The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-12
A Scheme
That allied
Illustrating a Feminine Trait
Not to Be Ignosed.
By F. A Mitchell

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thing for us to call on my aunt tc
receive her congratulations. My
aunt never made calls herself and
was double the age Of either Of US
Besides, it was understood that
was down in her will for the princi-
pal part of her fortune. Phoebe
said that she would rather take a
whipping than go to be inspected,
but there was no way out Of it, and
she consented.
We had not long been settled be-
fore my aunt said to us: aThere is
a protegee Of mine, Mabel Mary
weather, whom / have brought TO
visit me for the season, and / wish
to see her engaged before her re-
turn to her country home, where
she seldom sees a man and conse-
quently has no matrimonial oppor-
tunities. Tom Singleton has been
attentive 10 her, and | believe that
for some time they have been on
the border Of an engagement. /
wish to bring the affair to a crisis
as soon as possible, for spring is not
far Of. When the season closes |
60 for my annual trip southwark
and must send Mabel home.
Now, wish you two TO help me
in a little scheme l have in INV
mind to bring Tom and Mabel to-
gether. 1t Is for me TO get the four
Of You here, and you, John, / wish
10 be attentive to Mabel, while You,
Miss - Il mean Phoebe), devote
yourself to Tom. Each Of the two
incipient lovers will be frightened
for fear Of the loss of the other, and
the match viii be assured. OF
course they are not to know that
you two are engaged
Both Phoebe and received this
proposition with frown.
But, Mrs. Perkins," Phoebe be-
gan, "you forget that we are just
engaged, and
aGood gracious, Aunt Caroline,
do you suppose you can make a
dummy lover out Of a man who has
recently become q real one
"Now, don't be silly" resumed
my aunt. cit is because you are en-
gagged that / have selected you for
my purpose. You both know that
what attention you give elsewhere is
simply to please me. You under
stand that the whole affair, so far
as you are concerned, is the same
as personating q character on the
stage. The consequence is that
there viii be no jealousy on your
part; you are simply to excite it in
the others"
ooh, wen do what we can in the
aunt, / said. won't we,
Phoebes" | gave Phoebe look as
much as to say, leave it to me. !"
So she said Of course anything that
my aunt wished would be cheerfully
acceded to By her.
Everybody being satisfied, my
aunt told us that she would expect
US to dinner on the following
Wednesday, when we would meet
Miss Maryweather and DIR. Single
ton, and the curtain was to rise on
the play.
On that first meeting my aunt as
signed me to take Miss Maryweather
N to dinner, and Singleton was
chosen to escort Phoebe.
was between two fires. If / did
hot appear to be attracted BY Miss
Afaryweather I would displease my
lunt. If / did l would displease
Phoebe. On one Of these women
lung q fortune which | had been
brought up to consider my own IN
line. On the other hung my life's
happiness. / concluded to please
nv aunt. If | displeased my fan
ZEE possibly the matter could be
made up.
In order to feel free to act natu-
ally ceased to look at either my
unit or Phoebe, but gazed straight
nto the eyes Of Miss Maryweather.
was quite in my element. The
irl was pretty and attractive, and
confess that as play sectors have /,
/, began TO feel the part. One
RAFT in my character is when / set
ut to do thing to do it for all It
worth. | began by attempting
D make Singleton believe he was
/ danger Of losing his girl and end
with the best job Of lovemaking
/ the presence of others that
ave ever accomplished.
What was going on at the table
idn't know. NY aunt's voice I sell
ON heard; Phoebe's voice did not :
ear at all. Singleton was evidently
eeping up the conversation.
What / did not know then I i
armed afterward to my horror. r
hoehe's eyes were upon me all the .
lille. her expression growing every Z
mute more lowering. nv aunt 4
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