The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-10
lncognito and
lncognita
BY ELINOR MARSH

middle aged man of a maid who an
swered his call at the front door of a
handsome country residence.
"I'll see sir
The gentleman dropped a card on
the salver the maid held to him, bear
ing the name Of Alonzo Tewkesbury,
and she took it upstairs, while the gen.
tleman stepped into reception room.
Mr.. Tewkesbury had complained to
his friend Mrs. SAMSON that he had
neglected to marry during the youthful
mating period and had before him the
prospect Of living all his life without
companion or a home. Mrs. SAMSON
had replied that she had a woman
| friend who had a similar prospect be-
fore her.
"You are both we'll off, she said, Gin
this worlds goods and would make a
| good match"
| This led to an arrangement made by
| Mrs. SAMSON, with view to bringing
| the parties together, and Mr.. Tewkes-
bury was making his first call on Miss
WatriSS.
Presently woman, plainly but neat
ly dressed, came down with the card in
her hand and said:
"Mr Tewkesbury, am Miss Watriss'
housekeeper, Mrs. Hawkins. Miss Wa
triss has been unavoidably called away.
She has commissioned me to say to you
that she may return any time during
the day and if you will await her COM
ing she will be glad to see you. l am
directed to do what / can to enable you
to fill in the time. We have a fine Ii
brary, and 1 can furnish you with the
late magazines"
"H'm" said Mr.. Tewkesbury thought
fully. "Are you in Miss Watriss' con-
fidence?"
Somewhat"
care you aware of the object of this
calf"
II am"
"Then l know of no better way to
pass the time than for you to tell me
something about Miss Watriss."
Miss Watriss is simply a woman
like any other woman. She is neither
very good nor very bad. She has
good income, but finds it difficult to
live within it."
"Then you think she desires to add
to it,"
''Most assuredly. Miss Watriss is
practical. She knows that much more
can be done with union of two in
comes than with one The party of
the second part would share in this
advantage"
"She is right in that. This romance
of marrying without giving due con-
sideration to such matters pertains to
the young and foolish"
at is well that you look at it in that
light. This proposed marriage is, l
take it, on the same order as European
marriages where romance is made sub
servient to common sense"
"That's it. There is too much ro-
nance and too little sense in Ameri-
can marriages. Besides, a man of for
ty and a woman-yOu say thirtyfve?-
can't go about courtship as couple
in their teens
care there any other questions you
would like to ask?'
"You are very kind to furnish me
with this information"
"Not at all. Miss Watriss told me
before she left to answer truthfully
any questions you might ask and to
tell you especially that which she
would not like to say herself; that one
of the considerations in making the |
proposed match would be a matter of
money. Her income is six thousand |
a year."
'That will be satisfactory to me.
You may say to Miss Watriss for me |
that my income from my business and |
other sources varies from five to fif- |
teen thcasand, business income be- |
ing nearly always uncertain"
Don't you think that it would be |
good idea for you to see Miss Watriss |
without her knowing that you are Mr.. |
"a splendid idea! But how could it
be Accomplishment
Men are very stupid about such
things. You have only to tell some
friend who knows Miss Watriss to
introduce you as Mr.. Jones'"
"Goodl Thanks for the suggestion.
Perhaps I'd better not wait. for Miss
Watriss to return. I'll have look at
her, as you suggest. You won't give
me away in this matter. will you?"
ooh, no. think you are entitled to
see the lady you think Of proposing to
incog before proceeding in the mat
ter"
"And Miss Watriss should see me
incog, too, shouldn't she?"
"Oh, Miss Watriss is perfectly able
to form and carry out her own plans.
I wouldn't think of suggesting any
thing to her."
"WeIl. I'll bid you good morning.
Much obliged for the idea you have
given me-"
Mr.. Tewkesbury took his leave and
went to Mrs. SAMSON.
"Do you think you could bring Miss
Watriss here to meet me as Mr.. Jones
without her suspecting that I'm Sam
rewkesbury?"
"Of course can"