Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-05-25
The Part Played by
Miss Dudley
IL Did Not Result Exactly
as Was Expected
By ETHEL HOLMES

them. A girl angnteO, ana anotner
girl came out of the house and took
the new arrival In her arms; then, each
encircling the others waist, they passed
into the house.
Later they sat on the porch together.
The newcomer said:
We'll, Clara, I'm here. What can
do for you"
II want you to act part"
Are you to give up your place for
movie pIayF Surely the pictures will
be beautiful"
mo movie play; the real thing"
Go ON. You interest me-"
you know that am very rich"
II certainly do, having experienced
many taste of your fortune"
1--WE rich girls when it comes to mar
rage are at great disadvantage"
Il thought it was we dowerless girls
who suffer In that respect"
you know very we'll that mean we
wish to be loved for ourselves and we
are usually loved for our possessions"
That's better than not being loved
at ALL"
stop your nonsense till l have fin
ished. What have to say is serious.
OF course marriage In the case of girl
who has a fortune necessarily becomes
something Of commercial matter.
She is expected to get an equivalent
from the man she mar1ies."
"lnclined. you mean"
81 uIInnnSo A match I'm bno,,
ranged by mutual friends whom l met
i'll England between me and Lord Ed
monston. He is heir to the title, but
there is no estate; at least 1t is largely
encountered"
"The commercial part OF 1t all is that
you are to go into matrimonial part
nership. he to furnish the title. you the
wherewithal to keep it up"
"Bluntly but truthfully stated New.
ertheless we women prefer to be loved
by the man we marry. Edmonston
and | have never met. He Is coming
tomorrow to make my acquaintance
and will remain here so long as he
likes. Now,sI wish you to be / while
am you. shall try to win his heart,
he supposing his interest is In you. Do
you seer"
Ruth Dudley looked serious.
"Yes; see plainly. but suppose you
fall to induce him to give up the rich
girl fer the poor glrl2 Where will
be? Your mother from the time was
baby saved me from poverty and all
that means to child in its future sta
ton In life. This she did by using that
fortune you now possess. You ask me
to dOthat which in case your plan fails
will lay me open to charge of base
ingratitude."
They We're sitting side by side on a
wicker bench. Clara Kimball put an
arm around her friends waist, drew
her to her, kissed her and said:
Ruth, dear. If my plan fails l shall
rejoice to greet you as Lady Edmon-
stOn."
THANK you, Clara. have no ambi-
ton to marry a man with something
to live up to and nothing to do it on"
But Miss Dudley was persuaded to
do that against which her inclinations
as we'll as her Judgment rebelled. 1t
was the obligation that compelled her.
She accepted the situation, resolving
that II she could antagonize Lord Ed.
mOnston she would certainly do so.
AIRS. Kimball, Claras mother, was
the only person in the house besides
these two, excepting the servants, and
she was in her daughters secret. She
was to keep out Of the way except so
far as she would be needed as chap
eron. Lord Edmonston arrived, and
Ruth received him as his prospective
hancee. There are good men In the
British aristocracy and there are men
who do not deserve to be classed as
men. Edmonston belonged to the for.
mer class.
EdmOnston did what would naturally
have been expected Of him under the
:ircumstances-he showed preference
for the girl he supposed to be the heir
ess. Ruth treated him, to say the least,
without cordiality. Clara did her best
to please him. Edmonston appeared to
accept the situation and showed him.
self disposed toward the company of
Clara. It must have been evident to
him that he had not made a good i'm.
preston on the supposed heiress, but
that her friend was quite pleased with
him. What he really thought or felt
neither of the girls knew. When the
first day Of his visit ended the girls
before going to bed held conference
and the real Ruth congratulated the
real Clara on the way the plan was
working.
at bids fair" said Ruth, Ito be
very pretty romance with a delightful
denouement."
"YOu shall come and live with me at
Edmonston CASTLE" said Clara.
Ruth" said Clara one morning, "this
is downright sel6shness on my part. If
| am to have a coroRet and a fortune
you should have at least a fortune.
have written Duncan Swift to come up
for the week end. Set your cap for
him He's very wealthy and fine fel-
low. He indicated to me once that 1t
would be good plan to unite our for
tunes, but neither loved the other. and
declined. Besides, 1t has always been
my ambition to marry nobleman."
"At any rate," replied Ruth, another