Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

showed HIM COncuSlVey how so many millionaire as
prants had wrecked all their chances of getting into
Society by some bit of nggardly economy might call
it downright If you have assured position
if you have actually arrived then you afford to
be near. This special privilege, indeed might say
frequent practice, of many OF our leading millionaire
families The trump card for the Blnns plunge.
A for vast wealth and accommodating power must
be lived up to by him. He the point.
THEN as to myself. The confidential secretary bust
ness could be carried on downtown. | would not
make my residence with the family, because did not
want to be taken for species OF upper steward would
act in advisory capacity told him what would re-
quire. In Newport where the preliminary canter would
be made l would have modest little establishment,
in keeping with my own station, and would have to
have man servant and trap Motors were just com
ing in, and were not generally used. In New York
would live at the club, have my chambers. At pres
ent l was, he knew, connected with brokers firm
had chosen this business because it me free hours
and could take any little commission flyers on the side
His steward, whom | should appoint, would have
supervision of all household expenses; but every bill
had to be brought to would supervise all invita-
ton lists invite the guests arrange every detail OF
every entertainment. In fact would consider the
Blinns my guests and | as the host.
Then came the question Of compensat,ona delcate
secretaryship. The salary demanded thought
comparatively modest, but about double the amount
Bnn had placed the ultimate figure he had intended
to give will not give the amount Why should |!
However, maysay that it represented the income of
couple of hundred thousand dollars We agreed that
either of us could withdraw from agreement at
time. l had reckoned that with the salary basis
and the legitimate opportunities the position assured
the agreement for the time satisfactory.
If he had fallen into other hands, female
male, he might have been fayed alive. Both of us
knew what to expect, and could save him thousands
of dollars in the administration of the household posi-
ton in which neither he who had not the time nor the
experience, his wife his daughter had the ability
And if l made good-wel what did want. How
natural it would be that should find myself even in
short while the holder of seat in the Stock Exchange
the moneyed partner in Wall Street concern. And
although considered this affair of honor and one
the details of which we would not care to have known or
be placed the ordinary business basis concluded
to write letters to each other and keep the duplicates
Perhaps you may think that this arrangement
preposterous. Not at ALL l have had 1mita
tors, and if you will look into the history of
some recent Newport campaigns that have led
to good results you will find the answer to
the query as to how more than clever
Young fellow with good looks and assured
position, as far as position can be assured, has
suddenly found funds sufficient to put him at -
the head of profitable Wall Street enterprise -
And it was much more to the credit of this N u
that than to go the old way of ten years EMk>
ago, dawdling through the twenty-four hours aAs-
different clubs in town the Reading Room Nv Nm
at Newport. with other occupation than MIMI
staring from street windows piazza playing NsM
cards, and crooking ones elbow. EHHM
THAT night, in the solitude of my bachelor lAAy
retreat went the ground carefully WRN
l laid my plans for the first onset: will say NH
here that before had decided that l could AAW
take up the Blnns and carry them on to vic VNM
tory had known of certain conditions that AfA
existed at Newport just at that time, and that hV
is why had accepted that place for the basis "
of operations. 1t to be bold move, II
dash to the Pole.
The period not remote from that in
which we took up arms and went to the sea
in ships to fight for Cuba libra. The reign OF
Ward McAllster Harry Lehr had IK
not come into merry prominence. Mrs. Aston, We
the grdnde dame and acknowledged leader, had
decided to remain abroad until late in August.
The Vanderblts in mourning, and Mrs Stuyvesant
Fish not going to open the Crossways. have de-
cd a nv
aties into my narratve but they historical per-
sonaaes and what they did and what they did do