Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-06-28

bring Eftie up properly. Go the pest 1
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 gong tC
attempt to throw her in the way OF
Martin Sayler. Mr. Sayler is thirty
six. we'll off and has an excellent SO
cial position | don't believe in girls
marrying men of their own age.
girl needs a man older than herself IT,
keep her in training.
Summer has come, and have q
house party at my cottage at Lake q |
| left Beckwith out of my invitations
and included Sayler. Sayler is get
ting bald. and there are few grey
hairs about his temples. but | don't
care for that. OF course haven't
said word to Eff about what in
tend for her-that would spoil it all
But I've told Sayler Of course he
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 win
the way the affair is progressing.
Eff proposed that we go up to the
end of the lake Oh a picnic. We went
in boats. pulling up i'll the morning
having our lunch in the woods. ana
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..
i Sayler standing with me. He very Pc
litely handed me into boat and got in
! himself. The others paired off as they
| liked
We hadn't gone Il mile before saw
Eff ahead, making landing at the
point where the railroad station is
located Before we reached her
man got into the boat with her. and
she pulled on up the lake. | wondered
who be was and what it meant. |
couldn't understand Sayler's action at
all He didn't seem a bit hutfy when
Effie pulled away alone or when she
took in companion He made him
| self as agreeable to me Is if | had been
Effie But men have way of conceal
ing their feelings. | wish we women
could do that. 5e
When we reached the end of the lake
who should help me out of the boat
but Lawrence Beckwith | was never
so astonished in my life.
"Nhv," | exclaimed, what brought
you here"
1.-THE nurest luck. It's mighty
strange how things happen sometimes
was on a train that stopped ut
station At that moment your niece
rowed up to landing | waved my
handkerchief to her and called to her
She asked me if | wouldn't like to &C
on Il picnic said would, and here
| am"
'That's a very strange coincidence.
| said coldly. Il wonder how it coul(
have happened"
"Strangest thing in the worldr' b.
replied
l the lake.
Eff went off with wrence. an
+ Sayler couldn't very we'll do anythiD
else than attend upon me. You see
all the others were mere boys aE
: girls, and Siyler and | were the onl
0 elderly persons in the party. | w,
o very much mortified at Ef's actor
o 1t put me in an unpleasant attitud
O towards the man | had told wishe
|. him for her husband
p However. be didn't seem to feel S
v awfully disappointed. AT any rate. e
9 made the best of it. not showing an
= dispeaSure All the boy and girl COZ
. pies of the party went off in differer
. directions leaving Sayler and n
. alone to get what supplies we needle
for lunch. He took the ice out Of OF
~ boat and put the champagne and bu
- ter on it. and together we unrOlled tt
~ bundles containing the luncheon.
- was leaning over a case of Sardln'
{. when | felt an arm around my wal
u and. turning my face. looked rigl
into Sayler's.
W nat no you uetu! dSheu
brought you out here to make love
rs Effie.'
Is And l came to make love to you"
no ITO me?"
1T Yes. to you
lie But I'm old enough to be 70
or mother"
rs 81 wasn't aware that sons were DO
'le before their mothers I'm couple
as, years older than you"
ed How came that Beckwith b
here?"
"Your niece and 1 cooked up a pl
to get him here. I sent the telegrs
at myself. telling him just what to
ed Effie aimed to meet the train at t
Oh station"
cts 'Well. upon my word. This be;
me anything ever knew. So you WI
IAN In the plot"
red 81 certainly was. I have been wi
ing for an opportunity to speak to y