New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
Chapter Y.

boat.
Chapter X.
ny the end Of the week Lone oak was like
- the old riddle. House full. yard iu!I.
People were everywhere. dni lay by day
new motors appeared with more. We pre-
scented the appearance Of a modiSh. pros
porous summer hotel some OF the guests all
season. some only for a week.
His Grace arrived with a flourish. preceded
by fifteen trunks, his secretary, his TWO
Wallets. and the butler, the chauffeur
brought him. and followed by a dozen
newspaper men and photographers. And
We iii learned To bow and kotow with the
proper shade Of American dignity, and with
lust that shade OF Difference due 10 Duke
who could trace his ancestors back TO the
eleventh century.
never So much regretted my lack Of
knowledge on How 10 Behave 10 Duke.
|, myself, resolved TO lay in books on the
subject as soon as | could get 10 town, but
all the other women went Scurrying 10 novels
about Dukes lydia AbcrCrombie even
mcmorizcd some bits OF conversation. There
WAS only one irrcvcrcnt member OF our
household Hap. He called his Grace old
Sport to his face and His NobS behind his
back and. with a Young Americans disdain
for ceremony and gold lace, cordially de-
spscd him.
In the confusion attendant upon the ar
rival OF SO many and the continually shifting
crowds. simply couldn't remember every
body. and whether they We're husbands and
wives. or sisters and brothers and SO on
through the combinations OF relationship.
bought little red notebook and jottcd
them all down.--likc the list YOU send to a
groccr.-and every night Laura would come
in and 60 over ii TO see if had everything
correct. The entries were in alphabetical
order after this fashion:
ABERCROMBIE- Mother two daughters
Father week ends and holidays. Millions and
family. Mother thin: talk tat 20 her Daughters
both pretty Lydia good tennis. bridge; Dor
othy sings, looks good At piano. Father wants
to be next Governor
AYER-Fathcr. mother. and Charlie More
millions and family. Father a corker. golf.
Mother stout. keep off. Good bridge. Charlie
a silly dear. All of them adjustable pegs.
BLlSS.-tSce eligiblcs)
CUTLER.-W Widow. beautiful Most ac-
complished woman | ever met. Excellent
French. Golf. good bridge. Knew the Duke
abroad
That was one page. and my notes covered
twenty. had the eliglbcs in a department
of their own. which | didn't turn over for
Iaura'S inspection, because of some re-
marks had entered in the line of my duty
concerning her future: and an attractive
list of girls. one of whom was trying to set
tie upon for Hap in the line OF my duty con-
corning his future. Two looked suitable for
John Crowninshicld. although hadn't been
engaged to settle his future: Jane Bliss.
who was pretty and sensible. sounds like
a paradox. and Lydia Abercrombic. who.
next TO 10 and Laura. was the dandicSt girl
ever met. But he never looked twice at
any woman in his life. and was Just a dear
to all Of them. 1t broke my heart to see him
drifting.
classcd my golf iends bridge fcnds. and
50 on for quick consultation, and studied it
rs hard as Io ever did her Practical Econ
omy. Secped in 50 much about everything
from everybody, and everybody from every
thing. that | was like sponge squeeze me
and Id spout social information | began
to be able to say casually, "Oh, sixty mill
ionsl' and ceased to think | was PLAYING a
part in a society play where there was a
French Duke in the cast. | whired in the
scheme OF things marvelng every instant
that | didn't fly of into the air from tan
gaptial