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Matchmaking *
During the Christmas
Holidays
By F. TOWNSEND SMITH
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"I desire, my son," said my father
not loug before his death, "that our
estate should be kept together. If
Helen would only marry some man
who has the means to enable her to
live as she has lived thus far I would
leave her, say, $20,000 and you the
business. You will need all the capital
in it to oi>erate it aud can make a
handsome Income out of It Unless
Helen is otherwise provided for it
would t>e unjust to her to leave you
the lion's share."
I made no reply to father's state
ment but at once commenced to do
a Job of thinking in the matter. Conld
I not bring about a match between
Helen and some good fellow who had a
fortune? One of my classmates In
college, Ned Culberton, would till the
bill very nicely. I hadn't seeu him
since we were graduated, but I had
heard that Ills father had died and left
him some $30,000 a year. The more I
thought about the matter the more In
cllued 1 was to try tny hand at a bit
of love's diplomacy or. as the womet>
put it. matchmaking.
I wrwte Culberton asking him what
hnd become of him; If he preferred the
real world to that preliminary world,
college; whether he rememltered our
trying one night to get a calf up into
the l>elfry: If he was married or ex
pected to he. fie replied to my note,
saying that he rememltered the episode
I had mentioned very well: that he
wasn't married and didn't propose to
be- at least till he was too old to
have any fun? and ended his letter by
saying that he would like mighty well
to meet me and talk over old times.
This drew from me an invitation for
him to Join us at our cottage In the
country, which we proposed to open
to a few guests for the Christmas holi
days. The invitation was accepted, and
1 had made a beginning.
Rut what more could 1 do than throw
the two together?
It occurred to me to tell Helen Just
what in jr father had Raid to me and
suggest that she capture CalbertOO, but
on second thought I saw that It would
he the worst thinK I could do. It would
make trouble In the family, between
Nell and father and me. for n woman
doesn't understand the requirements ol
business as n man does, and Nell
wouldn't have appreciated father's 1110
tires In not trammeling me with a sis
ter for a partner. Then, again, an;
matchmaker who shows his hand tc
either of the parties he Is bent 011
bringing together e?i>eelally the worn
an? Is a fool. No; 1 must work out my
own scheme without lettlug any on*
know what 1 was about.
Ned Joined us a few days liefort
Christinas. lie was awfully pleased at
the reunion with his old college chum
and I could see was ex|>ecting to spend
most of his time during his visit talk
lng over our larks while we were un
dergradtmtew. I told lilra that then
would be some very pretty girls In out
Christmas party and I hoped they
would succeed in interesting and anius
ing him. He replied that he wasn't
much ou girls; he'd noticed since hit
father's death that every girl he me.
was trying to get him for his money.
This didn't look very hopeful for m>
purpose, but I'd laid down my schemt
and begun to act u|*>n it itefore his ar
rival. and If it worked at all it would
probably work in spite of Ned's having
been bunted by women who desired a
feathered nest. What 1 had done in the
matter was this: The day before Ned's
arrival 1 sat down with Nell, took bei
hand In uilne affectionately aud, look
ing her in the eyes Impressively, sold
to her:
"Before our party convenes there's
something I wish to nay to you about
one of the expected guests. Tbere'i
hardly any of us in this world who
isn't afflicted with some weakness. My
friend Ned Culberton is as tine a fel
low as ever lived. He was an honor
man In college. He and I were In
ttmate friends for four years, and dur
ing all that period I never kuew htm
to do a mean thing. To go furtbet
back"?
"Yes, yes; I unuersiauu tnui- n uui ?
Ills weak s|>ot?"
"I'll get to It directly. Ka I wa
saying, to go further back, he was
considered so fine a fellow at school
that all the college fraternities were
after him, and he was pledged a year
before he entered. lie hadn't been
In college a month"?
"But what's his foible? Are you
never going to get to ltT"
"Don't be In a hurry. I prefer to
show you that In other respects he's a
splendid man: (ben when I give you
Ills weakness yon will be Inclined to
look leniently upon It and not con
demn him for one blemish when most
of us have n lot of them. He hadn't
been In college a month before he was
picked out for head of his class and
would hare taken the valedictory,
only he wasn't a grind 'and preferred
to be captain of the university foot
ball t?ani, stroke oar of the university
crew and pitcher of the baseball nine."
"Oh, dear: What a wonder! His
blemish must be something awful to
condemn one who Is In other respects
an Admirable Crichton."
This warned me that I might be put
ting in too many Imaginary accom
pllshmen^a, anl I pfinaed ' In 'wAt'l
was explaining to *sy that N?d *11
tlie most modfst man In tbe world
and would never admit that he was
either a scholar or an athlete. He
might hare grunted the latter accusa
tion truthfully. To bare granted the
former would have been a frightful
lie, for he had only scraped through
! college.
Well, 1 put Nell off as to his folbki
for a while longer, then aadly and sym
pathetically tapped uiy forehead with
my Anger.
"Tou don't mean"? she said audi
stopped.
"Only In one particular."
'What Is itr
"lie has a mania for proposing mar
riage."
"Well, I declare! What a singular
weakness! Proposes to any girl he hap
pens to meet?"
"Not on your life! I hare known the
girls he has proposed to. and they're all
belles."
"But how does he get oat of his pro
posals? He can't marry all tbe girl* be
asks."
"Oh. Ned's a diplomat at that. He
does It very (skillfully. They never
blame hltn. They can't."
"H'm! I'd blame him."
"You might not have a chance."
"Thank you very much."
"What for?"
"Intimating that ho wouldn't be like
ly to practice his foible on me. But I'm
glad you warned me. If he should I'll
give him n ple?re of my mind, you can
Just depend upon that."
"He won't bother you. Tou see.
there's to be a lot of girls with us, and
you being the hostess"?
"Oh, don't talk any more about It
understand why you have told me. If
he should yield to hi* mania while
here" ?
"One thing I wish you to promise me
Don't breathe a word of It to any of
thfr other girl guests."
She gave me the promise, and I left
her, satisfied that I had done all I could
do in the matter. If she didn't make
Neil Culberton propose to ber then I
didn't know hii\ thing about feminine
human nature. Aud if he did I knew
he would stand by his proposal.
We had a merry time of It with otir
sleighing parties? that was before au
tomobiles put an end to sleighing? -our
coasting and ukatlng parties, beside*
meeting at dinner every evening and
dancing or playing games afterward.
We had the bous? nicely decorated
with evergreens and a big Christina*
tree on which was a gift for every
guest. During the festivities I kept my
eye on Nell, arid It wasn't long before
I saw that she was going for Culbertoa
like a yacht with all its sails set. I ar
gued that If he didn't propose to ber of
his own accord and because he redly
wanted her sln> would get him Into a
twsltlon wherein his mania would be
sure to show Itself? la other words,
she would set a trap for him. Doubt
less, If she succeeded In drawing him
into it. she would refuse his offer, but
then I bad wits, and It would tie time
enough to exerrlse them when advised
of the situation.
The holiday* were not more than
half over when one morning I noticed
at breakfast a terrible constraint be
tween Nnl anal Neil. The meal iras
scarcely tlulsbi*! when Ned came to
me aud said he had been suddenly
called away; must leave on the rtr?t
train; awfully sorry, but the matter
was Imperative. Fortunately the last
train till noon had gone, and that (Java
tue time to get hohl of Nell and find
out what had happened. She told me
that Nod had been overcome by his
mania and added:
"I was surprised, because yo.i fold
me it only affected him In the case of
Dene*. ' ,
"Rnrprleed he ha need!" I exclaimed.
"Tou forced it ni>?n him. However,
there'a no harm iIom. Tou know It'*
hla falling. You bave no reaaon to feel
complimented."
"1)0 you suppose." ahe replied. tow
lug her head, "that liecanse he baa a
weaknee* of that kind be la never
going to fall In lovef
"Not In thla caae."
"How do you know?"
"Ilecause he la going to leav* at
noon If he had done the thing ration
ally he wouldn't act aa he doea. From
hla manner and all that I'm anre this
la one of hla ordinary lapse*. It'a a
pity, He'a a fine fellow In other re
apecta."
The dialogue ended by my bettlnc
Nell (Ive ponnda of candy that ahe
couldn't keep Ned till Obrlstmaa day
Noon came, and lie didn't k?. Another
day passed. and Mill he remained
Meanwhile he was In a constant atate
of Inquietude. apparently not knowing
whether he was on hla head or bla
beela. Nell. too. seemed to lie getting
?Mtrvlnhed up. and It waa evident some
thing was lirewln*
Christmas mo/nlne came, and we
were all wlshlne each other a merry
day of It. except Ned and Nell, whom
I couldn't ace :ind couldn't find. Pr??
ently Annie, the maid, came to me
and told me father wished to see me
In hla sltllng room npatnlra. I went
up thenv nnd who should he with blm
but the missing partlea.
"My eon," said fathfr. "Nellie has
glren ua a Chrlstmaa gift."
"Where la It?" I asked, a-sumlnc
atupMtty.
"U'l not an It: It'a a he." aaid Nell.
"I should like to know what you told
me that cock and bull story for?"'
"What cock and hnll story?"
"Mr. Colbert on and Nellie are en
OTKed." said father. "lie has Just
asked my consent, nnd I hare riven It
cheerfully. I know yon will Join me
In welcoming your college friend Into
the family."
"Bo he should." said Ned. "after the
setting up be jrare me to his sister
I aay, old man. what were yon driving
at, anyway?"
"Trying to keep yon two apart.?
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