Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22
Sauce and Gander

The trouble with you, Richard
said his new stepmother. is that you
don't look for the right sort of girl-S
Wealth is not always associated with
ostentatiOn. There are plenty OF
sweet and charming heiresses who
have never seen The interior Of any
Of those gaUdy Fifth avenue palaces
in which you Jared 50 badly. But
you have never had the luck to meet
them"
Richard shrugged his shoulders mood,
fly. Since the advent Of his father
and s'epmother the subject Of the
necessity Of his making a wealthy al
lance had been pressed On him more
urgently than ever.
Now" she continued, 81 have pick
ed out a wife for you. All you will
have 10 do will be TO go in and win
her. She isn't in society and she
hasn't a string OF admirers dangling
after her because she's too sensible
for that sort OF thing, and may say,
because she isn't one Of those fiashy
girls who attract men in the multi
tude. And II ] didn't believe that you
wouldn't help you 70 meet her. But,
money apart, you we're made for each
other. Richard, and want you to
marry her"
What's her name?" asked JocelyD
moodily.
MARY Davenant"
Never heard Of her" he groaned.
rs she a good.looker?'
shes a nice pretty. sensible Amer.
ican girl said his stepmother. And
she's worth a couple Of millions
pounds. not dollars OF course, you
haven't heard of her. for she lives a
very secluded life, and has no use for
fashions and follies. And ! must tell
you. Richard that she IS a little dis
illusioned by the experiences she has
had. Youll have to show her you
want her for herself and not for her
property"
Well, where is this paragon to be
eound?" Jocelyn demanded
shes staying at Atlantic City
with her companion. Miss Constance
Grice-at the Charlevoix had let
ter from her yesterday, for she and
| were schoolmRtes and are still good
friends, and / have promised that |
shall come down and bring you with
me. But Of course have no intention
Of accompanying you, Richard: l want
you 20 20 alone. Now, pack your suit
case. go down. and fall head over
heels in love with her. And don't fall
In love with the companion instead. -
The first part OF this Injunction
Jocelyn obeyed readily enough. AS TO
the probability Of the second or third.
be wac sceptical. His experiences in
the search for a bride who should re-
store the waning fortunes OF the Joce.
lyns had been bitter ores; still, when
duty called he would not shrink from
following her. And so. on the follow.
day day he found himself installed al
the Charley x and gazing out Of his
window moodily at the melancholy DC
tober sea.
The season was over, the hote
almost empty. and, even had Jocelyr
gone 20 Atlantic City with no ulteriol
purposes, II would have been difficult
without churlishness. TO have avoided
ladies' They sat N the table adjacen
to his own: they met on the deserted
board walk; before the week was end
ed the three were fast friends. Joce
Ign wrote to his stepmother:
II believe that / could love eithe
OF them. They are evidently we'll ed
ucated women. and either would adorl
Doublewith Manor. But | shall follow
up the heiress."
And as the days passed he found tn
attractions Of the blIe-eyed. brown
haired Mary Dayeuant increasingly a
Turing. They spent many a pleasan
hour together. Miss Grice watChin
the growing interest Of the one in III
other with evident sympathy. Mis-
Grice was not pretty. but still an am
able and attractive girl.
And then occurred an incident whic
completely upset Lord Joce,yn's mel
al equilibrium.
II was a trivial affair. and yet
awakened in him dormant suspicion
ard recalled other and sadJer cirCuu
stances in which be had found himse
he victim Of feminine duplcity. Fl
.ering the hotel late ore evening. h
perceived the two ladies' strOlling {,
ward their apartment a little ahead {
him They had not observed him. {
sudden Miss Grice stopped.
My shoe is coming unfastened
Iocelyn heard her say.
Promptly Mary Davenant bent dow
upon her knees and tied It for her.
Jocelyn went 10 bed and mediate
for a long time before sleep came
him On the following day he wrot
10 his sJcpnothor:
Il told you that ! had come TO liz
Mary paveEant, as / thought her I
te. Immensely. ! have long suspecte
that she was not wholly ignorant {
the object ] had in view in coming I
Atlantic City. And ! have discovere
that a trick has been played upon M
Miss Davenant and Constance GriC
have changed places The companio
Is masQuerading ss the mistress, Il
mistress as the companion, | am sur
Tell me. IN heavens name. which
which and what their purpose Is"
Dearest Richard" the answer cam
two days later. Mary Davenant