The herald., 1911-04-20
Return Favors
By KATHLEEN J. MCURDY
Copyright by American Precs Asso-
citation, 1911

who are looking for foreign titles
flooded him with invitations as soor
as he arrived
had matrimonial scheme on hand
myself. / didn't need money, YOU
know, having a couple Of hundred
thousand income, but l liked Miss
Auchincloss, who had as much more
There are those of US well 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. / introduced the Englishman to
ner, and what did he do but make up
to her and offer himself.
The first / knew of ii 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" l asked, controlling
my surprise.
NONSENSE
"Title?"
"Of course. We all wish to get up
In the social scale, and, say what you
Ike, a title is always a step higher
than no title"
How about the man you have to
take with itT
"Lyttleton Is passable."
"WellT"
What do you think Of it?'
It'll be good thing for me. don't
see how a man can 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 lot for me. Does he
know Of my pretensionsT
Not till told him"
swell, goodby. You have accepted
him, suppose"
Yes, but we're not to be married
for year. Pm to go over and have
q look at the castle. He says 100000
for repairs will be required"
well. wish you joy in your title"
i babe her goodby, and, going to my
club, found Lyttleton.
Hello, old chapter he said. "Glad
to see you"
your engagement~
shes told you, has she? 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 1t. By the bye, you couldn't
let me have a matter of 1900 or so
for few weeks? I'm getting remit
tances of rents from my agents due a
month from today"
Certainly. Two thousand II you
ike"
"Well, make it two while you're
about It,"
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 l think was, to say the least,
l told him l should be
,ver the water soon after his arrival.
vhereupon he said perhaps l wouldn't
mind waiting payment till 1 reached
here I told him It wouldn't trouble
ne at all.
OF course the first thing l did on
London was to notify him Of
ny arrival. He came right down to
ny hotel and shook both my hands
leartily.
There's one thing about It over
ere," he said, his exuberant welcome
obering down. "our clubs don't allow
strangers at all. It's aw-
ully disappointing not to be able to
ut you up, old chappy, but / can't.
GU know"
"Oh, 1t doesn't matter" 1 said. 81
oppose I'll meet some nice people In
Their ways"
$50 you will; so you will. But why |
idn't you come in the season? Most |
{ my friends are out of town"
"You mean at their country places.
rent they to be seen there"
Certainly, on invitation. But, you
now, their guests are all booked for
his season. It's awfully awkward,
on know" /
II see. Don't feel bad about It."
81 must be going now. l have an
prominent with Colonel De Gran
Tile, one Of the kings equerries. I'll
'lephone you as to my plans for you"
That was the last / saw or heard
Lyttleton, and as for my loans they
Re loans yet.
was about to return to America
hen / received a note from Miss Au-
lincloss asking me to come to see her.
be was at hotel, which surprised
e.
Having pleasant visit" she asked.
Zine"
Seeing lots of the aristocracyT
Loads of them
She broke into laugh.
SCOT the money you loaned Lyttle-
nT
How did you find out about that?
She laughed again. "a little bird
Id me-"
| sat tapping my foot with my cane.
TITS all of between Lyttleton and 4
e. l never intended to marry him
ithout an investigation. I've made
Miss AuchinCloss and I went home
! the same steamer and when We ar-
red were engaged