Evening journal., 1911-01-21
Return Favors
By KATHLEEN J. McURDY
Copyright by American Press Asso-
ciatlon. 1911.


Lord Lyttleton came over TO New
York in search of wife. he brought
letters TO me. and / put him up at
those clubs to which belonged.
didn't need to introduce him TO our
set because It was known he was
coming, and all the women with mar
riageable daughters - mean those
who are looking for foreign titles
flooded him with invitations as soon
as he arrived.
I had a matrimonial scheme on hand
myself. / didn't need money. you
know, having a couple Of hundred
thousand income. but ! 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 II was possible
for Miss Auchincloss and me TO con-
slider love just like ordinary people.
Well, introduced the Engiishman to
her, and what did he do but make up
to her and offer himself.
The first knew OF It 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 matchT / asked. controlling
my surprise.
"Nonsenser'
"Tltle?"
"Of course. we all wish to get up
in the social SCALE and. say what you
like. title is always a step higher
than no title"
How about the man you have to
take with it7'
"Lyttleton is psssable."
"Well?"
"What do you think Of itT'
"Itll be a 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 a lot for me. Does he
know Of my pretensionsT
Not till told him"
"well goodby. You have accepted
him. suppose"
"Yes, but we're not to be married
for a year. I'm TO go over and have
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 Lyttleton.
"Hello. old chappiew he said "Glad
to see you"
Accept my congratulations upon
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 It. BY the bye. you couldn't
let me have a matter Of $1,000 or so
for a few weeks? I'm getting remit
tances OF rents from my agents due a
month from today"
Certainly. Two thousand If you
like"
"wcu. make it two while you're
about IT,"
I wrote him a check for $4,000, and
before be left the country ] had lent
him $4,000 more. This giving up my
girl to him and lending him these
sums I think was. to say the least
magnanimous. told him shorld be
over the water soon after his arrival
whereupon he said perhaps I wouldn'
! mind waiting payment till | reached
there. told him It wouldn't trouble
me at all.
OF course the first thing I did or
reaching London was to notify him OF
+ my arrival. He came right down tC
my hotel and shook both my hands
heartily.
There's one thing about it ovel
here" he said. his exuberant welcom'
SOLDERING down. "our clubs don't allow
introducing strangers al all. It's aw
} fully disappointing not to be able t.
] put you up. old chappy. but can't
] you know"
> "Oh, it doesn't matter" said. "