The Mount Holly news., 1916-12-05
others. l am so absorbed In my vari-

GUS WOTkS JHdL
81 understand. You, being woman
of means, can make comfortabl not
to say luxurious, home for yourself
while l, being a man Of fortune, am
condemned to live at a hotel. Your
interest In the rest Of us is all the
more commendable from its unselfsh-
ness"
Then shall expect you on next
Friday evening at my house, No. =
- avenueT
Il shall most assuredly be there"
For the present we have decided to
enroll only persons of about the same
grade of refinement, though we hope
In time to form subsidiary assemblies
covering other grades"
Miss Warf1eld arose to take her de-
parture, and Mr.. Farrand saw her to
her carriage. that was waiting at the
door. He looked longingly at the seat
beside her, SO longingly that she asked
II he would not permit her to drive
him to his hotel He accepted the In
vitation, and as they were driven
NWoJ hC oO4u4tlC0 " InG ldOly IudI u6
had no private conveyance Having
no one to ride with him, he could
not enjoy riding, and, as for going to
and coming from his Office, he needed
the exercise of walking Miss Warfeld
declared that she used her carriage
only in her daily work for the benefit
Of the needful, but If Mr.. Farrand
would permit her to call for him oc-
casionally at the bank she would be
happy to take him for a spin in the
park or in the country. To this he
cheerfully assented.
When Mr.. Farrand alighted at his no
tel and went up to his room he did not
notice its loneliness. He was filed
with new hope. The CHEEKY smile of
Miss Warfield looked at him from the
bare walls, and he was picturing, not
a room, but whole house, tastefully
furnished, maids in black and white
uniforms moving hither and thither,
an odor of flowers issuing from con-
servatory, cheerful fire burning in
the library and, better than all, that
trim little woman sitting at the other
end of the dinner table, commencing
to him this or that Wand which she
had especially provided for him.
When the evening for the assembly
came around Mr.. Farrand was indis-
posed and unable to attend. He sent
a carload of flowers with which to
decorate the rooms and few evenings
later called on Miss Warfleld to ex-
press his regret that he had been pre-
vented from being present. The lady
regretfully told him that her plan had
not been oversuccessful. The women
had shrunk from meeting the men with
the avowed purpose of matrimony; and
most Of the men had admitted that un-
less they could marry women much
younger than themselves they did not
care to marry at all.
"My dear Miss Warheld," said Mr..
Farrand feelingly, II deeply sympa-
th1ze with you in the failure Of your
plan, which is an excellent one If
these persons have not the common
practical sense to take advantage Of
1t they alone are to blame. AS for
myself, having joined the association.
/ am not minded to resign from it. If
you and I are its only members, be
1t So"
Il fear we are" was the lugubrious
rejoinder.
'In that case 1 shall do the only
thing in my power to save your scheme
from being an absolute failure Let
there be at least one result Of your ad-
mirable intentions. I being the only
man in the association and you the
only woman, it is obligatory upon us
to show these foolish persons what they
have thrown over their shoulders"
This was all there was to Mr.. Far
rand's proposal. Had he talked as a
lover is supposed to talk he would
have spoiled it all As it was, Miss
Warfeld promised to take the matter
under consideration and in due time
gave him an affirmative answer.
Mr.. Farrand now luxuriates in the
home he pictured on the evening Of
the day he first met Miss Warfield
Maids in black and white uniform
move hither and thither, an odor Of
flowers issues from the conservatory,
and, better than all, a wife sits op-
pOsite him at cable.