The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-31
BY REGINALD ID. HAVEN

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A party of travellers sat chatting OF
the deck of Pacific liner, and the con
ycrsation turned upon British lord
marrying American helresses. One o
the party whispered to a lady sitting
next TO him:
THAT Engllshman is one of 'em
He's going over for multImllllon
aircss"
(Which oneY asked the lady inter
cstcd
'l'hc short, thick one. The other is
his lordship s secretary"
Young Peterson, who made this
statement, was n great wac. He did
not expect it TO be believed and was
astOnished later when one of the girls
of the party said to him:
"Do you know that one of those
Englishmen Is an earl going over to
America for rich wife,
You don't mean it, said Peterson
with fcigncd establishment.
Peterson winl,ed mt man standing
near 10 follow him. and the two went
off together.
"By .Iovc. Charley" said the wag,
"I'ye got something that will help to
kill time ind give us lots of fun be-
sides during this long voyage. For n
joke told one of the Indies that that
,rf IBri tf.si 4. pr1 srnInor IN
America 10 marry n big fortune and
that the other one was his secretary.
She took II all in earnest, told the
story TO the rest OF the party, and 1t
came back to me-
"WcllT"
"Well, don't you see that all these
women aboard there are some high
stcppers among them-will be sticking
to him Ike bear TO honey
but the Engllshmen will hear of 1t
and Gcny It."
suppose they do; we can say the
earl is travelling ipcog. and won't adj
init his identity. Besides. doubt IL
he Will object to sailing under false
colors; he'll be treated royalty"
ibtA llt blltlt llt 0NNANNuAN II y my
opinion he's gentleman and won't
consent to any such imposition"
1ts so imposition for him 10 play
IN unimportaut part. Besides, IL lie
denies the story he won't be believed"
His lordship was Thomas Sully, n
bagman. or what in America we call a
commercial traveller Peterson told him
of the plot, and he entered into the
spirit of it at once Nothing was said
to the other Englshman. whose name
appeared ON the list of passengers as
Arthur Craven He was of Il serious
cast and not likely to have any sym
pathy with the joke or consent to be
one of the principal participants.
Great was the amusement derived
by Peterson and his friend Tomkins.
whom he had admitted to the secret,
ut the marked attentions paid to the
bagman, whose title, Earl of Gambler
wall was let out 10y the apparently in
cautious display of nm envelope that
he had addressed TO himself for tho
purpose There were many English
people on board, all of whom were
very obsequous to n nobleman Of
their own country. Several American
girls, who though not multimillion-
airesses were we'll supplied with
funds, entered the lists for the prize.
Ladies'" the bagmau protested, 81
assure you You are mistaken. | am
humble British subject with no pre-
tense whatever"
"Oh, my lord" was the response,
how can you tell such story? Your
aristocratic bearing gives you away"
"You are incorrigible," the baGman
would reply, delighted.
Peterson and Tomkins, who were
present when this amusing episode
came out, hurried away 10 conceal their
laughter, and when they got out Of
hearing, exploded. then rs soon as
room opened a bottle of wine for him,
and Peterson assured him that his
noble miou was what was enabling
him to carry out the joke SO well.
Meanwhile Arthur Craven heard
nothing of what was going on, for, be-
ing reserved man, he kept very much
TO himself Some of the ladies re
marked to Peterson that Mr.. Craven
did not seem to be very hard worked
by his master, whcrCupon Peterson
explained that the earl had no use for
n secretary ON Shipboard and had OK
preSsjy forbidden Craven TO pay him
any attention whatever lest he let out
fhn iufpr tfI-uVpn erppt most Of Tho
time reading, He did not smoke. there
fore had no occasion to visit the smok
ing room, where he would have been
astonished 10 see Sully vainly denying
by words that he was an earl, but 10y
his manner convincing those present
that he was
Like seeks like. and Craven, having
made the acquaintance of n refined
American family. found whatever
companonship he seemed to need with
them. Indeed, MS the voyage pro
crossed he showed greater disincllna.
ton to minglc with the others.
Meanwhile the Cunninghams - the
American family he had become &C
quainted wlth-seemed TO be equally
pleased with him. and the voyage was
not far under way before Craven and
Miss Julia Cunningham, girl Of TWEEN
ty-two. were seen a great deal to-
gether. One going on deck almost any
part of the day In fair weather would
see their steamer chairs in close prox.
imi;g, and the couple appeared so in
terested in each other that they had
no thought for any one else.
"Camberwell," said Peterson one day
when he and the bagman were pass
ing Craven and Miss Cunningham,
punching the spurious earl in the ribs,
sit seems TO me that your secretary
has got ahead Of his master That