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Show Ml VC 1 ri j THE WORLD. AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, SATURDAY. SEPTEMFER VOL. V. TWO WEDDING RINGS. I bad just heard the whistle of the poetman at the door, and leaned over the banisters to inquire of my landlady If there were any letters for me. There was no Immediate response to my query, and I inferred from the suspicious silence that either Mrs. Metcalfe or her daughter was inspecting my letters, probably reading the postcards, If there were any. That is very often a peculiarity of landladies' daughters, as people who are compelled to board well know. Again I asked: Mrs. Metcalfe, are there any letters for me? I expect a letter of some importance. Coming, sir coming! replied Matilda, her daughter, as the latter slowly ascended the stairs, gazing very interestedly at a postcard. In a few moments more she arrived at my landing, on the second floor, and gave to me a letter, two postcards and a newspaper. "I thought that you were Inspecting my correspondence, I said, sarcastically. "What! I? Oh, Mr.'Eelton, I would And she never think of such a thing. went downstairs, tossing her head like an enraged Shetland pony. One card from my tailor to notify me of his removal; one from Louis Durands to tell me that he could not keep a certain engagement with me, and a letter from Percy Creamer, who had warmed his slippers at the same college fire with me scarcely three years ago. His epistle ran thus: Dear Belton I claim your congrat ulationn I am to he married next week to the sweetest girl the sun ever shone There's surprise number one upon. for. you. And I wish you'd go to 811 verman. the Jeweler, and get the wed-- ; ding ring, size inclosed on a bit of pa-per.X There's surprise ' number two, V Seriously, old fellow,, lt. wll do me a here great favor,- for .business matters ' C aiwcempllcatcd wsertrHrwway 'that T cannot hope to get to tue city a day before the event, and of course I know that I can trust your taste and Judgment equally with my own. Have the words, Helen, 1896 engraved on the Inside, and please send by post without delay. Ever yours faithfully. Percy Creamer." P. S. She Is an angel. Well, said I to myself, laying down my old chum's rapturous letter, heres a pretty commission for a bachelor. An angel Is sbe? I dont believe shes any more angelic than Pauline Brooks. But every man thinks his own goose a swan. I pity the poor fellow, Im sure; hes clearly in a state of glamour that makes him see everything couieur de rose. But Im not one to desert a friend at a pinch I'll buy his miserable wedding ring with the greatest pleasure In life. So I locked my desk, put on my overcoat, and went straightway to Silver-man- a . - ,, .. 'r, T .? - Jj - Jones was behind the counter. I I had bought a gold knew Jones; bracelet of him for Pauline Brooks six months ago. Jones was a dapper little fellow, with stiffly waxed mustache, a cameo scarf pin and hair bedewed with some ambrosial perfume or other. Wedding rings, if you please, said I. plunging at once into the object of my visit Heres the size, producing my slip of paper. "Any Inscription, sir? questioned Jones, assuming so preternatural ly knowing an aspect that I could cheerfully have pitched him in among the plated ware in the big glass showcase behind him. Helen. said I brusquely, "1896. Emma, sir?" Jones put his hand behind his ear to assist his hearing. Helen!" I bawled out, painfully conscious that the eyes of the three pretty girls who were at the counter beyond were upon me. Very pretty name, simpered Jones, as he wrote down the order. "Any particular style? Simple and solid. said I; "thats all." Yes, sir. It shall be attended to at once. Shall I send it to your residence or Ill call for it tomorrow," said I. Pardon me, Mr. Belton. cried Mr. Silverman, who had overheard a portion of our colloquy, but if it wouldnt be taking a liberty, might I inquire whether you Intend to keep house or take apartments? What? ejaculated I. "To keep house or take apartments? reiterated Mr. Silverman. Because in the former rase we should esteem It a favor to supply the silver and table ware. I muttered some not particularly complimentary answer, and went out of the shop, closing the door behind me with some emphasis Going to he married, eh, old chap? said Bill West, s stockbroker, familiarly thrusting bis elbow into my side, as I strolled into Gattl's for my lunch that day. No! said I, taking up the bill of fare. Oh, come, dont deny the soft impeachment, said West, with a wink. What has put such an idea as that into your head? demanded I, somewhat indignantly. And her names Helen' sald West, with. an idiotic giggle. Waiter, a of Mumm ! Let's drink her health, Belton, when At this stage I pretended to see some me whom I knew at an opposite table, and bolted across the room. Old Mr. Jeesup was trotting across Hyde Park when 1 unexpectedly came face to face with blm. Hello! said Mr. Jessup, turning upon me the moony glare of two spectacled eyes. What's all this I hear about you. my dear young friend? Accept my congratulations. Matrimony is always a blessed condition, and Oh, yes; I dont doubt it, I hurbut a theres riedly interrupted, some mistake about it Miss, what did you say? said old Mr. Jessup, beamingly. Call round this evening and tell us all about it; there's a good fellow. I havent time to listen Just now! I could have torn my hair with rage. Mr, Jessup was Pauline Brooks' uncle and guardian, and I knew that my chances in that direction would be all half-bott- le Not half as much u I am, said L d And then in the shadow of the florist's shop I pressed my suit Dear Pauline, let me order another wedding ring. For whom? demanded my lady love. For you. I have loved you for a long time; but I sever had the courage to avow my love before, dear NO. It, 1898. 41 smilax-bordere- If You were Acquainted with Our System You Could Understand Why Paulina Hush! said Pauline, we musn't stand talking here. I wont stir a step until you answer me. What shall I say? hesitated Paul- ine. Say yes. I ordered the duplicate wedding ring that very night Pauline said it was too soon; but I quoted the ancient proverb, Delays are dangerous. And we are to be married In a month. And if it hadn't been for the providential commission of Cresmers wedding ring I might still have been shivering on the brink of an unspoken proposal. Blessed be wedding rings, say I. Spare Moments. Mens Shoes, Ladies Shoes, Childrens Shoes. Cheaper than any House in the World. EVERY CONCEIVABLE STYLE AND SHAPE. Propagating tha Ron a. The first matter for atttention Is the wood from which the cuttings are to he made. It must neither be too hard nor too soft. To he sum of getting It at about the right stage, make up the cuttings from the flower shoots or stalks at the terminus of which the flower is borne, Just the time the flower naturally d the petals falL - It is not port ffJ at all In YOUNG making the cutting, .vhave an eye, or joint It might he jfcd, at the end of the cutting which en:en, the sand, IN as Is often supposed. Hake the cuti lf inches tings about two and In length, using a sharp knife, and in catting let the stroke he slightly slanting. .The eftds qf the cutting should be crat dean and ujrjoth,fsnd not mashed Or bruised ;ln an, way. Let several leaves remain ibn each, cutting, hut trim off the. tips of tbe Vy leaves.. Now' procuie m sauuin or pi, of somfe sell deep enough to bold about two Inches of sand. After putting it In the sand to a depth of about two inches, water heavily until it Is thoroughly soaked. With a knife make .'several cuts one inches deep across the and sand, and in these Incisions insert this cuttings, pinching the sand about the base of each cutting as It is put in. When the pan is filled with the cuttings about an inch apart, or perhaps a little more, set the pan in full sunlight, there to remain every day during the rooting process. The only operation necessary each day while rooting READ THAT. is to keep the sand thoroughly saturoff if once the fatal story of the wedated with water. Neglect this one day ding ring got to Paulines ears. and the chancee are that the whole you want to save money, send tor our booklet, it will I crossed the park and hurried up lot will be spoiled. From Womans Regent street, mentally gnashing my Home Companion. explain everything. Sent Free for the Asking. teeth, and in my Impetuous haste had nearly stumbled over Pauline herself. Earliest Strike oa Record. Just coming out of a florist's with a The earliest strike on record took tiny boutonniere of violets in her hand. Pauline! cried I, rapturously. place about 1450 B. C., or upwards of centuries ago. Ph&roah But Pauline drew back the least lit- thirty-thre- e tle distance in the world, thereby put- was building a new Temple of Thebes. ting an invisible barrier between us The masons received very little cash but a quantity of provisions which the that froze me like an icicle. contractor thought sufficient was handDear me, Mr. Belton, is it you? said Pauline. I congratulate you, I ed to them on the first of each mouth. Sufficient or not. they mostly ate It beam sure. fore the time had elapsed. On one occaUpon what? I demanded, growsion many of them had nothing left ing desperate. so they Upon your approaching marriage, quite early in the month, to be sure, said Pauline, with a smile marched to the contractor's house, like auroral lights hovering over a before which they squatted and refused to budge until Justice was done. snowbank. The contractor persuaded them to lay But I am not going to be married, their distress before Iharoah, who was protested I. Oh, excuse me, pray. Gentlemen about to visit the works, and he gave do not usually buy wedding rings with- them a handsome supply of corn, and so out a purpose, interposed Pauline. all went on well for that month. But I should think you might have the same state of things recurred by Only paid such old friends as we are the the middle of the next and for some B- compliment of some slight Intimation days the men struck work. Various eonferenees took plaee, but the men of your impending marriage. JI'tNTrCTCRKRS OF AND DEALERS IN Pauline, said I Miss Brooks hear declined to do a stroke until they were me. There is only one woman in the given another supply of food. They world I would care to marry, and she declared the clerks cheated them, used false weights, and so forth, familiar stands before me now." Material and workmanshlj A specialty of all kiud9 of cemetery work Pauline's lips quivered the tears enough complaints in this eountry, under the truck system. The contractor sparkled in her eyes. or money refunded. Send fur designs and prices Mr. Belton, said she, you may not complying with their demands, guaranteed PROVO UTAH WIST or TAYLOR BnOB, FURNITDRI CO. regard this all as a very fine Joke, but they marrheil to the Governor of the surely it is not necessary to add any rity, to lay their grievances before him, and he trlpd to get them to return to more insult to it "Do you mean that you don't believe work with rmoolh words, but that was ro use. and they insisted on having me? How can I believe you? retorted food. At last, to get rid of them he drew up an order for corn on the pubshe. Driven to a sort of frenzy, I dragged lic granary, and the strike was at an 0 o Manujactwert of Percy Cresmers letter from my pocket. end. Pauline, said I. read that and you will have a solution of the myBtcry nrlna the Drink. Headstones. Tablets. Curbing. Etc. of the wedding ring." 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