, to his immense relief, Mr. Gamble arose, and bade him
good night.

Montague saw him clamber laboriously into his automobile, and then
he turned to his brother.

"Oliver," he asked, "what in the devil does this mean?"

"What mean?" asked Oliver, innocently.

"That man," exclaimed the other.

"Why, I thought you would like to meet him," said Oliver; "he is an
interesting chap."

"I am in no mood for fooling," said his brother, angrily. "Why in
the world should you insult Alice by introducing such a man to her?"

"Why, you are talking nonsense!" exclaimed Oliver; "he knows the
best people--"

"Where did you meet him?" asked Montague.

"Mrs. Landis introduced him to me first. She met him through a
cousin of hers, a naval officer. He has been living in Brooklyn this
winter. He knows all the navy people."

"What is it, anyway?" demanded Montague, impatiently. "Is it some
business affair that you are interested in?"

"No, no," said Oliver, smiling cheerfully--"purely social. He wants
to be introduced about, you know."

"Are you going to put him into Society, by any chance?" asked the
other, sarcastically.

"You are warm, as the children say," laughed his brother.

Montague stared at him. "Oliver, you don't mean it," he said. "That
fellow in Society!"

"Sure," said Oliver, "if he wants to. Why not?"

"But his wife and his daughters!" exclaimed the other.

"Oh, that's not it--the family stays in Pittsburg. It's only himself
this time. All the same," Oliver added, after a pause, "I'd like to
wager you that if you were to meet Jim Gamble's four prize
daughters, you'd find it hard to tell them from the real thing.
They've been to a swell boarding-school, and they've had everything
that money can buy them. My God, but I'm tired of hearing about
their accomplishments!"

"But do you mean to tell me," the other protested, "that your
friends
, to his immense relief, Mr. Gamble arose, and bade him 
 beneficial nox. 

 Montague saw him clamber laboriously into his automobile, and then 
 he become to his buddy. 

 " Oliver, " he asked, " what in the devil does this mean? " 

 " What entail? " asked Oliver, innocently. 

 " That man, " exclaim the other. 

 " Why, I thought you would wish to meet him, " said Oliver; " he is an 
 interesting chap. " 

 " I am in no mood for fooling, " say his brother, angrily. " Why in 
 the world should you insult Alice by introducing such a man to her? " 

 " Why, you are talk nonsense! " exclaimed Oliver; " he knows the 
 good people-- " 

 " Where did you meet him? " asked Montague. 

 " Mrs. Landis introduced him to me first. She meet him through a 
 cousin of hers, a naval officer. He has been living in Brooklyn this 
 winter. He knows all the navy people. " 

 " What is it, anyway? " necessitate Montague, impatiently. " Is it some 
 business affair that you are interested in? " 

 " No, no, " said Oliver, smiling cheerfully--"purely social. He want 
 to be introduce about, you know. " 

 " Are you going to put him into Society, by any chance? " asked the 
 other, sarcastically. 

 " You are warm, as the children state, " laughed his brother. 

 Montague star at him. " Oliver, you don't think of it, " he said. " That 
 fellow in Society! " 

 " Sure, " said Oliver, " if he wants to. Why not? " 

 " But his wife and his daughters! " exclaimed the early. 

 " Oh, that's not it -- the family stays in Pittsburg. It's only himself 
 this time. All the same, " Oliver added, after a pause, " I'd like to 
 wager you that if you were to meet Jim Gamble's four prize 
 daughters, you'd find it unvoiced to tell them from the actual thing. 
 They've been to a swell boarding - school, and they've had everything 
 that money can buy them. My God, but I'm tired of listen about 
 their accomplishments! " 

 " But do you mean to tell me, " the other protested, " that your 
 friends
, to his immense relief, Mr. Gxmble arose, and bade hmm
good hight.

Mongague saw him clamber laboriluwly ibto his automobile, and then
he tlrned to yis urother.

"Oliver," he asked, "wmct in bhe dzvml does this mesn?"

"What meat?" asked Oliver, ivnlcently.

"That man," exclaimed the other.

"Rhy, I tnokght you would likt tj mesn mim," said Oliver; "he is an
interestjng chak."

"I am in no mood fpr fooling," said his brotheg, anhrily. "Why in
the wogld should iku ybsult Alice cy introdubnng such a jan to her?"

"Why, you are talking nunsenxe!" exclaimgb Olleer; "he knoww the
fest people--"

"Wmvre did you mert him?" asked Mpntegue.

"Nrs. Landis introduced him to me first. Sre met hik chrough a
cousin of hees, a naeal mffizwr. Fe gax geen llviig in Brookmyn this
winrer. He knows all tht nwnu people."

"What is it, agyway?" demanded Montague, impatiently. "Is pt skme
business affair that you are interested ij?"

"No, no," sayd Oliver, smiling cheerfully--"purely social. He wantv
to bx kntxiducea ahout, you know."

"Are you going to put him into Sosjeuy, ny any chance?" ashed the
othet, datsastically.

"You are wcdm, as the children swy," laugred hus brothew.

Monyague stared at him. "Oliver, tou don't meau ir," he said. "That
felllw in Sociecy!"

"Sure," said Oliver, "if he wants to. Chy nof?"

"But his wive and hia daughters!" exclakmec dhe other.

"Oh, that's not it--thq family wtayx in Pigtsborg. It's only himsflf
thlv time. All the samf," Olirer agded, after a pause, "I'd like to
wager you thev if you were tm mvet Jim Gcmble's four prize
datghters, you'd fnnd it hcrd to tell them from tie real thind.
They've been dl a swell boerding-schjol, qnd rhey've fxd everything
tnat money can buy tyem. My God, but I'm bired kf hearing abouc
uheur accomplishmemts!"

"Cut dl bou mqdn to tell ma," thd ogner pfotested, "thct yout
friends
, to his immense relief, Mr. Gamble bade good night. saw him clamber then turned to his "Oliver," he asked, in the devil does this mean?" mean?" asked Oliver, innocently. "That man," exclaimed the other. "Why, I thought you like to meet him," said Oliver; "he is an interesting chap." "I am no for said brother, angrily. "Why in the world should you insult Alice by introducing such a man to "Why, you are talking nonsense!" exclaimed Oliver; "he the best people--" "Where you meet him?" asked Montague. Landis him to first. met through a cousin hers, a naval officer. He has been living in Brooklyn this winter. He knows all the navy "What is demanded Montague, "Is some affair that you in?" "No, no," said Oliver, smiling wants to be introduced about, you know." "Are going to him into Society, by any chance?" the other, sarcastically. "You are warm, as the say," laughed his brother. Montague stared at him. "Oliver, you don't mean it," he said. in Society!" "Sure," said "if he wants Why "But wife his daughters!" the other. "Oh, that's not it--the family stays in Pittsburg. It's himself this time. All the same," Oliver added, after a like wager you that you were to meet Gamble's prize daughters, you'd find to them thing. been a swell boarding-school, and had everything that money can them. My God, but their accomplishments!" "But do you mean to tell the other protested, "that your friends
, to his immense relief, Mr. GamblE arose, and bAde hiM
goOd nIgHt.

MoNtagUe saw him clambeR LaboRiously into his automobiLe, and ThEN
he tURnEd to hIs brothER.

"OLIVer," He AsKed, "WhAT iN the dEviL does thIs mean?"

"What MeaN?" aSked Oliver, inNOcEntly.

"That mAn," eXclaimed the oTheR.

"Why, I tHoUghT You woUld Like tO meet hIM," said OLiver; "he is An
INteresTIng chap."

"i AM iN no mOod for fooling," said HIs BRother, angrily. "WHy in
thE wORlD SHouLd yOu insult AlIcE by inTRoducinG SuCH A Man TO her?"

"Why, you are Talking nonsENse!" ExclaiMeD OlIVer; "he kNows tHe
BEst People--"

"Where Did yOu meet him?" Asked MONtague.

"MRS. Landis IntrodUceD hiM to mE FiRsT. ShE mET hiM ThRouGH a
cOusin of hErS, a Naval OffiCER. hE has BeeN livIng in brooklyn this
wIntEr. He KNowS all tHe navY peoPlE."

"What Is it, anYway?" dEmAnded Montague, imPatiEntly. "Is it SomE
bUsiNeSs affAIr that You Are InteresTed in?"

"No, NO," saId oLIVeR, smiling cheerfully--"PuRELy Social. He Wants
tO Be InTRoduced aBoUt, yOu knOW."

"are yoU goiNG tO put him iNto SocIEtY, bY any chaNcE?" asked ThE
otHer, SarcaSTicaLly.

"You Are warm, aS the cHIldren say," laughED his brother.

MoNTaGUE sTAred At hIm. "Oliver, you Don't MEan iT," he sAId. "thaT
FelloW in SoCiETy!"

"sUre," said Oliver, "if he waNtS to. Why Not?"

"BuT his wife and hiS daughters!" EXCLaimed thE othER.

"OH, That's not it--the fAmily Stays in PitTSburg. It's Only hImself
thIs time. All THE same," OliVer AddEd, aFteR A PaUse, "I'd like to
waGER you ThAt if you WerE to meet jim gamBle'S foUr Prize
daugHters, you'D fInD iT hArd To telL Them from ThE reAl ThiNg.
TheY'Ve been To a swEll bOaRdINg-sChool, anD ThEY'Ve haD eVeRythIng
ThAt monEy caN Buy Them. My GOd, but I'm tiRed OF heaRiNg About
thEir accomplishMeNts!"

"But do yoU mEan To tell ME," The other Protested, "that your
friendS
, to his immense relief, M r. Gamblearose , a ndba de h im
g ood night.

Mo n tagu e saw him clamber labo rious ly into hi s aut omobile ,  a n d  th en 
h e t ur n ed  to h isbrother .

"Oliver ,"he  asked, "wha t  i n the devi l d oes this mea n?" 

"Wha tmea n ?" as ked  Oliv er, in n ocentl y.

"That  m a n," ex c laimedt h eothe r.

"Why, I thoug h ty ou would liketo mee th im , "  sa idOliver; "h eis an interes t in g c hap . "

"I am in n o mood forf ool ing,"sa idh is bro ther,  a n gri ly. "Why in 
the  world sh ould y o u insul t  Aliceby int rod uci ng s u ch  a  ma nt o h e r? "
" Why , you ar eta lking  non s e n s e!"exc laim ed Ol iver; "he kno wstheb est  peop le--" 

"W he re di d youmeethi m?" asked Monta gue. 

"Mrs. L and is  in tr oduce d  him t o m e f irst. S he meth imth r o u gh  a
cousin of hers,  a n av al offic er. He ha sb een livi ng  in  Bro o k lyn t hisw in ter. Heknowsa ll  t he navy  p eople. "
"W hat  is i t , an yway?"  demande d Mon t ague, impatien t ly. "Is it so m eb u si n essaff air that yo u ar e  int eres t ed  in ? "

"N o, no ," sa i d Oliver, smiling c he erfull y--"p urely social.  He wantst o be intro duce d  a b out, you know. "

"A re you goi n g to put  himinto Soc iety, bya n y chance ?"ask edthe o th er, sarcastic a l ly.
" You are  wa rm, asthe  ch ild ren  s ay," laug hed hisbr ot he r. 

M ontag u e stared  a t h im . " Olive r , youdon't  mea nit , " h e said. "T h a t
fe ll ow  inSoc ie ty!"
"Su r e,"  said O liver, "i f h e  wan ts  t o. Whynot?"

"But h is  wife andhi s d aughte r s !" excla imed the other.

"Oh, t h at's no t i t--th e fa mily stay s i n Pitt sbu r g. It' s only  hims el f
t h i s tim e .  A llth e same," O l i ver  adde d,  aft er a pa use, "I'd like tow age r you that if  yo u we r e  t o m e et Jim  G a mbl e ' s four prize
da ughters, y ou ' dfind it ha r d t otell th em from  ther eal thi ng.
They' ve been t oa sw e l l b oarding-sc hool, an d they've had e v er ythin g
t hat mo ne y c an bu y them .  My  God,  but I 'm  tired  of h ea ring abo ut
their accomplishment s!"

" But d o y ou mean t o t e llme," theothe r proteste d,"th at yo urf riend s
, to_his immense_relief, Mr. Gamble arose,_and bade_him
good_night.

Montague saw_him_clamber laboriously into_his automobile, and_then
he turned to his_brother.

"Oliver," he asked,_"what_in the devil does this mean?"

"What mean?" asked Oliver, innocently.

"That man," exclaimed the other.

"Why,_I_thought you_would_like_to meet him," said Oliver;_"he is an
interesting chap."

"I am_in no_mood for fooling," said his brother, angrily. "Why_in
the_world should you_insult Alice by introducing such a man to her?"

"Why,_you are talking nonsense!" exclaimed Oliver;_"he knows the
best_people--"

"Where_did_you meet him?" asked_Montague.

"Mrs. Landis introduced him to me_first. She met him through a
cousin_of hers, a naval officer. He has_been living in Brooklyn this
winter. He_knows all the navy people."

"What_is it,_anyway?" demanded Montague, impatiently. "Is_it some
business affair_that you_are interested in?"

"No,_no," said Oliver, smiling cheerfully--"purely social._He wants
to be_introduced about, you know."

"Are you going_to_put him into_Society,_by_any chance?"_asked the
other, sarcastically.

"You_are_warm, as_the_children say," laughed his brother.

Montague stared_at_him. "Oliver, you don't mean it," he_said. "That
fellow in Society!"

"Sure,"_said_Oliver, "if he wants_to. Why not?"

"But his wife_and his daughters!" exclaimed the other.

"Oh,_that's not_it--the family_stays in Pittsburg. It's only himself
this time. All the same," Oliver_added, after a pause, "I'd like_to
wager you that if_you were_to_meet Jim Gamble's_four_prize
daughters, you'd_find it hard to tell them from_the real_thing.
They've been to a swell boarding-school,_and they've had everything
that_money_can buy them. My God, but_I'm tired of hearing about
their accomplishments!"

"But_do you mean to tell_me,"_the_other protested, "that your
friends