The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-30
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By KATHLEEN ]. M'cURDY
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911

those clubs to which I belonged. !
set because 1t was known he was
coming, and all the women with mar
riageabe daughters mean those
who are looking for foreign titles
flooded him with invitations as soon
as he arrived
had matrimonial scheme on hand
myself. l didn't need money, you
know, having couple of hundred
thousand income, but liked Miss
Auchincloss, who had as much more.
There are those of us well to do people
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, | introduced the Englishman to
her, aud what did he do but make up
to her and offer himself.
The first / knew of 1t Miss Auchin.
Gloss sent for me and told me--mind
You, hadn't proposed to her that she
was intending to accept my lordly
friend
Love match?" I asked, controlling
| my surprise.
"Nonsensev
| "Title?"
"Of course. We all wish to get up
In the social scale, and, say what you
like, a title is always step higher
than no title"
How about the man you have to
take with itT'
"Lyttleton is passable."
] "Well?" t7
What do you think Of itY
'ltll be good thing for me. don't
see how man can put another more
under obligations to himself than by
introducing him to girl he hoped to
get for his wife and gislng her up to
him. When | 60 to London I'll have
some one to do lot for me. Does he
know Of my pretensions"
Not till told him"
"Well, goodby. You have accepted
him, suppose"
"Yes, but we're not to be married
for year. I'm to go over and have
a look at the castle. He says 100000
for repairs will be required"
well, wish you JOY in your title"
bade her goodby, and, going to my
club, found Lyttieton.
t ~ aho he nd
to see YOU"
accept my congratulations upon
1 your engagement"
/ She's told you, has she2 Well, old
fellow, she told me she has turned
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 matter Of f1,000 or SO
! for a few weeks? I'm getting remit
tances of rents from my agents due
/ month from today"
Certainly. Two thousand If you
/ like"
well, make 1t two while you're
| about It,"
4
before he left the country | had lent
him $4,000 more. This giving up m.
girl to him and lending him thesf
| sums think was, to say the least
magnanimous. / told him should b.
over the water soon after his arrival
whereupon he said perhaps wouldn;
mind waiting payment till | reached
there. told him it wouldn't trouble
me at all.
OF course the first thing ! did OF
reaching London was to notify him o.
my arrival He came right down t
my hotel and shook both my hand
heartily.
There's one thing about 1t Owe
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 I,
put you up, old chappy. but | can't
you know"
ooh, it doesn't matter" ! said. :"
suppose I'll meet some nice people II
other ways"
80 you will; SO you will. But VIII,
didn't you come in the season? Mos
Of my friends are ont of town."
"You mean at their country places
Aren't they to be seen therer'
Certainly, on invitation. But. yo'
know, their guests are all booked 70
this season. It's awfully awkward
you know"
II see. Don't feel bad about IT,
II must be going now. ! have a
appointment with Colonel De Gran
vile, one OF the kings equerries. r.
telephone you as to my plans for you.
That was the last saw or hear
of Lyttleton, and as for my loans the
are loans vet.
was about to return TO Amcric
when received note from Miss Al
chincloss asking me to come to see hel
She was at n hotel. which surprise
me.
Having pleasant visit" she asket
Zine
Seeing lots Of the aristncracy?"
Loads of them"
She broke into laugh.
Got the money you loaned Lyttle
t0np