Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-25
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When they left his department Giadvs
was much pleased at the young man,S
offer to show them over the balanceo f
the work and accepted it with thanks
She was somewhat surprised ,iitt he
should encroach upon parts of ,ap fac.
tory under other foremen. but he made
no explanation of the matter. aud II
was soon forgotten in the interest no
excited in what they were seeing.
When they were ushered out to their
conveyance Lady Hurleigh dropped a
silver dollar in the foreman's hand.
mach to her daughters modification.
Seeing her embarrassment, he showed
a delicacy far above his station by ac-
cepting the tip as a matter of course.
This was the last visit Lady Hur-
leigh made with her daughter to any
of the commercial or mechanical won
ders of America. After that she told
Gladys that she might 10 where she
liked If she would only cut it short SO
that they might set back to England,
and in a few weeks they sailed for
home. The poor woman had met with
a great disappointment.
At the opening of the next season
Ther the "Ameri an INVASION Of Eng
land, as the English people call the
hegira of our tourists to Europe, be-
gan. persons whom Lady Hurleigh and
her daughter had met in America COM
menced to send in their cards. The
younger of these persons the viscount-
ess left to her daughter to entertain.
Gladys, who had been much pleased
with the freshness, the absence OF
sham among the masses, that she had
found in America, surprised her moth
err by doing the honors successfully.
Indeed, Gladys was far more attentive
to them than her mother considered
necessary, for the older lady not hav-
ing gained anything from her visit was
disposed to let the visitors see Eng
land by themselves.
Few young American men put in an
appearance and these the v~iscountess
left entirely to Gladys, seeing none of
them herself. One day a Mr.. Edwin
Anterior called, and the card being
taken to Lady Hurleigh, raising her
glasses to read the name and not rec
ognizing it, she sent it to her daughter
with a request that she receive the
visitor. Some time after that when
Mr.. Anterior called again, Gladys, who
was dressing, asked her mother to go
and entertain him till she had
finished her toilet. The ~viscountess
did as she was asked, and though she
felt sure she had seen Mr.. Atherton
before could not place him. Neverthe-
less, to the manner born, she greeted
him as one she remembered perfectly,
but was careful to keep the conversa-
ton on general topics that she should
not betray her ignorance of his identi-
ty. Her daughter appearing, she turn
ed the guest over to her and, ~excusfng
herself, left the room.
1t was not long before Lady Hur-
leigh noticed that Mr.. Atherton was
becoming a frequent caller One day
she asked Gladys who he was and
where in America they had met him.
But Gladys Identification was not es-
pecially clear, and her mother got but
little satisfaction. The Americans
calls continuing and certain attentions
from him to Gladys that indi-
Gated more thar an ordinary interest,
fond mother made another effort
to learn from her daughter something
about him. All attempts failed, but
after one of Mr.. Atherton's calls,
Gladys went to her mother radiantly
happy and. handing her an American
silver dollar, said:
Mr.. Atherton asked me to give this
% you for one Of your charities"
The ~viscountess looked at the dollar
hen at Gladys. Something in the
iris face excited a desire for further
DO you remember, mother, when we
we're in America visiting a factory be-
ng shown over the premises by a fore
nan and you tipping him when we
vent awayT"
1T seems to me / do"
well that's the identical dollar you
ave him.
The mother looked stupeied, and the
laughter continued:
THAT foreman is the son and heir of
founder and principal owner Of
hose works. In America, 1t seems,
he sons of manufacturers sometimes
% into their fathers works to learn
business, occupying successfully
very post from the lowest grade. This
Or. Atherton is one Of these persons.
has finished his apprenticeship and
as come abroad on a vacation before
ssuming the vice presidency Of the
Vorks Of which his father is presi.
emit"
Lady Hurleigh listened to this with
ltense interest. When Gladys had
nished she said:
Are you quite sure, daughter, that
e has not come on any other account
a vacationT'
HE has, mother" replied the daugh-
n, blushfng. HE has told me that,
ter having shown us the factory, he
lade a resolution that he would fol-
w me to England with a view to win
ing me for his WIFE"
And you have accepted him?"
81 have"
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