Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-04-19
Matchmaking
By LUCY nj. ROE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1871.

OUT. Out some one TO come i'm aud cha
with us OF play cards"
we ell my dear. all I have to say 1.
that m content us it is. but II yo,
care to invite any person or persons il
mere SO that won't have to go ou
and see them don't object"
Il have plan all laid out. There's
Ralph Eldridge He's thirty-five. and
II is time he was married. Now. my
OLD school friend Margaret Shaw
would he just the woman for Ralnh
She's twenty-six. What do YOU say ia
getting them In occasionally to dinner
with game of bridge or five hundred
In the evening. II may be a great IN
vor TO them 10 bring them together
They may make match"
DO anything you like. my dear.
provided you don't put me to any
trouble"
SO Mr. Eldridge and Miss Shaw
were invited to dinner. with cards In
| the evening. Mr.. Eldridge of course
piayed with Mrs. Vandeveer. Mr.. Van
deveer playing with Miss Shaw. II Ia
singular what little thing will start
persons on different track. II was
oil in the cards. Mr.. Vandeveer and
Miss Shaw held all the court cards in
the pack from o o'clock. when they
sat down. till H.. when they arose
This made Mrs. Vandeveer a trine ir-
ritable. 1t produced n correspondinr
exhilaration In Miss Shaw. Further
more. seeing that Mrs. Vandeveer was
irritated. Miss Shaw. moved by per-
versity. became very enthusiastic in
her expressions to her partner. giving
him glances that his wife. being in an
Ill humor. construed unfavorably. This
led the hostess to say a number OF
nice things 10 Mr.. Eldridge.
When the evening was over and the
guests had departed Mr.. and Mrs.
Fandeveer went TO bed without
word Mrs. Vandeveer suspected that
In introducing Miss Shaw into her
house she had warmed serpent in
her bosom. Mr.. Vandeveer. for the
hrst time In his married life. felt a
spark of jealousy Of Mr.. Eldridge. who
was an extremely good looking and
attractive man.
The next week when Mr.. Vande-
veer came home one afternoon from
business his wife told him that Miss
Shaw had invited the party to dinner
and for cards in the evening. Mr..
Vandeveer. fearing that If he declined
to accept his wife would think he
wished to keep her from again meet
ing Mr.. Eldridge, consented. His wife
was much surprised and set down his
Willingness TO desire to again meet
Miss Shaw
AT this meeting the cards ran more
evenly. but Miss Shaw seemed TO be
even more en- rapport with Mr.. Vande- |
Veer than before. while Mr.. Eldridce |
treated Mrs. Vandeveer with a defer
ence that was. TO say the least. ex-
remeiy noticeable Not for the world
would Mr.. Vandeveer show that he
noticed certain chances with which
VT. Eidridge favored his wife. but
within him he was burning with a
fury. and part Of his irri-
alton was for his wife that she did
lot resent such treatment instead OF
seeming to be pleased with IT.
The four continued TO meet once a
week AT the house of one or the other
Or. Nandeveer would have been clad
o give up the meetings. and his wife
made no objections to doing so. but
dr. Eldridge and Miss Shaw were so
Urgent when il came their turn to do
be entertaining that the landowners
cit obliged to yield. Mrs. vandeveer
ttributed Miss Shaw's persistence to
desire to meet her husband. and
ir. Vandeveer attributed Mr.. Ell.
ridges persistence TO desire to meet
is wife
Your plan. my DEAR" said Mr.. Van.
ever one evening before one Of these
Meetings. for making match be-
ween Eldridge and Miss Shaw doesn't
Gem to work"
"H'm!' was the retort. Miss Shaw
GEMS 10 be predisposed in another di.
action"
y don't know anything about that"
married. the husband. but It's very
lain that Eldridge is preoccupied."
The next time ] attempt to make q
latch, rejoined the wife. III see
lat there Is no one about to lead the
dy In the case from her sutton"
Hair an hour later the party was
Mr.. Eldridge's bachelor quarters.
mere the meeting was to take place.
'hen the game commenced for the
rst time Mr.. Eldridge and Miss Shaw
'frained from any jealousy inspiring
ances at the Vandeveers. Mrs. Van
sveer. who was more observant than
er husband. detected a tender look
issing between the unmarried cou- =
e. When the cards were put aside
+. Eldrfdge got out light luncheon
40 bottle Of iced champagne was
ought into the room. There was a
'rk salute. and the host filed the
asses and said to his guests:
Many thanks for giving me the love