Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-10-20

going TO marry him.
IF she does she'll lose her social
hold. The Van vechtens haven't
money enough TO do what they please
in society" said the descendant Of
brewer. who sat beside her.
"Where did he come from anyway"
asked the first speaker.
Australia or Canada or New Zea-
land. He's British, you know"
whats he doing hereT
But the orchestra drowned the reply.
While Miss Van vechten's taking up
Mr. Royden had originally sprung from
a natural feeling of a refined woman
to take the part Of stranger against
upstairs. there was that in the man
which soon caused her to forget her
motive in the interest he inspired in
her. A fairly intelligent young woman,
she was able to appreciate his knowl-
edge of many subjects which go to
make up the intellectual world. He
had made a study Of history, philo
sophically considered, the formation Of
nations. governments cOnstitutions-in
deed. such information as might be
beneficial to one who aims to follow
public political life. International law
seemed to be his hobby. Miss Van
Vechten was disposed to draw him
out on these subjects. which he pre-
sented to her In a way to insure her
understanding of them. She did not
wonder that man who possessed
such treasures within himself should
be Indifferent TO the gilded circle.
1t was in this way that Mr.. Royden
won his way. if not to Miss Van Vech-
tens heart. at least to a feeling that
she would like just such a man for a
husband. She encouraged him to ask
| for her. not that she would or woul1
not accept him, but that she might
have the choice of doing either one or
the other
Now. all this happened within the
short space of few weeks. Mr. Roy
den's stay in Gotham was coming to
an end. No one knew it except himself.
but he knew it very well. One day he
announced his coming departure to
Miss Van Vechten.
Mr. Royden had been very uncom-
municative. even to Miss Van Vechten
When he said he was going she knew
no more about where he would go than
where he had come from. But she
was too well bred to ask him. Never
theless. he told her the story. More
over. he asked her to be his wife.
The day before Royden left New
York he was sitting in the lounging
room Of the club reading a newspa-
per- Near him at table. partaking of
refreshments. were several of the men,
bers of that party who had discussed
him when he had entered the building
several weeks before. Among them
was Skinner. the cotilion leader.
There's that fellow Royden over
there" remarked Skinner. HE doesn't
seem to have made much headway in
society. l seldom meet him any
where"
How do you know he cares to be
metz asked another.
II don't"
Nobody seems to know anything
about him." remarked another. "Mrs
Tracey can't foist these people on So
ciety as she once did. She's failed at
that"
At that moment a stranger entered
the room and. catching sight Of Roy
den, rushed up to him with extended
hand.
Hello, Bobr' he cried. 81 haven't
seen you since we left Oxford. I'm
mighty glad to meet you. old man. and
to congratulate you on the position you
have attained. Why are you not in
Washington
"Going tomorrow: have been waiting
for the minister"
The man who had entered, seeing a
friend in Skinner, nodded to him and
after brief talk with Royden beckoned
him to join them. Skinner did so and
was introduced to Royden.
This is my friend the Marquis Of
Hesslington. He is on a diplomatic
mission to settle some matters about
fisheries or something"
Mr.. Skinner bowed obsequiously.
nave ucdIu VI luC hdA4uAo 10 0AA' |
Royden," he remarked.
What's thatY' said the introducer. |
Been going incog.. Bob? Using ySur
own name instead of your title"
II have been obliged to do so for |
reasons connected with the diplomatic
service"
81 see."
Then Mr.. Skinner asked the marquis |
If he could not be of some service to |
him during the rest of his stay in New |
York. to which the marquis replied |
that he was leaving the next day.
That evening the news spread among
the gilded circle that the oldest son of |
a British duke and a prominent diplo
mat had been in New York incog., and
no one except Mrs. Tracey. who alone
knew who he was. and Miss Van Vech-
ten. who didn't. had had the honor of
entertaining him. Everybody blamed
the former for not making known the
rankaof the man she had introduced.
and nobody believed but that Miss
Van Vechten knew. all the while who
she was entertaining. Mrs. Tracey ex-
cused herself in the statement that a
prominent scientist whom she had in
troduced and whom society had snub-
bed had given the marquis a letter
to her. at the same time advising him