4 ROSIE SMITH II!
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“It’s the chance of your life." Gilbert
Hane’s sister wrote him, “and you had
better come out here at once. You know
that you must make a money-marriage,
Bert, if you hope to succeed in your
profession. Doctors cannot begin a
practice on nothing a year; and I feel
that I have done my share In giving
you a start.
"Frankly, It was with your Interest
at heart, as well as my own, that I
married Carleton Page, and the union
has been a happy one—not from a
financial viewpoint alone.
“l’ou are aware of your own powers
of charming when women are con
cerned, there your ‘lexicon knowTs no
such word as fail.’
“The Ocean Breeze hotel is a costly ,
establishment. None but the fortunate 1
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
scribed as Mrs. Austin Lee Smith, Miss
Adeie Smith and Miss Rosie Smith.
lou are to take notice or the latter;
Mrs. and Miss Smith are quite unap
proachable, no reigning sovereign
could be more determinedly exclusive
than they. None of us have been fa
vored with more than a bowing ac
quaintance. It is therefore Rosie
Smith, upon whom I found my hope.
A sweet, appealing little creature.
“When she is not accompanying Mrs.
Smith upon some pleasure jaunt, she
is seated in a quiet nook of the
veranda, where she exchanges pleas
ant words with us all. But fancy, Bert,
the enormous wealth these two girls
will Inherit, and hasten yourself and
your winning way in this direction.”
Light of anticipation shone in the
handsome brother’s eyes as he finished
reading his sister’s letter. Genevieve
always had his interest at heart. She
was right, a marriage for money was
his only road to success, and he would
bid Phoebe good-by and start imme
diately for Ocean Breeze. Phoebe
need not know1 his proposed adventure;
the shock would be hard enough when
it came. He must let her down easy.
When he arrived at the ocean re
sort, his sister met him, jubilantly.
"Just in time for presentation to
Miss Rosie,” she said. “That quaint
name suits her demure pinkness. The
Austin Smiths are driving.”
Gilbert looked admiringly down at
the dainty girlish figure before which
his sister paused. It seemed too good
to be true, that an heiress so desirable
should also be the possessor of love
liness and charms.
Miss Rosie smiled in acknowledg
ment of the Introduction, and though
her gaze, during the hour which fol
lowed, was upon her embroidery, she
glanced up at the irresistible Gilbert
occasionally while responding to his
conversation.
When Mrs. Austin Smith and the
stately Adele returned Miss Rosie mur
mured his name to them, before follow
ing through the entrance.
Gilbert was entranced. Moreover, he
was delighted with ids own overwhelm
ing good fortune. “Genevieve was cer
tainly a winner in selection.”
Thereafter he assiduously devoted
himself to Miss Rosie Smith at every
opportunity. And as he frequently
heard her refusing to accompany the
envied family upon their drives or out
ings, he complimented himself upon
the fact of her enjoyment of his so
ciety. For it had become habit for
Gilbert to join the girl after their de
parture, in inviting nooks to which
she carried books or sewing.
Her friendliness tmvarfl himself
could not be doubted; the lucky cir
cumstance of being brother to Mrs.
Carleton Page had helped him here
he was sure. Rut with all her friend
liness and companionship Rosie Smith
lost none of her reserve. Personal!- I
ties seemed not to interest her. Gil
bert, speaking of his professional am
k bition and his life heretofore, hoped
for a return of confidence. It was not
forthcoming.
Then upon one moonlit evening,
eager for his triumph, he told of his
love for her, and because there was
so very much at stake, Gilbert wait
ed for the first time impatiently—a
response.
"I have never thought that you really
cared,” Rosie Smith said at last slow
ly, “even though Adele kept telling me
that you did. Mrs. Smith was of the
same opinion, but—”
“Mrs. Smith!” Gilbert interrupted,
"you mean your mother?”
“Mrs. Austin Smith is not my moth
er,” Rosie exclaimed, “she is just a
friend, so is Adele. That our names
happen to be the same is not unusual.”
She smiled. “There is no relationship
between us. I came with them to this
place upon their really charitable In
vitation.”
Before Gilbert Hane’s stare of
•^-amazement she paused.
“It Is kind of them to make much
of a poor little nobody like myself,”
she added, “because—”
Gilbert arose dazedly.
“Have to go,” he muttered, “business
appointment back in town.” And he
hod been on the verge of proposing to
this “poor little nobody.” He must
get away, he reflected. She would
grieve, of course, but—
“I was about to tell you,” Rosie
Smith said, and smiled, “that Mrs.
Austin Smith and Adele have been
very kind to me, because I expect very
soon to be married to Austin Smith,
Jr.”
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