Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-28
DISCOVERS 4
AMERICA \

hauieHldi Ill Tue eyes OF the pretty
young married women with whom he
was popular; also in the eyes of girls,
who liked to dance and nirt with Lord
Loveland. even though they preferred
to marry dukes and princes. but
what are you working up to so elab.
orately, materT
ITO your prospects. There's no
young man so liked and wanted every
where"
"Oh. Pm fair at polo. l can ride
straight and shoot bit" said Love-
land. with pretense at self deprecia-
ton he was far from feeling. II get
asked to all the amusing house par
ties. But you know as well as l do
that stopping at such places Is lot
more expensive than staggering about
at the most expensive hotels In Eu-
rope"
81 know. dearest" sighed the de-
voted lady who by Industrious spelling
had made him what he was. wal,
you want my advice. Well, I've had
an inspiration, do believe, real In
spiration. Why don't you go to Ameri-
car
ITO try ranchingT
Good heavens, no. my son! To try
marrying In America you'll succeed
brilliantly. Why not run over and
see what there s?"
She spoke as If to see meant to have,
Notwithstanding certain failures near
er home. But Loveland's sense of hui
NOR. which had a real existence. did
not always bestir itself when his own
affairs were In question.
"Oh, girls he said distastefully.
"Why go there for them? Plenty come
over here TO collect u.s."
"Ye-es. But think of the competi-
ton. There are still unmarried dukes.
It's SO annoying. There always seem
to be dukes and foreign semiroyalties
who might better stop in their own
countries than prowl about ours. seek
ing what they may devour Let them
look at you--the girls. ! mean-on their
native heath. where practically no
competition can exist, for who ever
heard of an American heiress marry
ing an American man?'
81 suppose 1t must happen some
times" said Val
TITS never in the newspapers. Do
you know many Americans. Val?" his
mother went on thoughtfully.
Hardly any except Jim Marlborough
and-er-his cousin. WHO has married
Stanforth."
This was another instance of mis-
guided young woman who preferred
duke to the marquis. Therefore she
remained nameless between mother
and SON.
"Mr. Marlborough would. suppose.
give You letters of introduction to the
right people over there"
"Oh. yes. | suppose he would! He
doesn't approve of me, but he couldn't
refuse letters to his wife's cousin"
Doesn't approve of you, indeed!
What impertinence! But perhaps he's
jealous and thinks you were once in
love with Betty"
II never was in love with Betty.
First cousins are bit too near to be
interesting"
ITS just as well you didn't care for
Betty But she's sweet girl and
must have made good many friends
In the States Oh, Val, you really
ought to go over! I'm sure you'd be
the greatest success"
perhaps 1t wouldn't be bad Idea"
Loveland patronized his mothers in
SEPARATION. "Of course Marlborough and
Betty would both give me letters. Ii
| had to marry-borrid bore at my age
and could afford to choose I'D take
an English girl of the right sort. But
Americans are lot better than Eng
lisb ones Of the wrong sort If
mans beggar he must be content
with the wine and wives of the coun.
try where he begs."
"That's true" agreed Lady Love-
land, who had never In her life spoken
to an American girl, but was now
eager to become dowager for the sake
of q desirable one. IF you went to
New York-or somewhere-you'd see
enough girls to feel you were picking
out the best. Oh. you would virtually
have clear coast! And, judging from
novels I've read. everybody In Ameri-
can society would be fighting for the
honor Of entertaining you"
"They wouldn't amuse me-" said
Loveland in the blase way he had
cultivated since he came back
wounded hero of nineteen In the last
year of the South African war. II
should be there purely on business"
But. though he spoke like tired man
of forty rather than a happy and
healthy one of twenty-six or seven. he
was beginning to lean toward his
mothers advice. He could easily get a
long leave. He had a couple of months
due to him. After that. when his en-
gagenent was published in the pa,
pers. tradesmen would hold their
hands.
ut oughtn't TO take you many
weeks" Lady I.oveland was rejecting
aloud. III you went AZ the right sea
son and to the right place"
"The season IL different for DIFF.
ferent places over there. Betty says"
remarked ol.ovelana.aa sshe new. m y1ng
dist0teftd AmeItsM sj,pl Nssrthy