Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-10-21
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the South African brown that never
quite faded. had made him still more
| ornamental In the eyes or the pre''!
young married women With whom ne
was popular: also IN the eyes or girls
who liked To dance and illrt WIN Loru
Loveland. even though they preferred
to marry dukes and princes "Bul
what are you working up to SO clad
orately. nmter?"
TO your prospects. There's nc
young man so liked and wanted every
where"
''Oh. I'm fair Mt polo. / can ride
straight and shoot n bit. said Love
land. with II prrtense 1T self deprecia-
ton he was far from feeling. Il gel
asked to all the amusing house par
ties. But you know as well as | dc
that stopping at such places Is Il lot
more expensive than staggering about
ut the most expensive hotels In En-
rope"
Il know. dearest" sighed the de-
voted lady who 10y industrious spelling
had mnde him what he WIS. wal
you want my advice Well. I've had
an inspiration. do believe u real in
spiration. Why don't you 80 to Ameri'
Gag"
ITO try ranchingT
Good heavens no, my son! To try
marrying. In America you'll succeed
brilliantly. Why not run over and
see what there lSr'
She spoke rs II 10 see meant to have.
notwithstanding certain failures near
err home. But Loveland's sense Of hu-
NOR. which had real existence, did
not always bestlr itself when his own
affairs were IN question.
"Oh. girlsw he said distastefully
"Why 90 there for them? Plenty come
over here to collect u.s."
"Ye-es. But think Of the competi-
ton. There are still unmarried dukes.
It's so annoying There always seem
to be dukes and foreign semirOyalties
who might better stop In their own
countries than prowI about ours. seek
ing what they may devour. Let them
look ut you-the girls. mean-on their
native heath. where practically no
competition can exist. for who ever
heard Of an American heiress marry
ing an American manT
81 suppose 1t must happen some
times" said Val.
Its never in the newspapers. Do
you know many Americans. Val?' bis
mother went on thoughtfully.
Hardly any except Jim Marlborough
and-er-his cousin. who has married
Stanforth."
This was another instance Of mis-
guided young woman who preferred
duke to the marquis. Therefore she
remained nameless between mother
and son.
"Mr. Marlborough would. | suppose.
give you letters Of introduction to the
right people over there"
"Oh. yes. ! suppose he would. He
doesn't approve Of me, but he couldn't
refuse letters to his wife's cousin"
Doesn't approve OF you. indeed
What impertnence! But perhaps he's
Jealous and thinks you were once In
love with Betty"
81 never was In love with Betty.
First cousins are bit too near to be
interesting"
Its just as we'll you didn't care for
Betty. But she's sweet girl and
must have made good many friends
in the States Oh. Val. you really
ought to go over! I'm sure you'd be
the greatest success"
Perhaps it wouldn't be bad idea. A"
Loveland patronlzed his mothers in
spiration. "Of course Marlborough and
Betty would both give me letters. II
| had to marry-horrid bore at my age
and could afford to choose Id take
an English girl of the right sort. But
Americans are a lot better than Eng
lish ones of the wrong sort. II
mans q beggar he must be content
with the wine and wives Of the coun-
try where he begs."
That's true" agreed Lady Love
land, who had never In her life spoken
to an American girl. but was now
eager to become dowager for the sake
of a desirable one. IF you went to
New York-Or somewhere-yOu'd see
enough girls to feel you were picking
out the best. Oh. you would virtually
have clear coast! And. judging from
novels I've read. everybody in Ameri-
can society would be fighting for the
honor of entertaining you"
'They wouldn't amuse me-" SAID
Loveland in the blase way he had
cultivated since he came back a
wounded hero of nineteen In the last
year of the South African war. u
should be there purely OH business
But. though he spoke like tired man
of forty rather than happy and
healthy one of twenty-six or seven. he
was beginning to lean toward his
mothers advice. He could easily get a
long leave. He had a couple OF months
due to him. After that. when his en-
gagement was published In the pa
pers, tradesmen would hold their
hands.