Show SUITORS OF mrs V by IE t L urit ELISSA LEADS MR BURR BURK A MER RY BARGAIN CHASE 1 lie ile brought it on himself declared ira rs Merri wid nobody can say bay that warn him either and now see sea i hats become of him i what has become of him mrs maternal maiden aunt me caked asked tho the que question ution 11 1 I lins as thinking or of calling up tho the ospitale to find ou dearlo dearle replied i idiece tho arnt thing Is that lie he silt nt here and I 1 giec him a most invitation to uri i I 1 rather indor tat at mr burr wt wl 1 be able to exist kahout the swe swed solace of my iny pres lice for quite ri a ew days you know e badh hod hs s doubt about it 1 I did know knoo said aunt jane dear nn mt yal of course there fre ere a few stunts incidental tp to the read nad winning inning performance that made bahns upon ills his time but lie ha took no eal al interest in them lie he ottly only lived i you say lived in the sun line hine of my smile of cauree it if I 1 d I 1 ia nt feel like smiling that was waa all glit too the point was as that lie be had to be ba n near c ar me ine at my feet or theroa therea bouts ilo iio eald be pretend to ac cat n nt t for it scientifically it might be vlora don thought waves acting upon a highly sensitized soul retina tuned to i the proper pitch it might be apsy ch i u or it might not but anyway my juxtaposition as it were 1111 id d his being with an ineffable hap ri ers a supreme content a sense of ca lust just like that it R I 1 6 P i mr sarr was on the outskirts beaming happily necessary for me to talk I 1 liht not then be thinking of hini him 11 1 I assure you that 1 I 4 ja not a good deal or ol the time I 1 told him cruel says bays he that however tends tenda to dispose of the thought waff theory it must be a sort of soul emanation he looked at rie me wistfully wonderingly ashe as bo advanced that idea 1 it I suppose I 1 cant help emanating but I 1 can call in the police I 1 an its nearly eleven now one bone day with you he bres breathed thed ardently on one lull full complete day with j ou II 11 that was where I 1 warned him film be sorry it I 1 took you up on 1 that mr burr I 1 said try me lie he replied with a lov alow I 1 saccharine smile suppose we say bay tomorrow an n pays frys I 1 Aun auntie tle dear it if you had see sea z the look of rapture i that illumine his hit hitherto hetto pensile countenance counte nanco you bould have been touched and yet aern was aa a shade of incredulity b L it 0 o seemed to suspect a joker 1 I mean IV it I 1 assured him if TI a wout want to tag along with me ma from emsy eay morn until dewy evo eve tomorrow youia you ia f on well go into the country he be cried joyfully well take the train to a quaint little village that ive often wanted to show you and well lunch tit mt a bizarre little old world ta tavern arri and nay I 1 interrupted not with my consent aid encouragement or cooperation we vo wont if overlook my stammering gram grammarino maring I 1 begin to see row now what you want its a picnic ic with me an a more mere to the scenery no dear friend I 1 said you might come along with me not that I 1 re accompany company you 1 all I 1 ask aak Is s to be allowed to be near you ha protested then el eight lit ocl ocic sharp tomorio row morning at tho the corner of state and madison says I 1 wo we met the first thing that I 1 had en cn my list was cottma voiles there vas a basement sale on that and I 1 was the first one at the counter I 1 lave have re reason ason to tb believe that sir mr burr yas second but I 1 swear to it it take me more than thirty to go through the entire stock and decide that there a piece in it that id be caught dead in but it took meal lof of that because tho the arices certa certainly iDly attractive and there was waa quite a mob when I 1 worked my way out mr air burr was on the oat skirts beaming happily V T Is a biear fie 0 o chuckled 1 I have missed it for worlds where do we go next third floor I 1 replied til ill see what got up there thera hurry I 1 theres an elevator going up now 1 I scooted to it and lie he followed j just in time to squeeze in of course lie he was wan the only man creature and lie he looked as it if he felt it deeply but hta his smile was waa radiant it take me long to finish with the volles voiles and I 1 started tor for those lingerie waists what oh thero there were some bargains of course but nothing in my size luckl luck and no small elzea elbes at all or id have taken a chance on one for yoa it was fascinating looking at thern them though I 1 must have spent near ly an hour there and I 1 nearly missed getting t any choice of tho belts mr burr wan still etall serene but lie he began to do some of his following with his ryes eyes while lie he anchored himself on a stool well il tt earlo earle I 1 took him to I 1 took hun tt to fellings vei vel lings I 1 went up to house furnishings and down dawn to curtain scrim I 1 marshaled him along corridors I 1 wound him around counters I 1 jammed him in elevators and drew him into surging mo mobs be of wild eyed remnant fiends dy by noon his bla collar was wilted aud and deep lines showed around his mouth ile he asked me then it it about time to go some whore and get lunch good gracious 1 I said 1 I haven time tor for lunch here well go up into the grocery department and get a few samples demonstrating a 0 now new kind of bouillon by two his smile had bad laded faded aud his bis eyes were glassy he dragged hiis feet and sighed at intervals he said that was because be had two ribs ribe broken and asked it if I 1 was about through pretty nearly I 1 said all ive got to get now Is some cream bunting and paper dollies and ribbons and halping and sewing silk and a new street hat and some for aunt jane and a pair of gloves and handkerchiefs and walt wait till I 1 see on the other lists or do your ribs need attention ten tiou 11 1 I really feel that they need atten tion said mr burr it if they dont I 1 do but I 1 leave for the universe gleaso dont send me away til right then said 1 I lets go aati after r the bunting we went through a crowd to get there said mrs MeTri wid and sono some how the poor fellow 9 got ot lost I 1 w wonder on it if ill ever find him again copyright 1913 by W 0 G chapman |