Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-04-21


penter, Since Miss Broadnax's father
had made his money out of the bones
Of rotting animals the structures In
volved In her denunciation of these oc-
equations did not come with good
grace.
A certain Miss MacKnight, whose IA
Their had been judge on the bench. on
hearing of Miss Broadnax's remarks
said that the world had improved In
It's estimate Of persons In separating
those of refinement from their occupa.
tons; that It was possible for plumber,
counter jumper" Or carpenter to be
a refined man and II was possible for
a gentleman to engage In the manu-
facture of fertilizing material.
This bit Of repartee was appreciate
ed by those OF the old school who were
not especially pleased with Miss Brod.
nax's assumption OF the right to turn
down persons on account OF their occu-
pations However, Miss Broadnax from
her own standpoint won signal vic
tory.
One day an automobile drew up IN
haste In front Of Mrs. Bradbury's
house. Mr.. Treat got out, hustled into
the car and was carried away. II 80
happened that Miss Broadnax was
passing Mrs. Bradbury's at the time In
her limousine and. seeing the departure
Of Mr. Treat. took It into her head that
he had been carried away by q plain
clothes policeman. Resolving to make
sure Of the matter, she ordered her
chauffeur to follow.
Twenty miles from Glendale the auto
containing Treat drew up at large
factory. The young man nlighted and
entered one OF the buildings. Miss
Broadnax drove up to the ONCE and,
introducing herself as a daughter Of
Peter Broadnax. the great manufactur-
err Of fertilizing material, asked to be
shown through the works. Her applica-
ton was granted with alacrity, and
during her inspection she caught sight
OF Charles Treat in a pair of overalls
bending over machine.
"Grensy mechanicW she exclaimed to
herself ~ knew there was something
the matter with him. II he isn't a
criminal he's common laborer, and
that's not much better" So Miss
Broadnax was driven back to Glendale
and the next day gave out that what.
ever the Others OF the social circle did
In the premises she would no longer
countenance Mr.. Treat
There was u time when her state
ment that she had discovered that
member Of the social circle Of Glendale
worked In Overalls In a factory would
have been sufficient to eject him. In
the twentieth century there is q broad.
or view Of such matters. Mr.. Treat
was not turned down by his associates,
but was treated by different ones In
different ways. He returned to them
in few days without mentioning
where he had been and soon noticed
that something had happened. Some
OF his former associates scarcely no
ticed him, some treated him as usual.
and he noticed that Miss MacKnlght
was unusually cordial.
No one felt obliged to tell Mr.. Treat
he had been tracked to fnctory and
Ind been seen IN Overalls, and since he
was ignorant Of this fact some time
was required for him TO realize TINT no
was among certain persons persona
non grata. Naturally Miss MacKnight's
cordial treatment Of him drew him to
her, he supposing that he was nttrac-
tive to her. The young lady, unwlll-
ing that he should mistake tho cause
Of the favor she showed him. finally
told him the story OF Miss Brondnax
following him TO the factory. which
explained the GOODNESS shown him by
certain members OF the social circle.
Treat held his ground IN Glendale
I'LL the last OF August. when he depart
cd, and few days later every one OF
his associates there received an invi
tation to inspect new cannon no had
invented ut the Duckworth Arms com
pany on an early day In September.
the day after Labor day. II was the
Duckworth Arms company's factory
where Mr.. Treat had been seen In over.
ais.
Naturally the announcement that
Treat was an inventor and had per.
fected-as he had done bis own work
manship-a new cannon created quite
stir In the Glendale social circle.
There were girls In that circle who
were looking out to marry an estab
nshment and would be only too glad
to marry man In overalls II he were
successful inventor made rich by his
inventions. As to the young men, they
had long passed beyond the narrow
Ideas OF their forefathers, and there
was not one OF them who would not
gladly have stepped into the shoes OF
man who was capable OF even trying
10 Invent gun.
The invitation was generally accept
ed, the only girl declining being Miss
BrOadnax, she not having the face TO