Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-29
The
American
He Entered London Society,
as He Had Made a
Fortune
By BEATRICE GARDINER
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

Mother" said Gladys Poindexter.
daughter of Sir John and Lady Poin-
dexter. this effort to keep up is
wearing me out. The estate has 80
dwindled that we should be living on
$500 year and we are spending
cl.OOO"
but. my dear. II we retrench we
shall lose n social position that has
been the family right for 300 years"
At that moment Lord Toppington's
card came up.
Lord Toppington was typical LSa.
don swell As he entered. seeing
Gladys he frowned. Her mother saw
his dlspleasure at her daughters pres
ence and made an excuse to send her
from the room. Lord Toppington seat
ed himself and said:
Lady Poindexter, come in the In.
teresi Of young American who has
recently arrived In London with de-
sire to enter the social circle. He has
applied to me to secure an entrance
for him. and have consented to do
what | can In the matter. He gives a
dinner on wednesday evening next
under my management have put
the names OF yourself. Sir John aud
your daughter on the list of guests.
1 trust you will accept"
The Poinde xters have never known
any Americans" said my lady, with
reserve.
And would not suggest your doing
so now" replied his lordship, except
he lowered his voice-"this fellow
Springer is enormously rich"
"You mean that he will buy shares
in Sir Johns
II have tried him on that, and he
would not bite. He says he prefers to
put out the cash" Sinking to whis
per: "He has deposited a sum to my
credit with my bankers, which ! am
to place where like. I have f20O put
down against your name on the list"
Lady POindexters expression chang
ed. She looked down upon the carpet
medltatively
"Can you assure me that this will
not be known?"
81 can"
Not for fifty times the amount
would ] consent to Gladys hearing Of
1t. She has great family pride and
would scorn such a transaction"
Lord TOppington took bit of paper
from his pocketboOk and. rising, Of
fered his hand to Lady Poindexter
The paper was In his palm. and when
he left II was In hers II was check
for goo
George Springer was very singular
young man He had genius fol
finance that few men even understand
When he began his career ten years
before his appearance In London he
startled old financial heads by the ap
parent recklessness OF his plunges, and
they predicted brief career for him
the end being his burial under an enor
nous debt Instead he emerged with
millions to his credit Being still n
bachelor. ne concluded to see the
world. not OH the outside. but on the
inside. With keen insight Into hu
man nature he knew that there are
but few things In the world money will
not buy. He had gone practically to
work TO gain IN admission to British
society, selecting Topplngton, an impe
cunious nobleman OF excellent lineage
whatever that means, and one Of the
best social engineers In London.
lie advised with Toppington as to
what lady he should reserve for him
self to tnkc into dinner, and Topping
ton told him that Gladys PoindexteT
would be as well worth cuitivating as
any one TOppington also explained
thnt Gladys WIS ignorant of the fact
that her presence had been purchased
and II she got an inkllng OF It the
Polndexters from that moment must
be counted out from their calculations
Springer was especially attentive To
this information. He had q keen ap
probation of values and values Of DIFF
ferent kinds Moreover, he appreciat
ed the difference between moral and
money values. He had no permanent
use for these people whom he hnd
bought and was interested I'm meeting
one whom he could not buy. He was o
bright fellow and good conversa.
tionallst. lie devoted his exclusive
attention to Gladys Poindexter, re
framing from being diverted from her
at any time by others. There are three
stages Of refinement-viZ, not enough
Ia sufficiently and too much Springer
belonged to the middle Of these three
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