The Washington times., 1918-12-29

year, and again she. might not; that
would depend on how her mother spent
the fortune left by Roswell Miller
The Winter Of Miss Carnegie's debut,
Mrs. Carnegie took box at the opera for
the first time, but it was for the matinee
performances only. The Steel Kings
daughter was occasionally permitted to
attend evening performances as a guest
OF one Of her many friends All this time
however. she was progressing in her home
making. Three Summers ago Mr.. Car,
negie bought one of the loveliest slow
places In Lenox, that colony of wonderful
estates. "Shadowlawn'' has magnificent
grounds, but the house needed doing over
and, as a finishing touch to her trr lain
Miss Margaret was given the task OF doing
over, under the direction of a noted arehi.
tect and interior decorator "Sbe 1oyy.
lawn has not only become one of tie
most beautiful homes in Lenox hut IT is
the expression OF Miss Carnegie's person.
ality.
But 1t will be noticed that in all this
time no love romance figured in Miss Car.
negles lie. She was kept vigorously fr~m
all fortune hunters, and did not even have
the fnsipid but thrilling little hirtations
that are every young girls birthright.
Her own parents romance had been
constantly before her. Andrew Carnegie
never loved any woman but the one he
married, and he had been his wife's one
great love. While father Carnegie taught
his daughter to be a housekeeper and
mother. his wife taught her that a girl
should not fritter her love away on a
series Of lovers, but should keep her heart
for the one great love.
A year ago Margaret went to a dinner
at her chum's house, and there met. for
the very first time, her chum's brother.
Roswell Miller. For one reason and an
otner the two had never come together
before. Miller had been away at college
and then in the American Ambulance in
France, and was only back home because
he had entered the navy.
In his becoming naval uniform the en-.
sign made a decided impression on the
heiress. Undoubtedly sister Dorothy
helped things along. and during the past
year, while Ensign Miller was stationed
near New York, a very charming love
affair quietly developed.
Every leave that Miller could get ha
spent with Miss Carnegie, and she made
frequent trips to his post with his mother
and sister. They found a number of in.
terests in common, and then in some way
stories OF the talks their fathers used to
have were recalled by both, and slowly but
surely the courtship progressed until the
engagement announcement was made and
now Miss Carnegie is busy preparing her
trousseau.
So the cycle is complete. Andrew Car
negie, at the age Of eighty-three, sees the
best link Of his lifetime finished. His per-
fectly trained daughter stands at the
threshold Of matrimony. ready at last to
prove his peculiar theories to be correct.
And all the time the young people are
so dppDly and frankly in lOva fhaK tha,.
have no idea-nor do they care-how fash
lonable society regards them; and Miss
Carnegie holds her wealth so lightly that
she does not even know that society
measures up the Carnegie millions against
a comparatively poor young naval officer
who may never own even one million dol
lars in his own right