| Show sweet peas is a lawyer in anis town who shall answer to the name of well inger for the pur poses of this story he employs an of fice boy who is 4 xi 0 o fond alf 1111 jr the important po 11 sitione he held be tore becoming s able assistant he 1 ad just finished one of these tales to the young woman ste no grapher the oth er day when his employer called him james said go and buy some sweet peas they aie out of season but ou ought to be able to pick some up it iou look around don t come without then an 1 re member I 1 want them before noon this request might have told james a story had he been sharp enough a story corroborated by s new necktie and general air of spruce ness stay some time later while the lawyer was in consultation with important clients james knocked softly at the door and entering deposited a large bag on the desk what s thise asked peas I 1 had to go to three differ ent stores before I 1 could get them these are the nicest I 1 find 1 touched the bag gingerly and out rolled quarts of shelled peas before the astonished gaze of the lawyer and his clients james felt much aggrieved when he was compelled to return the pur chase and bring back the flowers there was no reason tor exchanging them he said there was only a cent s difference in the price still has forg ven the boy his stupidity it u happens that the woman tor whom the sweet peas were bought is a suburbanite who came to town the day this in aident occurred to take luncheon with now while no one in his office could be made to believe it is extremely bashful he had been trying for some time to get up courage to ask this young woman i certain momentous question truth 0 o say the girl has helped him a rifle but till this time the tender question remained unasked and nee essa rily unanswered the recipient pinned the sweet peas pink and delightfully fragrant upon her white waist looked bis admiration but only his looks were eloquent it was so kind of vou to remember that I 1 love sweet peas she said with a glance of gratitude yet no graceful words came from the lawyer s tongue he who could move a jury by dint of specious ment and cleverly turned sentences was quite dumb now but after dinner and under the in fluence ot the girl s charming person aliby he became a little easier and told her the story of the office boy a mistake it must have seemed queer to those clients of mine to see james bring ing in three quarts of shelled peas he aided I 1 should think so indeed the girl said and you a bachelor too suddenly he leaned forward do iou like to shell pease asked a sudden flush of alon on his face I 1 just love to she answered soft not meeting his eyes will you oh sadie will you shell peas for me forever which was manifestly an ability but the girl evidently did not think so for she radiantly undertook the task anti james was almost struck dumb with amazement when he was given a month s vacation with full pay la the dead of winter with business gong full blast chicago news |
