Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-02-23
HOW SHE
GOT HIM
BY ELEANOR MARSH


only thing that viii do IT,"
"ls he oposcd ~ marriage"
"lle won't listen a. IT,"
"Nhat Is his obiculpnT
why you know, Harry Inherited all
his graudfalhcrs estate, nearly mil
lion, and he has been turget for
marrIagcable girls ever since, They
have simply disguised him."
Mrs, Oglclhopc said nothing for
some time, She was thinking, Final.
~ she broke silence.
81 think | know OF n plan that will
settle him. You know Madge Claver
iugy Well, You send larry TO me for
the first fortnight In April I'll have
Madgc with me- ana with little
coachlng believe she viii do what
you wish"
"Madge Is II good Girl, aud / would
be glad 10 see Harry settle down with
her"
Henry Perkins, through his mothers
influence was induced 10 90 to Mrs,
OglcthorpcE, Madgc was on hand,
ready Tor pUsllIoNs'
nave Il young glll WIN me, sald
MIS' 'E''lnorIe' whom WISH you
TO meet. You viii find her somewhat
u'IF''Sru' "ul rust "'N"'Ia'loh WIN
you will make her feel more cheer
ful"
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l"e e"I'" l"o '"'' WAS del'calelN
niouN"l OUT ny M"u-c mat llel'v Ier'
hlIIS WIS NOT worthy 10 loosen MS
SnooN'
FOR ,ne nrst 'ilhe III MS NE ier"'hS
loul'u hillScIi 'uIIeu uo"h lor announcer
man lls'eau ol pellS cohSluored an
AuoiIls' MI "IpoS was 'he AuoiI'S, Al
HISt henry "aI'eu 10 get away from
" glrl VINO was forever talking ABOUT
aho'her man. out alter aWhiIe ne De
came AMBITIOUS 10 eliminate TINS re.
IiarkapIe creature III MS own laNor'
Are you college graduatei asked
Madge one day OF Henry
eS; I'm Il NllllalnS man
where Is Williams college, | new
er heard OF II. | suppose II Is one OF
the small institutions. MI GlbbS grad
uated at Harvard lie lea ms class
for four years and took most of the
prizes. He was president of his class
and class orator
WAS he given to athlctics|
YES; he was captain oi the football
ana baseball teams and stroke oar IN
the university crew.
"Anything elSeT'
Madgc looked offended, ON her face
was an expression Signifying "Nho
are you to Snccr at the exploits OF
man"
Now. Madgc was the first girl who
had not literally thrown herself at
Henry Perkins. anG she was constant.
w CRYING him down by comparison
He was Irritatcd; his self esteem was
injured. For the first time in his life |
he hungered for bit of cncomium |
from a girl When he found that he |
could not excite her admiration he en-.
dcavored TO excite her sympathy. He |
had his troubles like every one else.
and he told them 70 her. I'm this he |
was moro successful. If She could !
not admire him she could Mt least pity
him. This brought them trine closer
together Gradually Mr. Gibbs faded
1Wav and shortly before Perkins Wis
II was finished the immaculate figure
was taken down from his undcstol
That was fine beginning of #. The
next time Mr. Perkins lougcd for SYM
Datby he sought Miss Cl0vcrinr. She
had become sufficiently wconed from
Mr. Gibbs 70 he very cordioI to Mr.