Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
Return Favors
By KATHLEEN ]. MCURDY
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

LnOSe CLUBS TO Wnlcn l 1
didn't need to introduce him to our
set because it was known he was
coming, and all the women with mar
riageable daughters = l mean those
who are looking for foreign titles
flooded him with invitations as soon
as he arrived.
I had a matrimonial scheme on hand
myself. l didn't need money, you
know, having Il couple of hundred
thousand income, but / liked Miss
A~uchincloss, who had as much more.
There are those of us we'll to do people
who don't wish to be bothered making
more money. We usually marry among
ourselves, so you see 1t was possible
for Miss Auchincloss and me to con-
slider love just like ordinary people.
Well, l introduced the Englishman to
her, and what did he do but make up
to her and offer himself.
The first l knew of it Miss Auchin-
Gloss sent for me- and told me-mind
you, l hadn't proposed to her-that she.
was intending to accept my lordly
friend.
"Love match?" 1 asked, controlling
my surprise.
"Nonsense!!"
''Title?'
"Of course. We all wish to get up
in the social scale, and, say what you
like, a title is always a step higher
than no title"
"How about the man you have to
take with it,"
"Lyttleton is passable."
"Well?'
"What do you think of itY"
"Itll be a good thing for me. I don't
see how a man al put another more
under Obligations to himself than by
introducing him to a girl he hoped to
get for his wife and giving her up to
him. When l go to London I'll have
some one to do a lot for me. Does he
know of my pretensions?"
mot till I told him."
"Well, goodby. You have accepted
him, 1 suppose"
LES, wi VIC e LOL " NC lOu
for a year. Pm to go over and have
a look at the castle. He says 100000
for repairs will be required"
"Well, l wish you JOY in your title"
l babe her goodby, and, going to my
club, l found Lyttleton.
Hello, old chappie!" he said. "Glad
to see you"
accept my congratulations upon
your engagement"
"She's told you, has she? Well, old
you down for me. Deuced poor taste,
you know. Don't see how she could
have done it. By the bye, you couldn't
let me have a matter Of f1,OO0 or so
for a few weeks? Pm getting remit
tances Of rents from my agents due a
month from today"
certainly. Two thousand If you
like"
"Well make it two while you're
about It,"
I wrote him a check for $4,000, and
before he left the country l had lent
him $4,000 more. This giving up my
girl to him and lending him these
sums 1 think was, to say the least,
magnanimous. I told him / should be
over the water soon after his arrival,
whereupon he said perhaps l wouldn't
mind waiting payment till l reached
there. l told him it wouldn't trouble
me at all.
Of course the first thing l did on
reaching London was to notify him OF
my arrival. He came right down to
my hotel and shook both my hands
heartily.
~There's one thing about 1t over
here" he said, his exuberant welcome
SOLDERING down, "our clubs don't allow
introducing strangers at all. It's aw'
fully disappointing not to be able to
put you up, old chappy, but l can't
you know"
ooh, it doesn't NATTER" I said. II
suppose I'll meet some nice people In
other ways"
$50 you will; so you will. But why
didn't you come in the season? Most
of my friends are out Of town."
you mean at their country places.
Aren't they to be seen thereT
Certainly, on invitation. But, you
know, their guests are all booked for
this season. It's awfully awkward,
you know"
81 see. Don't feel bad about it."
81 must be going now. / have an
appointment with Colonel De Gran
vile, one of the kings equerries. I'll
telephone you as to my plans for you"
That was the last I saw or heard
Of Lyttleton, and as for my loans they
are loans yet.
/ was about to return to America
when / received a note from Miss Au-
chincloss asking me to come to see her.
She was at a hotel, which surprised
me.
Having a pleasant visit?" she asked.
"Fine."
Seeing lots of the aristocracy?"
Loads of them"
She broke into a laugh.
"Got the money you loaned Lyttle-