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Show XIIB TYWJWJtlTElt. I iwn buslne man-, I HU bn.iwM ni tbods strictly olw.nel, anil no wntl mcntln lmiiwu hours tr at Inwimti itacrt. That I. Uiuw we" mrtitl lotuts. But I hart become revolution liol ldtt know w lint I am I have Ui. JWtf lut that i riot another story-tat story-tat tlie tail cf thU i ne, and rturitt on I v mm ilionU liwr bo tfrniJ tail end, inrtlteff tlio Imbitfl of iiuwl reading luuitf la ii.-t nnd uiiM)iuUtUntid child liwl TIi f.t is I n4urtlud for a yuutiffhtds to do cop) In; fur mo at lh JiTke. 1 will not dmy that u lMrtnu. advlsni Hi not to tlo so, struuKly ul w- J me iftftlnt It, and In un nx. rlcm e wiltUii ton Mil, "Nr ik;wii1 on wotiutu" Unt ! I"UtiHl and udver Tim next morning upon mynrrhnlat th gflko UorK Iho aforcM. 1 iwrtiicr, l it hurtln? rcmsrks at nw from lh U rvsy f th itiimr oflko aUmt tli Ml)l ih if lotctim'M that wuull soon Mum fun tbodArk niurtnwnt, rub It of its m-uit. lm-liielil.o utnrihtro 1 win h1) 'atid ocn lend an air of bcanty to hi fori " ron., tU. I Rrflwlul toUui to idiot up. Hut thiTOwai til no nonr. use ubuutthis thing. Tlietfirl w.n lo lo in aniil for business writing, ud thcro to. t l In) any sentiment In tho matter Hiro lntfio mi imi.icnl hnjcti, and nAtd mo wax I "dead mm' Iniuywut xoterotunvl Killed Omt 1 Y.M. Jtuttbcn lho4,lIoni of loveliness" began to ai ply for tho tltwitiun, nnl (oroondlUft volro tcmiwrarlly ulsap-jh ulsap-jh xr d, for which I wan vrry thiiulful Will, I wfti:rot 11 by all slmpe nrnl irs oi rUioiiH from mm siwitiicu with uiitiil) lwlr and dirty Uiro hinds to nu eppnll.tHf "nit nm in blond braid anl jj mn U paint that I w.n tmnnted to iiUi k in a pi i to h o how rewnt the ojh ii i ii v a In an dtK"' titl 1 cbwd tl. door mi tlio laU uiu mil fttnlclntf in a thalr rilentlv wl-linl I lmd Ukut ilcirgt laUltoanilnotnilnrtiioiL Uow d Uiec inctoknowpo luutli.mohow, tlwnt wutn u, lotki r him. Oeorjii lokoas licaril, andQcorgo ait ilu a; penrrd in thn doorw aj , "W'lmt do vunt ftiijliow'" bo iwkM "What vruubl ult jnu' Horearui-U Mparatt I plrb ' Oh, I lnurruptiil, for I ron fi 4 I waanm rl, ' 1 itmlcntood tlic ivcrp hiHiicwiKXtnpUtu' J lo Manfred bade from thudoon.ayihupinhbihoud In an ixtrui ascint f luMuu, an 1 I hoard lilni nninmirliitfi "I'oor f Ilovk I One Itlrl i toi much for a fccbloiuan but lz, filx, nil alii" v ith a prulongcd fj hi juUk tie Ti eoM Mon most dUtrcMbitf In a 1 ukuicmi oflUo. 1 vtm about to malt) u iiattyrcju'ulfrwhcn tho imtvr door,, bpLiicd anl In camo a nttit litllu icirl 1 1 I blccL, folio r.fd by a body Ruard cf "ma" and "tlder nUtcr prpnunmbl), Tl.o leader Mas trctublinjr, and nj vai tlio be 1) guard. Ct)iieinLntly I grim pi t fwtly calm, J laced m at fur tho thrtc and inviUil cuncrntimi, dimly con II c)ou9 that (lwi-K'o wm trii)ff to tea without biingi-ttn in order to boprlinvd f fur farther nttuiUoiu. I fcoon found out that tho ounjtot , U ly dtkirvd to m1Io for me, her mother BMurlnrf mo of hr (Uughttr'a ability, j fcapcrbiK-nm-innhip, moral character and J mnUbillty Amiability In a butincM I cllUc! Then tlio clJtTfcUcr turned up anl tall how Carol m w thoughtful (ml dtninma of helping tin in along, on 1 10 had lnxUUJ ujtou trying to fftt tonit thlnff to do, and by a lucky clunco that la her o) t had retted on iu) advirtWe uu nt, and how thry had all mU togelhi r In vm bn.UU (1 hate lit. ml of ono hiudLi rchlcf jvr f aniil) , but ono bn atlilj that it 'Q.9 thocr) jlaco, Aiid how , the) bad coma in tho Sinuo and Wootl- 1 uid a inuu car. and It had taktu tl em 1 Marly fort)-tl minuter. All this tlmu my dear littlo Carol 1 brir jour pardon, theru fit that wrong tud again and all tho time tlio littlo tfrl tut tluro jdst a ipih t u u inouec, 1 w lilch i loakctl mo cry much. When they had llnhhcd Mia nskM mo ihouldvho write torhow mo licr hand writing, and! said "ton, bo abo took 1 her tf love oil and went to tho dwk anl rote her naino tbu Caroline Welton , and then I told her to wtIIo mlno an I sh wrote Itichard A, Yohe undjou haienolica what autxtrimely uubusl iictullko tlioJsht darted into iny head whin I taw tliono two names together I engaged hur tocomo oh Monday to liegiu work, and amid a flood uf nt-ol h-ctldna from ma of bow her dear dead lusbaiid "never ixpcctod dear Carol would ever hao to wcrk,Mand how jhiucd ho would havo Ucti that alio fhoull lcmplo)vtlby wiousld.ndon gentleman and a ycckletu profusion of hiiIIcy an I bow from ildir nKter, mil i deuiuro nod from the Uttlo one, I llnal-, llnal-, ly shut tho door on tlitin and waited fur (leorgo to appear. He appeared, "You aro a Mbarlte an pltun cf n leraminoloelineM, a gny docekcr who ii baa pnt tided to bo ItidiiTirciit to wom an" Tlw.ii lu a beartbroktn tous, She will bnak j our heart an 1 ruin our oiUco tomb " l TAnd all tho tlmo that donkey itoud tluro flrlii nmark uft.r rennrk, 1 eat and fat and f It foulUh. I dot'i t know wh), rinall) hv wtntlack tolils wult whittling "Loyg Come Mko aHninuitr'4 bigh" Tho jounrf illotl Fortunately I h id a buttlnc cngrgement mid mau iijedto git out. bo tho rooluttoii bo- gan Monday morning at 8 o'clock MIm WfUou appcired.dcmuro uud MlgliUj mnou. tio was I Ueorgo wu in the next room, iuwurdly chULklinj, I am t literal Iv cLrtain After a dud f tlr- 7" TUinloLiiiluu (I think that I u iikih' word fur tho oi-erittcn) I mauagetl U tbow xt what she was to topy and hp. It was to bo dono, Silence rolnM foi 3 actually two botiM, 'lhtn aomo man 'ajio in to boo Ueorgo nnd mo. lie f ared at tho bloulhoud hatting OM.I tin di-k and retreated into (lcora'o't vt oDice, follow td by me, ,3 One alter unother of butluM ac ijaaintancFi ilroppiM in, but time wore fu flowlj I jiuver knew ereh a lohy morning until itwa IJ o'clock. Tlie H Sit tho grius, tho bU -ha Um from fome of the caller and tlio aggravating abetting rtomu of (leorge, and my constant alarm let rho tbonld ortrhmt liearl) gn o mo n ncrvou toy er, Dutihc woret wai t come. Tortunatdy rte one won lu the Inner offlce but George and MVMdf. Tweho o'clock ntnick nnd In walked rl ler rbUr. 1 quailed and G purge tnrneil hU back on mo and shook with laughter. "Well, deari,' chirped elder HiUt, 'hi it seemed hko n long morning' "e, somewliat, though I liavo bvoo Interesteil too. How's maT' try lonely without )ou. Blie sent me to go with )uuto lunch so that ydn would not think w o hi 1 forgotten yon Oh, that will bo nice,' said Carol. "An 1 i(u wild ad It wa your firot day wo thouhl bo a little extravagant in uui lunelicoii " "That's i Undid. UUcolf I cau go liuw. I mimged to get on my foet nnd blind ly got to the door, filling that 1 dldnt core and tbnt Ueorgo iculd go to th deuce "You ma co nw. MIm Walton, fot )our lunch. riiao lo bitU by 1 o'cluck.M Tlnnk jou. Yes, nlr.H So whiloslu got on her cvat and hat tlder sister ex I lalned th it nho had run In to aeo bow Carol was getting along. (Huninl till certainly wasn't out of breath.) And thin tiny went. I awaited Ueorge. lf began i "Wonder who will roino tomorrow. 3fa7 Wonder how many relatiies rhe has got to run InT Pity ton. bho wemi ipilct enough. Hut thcseglrli juunoel tan calculate whit the) are ' I am surprisetl th it I di 1 not mas-rncro mas-rncro (leurgo, but I hao alwa) felt Hint hi utilrasant manner should lie Ii w ed in tho light of nu InHimit; . He went diii "Virybiitiuescliko wilh 'Deariea' nnd Swcctle' and wlut not. Nice talk In a btmlneM oftlco, i h, Dick? Tomorrow it I wilt bo 'Darling" IIli intonation cf tho lost worlwa ttosithilr Oltremirur. I went out foi iitnihunl lefthluito tahotaro of the iilhcc. It wiumy onlyrereuKV. Tho di) s camo nnd U ft ii lxiUtr w HI do. Our nn indnidiuliiy i thoonly thlugwofau remwriably count upon in thi vorl 1 a sure to n main. Porlxiiktm Iltlhi ivp)Ut came regubrly mid did hi r work with neat iiisn unl dUpatch. Ttr six wet ks lut fiiinlly cinir aluiiMt a regularly at yn rious tlim through the day. Ma wool 1 drop In (ma iit-cd to drop in and eldtr fcUter mu in), uml would say, Will. lattic. It trutk mo the hrft time he aid that, and aftrrwunl, Uj, what i ttiigularly appropriate name, but tx trcmcl) imbttftlnenwliVe, Then sibter would rou in an 1 Myi "Mai making upph' plin, and tan yoa get off n ipi liter of an hour earlier, dearie, and iimm homo to luuiheonV And Catol rould bam Oh, I wonlin t like to link." Then I would fik up and mi) , "You nun gonliUlo earlier inda), MUsWil ton." Then anuther day her II1 tlo brother Hob woull stamp in with n bag of rookies ma had made or a lilt of a ribbon rib-bon to lw mati lutl on Carol' way home. And onto an old uncle tottered In nt d deln) rd ino onodialf hour whllo bo liab-1 bhdof hi dcnaiKil 1 rotbtr Andrew j mid Andrew' famll) tho wunn that I lived my oflli for n famll) room, I mi I ptr AndnfUr some iMirtlml irly ug I graating ihutter and intcrclunge of fi minliie, utibuneitthke t plthets 1 woul 1 go lu toTleorge, forgetting in in) fixation bis iTetnonlao thimctir, and ow I w ouldu't statid It. 1 lien ho w oul 1 Ctt up nnd implore me not to bo harh uud unkind to tho dear littlo thing, nnd I unconsciously nail, "Who tonld lier" lAnd then ho woull shako and ihucklo and quote, O woman, woman, lowly woman!" or reieat, "Will, jiettte, luiw'a biz? or "Dearie, sauerkraut todaj. Cvmo homo with mo, or ' Carol, darliusr, U tho 1mm jut a much gono on jou ah ever;" or sotuu like Idlotlu remark re-mark that bs had coined out of hi ow n iiidiecilo brain, llutwhetimacamo in ono day about It u tlock in the morning and sat for ono mortal hour crocheting or knitting or homo such U"ole fetntnliio idhuoM, fell that I niunt rpftak. My ofllce, a bualneta Into n nted b) me for buslnosi purposes only, to bo thus de ecru ted was too mucli. So that ocnlngwlien the littlo daughter daugh-ter was gittiu read) to go home I started out with her, at I had happtiicd to du somo fsw times bvforv, and on tho wa) toherhoinu I tuld htr straight up and down that thU thing could not continue con-tinue We hually arranged that I should buy u house in the northwestern patt of tho city, and that In two muiMii sli9 would wear in) wrdding ring. It has beeu fully arranged, liowettr, that ma may drop In and tho iMer sltir run lu, lint they aro not to stu) in as ptrmuiiciit inmati. One strange part of It to mo is how George coul I o i r havo surmUed that I was iu luo witli her. I nlwa)s ha.l made It a plnt to um tho mot busincM llko mmncr in nwaUiir-f to lu r in the of-lice. of-lice. Hoiui)sany fool could hao seen It. Ilu ought to know liest alwut tho lght of fouli. Huwuvi r, he ha tough t u a tidy lot of slluranl U coming to tho wedding. Ikar old buy. It' unl) hi vtny, Carol says it t hi high spirits. i:idir sinter su)s eho ftlt lu her in-iniuft in-iniuft kouI what would happtn when sho le id my ndu rtlntnt nt. Ma want to know what I will do for another oflUo girl. I certainly shan't engagolur other daughter JompMno (1. Dolman lu Phlhdiliuila Prei. |