Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-09-17
The Judgment of
Doris
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BY H. LOUIS RAYBOLD


DORIS VANDERBILT was from
- babyhood one of those pink
checked, long-lashed, curvy-mouthed
persons who exert petty tyranny
over all with whom they come In con
tact, especially their parents, who
would have regarded a flaw In their
darling's character as merely charm
ing dimple in an otherwise perfect
perfection.
AS she grew up 1t became evident
to the entire neighborhood that
nothing was going to be too good for
Doris
She got into all the best schools
around, for when one began to insin-
uate that Doris had better get down
to brass tacks to get diploma she was
whisked to another one where her poor
brain would not be overtaxed with per-
fectly ridiculous lessons.
Surprising enough, Doris was not
spoiled but extremely lovaDle.
1t Is not to be supposed that AFTER
experimenting their daughters IRE
for nineteen years. however ner Ia
Their and mother would allow her TO
run Wild among choice OF husbands
1t was generally understood that there
were two eligible young men WITHIN
a radius Of hundred miles (and TWO
only), either one OF whom would win
parental approval as son-in-laY. one
Of them was John Anderson Cowles'
rising young banker. The other was
Treadwell Scott, rising young lawyer.
Both were OF fine family ana both were
decidedly good-looking-John square
chinned and blond, Treadwell dashing
and dark.
Either lad Will make good nus
band" Doris father remarked one
evening to his wife, but presumably
one will prove better for our lutte girl
than the other, and l think we can
safely rely on her Judgment to know
which"
Perhaps" sighed Doris mother.
IT'S less difficult to declqe wheh
there's only one sult0r. Not" she
added hastily seeing chance for an
unfortunate Interpretation, but what
had great many others to choose
from besides you, only"
"Only I stood out head and shoul-
ders above the rest Thank you, my
dear" grinned her husband. "And In
return for that pretty compliment
I'll tell you something. Both of these
young men came to me today sepa-
rately, Of course, and begged me to use
my influence with Doris In their favor.
had to tell them that | was forced
to be neutral, but | did promise them
Doris should not keep them dangling,
but give her answer by September
tenth"
September TENTH" unused MS wire
That's the event OF the big bazaar
And how did you happen to settle on
thatT'
mo reason ut nli," said her HUSBAND
promptly. Il merely turned the pages
Of my desk calendar ut random and
hit that date"
Doris, on her return from game
Oh TENNIS WIN '"cN, ncoep'cu '''e w
u,na'un' S"ee''y' ""' "n iien'
WIN me- 100 sIc Siiu' ioFe po.''
the boys oul I'm sensiDlo upout II.
Chht hurry thehl po''l' lhe 'eii'" Vi
september u long way "ne"u "'''i
iheahtlihe III see ui t"nt Gun VI
theih 10 heiP me ueciue
Accordingly throughout cue gun,
Iher Dorls occupieu an ehVieu poSi,
tioh uinohs her irienus' neins ruSne'
10 uenth Wy t"o e,s'p,o you"s p"'''
eiors nus i'S soou poihlS' oie AZ
why's nus somewhere 70 so' soi'e oio
u 20 wiz" "N'' S''''o 'e"Son i'' so"'s'
AZ me date OF the decision are"
heur Doris nnhounceu he, n'.en'iop
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ecutiVe emu u lno puH"" ""n'
Ivy 'nnu ,'o'' S,ie sun, " ~ 'po"
n,hoIo lea ob M No 10 Tho hoyoor
and no,ron,,o ne ATTRACTIONS but tbot
10 an uorooyor ON ,ho, CnoI doy I1I
600 no,thor % tho hovs NTH ,hoy
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n,han no son, hor Tho same mt oho
oonnrnrn,ood no woorIno large
honauo, 90 ,han, and ooeb ,htnI,no
thew were his secretly read in them n
good omen.
Rut II was n tired Doris who slipped
on a soft evening frock and curled IN
in n lnrge easy chair TO whit for
the two men She had kent her word
and spent freely of time. money and
energy visiting each and every booth
from onrons n zitbers
whon ,hn doorhoii ror, obo d,d,,t