Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-03-02
Tom Grover S
Courtship
By SARAH BAXTER

Ciety for a consideration and $4,000
placed where 1t would do the most
good, and here ! am placed In posi-
tion that should insure my Punishment
from any respectable social circle"
'Weally, Mr.. Grover, II
II would rather" the other went on
angrily, "have had this happen in any
other family than the Grosvenors.
This check Is returned by Marian
Grosvenor, every inch lady, with a
note as cutting as a Saracen scimitar
don't care so much for my ruin with
London society as l do for the opinion
of Miss Grosvenor.
"You will not be ruined with London
society on this account, Mr.. Grover.
the Grosvenor family. ! have been
sending such checks to Lady Gros-
venor 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, If an entrance
TO It can be bought, society Is also In
terested in keeping such slips as this
in the dark. But, as / have said, the
Grosvernors are not likely to men
ton II"
mot even Miss MarianT
Good gracious, man, do you sur
pose she would publish such a matter
about her own motherf
81 must straighten the matter out
with this high spirited young woman
If it requires ten years and my for.
tune. You understand the family pc
culiaritles better than |; tell me OF
some favorable point of attack"
Lord Titewad spent some time In
thought, during which Grover walked
the floor like n fretful tiger; then the
former said:
miss Grosvenor is much interested
in the Waterloo hospital"
The American looked at him tnquir
ingly for few moments. then said
II see That will do, Lord Titewad.
You need not concern yourself any fur
ther in my introduction to London So
ciety Had l known how you intend
ed to work 1t / should have declined
your proposition. l supposed you would
use the funds | 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 1t 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 Gros-
venor another note, saying that he
was used to making gifts at Christmas,
but being In a strange land he knew
not where to bestow them and would
she kindly help him out. Miss Gros
venor returned list of two charitable
Institutions, church that needed com
pletion and the names and addresses
of nine poor families in whom she |
took an interest. Mr.. Grover inclosed |
a 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 love ar |
fair had been begun and nipped in the |
bud by an error. And yet he was as
Tar from restoration as ever. Having |
been placed In the position of having |
tried to buy her acquaintance. If 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 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 II 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 very round
about and expensive one, but when he
reached the last stage 1t was very sim
lle. Miss Grosvenor replied that 1t |
would be very ungracious for him to
ieave 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.
Il cannot be expected that the meet.
ing between the two could occur with
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