The Press., 1916-01-12

'lf his mother were here she would
take him away" said another. 'She
thinks that a poor professor should
marry some money. This girl, Judging
from her clothes. Is AZ poor ns he.
Put number of young persons OF
opposite sex under the same roof With
nothing to do but make merry ANA
tiirt, and those who are naturally ak.
simiative will very soon assinilatc.
Professor Elliot. alias Robert The but
Ter. soon became absorbed la Miss
Abercrombie. ana vice versa.
The second day after her arrival
Miss Abercrombie went 10 the hostess.
confessed that she was Seamstress
and. since the Sinclair Inn was alto
gether too expensive for her. said she
must leave ut once. whereupon Mrs. Sin,
clair told her she might pay what she
could afford. This somewhat dampcncd
the enthusiasm OF the house party. for
seamstress was persona non grnta
to most of the men and all the women.
From this time OH all except Elliot
gave their attention largely to other
matters. lie. despite the fact that Miss
Abercrombie had turned out n seam
stress, seemed unable to withdraw his
attentions from her
The guests were invited for two
weeks. After the first week they tired
of keeping up the sham that had been
devised and would have abandoned IL
but for the hostess who would not con-
sent. Despite her efforts TO prevent.
most of them turned a cold shoulder TO
tyC A hs,Ys. anil fn pnf
position was complicated. he was
playing part humber than Miss
Abercrombie's position. How could he
abandon 1t and become his real selff
What he had entered upon MS a joke,
when revealed. would likely not be con-
sidcred such by the girl, but offensive.
| Surprising he confessed his true char.
| acter he did ret care to marry a
seamstress, and she would consider
that he had won her dishonorably.
A young person OF either sex when
once thoroughly In love Is likely To
throw prudence to the winds. Elliot
forgot his mothers plans for him-the
fact that as college professor he
should marry Il woman Of some
means; that a seamstress would likely
have Il lot of relatives that would not
| at all accord with the families OF his
associate professors. One evening, sit
| ting alone IN the cleaning with Nil.
dred Abercrombic, while 1.-The htful
freight danced upon the WALL" he for
| got himself so far as TO make love TO
her, and that, of course, with AN hon.
orable man led to confession Of who
and what he was and a proposition of
| marriage.
Miss Abercrombie did not reproach
him for having won her as an inferior
when he was superior. After little
thought she told him that she could
not think of marrying one SO far above
her. He argued that she was refined
and he would never be ashamed OF
her, but she gave no evidence that he
had overcome her scruples.
When the party broke up II was re,
GREETED that Miss Abercrombie had
turned out so low in the social scale,
for otherwise the farce that had been
played might have had merry end.
ing. As IL was, few OF the party took
: the trouble to bid her goodhy. She
gave Elliot the privilege OF calling
once at her humble home. giving him
her address.
| Soon after his return TO his home
he took train for the city In which
Miss Abercrombie lived ana started
for the address she had given him.
The street was eminently respectable.
and he thought there must be some
mistake. When he reached the house
he found II palatial. Thinking Miss
Abercrombie had given him the nd
dress of family for whom she was
sewing, he paused, then went UP 10 the
door and rang the bell. A butler show
ed him into u drawing room and went
away to announce the visitor
Presently there was a footstep on
the main staircase, and Miss Aber-
crombie entered the room. Her APP
parel was I'm accord with her present
position, and he knew that she was a
lady.
Did you suppose she asked, smil-
ing, "that one who had been always
used to butler would mistake you
for oneT
What fool / was to listen to the
story that you were a seamstrcss! i
should have known better"
You played your part we'll"
You played yours to perfection. You
should be on the stage"
Then began renewal Of the court
ship.
Elliot's mother was well pleased
with his marriage, for his wife brought
HIM fortune. As for the guests at
the Sinclair inn, they were surprised
and ashamed, hut young Mrs, Elliot
and Mrs, Sinclair became fast friends,