The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-11-23
The
American
|e Entered London Society,
as He Had Made a
-~~ Fortune
" BEATRICE GARDINER
ppyright by American Press Asso-
ciation, 1911
y BEATRICE GARDINER
ppyright by American Press Asso-
ciation, 1911.

X
er, "this effort TO keep up j.
hing me out. The estate has $"
(died that we should be living OF
a year and we are spending
TO-" = =. ~-..
but my dear. if we retvench we
lose a social position that has
the family right for 300 years"
that moment Lord Toppington's
Fcame up.
I'd Toppington was typical Lon-
swell. As be entered. Seeing
(ss. he frowDcd. Her mother saw
(ispleasure at her daughters pres
and made an excuse to send her
the room. Lord ToppiDgton seat
lmoelf and said;
bdy Poindexter. come In the in
h aof q young American who has
lily arrived In London with as
Ia sntsr the socia, circle he has
"a to me 70 spcUr" ~ entrance
lin. and have cens SNtad - DC
/ can b the matter. Ss gives
kr on wednesday evening next
E my management have put
kame. Of yourself. sr John and
daughter On ths VI Of gssSes
kryou will accept"
" Poinaexters have never known
Americans," said my lady, with
n would not suggrs rour aoinS
IN. replied his lordshio. except
B 6;overed his vo.ce-"this follow
Stf Is enormoys rich
q mean that DC viii buy share
+ 46hn's"-
|6Sye tried him on that. and he
knot bite. He says be prefers to
Rut the cash" Sinking to a Wh,s
EHe has deposited a sum to my
with my bankers, which l am
hce where | like. | have EGO put
against your name on the list"
hys Poindexter's expression chang
She looked down upon the carpe;
tatively
In you assure me that this will
|e Known
ram -.a-.,.., .s,"
9 for City times the amount
|gi consent to Gladys hearing OF
|Ae has great family pride and
+ scorn such q transaction"
3 Toppington took a bit Of paper
his pocketbook and, rising, Of
3his hand to Lady Poindexter.
paper was In his palm, and when
It it was In hers. 1t was 4 check
zoo.
-fge spx ssr vas avery singular
4 man, He had a genius for
&c that few men even understand,
D be began his career ten years
's his appearance II London he
led old financial heads By the ap-
ht reckiessness Of bis plungeA and
predictsA q brisf carver for him.
"A beng his burial under an snsr'
dSes Instead he emerged with
1ns to Ids credit Being sdn q
kior. be concluded 10 80 the
4. not on the outside. bat On ne
4 With q keen insight iHo ha-
nature he knew that there are
lsw things In the world money will
buy. He had gone practically to
to gain an admission to British
ty. selecting Toppington. an fmp<
BUS nobleman Of excellent lineage.
liver that means, and one If tAs
social s1GinssrJ IN Lon6oe
/, advised with TepptnSton - to
lady he should reserve for him
1, tale iAso lilaer. and Topping
tsld him tAat GiaAys roindeIese
q be a we'll worth eSittvatins n
ore. Tspptagton alss explained
GLADYS was ignorant Of the fact
her presence had been purchased
'ff she got An inklinS OF 1t the
dexters from that moment must
punted out from their calculations
knger was especially attentive to
kformation. he had keen 'ap-
ion Of values and values OF diff
dnds. Moreover, he appreciat-
difference between moral and
values. He bad no permanent
these people whom he had
I'd was interested In meeting
fhs could not buy. he was
at fsIlow and . good eonversa-
Iifst He devoted his exclusive
,tion TO Gladys Poindextsr. n
lanr from being diverted from her
> tia(Ssy other. There are three
: Of ysnnHmsns-vh not enough.
mcisney and too much. Springer
sxed 20 ths middle Of thsss three
- He bad not cscoms sfsni-
indssd. be was . tos Specimen
hysleai and Intellectual vtSor net
nndsxmiaSd by possssskoa 1 ae
II wealth Such q man wss dfs-
- aesssesas - sa<A q stzs -
10 PoandeItsr.
! American suceeedsd IN making
- sa intfsduetfon into London
a. q b bad into the cossrie OF
IufInnoMres- Hs was moro often
in the Poindexters company than
..A h{s sttanfiOOs RI Miss