Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23
From Farm
to City
How a Country Boy Became
a Lion In Society.
By ESTHER yANDEvEER
Sam Atkins was a farmer boy.

barn dance, and then and there had
commenced the union of hearts that
grows stronger quickly when planted
in youthful breasts. Jennie was a good
girl, a pretty girl and in every respect
worthy of Sam.
One day Sam was running his car
on the road and just about to turn into
the farm gate when he heard another
car coming behind him. Looking back
ward, he saw that it contained a wo-
man who was grasping the wheel, she
being the only person in the car She
was approaching a turn in the road
just beyond the Atkins farm, and her
eyes were fixed in terror on it. On
the outer curve was a slope, which it
was evident she dreaded, for as she
passed Sam she was crying: lover the
bank! Over the bank! Over the bankr'
Sam was off the road, so that he
escaped the car, which was evidently
beyond the iady's control. As soon as
she had passed him he gave chase,
passed her, shut off power in his ma
chine, jumped out and as the other
car went by him jumped on to the
foOtboard. Once there, he stopped the
car just as 1t was about to plunge over
the slope.
Then he saw that the woman driving
it was a lady in an immaculate cos
tune, the car being a handsome one
and containing the richest upholstery
and wraps. She tainted the moment
the danger had passed and remained
unconscious for half a minute. During
this brief interval Sam cast a glance
at his own modest ear, which had been
wrecked against a tree, then at the
sumptuous appointments of the one
he had saved
"Why didn't you shut her OFF, said
Sam.
81 was paralyzed with fear"
DO you think you can get on nowT
81 wouldn't try it again for the
world. I've been taking lessons. Thi;
is the first time have been out alone
Sam took the wheel and drove the
lady to her home, a magnificent coun
try place suited to the requirements o
a multimiliionaire. She invited hin
into the house and said to him:
But for you l would now be lynn
crushed under my car. Your a ha
been wrecked. 1 will see that a mex
one is sent you of such make as 20
may choose. This is simply to replac
your loss. For saving my life ask an.
boon, and If in my power 1t shall b
granted"
Sam protested that he had done moth
ing that any one else would not hay'
done under the circumstances and thu
lady owed him nothing. She persisted
and he said that he had always had {
fancy to 1lingle for a brief season
among persons of wealth. If the LADY
would give him an opportunity to at
tend a ball she would have repaid any
debt she might owe him.
She looked him over from head tC
foot, evidently taking in his natura.
fitness for taking a place among the
elite, then went to an escritoire and
wrote a check for $1,000, payable to
bearer, and handed it to him.
THE first thing you will need" she
said, "is clothes-I mean clothes for
daily wear and for evening dress.
Draw the money on this check and
dress yourself as a city man. Then go
to a dancing master and have him
teach ycu what he can of etiquette and
anything else you may need to fit your
self to appear in society. AS soon as
he reports TO me that you are sufficient
ly equipped for the purpose l will give
a ball at which | will introduce you to
society"
Sam held the check in his hand,
doubtful whether to accept or return
it. The lady saw what was on his
mind and told him that it would be
unkind and ungenerous In hims to re-
fuse her the privilege of r%ewarding
him for preserving her very existence.
So Sam yielded. She then wrote the
name and address of the proprietor of
a fashionable dancing school and, after
giving him such a luncheon ms he had
never sat down to before. sent him of
to prepare himself for an appearance
In a ballroom.
Sam went right away to his sweet
heart and told her of his adventure
and lis result. Jennie looked grave
and tod him that he would never be
satisfied again with country life, that
he would aspire to marry some girl
whom he would meet in high life and
all would be over between him and
his country love.
Sam protested with his lips, but not
by his looks. SO wrapt in the future
was he that he scarcely heard what
Jennie was saying. They parted, Sam
to 20 to the city to buy new clothes
and find the dancing master. Jennie
to her o to weep.
NON, Jennie was an excellent seam
stress an1 AIS ing some sewing for
a Mrs. r a wealthy woman
who spent Eor summers at her coun-
try residence, half a dozen miles from
Jennie's home. Mrs. Trehorne would
eonI hor outa for Tapnio IN tho morn