The Southern herald., 1915-02-05

could speak up a. e Meeting Of DiFeO-
tors. Until the year 1895, the restrict
ed Side-Whisker was an accepted
Trademark Of Commercial Probity.
This Facial Landscaping, the FrOck
Coat, ond steadfast devotion to Toll
ct Soap made him suitable for Ex-
hibitjon Purposes.
Frances became almost fond Of him,
after the Honeymoon evaporated and
their Romance ripened into Acquaint-
anceship.
1t was g gladsome day for both
when she traced the Dope back through
Swizzet County, Pennsylvania, and
discovered that she was an honest-to-
goodness Daughter Of the American
Revolution.
Willoughby could not ask a repre-
sentative of good-old Colonial Stock
to ride around in a stingy Coupe with
Coon planted out on the Weather
Seat.
He changed the Terms in several
Leases and was enabled to slip her q
hot Surprise on the Birthday.
When she came down the Steps for
the usual bowl along the Avenue, 30
as to get some Fresh Smoke, she be-
held rubber-tired Victoria, drawn
by two expensive Bang-Tails in jingly
Harness and surmounted by import
ant Turks in overwhelming Livery.
She was so trancified with Delight
that she went right over to Willough-
by and gave him Sweet Kiss, after
looking about rather carefully for the
exposed portion Of the Frontispiece.
Frances did a lot Of Calling within
the next two weeks, and to all those
who remarked upon the smartness Of
the Equipage, she declared that the
Man she had to put up with carried
a Throbbing Heart even If he was an
Intellectual Midge.
In the year 1918. a slender Young
Thing, all Of whose HabiIiments
seemed melting and dripping down
ward, came wearily from Stateroom
B. as the Train pulled into Reno.
Nevada.
She seemed quite alone, except for
a couple Of Maids,
After she had given Directions con-
cerning the nine Wardrobe Trunks
and the Live Stock, she was motored
to a specially reserved Cottage at
the corner of Liberty Street and Hope
Avenue.
Next day she sat at the other side
of Table from a Lawyer, removing
the poisoned Javelins from her fragile
Person and holding them up before
the shuddering Shyster
She had a Tale of Woe calculated
to pulp Heart Of Stone. In blocking
out the Afidavit, her sympathetic At
torney made Pencil Notes as follows:
Her name was Ethel Louise, IA
vorite Daughter Of Willoughby and
Frances, the well-known Blue-BloodG
Of the Western Metropolis.
She had finished of at Miss Sniff
fie's exclusive School, which over
looked the Hudson and the Common
School Branches.
After she learned how to enter 9
Ballroom and while on her way t.
attack Europe for the third time, the
Viper crossed her Pathway.
She accepted him because his name
was Hubert, he looked like an Eng
lishman, and one of his Ancestors
turned the water into Chesapeake
Bay.
While some of the Wedding Guests
were still in the Hospital, he began
to practice the most diabolical Cruel
ties.
He induced her to get on his yacht
and go cruising through the Mediter
ranean when she wanted to take ar
Apartment in Paris.
At Monte Carlo he scolded her fol
borrowing 5000 Francs from a Rus
sian Grand Duke after she went broke
at bucking the Wheel. She had mel
the Duke at a Luncheon the day be
fore and his Manners were perfect.
The Lawyer said that Hubert was 4
Pup, beyond all Cavil.
Cairo, Egypt, yielded up another
Dark Chapter Of History.