The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-23


 his best T young girl, Another man came and Took beside her. and ladies being scarce Cripple ment. The young girls escort made quick work of him him During the first nternalssot he shot him down seat merely said: It's too bad lady should have
 '"Then you think national saying this subject is: "KiIl man if necessary but don't let lady be tested, laughing. "NThere too many women It would be awful to kill off good extra man. Let them stare at us if they want to-
 The duke appeared quite satisfied at little out sarcasm in his melodious voice. he said he took
 'No, that doesn't sum up your way of loving Your American saying is When poverty comes in a norina which would you rather be- the little Neapoii- tan heroine, or the girl the Cripple Creek?"
 isn't true The things man does for your sake don't brothers always doing things for you in that way You doubt that mans sort of 1ove-that is, woman eaa s doubt. Wien nan begins doing things are sure he cares for you You cant help believing 1t, paradoxical as it may seem suppose that's the queer way women are made. Anyway, the American man doesn't demand anything. He just keeps 2 r SWAsH1reroN, January 14th-Ever since the news spread around that it the duke himself who had calling on us in strings Papa's smart colleagues in Congress whose wives have always pretended they has brought so many of her swell friends see us that mamma has taken a day, ands final triumph, we going to entertain Duke Fa1coni at dinner on Monday night. I've made up my mind this time to be
 wAaHISaroN, Monday: mdnightlThe dinner was fbep an Some @ @ fopeen There were twenty in all, and everybody then at me- as much as to say: sfshe did it."
 There wasn't single business man at the table
 When dinner had music and tireiy to me and I was willing was happy and I didn't mind letting him it, which is the greatest lots of things and actuslly told him that had a 1ttSe s nu m " e C1 @ Preser D9Eng & 1otGo @ moment said this he changed toward me Some ness je ne Q1oi which made feel as though
 at last he were going to have his instead of letting sensation novel and delightful enjoyed in guilty Way knowd9g in that any real American girl would
 All evening the duke never left my side to pay! We've had dreadfully stormy time; worse now there is calm. dead calm, more unbearabe than ing dinner The next day papa began by making an aentna a naa gGf pba 10 began to say must be engaged The report reached thousand of brick He maligned the duke because he vas nobeInan and & sdid nothing He said the and frauds and decadents; that they gambled and didn't know what honor meant.
 him. I said things I ought not to have said When cried:
 NAnd Sam? Your own son? I'd like to know what he is? Haven't got him out of after scrape with my pocket money2''
 Papa looked twenty years older when I said seemed to crunaple in his chair I guess he didn't anything about Sams gambling suppose it dsloyal of me to tell him; but girl can't be loyal to two at
 WASHINGTON, January 22nd.-I've stayed awake all night long thinking, this morning we sent a can never see him again. I would rather suppose, break my heart than break papas. I'm his only girl, thG duke probably has others WASHINGTON, February 15th.-I've been frightfulIy iII a-Eyerz since tfat discussion with papa the letter wrote Falconi I've been sick The duke left Washington immediately and took my bed There is nothing organic the me- doctors watched pretty closely. Yesterday he came into my He sat down beside my bed and took my thin, white hand in his broad steady palm
 Cynthia" he said, "how would you like to a little trip abroad with your mother? Italy, stance to Rome for Easter?'
 'Oh, papa !' I cried, my cheeks flaming, "do you really it?' there was long pause, during which he stroked my hand lovingly. 'I don't my girl unhappy le said 'Things change so fast, nowadays I pose od-fashioned."
 -ssYou mean because you hate foreigners so? ?' I - asked.
 T can't stand 'em,' grunted; "horrid Latin ortune- hunters''
 fife for money is fortune hunter too"
 Well, at least tolls for his money, whereas these worthless foreigners expect to get everything for lotIling."
 "You can't quite call it nothing I '"Titlcs lon't simply drop down ready-lna(ie sky any nore thsn fortunes to. An iIlnstrious