Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-12

This was the last visit Lazy duf-
leigh made with her daughter to any
of the commercial or mechanical won
ders of America. After that she told
Gladys that she might 60 where she
liked If she would only cut 1t short so
that they might get back to England,
and in few weeks they sailed for
home. The poor woman had met with
a great disappointment.
At the opening Of the next season
when the American 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
er 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 viscountess
left entirely to Gladys, seeing none Of
them herself. One day q Mr.. Edwin
Atherton called, and the card being
taken to Lady Hurieigh. raising her
glasses to read the name and not rec
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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 60
down 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.. Anterior
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 converse
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. excusing
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
coming from him to Gladys that indi-
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the 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. Anterior asked me to give this
to you for one Of your charities"
The viscountess looked at the dollar
! then at Gladys. Something in the
girls face excited a desire for further
information.
do you remember, mother, when we
were in America visiting factory be-
ing shown over the premises by fore
man and you tipping him when we
went away"
ut seems to me I do"
"Well, that's the identical dollar you
gave him"
The mother looked stupefed, and the
daughter continued:
THAT foreman is the son and heir OF
the founder and principal owner OF
those works. In America, 1t seems
the sons Of manufacturers sometimes
go into their fathers works to learn
the business, occupying successfully
every post from the lowest grade. This
Mr.. Anterior is one of these persons
He has finished his apprenticeship and
has come abroad on a vacation before
assuming the vice presidency of the
works Of which his father is presi
dent"
Lady Hurleigh listened to this with
intense interest When Gladys had
finished she said:
Are you quite sure, daughter, that
he has not come on any other account
than a vacation?"
"He has, mother" replied the daugh
ter, blushing. HE has told me that
after having shown us the factory, h'
made a resolution that he would fol
low me to England with a view to win
ming me for his wife"
"And you have accepted him?"
81 have"
There were counter currents in thu
mothers heart The idea of her daugh
ter marrying a mechanic that she haC
seen in overalls and whom she hat
thought 1t proper to tip was terribl,
shock to her, but when she learned
that the young man was heir to mil
lions she was Modified, and when b.
was presented to her as her futur
J son-in-law she received him as well a
, could have been expected under tn
circumstances.
: Atherton is now attending to bust
ness in America, where he and his wifi
live. Mrs Atherton boasts that she /
the only Englishwoman who ever al
! tackled the American matrimonial mar
ket, so far as she knows, and carries
3 away prize.
Jan. IL in American
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