The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-10
"NOBLESSE
 OBLIGE"
By VICTOR ROUSSEAU

hot AASANhf anu IuEdNS mat lf you're a big skate, or got money. or blue blood, you've got to act up to it. and not do anything cheap. It was mother used the words about the Turnleys
 You see. we're all Turnleys of vir. ginia, and though we've lived In New York twice as long as I've been born, we arn't allowed to forget it. There's only one family comes up to the Turn. ley standard, and that's the Waynes.
 Of course, like all old families. we're all awfnlly poor, and guess that's how sister got engaged to Mir. Tripp.
 Everybody always thought that she was going to marry Freddy Wayne, because they had been engaged ever since they had been born.
 Naturally, when Mir. Tripp proposed to oister, and she accepted him, every body was surprised
 That was just after father lost all his money in the bank wreckings. and Mir. Tripp had millions, and was in the library and heard mother speaking to sister about the honor of the fam. fly, and duty to her parents, and pres. ently sis came out crying and wrote letter to Mir. Tripp.
 It was just three nights before the marriage when sister and l were sit ting alone in the library, talking over things All at once there was a snort. ing outside and big auto came chug chugging up to the window, and 1t opened from the outside and Freddy Wayne came in
 He mus; have scared sister, com ing in that way so late He seemed to be asking her to come for a ride. and he got hold of her hand and wouldn't let go, and I'll swear I smelled whiskey on him, though sis. ter said afterward it must have been the gasoline got into his clothes.
 They argued and argued in a low tone, and presently sister burst out crying and told Freely he must never see her again, and then they kissed each other good-by, and just at that moment the door opened and Mir. Tripp came in with mother.
 MI. iltpP otOOQ WdiCHiuk tntlu dS II petrified into stone, only his breath came quick and short, like the automo- bile puffing outside. and mother put up her glasses and stared at Freddy in the real Turnley way. Then MT. Tripp bowed.
 Miss Turnley," he said, quite digni. fled like. 'T have just informed your parents that have lost all my money in the bank wreckings. and am now a poor man, and have the honor to release you from your engagement ?
 Then sister began to tremble, and she kept twisting her ring round and round upon her finger, and just then Freddy Wayne butted in and said, sneering like:
 My dear Mir. Tripp, I have already had the pleasure of conveying that in formation to Miss Turnley."
 Tn that case" said the miserable Tripp, permit me to wish you all a very good evening"
 My dear man, please don't wish us any thing so ridiculous,' said mother raising her eyebrows and looking al him in the real Turnley way.
 MT. Tripp didn't seem able to under stand, and stood there trying to tell her how he'd lost everything he had in the world, and how he'd always known he wasn't up to the Turnley standard, and how glad he was to re lease sister from her engagement Sister looked at him in astonish ment, and she advanced few steps and said:
 "Mr. Wayne. when gentlemen call on me in the evening, like them to come through the front door. Wher you come that way, I shall always be glad to welcome you, and so will my husband"
 Mir Tripp didn't know what to make of that. and he stood lingering his hat 10 sister went up to him and put hef arms round his neck and looked at him in the way that makes a fellow feel cheap when he's the third party guess that's the way Freddy Wayne felt, anyhow. for he just walked out without saying a word.
 Then mother turned ito Mr. Tripp and said. batting his arm:
 Now let's all go into supper"
 Gee, sometimes do feel glad tha. s'u a Turnley after aij