The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-06-23
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u dear boy" said Mrs. Drayton to
her son. while they We're alone after
dinner. lit is time for you to marry-to
settle down. Among the nice girls you
know, 1t surely must be easy to pick
one"
My dear mother" answered Ernest
l~aughingly, 1T would be much easier to
pick half a dozen han one. Not that
the supply is SO superabundant. u one
Is such q narrow choice; 1t bring selec-
ton down to such a fine point"
Nonsense, Ernest. Suppose your
father had thought so?"
Father. having eyes i'll his head and
the usual amount of good judgment,
was obliged to fix on you dearest moth
er; but there are no such chances now
adays. No living girl can ever dupli-
cate you"
1t was now October. The preceding
summer he had passed at his mothers
quiet house in Brighton. One day a
party of friends invited him to dinner
at their hotel. AT a table near him,
with some people whom he had never
seen before, sat a young giry who occu-
pied his attention from the first. An
exquisite waist, faultless shoulders, a
white neck supporting a head Of in
describable grace, a charming face-ex-
pressive. joyous, limiting at capabilities
of deep ~emotion-could not fail to excite
his curiosity and to arouse an unac-
customed and tender sentiment. Decid-
edly the two elderly people with her
were no her parents, nor was the mid
dle-aged man who completed the party
her husband.
Brayton's tip to the waiter failed to
elicit information as to their identity,
IT VA in nor1yr naonro Nn,. 1rL1,, E,,,
est had almost forgotten the Brighton
girl, and had not yet fallen in love with
n other one, that he attended a dance
at Mrs. Chester's. Hardly had he made
his bow to his hostess, when he per-
cetved the fair unknown. Faultlessly
dressed' and trifling with a fan, she sat
In a g1lded chair, surrounded by several
young men, who occupied their leisure
between waltzes in paying court to her.
Ernest lost no time in being presented
by Mrs. Chester, and learned that she
was Miss Pamela Martin.
Ernest was soon whirling in a waltz
with the lovely Pamela, and after it
was over had the temerity to ask and
the good luck to obtain nothe
Ernest not only danced with Pamela
again, but twice more, n handed her
to supper. This was remarked upon,
n the news went from drawing room
to drawing room that if Pamela Martin
n Ernest Brayton were not engaged
they soon ought to be.
Mrs. Brayton was not long in hear
ing of this, and set herself to work to
acquire information. Not long after
ward at Dime she said:
We'll, my dear boy, they nave you
married at last!"
with whom?"
with Pamela Martin. Don't deny
her acquaintance"
L have met her-let me see, five
six times"
Does she improve each timer"
II certainly think more of her than
at first. She is brilliant, with charm
ing manners, and ~undeniably beauti-
full"
This looks very serious said Mrs.
Mrs. Brayton numbered anon her
younger friends, as a specially loyal
and trustworthy c~onfidante, Mrs. Sophy
Manning, not yet %. and already two
years a widow.
MY dear Sophy,'' said the elder
widow to the younger, one crisp win
ter afternoon, lit looks to me as If
Ernest would marry Pamela Martin
after ALL
After all?"
Yes. Don't you know I've done my
little best to discourage such an event.
short of absolute opposition? That
would hurl him at her feet at once"
And mild opposition tends to the
same result. Why not try the opposite
| reas=aea.? Talk about her al, day,
every day. Get Miss F'adely to sing
her praises to Ernest. Let him think
that the whole world burns with the
desire to fling her at his head, and 1t
may cure him of n wish to fling him
self at her feet.
Why. this is like homeopathy re-
yersed," said Mrs. Brayton. But, se-
riously. my dear Sophy. l have thought
often during the past ear that you
coul make Ernest happy"
a II he should ask me to be a sister tc
him! He knows me too we'll to love
me. Love is born of a certain strange.
ness---at least the novel writer's sa,
So
Nonsense, sophy! Ernest coule
very easily love you; and l know tina
0 like him very well"
The pretty widow laughed.
"Oh, what a lot of diplomacy to en-.
snare q young man! And that his owr
mother should be in the plot, tool"
This conversation seemed to hav,
had no results in any direction, be
cause by Eastertide the engagement
OF Pamela Martin and Ernest Braytoi
was announced.
In the early part of June Mrs. Bray
ton proposed to Ernest that he shout,
accompany her to a property owned
by a Mrs. Manning in Ireland.
Mrs. Manning. however. had mad,
elaborate preparations for q hous
warming in her Irish house; a regi
ment OF servants was already there
andithere wa TO be no lack of societ,
amJseinents.
Pamela ponted d little when Ernes
informed her that he must be awe,
from her during the next six weeks
He promised to rejoin her at Brighton
In q Pamela had been Informed t
some extent. by good natured friend
!: who are ALWAYS alert to bring In
news. that Mr.. Brayton had lost a Ia
of money In consequence OF the fniiur
of 9 certain bank. and that he was b
, no means SO eligible as formerly. Blu