Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-10-14

resolutely, nor could he dislodge her.
Tho utmost concession he found 1t
possible to extort was that she would
marry him In year from that time
IL he asked her. Pressed for a rea-
son, she at first sheltered herself be-
hind the feminine because" but,
driven into a corner at last, said that
she wished him to enjoy his freedom
under the new conditions; that he
must go into gay society and see the
world; she would not think of tying
him down-and much more to the
same effect
Finding the girl immovable, and,
moreover, tacitly confirmed in her de-
cision by wise old John Trevecca, Will
frid rather ruefully took her counsel
as to the bachelor suite. In the Sc
lection of this and many other neces-
sary adjuncts to his new environment
he found Mr.. Passavant's advice of
great assistance, Phineas Carboy
having returned to San Francisco.
Everything depends upon the man.
ner in which you start out, my dear
boy" said his portly mentor with a
return to the paternal manner. I'm
your position you cannot afford to
ally yourself with anything but the
very best, from your shoemaker to
your visiting-list. You must have a
man, of course, and a secretary; send
the applicants to me; will sift them
for you. You should have at least
two equipages for town useza ham
som and a brougham, with suitable
haraa, ~, nj NJ
ride or drive, Mr.. SCIENTIST"
No, Mr.. Stennis neither rode nor
| drove; in fact, he knew or cared very
little about horses.
"Ah, then, there my daughter can
be of service; she is accounted a very
fine horsewoman and one Of the best
judges of horsefesh in the city. But
you young people can talk that over
together. You will naturally take an
interest in all gentlemanly sports
every man of means and leisure
does; but 1t will do no harm If you
are positively identified with some
particular pastime, even to the extent
of making it a fad. May l inquire
what is your favorite diversion?"
Yachting. by all MEANS" said Will
frid.
Excellent! Could not be better!"
exclaimed Mr.. Passavant None but
man of large resources can--ah-
indulge in yachting to any extent"
Il am thinking of building a boat"
said Wilfrid diffldently. What
would you adviser"
THE very thing, my boy; engage
| tho ovnoncixrn dacfornor and the
most famous builder, and your repu-
tation is made. An excellent notion
-ah!"
Really. my dear" said the lawyer
in narrating this little Chesterfieldian
episode to Clara. Il begin to have
hopes of young Stennis: he Is most
tractable and receptive to-ah-sen-
sible ideas"
So it came about that the rather
blase Clara anticipated with no little
interest her first meeting with the
new man.
Stennis had never before owned a
visiting-card or donned a dresscoat.
but when he stepped forward to greet
her, in response to her fathers intro
duction, as he entered the drawing
room, she decided in one sweeping
glance that he was irreproachable at
least in costume and manners, even
| If the latter were trifie nervous. At
the proper moment he offered his arm
to take her in to dinner. Inwardly
he was greatly perturbed, for he real
lied that he was on view; but Clara
| Passavant excelled in social tact, and,
| taking a liking to him from the start,
| before the soup was removed he was
| chatting with her completely at his
ease. The dinner passed off quite sue.
cessfully on the whole. for by dint of
| keeping a careful watch on what the
others did he was able to avoid any
| glaring blunders, albeit rather be-
wildered at the multiplicity Of glasses.
and wondering at the possible correct
uses of the different styles and sizes
of knives and forks and spoons. But
he committed no solecisms; he took
wine sparingly; his little errors might
| even have been ascribed to a some
what different geographical environ
| ment by those not cognizant of his
social pedigree.
HE will dol" thought Clara Pas
savant, and put forth all her mature
powers to fascinate and dazzle her
fathers guest-in which aim she com.
pletely succeeded. for there is nothing
more dangerous to a young mans
peace Of mind than a beautiful we'll
gowned, and well-mannered woman of
the world in full evening attire. And
Clara was all of these things More
| over, she could be engagingly gracious
when she chose-and from this night
on she did choose.
She found Wilfrid quickly and even
cleverly responsive to the touch-and-
go topics of current conversation and
remarkably well-informed as to gen.
eral knowledge. In truth, he was a
better-educated man than her father,
SO far as wide and desultory reading
| was concerned: he had been nick
named the walking encyclopedias" in
the old days of office and boarding
house life Yet his mental bill-of-fare
was like "picked-up" dinner--it con
tanned little OF everything But If
j. he had only known 1t in those early
! days as he came to know 1t later, so
| cially this WAS rather In his favor
than otherwise. Society. with a cap
| ital prefix, prefers to be amused
| rather than instructed, and barely