The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-12-28
1T TURNED OUT
ALL WRONG
By ELLEN BANKHURST
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1871.

Effie-Effie Is my niece-is a good
girl, but impractical. She is an or
phan and was left to my care aud
guardianship by my sister. who was
five years older than |. | promised to
bring Effie up properly, do the best
could with her property and see that
she married well. She is now eight
cen, and I'm very much afraid she is
leaning toward that beggar Lawrence
Beckwith. Therefore | am going to
attempt to- throw her In the way OF
Martin Sayler Mr.. Sayler Is thirty
six. well of and has an excellent SO.
ciai position. don't believe In girls
marrying men of their own age. A
girl needs a man older than herself to
keep her In training.
Summer has come, and ! have
house party at my cottage at Lake G
I left Beckwith out of my invitations
and included Sayler. Sayler is get
ting bald. and there are a few grey
hairs about his temples. but don't
care for that OF course | haven't
said a word to Eff about what In.
tend for her-that would spoil 1t all
But I've told Sayler. OF course ne
couldn't say anything definite. he
only remarked that to win my niece
should make any man very happy and
very proud. | am well satisfied with
the way the affair Is progressing.
Ell proposed that we go up to the
end Of the lake on a picnic. We went
in boats. pulling up In the morning
having our lunch In the woods. and
back In the evening. As our party
consisted Of eleven we required six
boats. for we proposed to have only
two In each boat. When we went
down to get into the boats. Effie said
that she would pull the boat with only
one In it herself. What did she do but
get into It and pull away. leaving Mr..
Sayler standing with me. He very pc
litely handed me into boat and got in
himself. The others paired OF as they
liked.
We hadn't gone a mile before saw
Ell ahead, making a landing at the
point where the, railroad station Is
located Before we reached her a
man got into the boat with her. and
she pulled on up the lake. wondered
who he was and what 1t meant
couldn't understand Sayler's action at
all He didn't seem a bit huffy when
Fife pulled away alone or when she
took in companion. he made him
self as agreeable to me as II l had been
Efie. But men have way Of conceal
ing their feelings. | wish we women
could do that.
When we reached the end of the lake
who should help me out Of the boat
but Lawrence Beckwith. l was never
so astonished in my life.
why" l exclaimed. what brought
you here"
"The purest luck. It's mighty
strange how things happen sometimes
l was on a train that stopped at
station. At that moment your niece
rowed up to a landing. I waved my
handkerchief to her and called to her
She asked me If wouldn't like to 60
on a picnic. said I would, and here
! am"
That's very strange coincidence"
l said coldly. II wonder how it could
have happened"
"Strangest thing in the worldr' be
replied
Mfr. Sayler turned and looked out on
the lake.
En went of with Lawrence. and
Sayler couldn't very well do anything
else than attend upon me. You see.
all the others were mere BOYS and
girls, and Sayler and were the only
elderly persons In the party. | was
very much mortified at Eff's action !
IL put me In an unpleasant attitude |
towards the man | had told I wished |
Jim for her husband
However. he didn't seem to feel so
dwfully disappointed. At any rate no !
made the best Of it. not showing anv i
displeasure. All the boy and girl con
pies or the party went off In different |
alone to get what supplies we needed
Tor lunch. he took the ice out of our
boat and put the champagne and but
ter on II. and together we unrolled the |
bundles containing the luncheon.
was leaning over a case of sardines
when l felt an arm around my waist
and. turning my face. looked right
INTO Sayler's.
what do you meany' l asked. 81
brought you out here to make love to
Efie." y
And came to make love to you"
30 me?"
Yes. to you"
But I'm old enough to be your
lother"
II wasn't aware that sons were born
efore their mothers I'm q couple Of
sars older than Won"