The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-07

for a continued nappIueSe'
"yben fell madly in love with JACK
tho fact that he served my family ana hao
.orved others, while l was, myself brought
IN - hs served, did not have any mean
ing for me. Jack was handsome ana hau
what I thought was picturesque way VI
sneaking. and, of course, thought myself
undyinely in love with him. HIS cIotnes
ona some of his habits were different from
those of our men. but thought these were
but surface matters and could be quickly
changed. And was willing to race any
thing with him because Of nsEfloye.. But
q wasn't long before l realized how hard
:. would he for me to find full happiness
IN the new conditions"
Nevertheless, no hint did she give 70 the
family that had practically disinneriteo
her OF her perplexities ard Woe "hen
,be bsby came there was softening OF
ber narents' attitude-but. alas! while this
brought her closer to the old life Tor which
every habit-trained nerve was craving
I'm Tantalus-like, it was Just beyond her
reach.
When abe eloped with Handsome J>ck
Oerashty she knew. Of course that ne was
NOR But weren't there poor men IN hef
oun class men who were perfectly accept
ahle to her people, whom she MINT even
marry " she chose. And here, she says sne
made her first error-for what sne oio ho'
-oo,,ze was that these were all men whose
.rod,t,ons and background were the same
"a her own; men who knew how 70 accept
tho services of a valet or other personal
servants. who knew all the ms ana outs
n, society, even II they could not anoru "
vi, with the crowd In short, even though
,o- IN nocket. these men spoke the same
language as Julia French's fatneF' uhc'""'
brothers and cousins.
From her girlish viewpoint 9eraentS
ro. c,assed with these men. His only
drawback as a husband, therefore, was Ms
lack OF fortune. Well, never MIND they
would get married. and father. Uncle Stuy'
vesant lie Roy and Aunt Elsie Vanderbilt
wop,d sneedily make them rich! Ana
eyen II they didn't get great fortune
why, they loved each other and would De
happy ever after!
Thus reasoned Julia French IN her
fathers big country place IN Tuxedo or IN
the handsome home in Newport MOVING
about happily in her own suite OF roons'
with chintz.hung sitting room, dalntlly 1ur'
nisbed bedroom, and a bath and dressing
room all done in white enamel and silver
The petted daughter of fortune saw no
dangers in a future where her suite OF
rooms would give place to haT OF one
little bedroom in an already crowded cot
+aoa on narrow side street, and where
sbe vould be forced to share the family
bathroom!
To let such small things influence her
would be treason to the man she loved!
What mattered it ii she would nave 10
keep house for Jack and wait on hlm'
Were they not in love?
As all this world knows, neither 1ather'
Uncle Stuyvesant or Aunt Elsie came 70
the Young couples rescue with any sort OF
an allowance. large or small. The bride
and bridegroom, having been married IN
country town In Connecticut, returned to
Newport to face the music. And very dis
cordant It was. The brides family cut
her off. and frankly. the Geraghtys were
none too happy to have the exotic young
woman thrust upon them.
For few months she was forced to live
in the family cottage with two sisters-in-
law near her own age and half dozen
small fry Of both sexes. Father GersShV