Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-02-14
SHE GOT A
HUSBAND
But Not In the Regu-
lar Way
BY r. A. mitchell

My dear Margaret" wrote Miss
Frances Pomeroy to her friend, Miss
Jaqueline Seaton, IL have had the time
of my life. 1t has been unique. have
not only spent chill November in
warm climate, but have done so mas
querading DO you remember when we
were sophomores how Bess Wharton
and | dressed ourselves as boys, went
out on to the campus, kicked football
and were ordered Off by the college au-
thorties? And perhaps you will re-
member what good looking boy l
made-to say nothing Of Bess.
We'll. we were caught. as you know,
going into your room, and the whole
thing came out. The faculty notified
us that our presence was no longer re-
quired at the university and we were
directed to repair to our homes | ex-
pected to meet with very cold recep-
tiun there, and so | did at first. but
when told the whole story to papa he
laughed and said. I didn't believe when
you went 10 college that you would be-
have yourself with sufficient circum-
spection to get through. and I'm not
disappointed. Dear old pappy! never
could do anything that would seem ter
rible IN his eyes. and even II did |
always knew how to get round him so
that II shouldn't count against me.
1T was two years ago that | took
leave, prematurely. Of my alma mater
i hnrn thaf Nhn dap mill xurh
l shall regret my folly. I'm nineteen
years old, and II hadn't been expelled
from college | would now be dignlhed
senior. I'm going to tell you story
that puts that sophomore episode I'm
the shade. Compared with what I've
been doing. the first was a mere bagn-
telle.
Last spring ! was very much run
down in health. Papa and mamma
worried about me just as II had been
good and took me out on farm, hop.
ing would get better. But | didn't
think | was plning for something out
OF the general run. don't you know;
bit of spice in my diet At any rate.
such an opportunity occurred. and this
is how II came.
Mother has an old friend she hadn't
seen for years, n Mrs. varney. The
Varneys are rich and have both sum.
mer and a winter home. Their winter
home is In the center of an orange
grove In Florida. After we got home In
September mamma wrote Mrs varney,
telling her that she was worried about
my health and said she feared | would
need to go south for the winter, but
you know our income Is small. and
travelling and putting up at hotels are
expensive, and ! knew well enough that
we couldn't afford to make such trip,
for mamma wouldn't take me without
papa, and for the three of us the outlay
would be something awful
Mamma. IN reply TO her letter. re-
ceived an invitation for me 10 visit the
Varneys on their orange plantation.
had been referred to as Frank, and
when | read Mrs Vnrney's letter | saw
at once that she thought ! was boy.
My son Albert, who has charge of the
plantation. she wrote. every morning
rides over It and IL constantly In the
open air attending TO the needs OF the
trees' tne packing OF tne oranges OF
some sucn matter -FOUR son can go
win NM unu ! uon uoupt Iiat w,lh-
Al 40" "eeAs ne WIN S"o" cohS'uer'
"Di1 improvements
Weh' ho"' just InIi'k VI riuine apout
WI i'" yVuns inu" 'n"' why. inen 'no
Iuea sot in'o my menu "nnt Ihrk
wouIu pe 70 20 riuins urouhu WIN nun,
ho. as sni' pu' ns 'ne ooy nc 'houBht
u,e' 1 eou'un set u Out !. STUCK nnu
siIineieu "nu si'ninereu anu stucA un'
VI inaue w my n''nu ! WIS soins "
uo .nat very uiihB'
answered Mrs' Narneys lhVithton
myself anu uiun sny "oru apout ier
,nis'aAe VI tnat ! "as s'li' "ecepuns
ner lnVituuon ana tel,ing ner wnen
eApeceu 70 urr'Ve' Inc nrst prepnrn-
uoh 4 lnaue was 10 nave lou OF mems
efo'nes senI nome " Wy on anu hept
what ntted me, sehulng the rest Dack'
"nat an easy tllne tne men nave Duy'
ing their ciothes! why 10 Duy aS much
"omeHs uings as ! Dougnt mehs IN
mar an hour "oulu require from one 10
TWO months ana no emo OF trouble.
beiore ! starteu mother said' now
srank' IL you DehaVe yourseii ana drop
your prunAs you may chtch the young
oN" $3.50