The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-17
Tom Grover $
Courtship
BY SARAH BAXTER
By SARAH BAXTER

What does this mean, Lord lite
wadT" asked Tom Grover, a young
American multimillionaire. you agreed
to engineer my entree into London 80
ciety for q consideration and $4,000
placed where it would do the most
good, and here l am placed in a posi-
ton that should insure my Punishment
from any respectable social circle"
"Weally, Mr.. Grover, IL
Il would rather" the other went on
angrily. shave had this happen in any
other family than the Grosvenors.
This check Is returned by Marian
Grosvenor. every inch a lady, with q
note as cutting as a Saracen scimitar.
I don't care so much for my ruin with
London society rs 1 do for the opinion
Of Miss Grosvenor."
you will not be ruined with London
society on this account, Nj. Grover.
for the matter will lever pass beyond
the Grosvenor family. I have been
sending such checks to Lady Groe.
for several years. When the
note containing this one was delivered
Lady Grosvenor was out Of town, and
It fell into the hands of Miss Marian.
As for London society, II an entrance
to it can be bought, society is also in
terested in keeping such slips as this
in the dark. But, as I have said, the
Grosvernors are not likely to men
ton it"
mot even Miss Marian"
"Good gracious. man. do you sup
pose she would publish such a matter
about her own mother?"
II must straighten the matter out
with this high spirited young woman
IL It requires ten years and my for.
tune. You understand the family Pc
culiafities better than 1; tell me OF
some favorable point Of attack"
Lord Tftewad spent some time in
thought. during which Grover walked
the floor like a fretful tiger; then the
former said:
Miss Grosvenor is much interested
in the Waterloo hospital"
The American looked at him fnquir-
ingly for a few moments. then said:
II see. That will do. Lord Titewad.
You need not concern yourself any fur
Their in my introduction to London so
ciety. Had I known how you intend
ed to work it I should have declined
your proposition. l supposed you would
use the funds l advanced in business
operations which would bring me into
contact with men of social influence"
There is "a large amount unex-
pended"
Keep 1t. Good morning"
Grover wrote the young lady whose
feelings had been injured, explaining
the matter as best he could and beg.
ging her to accept the check which he
made payable to her order in behalf Of
any good work she might select. On
receipt of her reply it was evident that
the lady was somewhat placated, for
she wrote that she had been much
pleased to learn that Mr.. Grover was
not responsible for the insult that had
been offered, and she had turned in
his donation to the Waterloo hospital.
Grover dropped the matter for the
time, but when the Christmas holidays
were approaching he wrote Miss eros
venor another note, saying that he
was used to making gifts at Christmas.
but being In q strange land he knew
not where to bestow them and would
she kindly help him out. Miss eros
venor returned a list of two charitable
institutions. a church that needed CON-
pletion and the names and addresses
Of nine poor families in whom she
took an interest MI. Grover Enclosed
q check for $1,000. a thousand each for
the church and the institutions and the
rest to be distributed among the poor
by Miss GrosvenOr according TO her
own sweet will
Mr.. Grover had now spent 10000
through a girl with whom a love az
fair had been begun and nipped in the
bud by an error. And yet he was as
far from restoration as ever. Having
been placed in the position of having
tried to buy her acquaintance. II he
asked for it now 1t would still look
like an attempt at purchase. On the
other side, the girl felt so sensitive
about the revelation that her mother
was keeping up the family status by
such questionable means that she
would not suggest a resumption Of the
acquaintance.
However. the barrier between them
did not remain there long. On Dec. 80
he wrote Miss Grosvenor that on New
Years day in America calls were in or
der and If she would graciously permit
him to make on her the only call he
cared to make in London he would not
trouble her further. for he was about
to sail for home.
Growers attempt to make Miss Gros-
venor's acquaintance was a very round,
about and expensive one. but when he
reached the last stage It was very sim
pie. Miss Grosvenor replied that It
would be very ungracious for him to
leave London without giving her an
opportunity to thank him for the gen.
erous gifts he had bestowed on the
London poor and suffering. She would
be delighted to receive him.
It cannot be expected that the meet
ing between the two could occur with
ont embarrassment on both sides. Mr..
Grover had the tact to make his call
900 chnrf O3vln0 sAlno frSmno6 Nn