Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-10-14
SHE HAD A METHOD
By NEWTON CALDWELL.

When Miss 'Arietta Beale or Cn1cagO
drove to her hotel In Lucerne. Switzer-
land, II was not to see sights nor to
buy lingerie in the shops on the Low"
enstrasse before which young women
IN Swiss costume sit embroidering
Her purpose was to meet young
man she had never seen coming In an
opposite direction, with view to de-
termine II she would accept him for
a husband. Moreover the young man
was coming to determine If be would
accept Miss Reale for wife.
The prelude to the story Is this:
Hiram Beale. land Spectator. had bor-
rowed money from Edward Larned
(who had plenty to lend' to carry his
property, which If held would in time
make him immensely rich. The ready
funds Of Iarned united to the real es-
tate of Beale would produce colossal
fortune. Could the two induce the
only son of the one and the only dnugh-
ter of the other to marry? The young
people agreed to the. plan. provided
they suited each other; hence the
meeting In Lucerne.
Now. it ipleased Miss Reale to have a
look at her enemy from under cover
For this purpose she had brought with
her her friend, Miss Laura Bergen.
whom she proposed to introduce to
young George Larned as herself and
observe him as a disintPreSted party.
On her arrival at Lucerne she sent a
note to Mr.. Larneds hotel notifying
him that she would attend the opera
to be given that evening in the Knrsaal
casino, and between the acts would
sit in company with her friend. Miss
Bergen, In the salon. where she would
be pleased to meet him. He woul'
know her by lavender orchid In her
hair.
Mr.. Larned had been travelling with
his friend George Piprson. and. since
Miss Beale would have friend with
her. he invited Person to go with him
to the meeting that he might eliminate
Miss Bergen. 1t was during the first
intermission of the opera that gen
teman stepped up to lady with an
orchid in her hair in the salon OF the
Kursaal. announced himself as MIR.
James Larned and introduced his
friend Mr.. Piprson. The lady iSs
Bergen. who was personating Miss
Beale-introduced the friends to the
real Miss Beale ms Miss Bergen. After
a short season of introductory CONVEX
sation the bell rang to announce con
tinuance Of the opera. and the quartet
adjourned to the must" hall. MIR. Larned
taking a seat beside Miss Bergen and
Mr.. Pierson one beside Miss Beale.
After the opera, when the two girls
were retiring. Miss Beale admitted
that she infinitely preferred Mr.. Lar
ned's friend. who had been her attend
ant Miss Bergen declared that Mr.
Iarned was the more attractive man
of the two. The men made similar
statements with reference to the girls,
each preferrng the girl to whom he
had been devoting himself.
During the next week the quartet
made the ascents OF Mount Pilatus
and the Rigi. excursions on Lake Lu-
cerne and spent their evenings in the
Kursaal or its gardens listening to ex-
cellent music. They even risked
. five franc piece on the gaming table.
Just to experience new sensation.
The sensation proved the loss Of the
coin. Such a life is especially con
ducive to lovemaking. and 1t was not
long before the first and second cou-
pies. so to speak. were In the last
throes of courtship.
At this time Miss Beale was called
home by cable. her mother being dan
yerously Ill. She had come abroad for
the purpose of becoming engaged to
Mr.. I.arnpd and was grievcd to return
engaged to his friend. Mr.. Pierson.
She also knew that Mr.. I.nrned was
engaged to the friend she had brought
with her to act as her dummy.
On Miss. Realps return she kept her
secret till her mother recovered. when
she broke the matter to her father and
we'll nigh broke his heart AT the same
fine He announced the failure of the
plan tO Edward I.arned. who received
tue lllloI iDu lll Nl'lh'll SlI'iN lIiS diIN
especial disappointment. The man Of
ready rash had always been indifer.
ent to a union with unpr"du"tivp prop
erty. He wrote his son that the lady
whom he was to have married had
fallen In love with his friend I.arned,
who had kept his own counsel AZ tn
how matters We're going. wrote that
he would return Immediately.
On his arrival he told his father that
he wished tor an interview with Miss
Beale in presence OF the two fathers
who had arranged the match. Mr..
Iarhcd told his son that if his object
was 10 bring pressure TO bear on the
lady to marry him he would be diSap-
pointed. since she had expressed al
unalterable resolution to marry his
friend. The son. however. persisted in
his request.
The. 4tstltihg toos place in Mr. Beale's
house. When II was announced to
Miss Beale that the I.arnedS. father
and son. were in the library ready for
the conference. nerving herself for n
diShGietublS iih'tl'N- She Sh'''Vh WV
room.
She stopped and started. The young
er man she saw there was her lover.
He advanced to meet her with smile.
You put your friend forward as
yourself" he said,
II did"
And | pnt my friend forward as
myself A doubt b. negative gives
positive result"
You should have been ashamed az
yourself" erlajngd Miss 'Bpale, with
Il pout and AN expression of Infinite
happiness mingled
IL am. SO Is George Pierson and