Show agy by LANCASTER t I 1 1901 by dally story pub co it was such a pleasant october corning that as nellie morton bent ver her cawing on the vine perch a bit of song leaped her lloil and bubbled forth very sweet it sounder in spite of untrained voice and careless singer As i soon us if reached his ears kent stopped with an expression jot half pleasure and turning a cold shoulder upon 10 is engagements he swung gite and strode up the steps 0 all things wonderful he said lifting his hat as she arose to greet ham to see you at a sewing machine Is the most inar nellie colored a little and resumed her seat ou must eri deavor to survive the startling phenomenon a longer until finish these she re turned carelessly kwas ay no means he replied and sprung to a seat upon the porch rail ing I 1 would not interrupt your w ork bior the world nor he added men tally a one feature of this charm ing picture for all the stars in the so that Is what you call aprons Is he queried presently as nellie leaned back in her chair to turn down a hem yes she assented these are ging ham aprons looks like strong stuff he corn dented are you going them down ta nellie laughed menly goodness no these are tor old bue are he questioned absently thinking the while how far more charming she was this way than when bhe was tailor made so you are putting in your holiday making aprons tor old suea yes ahat is the really remarkable part 0 t thaia should be doing something tor somebody else A thing to do o 0 thai e announced bluntly while his eyes contentedly of her slam deft fingers they showed lery chita against tha dark blue gingham well it is true this is the first act 0 spontaneous kindness that 1 have been guilty of for a month A dress like that would be ever last angly becoming to you made out of finer stuff of course 1 f why no this la really a good quality it would make very neat dresses jor bouse worl she explained as she slipped the hem under the foot of the machine the man felt inclined to pinch himself to make sure he was awake that this could really be their precise stenographer he had always admired her gold glinted hair and long lashed eyes but that those stern lips could part in merry laughter or careless singing had never occurred to him that he should ever sit beside her sewing macbane and discuss dresses an hour ago he would have hels one of the most improbable of f occurrences do you like this sort of i he ached when nellie raised her head chy yes she replied better than office my office work is very pleasant she replied WWW w s but if yol had your choice the in aisted 5 U human beings are rarely absolutely sai saied she remarked A friend of mine has a dear little home and noth ing to do but stay inet and enjoy taking care and yet envies me the wearing nothing of all things wonder tu but tailor made su ts an lunching every iday in a restaurant r and you Mavy jim home afe and lu freedom 11 be assied buic kly 1 smiled thoughtfully no slowly annot pay that denvy am TOO well satisfied with my own loi in life but there are times when life looks attractive than public im there now atiat finishes the machine work Is that alt you are going to do to it why not pit a ruffle on ita because sue requested that it be made lal n and my Is do what o 0 are asked to do ne ther nor less it as a ery sensible one kent remarked A long way ahead of all those nihil despe s excelsior s and tibi s that folks go into agony over well vo i see she ela elainee ined as she threaded her needle those ter bibly energetic mottoes mean nervous prostration if you live up ta them and chii cism it you dpn t did you aves nervous TOS trulon mi sIer jn i 1 l I 1 never did she antly 1 ati the mai tia ans gain bejil to studying con I 1 thought singing sin gina aud al ti 1 i fe lit ja was went together he remarked presently nellie leached tor her scissors and n de no reply dont he insisted t really don t know she admitted this is not my vocation so ally I 1 am not up on all the tricks of the trade t you vere singing when I 1 came and n is to do what you are aked to do not aa the request assumes the ons ot an impossibility she sj d ath touch of tal or made sever ity it Is a feord motto anyway he observed imagine how smooth tangs would go it everybody was con ante to do j st what he or she was as ed to do officiousness is sometimes a bane but ou were saying fac 1 agree as he selected a button at bast in tre business world in all phases of worlds I 1 should imagire he I 1 look how fit plays the mi chief with married clife A man asks a woman to be wife and she at once under to become his keeper drives him distracted t vin to save him in tro vei teeth of circumstances neu 41 p hed 1 ut the man opposite 1 her rema inel c ious he glanced into the room balim 1 her handpicked and picked up ats hat you won t trea me that way when ou lecan e mv wife will youa he asked haskil th girl start showed that the question was to say the least anex bectel but she la ched naturally no indeed the replied lightly I 1 am not 30 ing he ald seriously I 1 have been in ove with you tor a long time but it never seemed worth while to kiy ay anything you seemed to I 1 c so far above all forms cf te minin i it was absurd to think of you unbend ng enough to 1 wela you ee I 1 thought you had a fc for matrimony aldhouse and house keeping and all those soft things smiled in spite of her per la not a soft thing objected 1 with her eyes upon i don t know you have never tried it he protested but I 1 have my imagination she explained bave I 1 and I 1 imagine that life with yo i woul 1 be one long dream of bliss help me a little I 1 cant take youn my arm and make love to you in full view ot those people passing it there t r no nellie agreed I 1 dont think apu he asked after an uncertain plus it to b a blessing or an 1 on those aprons i kiil do as yo i prefer of course she replied quietly and added in a lower tone I 1 think I 1 shall bless them t really H sprang dawn from his perch on the railing and took up his position on the machine top beside her chair you will have some aprons just the color of the with white lace round gys and rice little pockets for your keys and you will wear them in wont you dear when you como out into the hall with me after breakfast to tell me goodbye isell Ui mad no babal response but her cheeks fuad eloquently as she bent her had over the last button on oil sie blue gingham aprons |