The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-03-14

marrying her you are expected to ask
permission of her parents to pay your
addresses But none of our really
prominent society girls will marry
without getting an establishment with
the husband"
"And after they are marriedf"
'DThey may receive all the attention
they like. Since these marriages are
for conference.-the money part Of it,
you know-the affections have nothing
to do with them-that is, usually:
therefore when the girl is married 1t
Is considered quite proper for her to
have what we in society call cava-
lier. She and her attendant may real
ly love one another, but we expect
them to conduct themselves with rigid
propriety. At least there must be no
scandal"
Through Mr. Swinbourne's influence
Johnny was invited to dinner fol-
lowed by cotillion. The dinner passed
of In the usual way, and then all pro-
.ceeded to the ballroom. By this time
Johnny knew a number of women,
both married and single, with many of
whom his ingenious nature, together
with his natural intelligence and man
ly beauty, had made him a favorite.
1t was explained to him that when a
lady gave him a favor Il meant an
invitation to dance with her. Johnny
expected to be favored" by any or all
of these ladies who had expressed an
interest in him. What was his sur
prise and disappointment to be left en-
tirely out in the cold Unattractive
men were dancing about him while he
stood up against the wall. One snag-
gle toothed. blear eyed, baldheaded
dwarf about four feet high was SO
covered with trophies that he looked
like an admiral of many wars. John
ny asked who he was and was told
that he was the Earl Of Bontoddy,
who had come to America in search
Of multimillionaire wife.
The next day Swinbourne explained
to Johnny that the reason he had not
been favored" was that the favors
were used to pay of social obligations
or else as a means to social climbing.
"I'm very much obliged to you, Mr.
Swinbourne, for putting me in the
SWIM" replied Johnny, but I've had
enough of it. I'm going back to the
farm"
One bright morning Hepsi Jones
stood ON the porch shifting the country
air and watching the sunlight sparkle
on the dew when, looking down the
road, she saw familiar figure coming
1t was Johnny BEEN dressed in his
farm clothes. When he saw her he
waved his hat In the air and shouted
gayly:
Home again.
"Why, Johnny, what has happened
Wouldn't they have you in society,""
81 wouldn't have them"
He went up on the porch. She gave
him her hand, and he pressed it fer
vently."
"Tell me about it," she said as they
sat down on the side benches.
"Well, it's this way. A man cam
make love to girl, but he can to {
married woman"
"You don't mean ity'
"And the women drink cocktails ani
smoke cigarettes the same as the
men,"
do tellr
"And whatever they do to favor ont
another is for social climbing"
whats that?'
ITO get into a bigger swimming
hole None of the girls will marry al
American unless he gives her an es
tablishment That means houses tt
live in, automobiles and thousands IL
the bank. But when a British lori
comes over to get wife to set him ri
with her money they swarm about hin
like bees"
even the girls that hadn't the mil
lions?"
Eyes. It's big thing to dance will
an earl if he looks like a monkey"
"And you hadn't the establishment
mo. and l didn't want it nor tn.
girls either. l wanted to come bach
into the country that God made. AND
do you know, Hepsi, I've been think
ing ever since went to the city tina
there's one country girl / want, and
want her awful much"
who's that, Johnny?' she asked il
a faltering voice and with lowering
Of the eyes.
There was no reply In words Hi
arms around her waist told the story.