The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-04-03
A COMPLICATED
CASE
It Resulted From an En-
deayOr to Make q Match
BY r. A. mitchell

ssySSssee>s~es>e$t s*&e&
Suits for breach OF promise are not
always the vulgar affairs to which we
are accustomed, though admit that
many which are made public are not
very sweet smelling.
Kate Devereaux was my chum in the
womans college, and confess abe fas-
cfnated me. Girls who have brothers
are fond Of picking out wives for them,
and it usually happens that the brother
doesn't see the matter In the same
light as the sister az all. When I told
Ralph that proposed to make match
for. him with my college chum he
showed no interest I'm the proposition
whatever.
wait till you see her." said to him.
II she is as homely and uninterest-
ing as most Of the girls you have
picked out for me-" he replied, II don't
want to see herr
invited Kate to spend the spring
recess with me- had been Just as
stupid In telling her that had a broth
er for her as had been in telling
Ralph that had q chum for him,
though my plan was rather q fancy
than serious intention. was quite
curious to see how these two persons
who had been thus informed would
greet each other. Ralph and went to
the station to meet my guest, and did
not have good opportunity TO see how
they were impressed with each other.
After our return home said to Ralph:
Well, what do you think Of herr
Shes not 80 homely ais the rest of
your favorites,~ was his only reply.
asked Kate II she did not think my
brother q fine fellow, and she said,
Very nice" but In an Indifferent tone.
We were all together for two weeks,
with other young persons OF our bunch.
but could not see that Ralph and
Kate were especially interested In each
other. Ralph seemed rather to favor
another girl and Kate another man. II
struck me that had made new fail
ure IN picking ont G wife for Ralph,
but as I have said, my doing 80 was
not a matter OF great concern to me,
and ! thought no more about It.
Kate and went back to college, ana
since we were TO graduate In June, we
were absorbed In our preparations for
the final exams and commencement.
Ralph came to see me graduate. Kate
took part In the graduating exercises
OF the class, and asked Ralph II she
didn't look very sweet In her pure
white costume. He replied Indifferent
" that all girl graduates looked sweet.
Kate invited me to spend q few
weeks with her after our graduation,
and We left college together. The day
after our arrival at her home Kate took
me into her, room and said to me:
"Estelle, ! have a very unpleasant
announcement to make to you.''
do tell me what It isr' I said,
catching my breath.
i am going to bring a suit against
your brother for breach OF promise Of
marriage
looked at her with as much amaze
ment as II she had drawn a pistol and
ordered me to throw up my hands.
"When-how-wheref"- began, but
got no further.
you may remember what you said /
about Ralph to me before we met.
Well, ! had no sooner gone TO your
house for the spring recess than Ralph
began to make love to me. Fortunate
~ ! did not trust him and showed little
interest. When we returned to college
he wrote me letters repeating what he
had said to me- We met several times
after that-without your knowledge
and I.accepted him. have no doubt
now that he was simply DESTROYS to
make conquest. for when he came on
at commencement he treated me very
coolly. not mentioning our engage
ment. Now. don't you think, dear, that
such treatment merits punishment
i certainly do. but
"But what7'
I'm surprised that You should think
OF making the affair public
s.Estelle, you are barking back to
time when we women were expected
to suffer any treatment from men they
felt disposed to give US and hide our
feelings Of grief or resentment under a
bushei. A time has come when such
self abnegation has passed. take
this step not because wish tom
deed, on your account especially /
dread it-but because deem it my
duty to do So"
could not but admit that In princi-
pie Kate was right, but In this particu-
lar instance something must be done to
stop such proceeding cut short my
visit, returning home at once called
Ralph into the library, where we were
alone. and after telling him that
knew Of his outrageous conduct told
him that Kate In justice to her sex
was about to bring suit against him
for breach Of promise
How much damage does she claimT"
he asked imperturbably.
"RaIphf' I cried. what do you
meant Yen don't mean that you are
going to let this disgraceful conduct
stand; that you intend to keep up this
treatmentY'
what can do? You tell me that
you wish me to marry your college
chum. You bring her home with you for
vacation. She. having been Informed
by you that am to make love to her
and marry her, acts accordingly. act
accordingly too. She takes it all seri-
ously, whereas We were both deferring
to your wishes
"Oh. Ralphn