Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-02-10
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BY KATHLEEN J.MCURDY
49, :. 4;
Copyright by American Press Asso-
ciatiOn 1911.

coming, and all the women with mar.
riageable sdaughters = mean those
who are looking for foreign titles
flooded him with invitations as soon
as he arrived.
l had matrimonial scheme on hand
myself. l didn't need money, you
know, having couple Of hundred
thousand income, but l liked Misc
Auchincioss. who had as much more.
There are those Of us we'll to do people
who don't wish to be bothered making
more money. We usually marry among
ourselves. so you see it was possible
for Miss AuchinclOss and me to con-
slider love just like ordinary people,
Well. introduced the Englishman to-
her, and what. did he do but make up
to her and offer himself.
The first l 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 lord1y
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
like. title is always a step higher
than no title:'
How about the man" you have to
take with it," -. ,:!4;;:
''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 girl he hoped to
get for his wife and giving her up to
him. When go to London III 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"
Eyes, but we're not to be married
for year. I'm to 80 over and have
: a look at the castle. He says 100000
for repairs will be required"
"WeIl. wish you Joy in your title
babe her goodby, and. going to my
club, found Lyttleton.
Hello. old chapter he said. Glad
to see you"
accept my congratulations upon
your engagement"
''Shes told you, has she? Well. old
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 f1 600 or so
for a few weeks? I'm getting remit
tances Of rents from my agents due a
month from today"
"Certain1y. Two thousand if you
like"
swell, make it two while you're
about it,
wrote him 4 check for $4,000, and
before he left the country | had lent
him $4,000 more. This giving up my
girl to linn and lending him these
sums I think was, to say the least,
magnaninlous told him should be
over the water soon after his arrival,
whereupon he snil perhaps wouldn't
mind waiting payment till reached
there. to,2 him it wnri,tnt troul,le
me at ALL
OF course tho first thing i did on
reaching London WIS to notify him OF
my ARRIVAL He care rir|lt down to
my hotel and Sinsi1 both my hands
heartily.
''There'S one tIinr shout it. over
here" he said. his eXuherint welcome
SOLDERING down. '-oHr clubs don't allow
Introducing strangers at all. It's iw-
fully disappointing not to be able to
put you up. oA charpy. bat l can't,
you know" ]
"Oh, it doesn't matter I said. II
other ways"
$50 you wilt; so you will. But why
didn't you come in the season? Most
OF my friends are out of town.
'sYou mean at their country places
Aren't they to be seen there?'>
certainly. on invita- zion. But. ye,s
know. their guests are all booked for
this season. Its awfu1ty awkward.s
you know"
Il see. Don't feel bad about IT,
II must be going now. have an
appointment with Colonel De Gran
vile. one Of the kings equerries2 III
telephone you as to my plans for you.''
That was the last l saw or heard
Of Lyttleton. and as for my loans they
are loans yet.
[ was about to return to America
when / received note from Miss An
s:hincloss asking me to come to see her. 1
She was at hotel. which surprised
me. ST
"Having a pleasant visit - she asked
"Fine."
Seeing lots Of the aristocracyr"
Loads Of them" ~
She broke Into laugh. I Ss.Ss
Got the money you loaned Ly,,..
ton?'
How did you find out about that.
She laughed again. "A little .bir;,
told me-
] sat tapping my foot with my cane