The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-04
Judge Griscombs Son-in-LaW
By BRYANT C. ROGERS.

and over again that she WIS not bit like her
He regarded the society dawdier as cumnerer on .e
earth; she had dozen of them fiuttering around
Mabel" he would say they sat down in the
library in the evening, now and then, for com
panionabe little talk what do you find solid IN
THE getting home after midnight as can"
You have many young men calling here?"
/ Ten or a dozen
I And the society papers limiting about this and
that admrer?"
In every number"
educated and they know my bank account to dollar
sometimes encounter one OF your admirers ana
Poor old daddiei But what must be your feelings
| Marriage will come, Mabel and then son-n-aw
win come. I've. wondered what he would be IKE
headed old father could find man among these
pink tea dawdlers,' .
ITS foolish women that make the silly men
If they looked for instead OF butterflies, then
could be found The OF society Go nS'
art, invention or what not The question ls' Can
he talk to entertain and amuse?"
And what you going to dor? asked the fathei
shall the and have chance to judge MIN
before he becomes your son-in-law. so.,a.,
butterfly. he was born with goid spoon IN ms
dollar for hmself, but when he picked up fallen
and presented IT to lady score OF persons helo
their breath a grace of 1t. lie was Just rich
young man-tust a dawdler--tust butterfly He
was Of those who danced and danged about Miss
Grscomb. He was one Of the dozen who ADMIRED
He talked vapidity and thought she was Interested:
he battered and thought she was pleased ne s'arseo
to propose marriage. and she gave MIN sueh loon
not only to check him but to set him thinking
Way back. among Mr.. Barton's ancestors. there
had been "A hard-headed man--shoemakor, black,
down something worth preserving. Society had in
sisted on the young man being dawaer ana
mired Miss Griseomo In a society way, For social
reasons he felt sort Of duty to fall in love with
When he ready to put his ideas into words
he got surprise She was In society but not OF II
1t him he looked into her eyes that she
would never give her heart to man IKE him II
took this matter seriously to heart there would have
From that far-baok ancestor CAME the leaven and
Mr.. Philip Barton saw things and thought OF things
and did things 1t was said that he had gone to
One spring day farmer up In Connecticut was
: road 1t corn planting time. and he was with
out help. Affair off he saw man coming with satehe
Walks purity smart for tramp unused the far
him to work or scare him to death. Got to get that
sweet corn in or the hotel won't have any for Au-
gust. Hello, you-want job at good pay?"
I'm ready tor work II youn show me how" was
'1Iain't used to IT. Ell? You don't look up to
much but most anybody can plant corn Five kernels
gambler or anything Of that kind and that the police
won't be after you"
the farmer. He chopped his feet with the hoe
eral times, but got the hang of IL, noon
when he sat down to the table with the farmer and
Both the farmer and his wife We're Curious about
him. but they learned little. They came to the
he when planting was over
Barnes as the stranger called himself was taken on
hold the pillow and do other farm work, His back
became caloused. And the farmer said to him
Never had hired man who asked so many cues
Shouldn't wonder If he'd make pretty good farmer
in time. Mebbe he used to be what they call a
He's seen the error of his ways
And when August Judge Grscomb and his
! daughter he
as they had done for Ave or six seasons. Newport
"wel. Barnes" said the farmer the hired man
one day the Falls folks just itchin'
sweet green I've been down In the field
hitch up the old mare in the mornin and drive
there with en- Tell em more will be ready in about
Miss Mabel Grsoomb a bench under the
shade Of tree at the corner OF the Falls house
ing her much to horse and coming and
ain aiming to drive around to the rear Of the house
and had four or Ave days growth of beard. She
glanced at her and his sun burned face took on
deeper color No nod OF reoognton--no He
Four days later Miss drisoomb wandering along
the main hishwsy STOPPING to en h o~er here and
dri2er appeared More green corn for the hotel She
n,an with the line# He lifted his hat but did not
halt Oh, yes. she was sure OF his identity and he
| Every three four days during the month he APP
peared He brought green corn. new potatoes
eat, Always there was nod. but no word between
The Judge and his daughter returned to the city
at the end OF the month and society to life, 1t
TENDER and October came and went and one evening
the father and daughter sat down for of THEN
Father" said Mabel after bit Philip Barton is
70 cal mere tanorraw afternoon he Is finished with
wings OF society butterfly, but
lousness Of man who has earned his living What
Il guess he's the son-in-iaw. I've had in mind"
tho na1y ha han n,aw " L. %aar