The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-09-16
Successful
Campaign
., H. IRVING KING

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,srv attractive widow Mrs.
thai ~ ZONES, had brought her TWO
Fns sssrs % Midway Beach for strictly
buen'e,y,. ia, purposes. OF the daugh-
oataS csrsIdps" famillarly called Jer'
pfs &C. twenty, and MargaretuM M. :,
r-Sas Vas twenty-three. While
dsf ',y ing beauties, they were more NOR,
pot I '.dIasrIly good-looking girls well
.hin %' m with enough education fo u,
bre y dsI NJ needs. Geraldine was tal,
% n' DARK ark; Margaret was petite the a ana
. aaa That was because she was
sI }, ,Ss Submissive, clinglng variety Ety.
d ~ "1 Geraldine was decidedly of the
sD'e ,,',scive, self-reliant sort. In
as's s~SWest town whence they came
n =. n had not wanted suitors' but
ny .ssps them had been no one :. wh "nn
-. III. sssuecially cared about ana no one
uv Ne pemberton Jones cared
. Wv" . !, all as a son-in-law. But the
wv mother planned war of conquest
49, r., vhIch she determined to bring
-. ~, esuuves if it took her last cent
W. !. env sacrifice Of health ana
:. She hated hotel life; but
S ~ar,v Beach appeared a good stra-
..de position and, like skillfui
- .r,rsl she occupied 1t. She did not
sourse. explicitly state to her daugh-
=, ne object of the expedition; but
by suspected it.
Ths season at Midway Beach was a
,,oyded and brilliant one. At night
!. ,reat hotel blazed with incandes-
-, hubs. the band blared from the
..cda.lIke bandstand in front OF the
sos.lry and the fiddles sang in the
.llroom to time the dancers feet. On
4. broad piazza young couples filrted
"A old couples gossiped, while the
nlls and disappearing ocean pound
4 On the shore and announced to the
aIyeing sands its intention of sweep
M the whole frivolous place to de-
emotion with the first winter storm.
Nm Pemberton Jones had calculated
moo some opposition to her plans from
Geraldine, but upon none from Mar
urt But as the season progressed
n usually plant Margie developed an
uupected obstinacy quite equal to
u dsters, and as the season began
pdrsw toward its close the girls were,
uarently, no nearer catching rich
lubands than they were at its begin
is Unjust not be thought that the
Inn made no conquests-they did.
! TT Geraldine had the honor Of re-
hding mature millionaire and Mar
mt rejected a gilded youth Of the
I|x Wall street standing. after each
I which events Mrs. Pembert0n Jones
1t b her bed for a whole day. The
RI woman was in despair and in
tlcd b circumstances and tears at
\ nanner In which her daughters
Hscsd their opportunities. III ma
In n on marriage" said Jerry to
IHbe after one Of these family
mhbleA why doesn't she get mar
tlh9selfi She's only forty-five and
- hn years younger"
u had Geraldine and Margaret
~ through the frivolous and fiery
Hnee heart.wh0le and fancy free?
hnl
b little fishing shack four miles
NV along the shore of the bay, two
p9g men were roughing It for the
Mn6. They had a catboat, and
~ I'd IN aged negro to cook for
~ They sailed and fished and
~ I'D clothes. smoked and loafed.
aM I life good for the health, and
nyuuns men showed it.
1a& gentlemanly and attractive
~ fellows" said Jerry to Margie,
uG their first meeting with the her
= hlshermen. 'They haven't
~ though, apparently-which is
MD q we might be able to soothe
nAess feelings"
IN ahocking you are!" replied
1ufet "0f course, we shall never
when again"
Y course not" said Jerry.
- drst meeting referred to had
about IN this way. The girls
d any morning gallops. attended
= y . groom. Geraldine's horse
ped to bolt near the fishing
- ana one Of the young men
INTO the road and caught 1t,
- other soothed the sisters |
WAen the groom came up, he
nd @s young ladies', who had dis
- 70 recover from their fright,
1. q the porch Of the shack, in
49, conversatlon with the stran.
nA After that. somehow. the |
ss ndes Of the sisters generally
% = direction Of the bay shore
9 "a senerally-but always quite |
- q course-they met the
~ men, 70 that It was ineyita.
~. most friendly acquaintance
uew up between them. |
ant snub a man who has
- Life" said Geraldine.
ssfry. you declared you were
ns least danger when that |
~ grabbed the horse" ex. |
n Margaret.
: fvs changed my mind" re-