The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-19
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"He ISL said, "a thorough gentleman.
/ could see that at once. It turns out that
he knows the Amesbuys in London. He
spoke Of the Countess and Of Lady Julia and
Lady Peggy in way that showed he was
really intimate with them. He seems to be
in frst-rate society. He is, as thought one
Of the D'Alemberts whom knew; first
cousin to Ambrose D'Alcmbert OF the Artil-
lery."
"Mrs. Sullivan told me at the tennis club
this afternoon" said my wife, THAT her
husband thought that he knew Mr.. D'Alem-
bert. His face seemed quite familiar"
"That's just like the Sullivans," said,
trying to scrape connection with man
just because he owns motor car. From
what saw Of him this afternoon, should say
that it's most improbable that Sullivan could
ever have met him anywhere"
MARY Goulding told me- said Mandie,
my eldest and only grown-up daughter, " that
her father seemed TO recognize Mr.. D'Alem-
bert, too. 1t was something about his eyes,
she said"
Goulding," said severely, "knows that
D'Alembert is the name of the Bishop of
Sudbury. He shook hands with that bishop
once at a church congress, and I've no doubt
he's most anxious now to prove that he's an
old far y friend Of the D'Alemberts.
1t turned out afterwards that Jefferson also
thought he recognized D'Alembert at
btached no importance to what he said Nei-
ther he nor Sullivan could explain how they
came to be familiar with D'Alembert's face.
Gouidings bishop theory was of course
absurd. Ny own opinion is that they all
pretended to recognize hin. because they were
jealous. OF my knowing his first cousin They
wanted to put themselves on level with me.
Mr.. D'Alembert was extremely civil and
agreeable to every one. He joined the tennis
club, although he did not play himself. He
invited us all 10 dinner several times. lie
organized picnios, and always conveyed some
Of the party in his motor car to the scene of
the festivities He ultimately gave dance.
1t was at the dance, which took place, carly
in August that he first paid marked attention
to my daughter Mandie. She is cookbook
ing girl and was the only young woman pres
ehtwhowas dressed like lady Gouldings
two daughters appeared in clothes which
would have suited second rate barmaids.
Mrs. Jefferson. whose children are still in the
nursery, had dress which suppose she
thought fashionable, but which my wife very
properly described as indecent. Mandie was
quietly and, at the same time, handsomely
dressed We got the frock from London
shop which was having cheap sale and my
wife, who is very clever, altered it SO that it
fitted.
My wife came home one afternoon from the
tennis club and walked into my study saw
at once that she was seriously annoyed about
something. | put down the magazine was
reading and asked her what was wrong.
Mrs. Sullivan" she said, "had letter
from her son this morning"
"The Office boy" said. "Weli7"
He says that the D'Alembert he knows in
London"
Il don't believe" | said, /" that he knows
any D'Alembert. He may perhaps have seen
man Of that name from across a counter"
He says" went on my wife, "that this
D'Alembert, whoever he is, has turned out
to be a fraudulent bankrupt, and has run
away from his creditors, or from the law, or
whoever it is that such people do run away
from'
/ don't See" began
Mrs Sullivan said my wife, ''hinted to
me that = well, that Alfred we had got
into The way Of speaking of Mr. D'Aembert
as Alfred VIXEN we we're alone - that Al
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