The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-10-18
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ROSIE SMITH
By JACK LAYTON.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Its the chance OF your lie, GilDert
Hane's sister wrote him, "and you had
better come out here at once, You know
that you must make a moneymarriage,
Bert, if you hope to succeed In your
profession. Doctors cannot begin a
practice on nothing year; and teeI
that | have done my share in giving
you start.
"Frankly, it was with your interest
at heart, as we'll as my own, that |
married Carleton Page, and the union
has been a happy One-not from
financial viewpoint alone.
"YOu are aware of your own powers |
of charming when women are con. |
cerned, there your lexicon knows no |
such word as fail
"The Ocean Breeze hotel is costly
, establishment. None but the fortunate
may make their habitatiOn here for
any length of time, and the Austin
Smiths intend to remain the summer.
: But then we know in Chicago
: what that name stands for. Upon the
< hotel register, the noted guests are in
3 scribed as Mrs. Austin Lee Smith, Miss
Il Adele Smith and Miss Rosie Smith.
;. You are to take notice of the latter;
Mrs. and Miss Smith are quite unap'
proachabe, no reigning sovereign
q could be more determinedly exclusive
% than they. None Of US have been ia
E v0red with more than a b0Wlng ac-
J. uuaintance. 1t is therefore Rosie
n Smith, upon whom / found my hope
= A sweet, appealing little creature.
"When she is not accompanying Mrs.
ID Smith upon some pleasure jaunt, she
lie is seated in a quiet nook of the
S, yeranda, where she exchanges pleas
a. ant words with us all. But fancy, Bert
IN the enormous wealth these two girls
|! will inherit, and hasten yourself and
w your winning way in this direction"
&c. Light of anticipation shone in the
ay handsome brothers eyes as he finished
N, reading his sisters letter. GenevieV'
RS. always had his interest at heart. SIT
.ty was right, a marriage for money wa
W., ~ his only road to success, and he Woul'
AN, AZ, bid Phoebe good-by and start imme
diately for Ocean Breeze. Phoeb
81 need not know his proposed adventure
in the shock would be hard enough whe
Iol. il came. He must let her down cas-
When he arrived at the ocean r
Ike sort his sister met him, jubilantly.
'er- "Just in time for presentation
lne Miss Rosie" she said. "That quar-
~ name suits her demure pinkness. III
' @I, Austin Smiths are driving"
to Gilbert looked admiringly down
and the dainty girlish figure before Whl'
hur his sister paused 1t seemed too go'
Da- to be true, that an heiress so deslrab
should also be the possessor OF loN
- Illness and charms.
Miss Rosie smiled in acknowleC
ment of the introduction, and thou
her gaze, during the hour which t
lowed, was upon her embroidery, S
glanced up at the irresistible GLIB
occasionally while responding to
conversation.
When Mrs. Austin Smith and
stately Adele returned Miss Rosie m
INJURED his name to them, before foll(
ing through the entrance.
Gilbert was entranced. Moreover,
was delighted with his own overwhe
ing good fortune. "Genevieve was
tainly winner in selection"
Thereafter he assiduously devo
himself to Miss Rosie Smith at ev
opportunity. And as he frequel
heard her refusing to accompany
envied family upon their drives or
ings, he complimented himself u
the fact Of her enjoyment of his
ciety. For it had become habit
-,... Gilbert to join the girl after their
CO.., parture, in inviting hooks to WI
after she carried books or sewing.
lst it Her friendliness toward him
word could not be doubted; the lucky
cumstance Of being brother to
,lved, Carleton Page had helped him
cleo bo was sura Rut with all her fri
OK d. illness and companionship Rosie 81
20 IL. lost none Of her reserve. Perso
ties seemed not to interest her.
o,voa bert, speaking Of his professional
take Dltlon anu MS ihe :,
ssage. for return OF confluence. ~ was
End Forthcoming.
Then upon one moonllt eve
E, eager for his triumph, he told o
ury. love for her, and because there
so very much at stake, Gilbert
ed for the first time impatient
response.
ABSENT, T have never thought that you
cared" Rosie Smith said at last
", seven though Adele kept tellir
--- that you did. Mrs. Smith was G
- same opinion, but"
"Mrs. Smith," Gilbert intern
"you mean your mother?"
"Mrs. Austin Smith is not my
or" Rosie exclaimed, "she Is
. friend, so is Adele. That our
happen to be the same is not unu
She smiled. "There is no relati'
between us. came with them
place upon their really charitai
vitaton."
Before Gilbert Hane's sta
amazement she paused.
at Is kind of them to make
of a poor little nobody like N
she added. because"
Gilbert arose dazedly
"Have to 60" he muttered, "b
appointment back in town" !
had been on the verge OF propc
.his sannnr little nobody" III