be
sure to go hard with him"
Then you should be careful not &c
shock him. Il would be almost crimi
nal TO break your engagement with him
THAT rests entirely with him. Mrs
Atchison. The man / love must be brave
tender and true. After our present diff
culties are over I shall know whether
Rutherford Gulingwater IS the man
believe 1 am going TO marry in October.
But you spoke a moment ago o.
Tommy's official position. Is thii
arrangement a matter of general knowl
edge in North Csr0linaT'
mo: Il IS not You and he and ! art
the only persons who know it. Papi
does not know II yet; and when pap5
finds 1t out 1t may 90 hard with him
You see. Mrs. Atchison"-and jerry
leaned forward and rested an elbow OF
the tea-table and tucked her little chiI
into the palm of her hRnd-"you see
papa is very absent-minded, as grea
men often are. and he went away ant
forgot 20 perform some duties which
: the honor and dignity Of the State re
Quire to be performed Immediately. Their
are some wicked men who have cause,
North Carolina and South Carolina
great deal Of trouble but they must no
be punished In this State. but in Souti
Carolina, which is just over there some
where. There are many reasons for tina
which would be very tiresome TO tel
you about, but the principal one is tina
Barbara Osborne, the daughter Of tn
governor OF South Carolina, is the snip
! piest and stuckupest person 1 have eve
} known, and while your brother and
} are in charge of this State I have ever.
Intention Of annoying her in every wa,
p 1 can. When Mr.. Ardmore has caugh
] ! those wicked men I spoke OF. who reall,
do not belong in this State at all, the
! will be marched straight into South Caro-
lima, and then we shall see what Gov
Osborne does about It; and we viii shoy
; Barbara Osborne, whose father neve
had to paper his dining-room. after tn
war between the States, with bonds O
the COnfederacy-we viii show her tina
, there's a good deal OF difference betwee
the Dangerhelds and the OsborneS, an
, between the proud Old North State an
the State Of South Carolina"
And you have placed this business
, requiring courage and finesse. in Tommy
( hands?"
= THAT Is exactly what I have done
, Mrs. AtchisOn. Your brother is no grea
. distance from here. and we have ex
changed kilograms to-day; bot when
= told you q moment ago that I did no
; know his whereabouts exactly I spok
? the truth. Your brothers appearance o
3 the scene at the beginning was mos
: providential. The stage was set. the cul
tain waited Jerry extended her arm
5 to indicate a breadth OF situation-"bu
! there was no valiant hero. I needed
{ leading man, and MIR. Ardmore wake
in like a fairy prince ready TO take tn
7 part. And what I shall say to you fun
] Their, as my chaperon. will not. I hop,
3 cause you to think III OF me-"
, IT love you more and morel You ma
= tell me anything you like without fea
Of being misunderstood: but tell me moth
!, ing that you prefer TO keep 20 yourself.
. IF you were not Mr.. Ardmores sists
] I should not tell you this; and I sha
Q never tell another soul I was comm
y home from visit IN Baltimore and tn