The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-02-28
undignified coat-tails fly like pair of
black wings around the corner.

black wings around the corner.
The next thing known of him, he wa.
standing in the counting-room of hi
employer, MIR. John Lorimcr, painting
flushed, trembling-trying to stammc1
out something, between laughter ant
tears, about giving up his situation
$lOO,OOO-Old aunt-East Indies-dea(
left him heir, etc., etc.
The amount of it was the poor clerl
had suddenly become rich man. Blu
when he repeated his intention of Civ
ing up his clerkship and entering into
business for himself-Mr. Lorimer de
murred-hesitated mOment-slappet
him on the shoulder-called him q
capital fellow Ca facetiOus allusion tC
his unexpected acquisition of capital
probably, and offered him partner
ship in the firm of Lorimer & Co.
Mr.. Warner looked out of the win
dow and whistled; looked up at thu
ceiling and sighed: down to the carpet
and smiled; into Mr.. Lorimer's face ant
blushcd.
ION one condition he would accedt
to Mr.. Lorimer's proposal"
"What was it?''
"That he should allow him to enter
into two partnerships at the same time
One mercantile, the other matrimo
malone with himself, !. e., Mr.. Lori
mcr, the other with MIR. LIS daugh
ter"
"'Twas agreed if the daughter hat
no objections. He meant Helen, o1
course?''
1 l.
But he couldn't spare Adelaide
She was nothing but a child. Helen
was just the right age to marry, and
beside-beside-
| Mr.. Lorimcr stammered there. He
didn't like to say that Helen was TWEEN.
ty-four years old-going on twenty-five
and that he was anxious to get her
married off. No, indeed; that wouldn't
do. He scratched his head and looked
puzzled for moment. His face
frightened all at once.
"He believed Adelaide was engaged
to u young lawyer-couldn't say Ger.
tain. Mr.. Warner needn't look SC
crestfallcn. Helen wasn't engaged.
Was certainly the handsomcr of the
two. Would make the best wife, he
thought"
Mr.. Warner did not think so, but
was too polite to contradict. Hintcd
that Helen would not marry him.
Eyes, she would
"No, she wouldn't
TRY her and see.''
he should fail. A bright idea struck
him all at once. "Mi ght he have AIDE
laide if Helen would not marry him?''
YES"
"And Mr.. Lorimer wouldn't say
anything to Helen about his sudden in.
heritance?"
"NO-nO.'
He might go right up to the house
and ask her, then?"
Hadn't he better wait until after
dinner?'' Mr.. L. thought so.
"No-he must go then. He shouldn't
take any comfort until his mind was
settled.'
"Well, run along them
And he did run along. And Mr..
Lorimer, looking after him, rubbed his
chin with the back of his hand in dis
concerted kind of way, and muttered
to himself:
"What deuce of hurry the boy is
in. The jade will refuse him as sure
rs the world-and l shouldn't wonder
if the both of them did. If he only
hadn't made me promise not to say
anything about his good fortune
He stood with 4 little veNed shadow
on his face for a moment. Then an
| nfh 1,,.1rr II, L.
brain.
''But didn't promise to write any
thing about it, did L? Ha, ha! John
Lorimer, you're an old one. You'll fix
it YETI
He went to his desk and dashed off a
few lines on paper; called his errand-
boy and put it in his hand.
Miss Helen Lorimer's hour of tri-
umph had arrived. Mr.. Warner had
come to the house and asked for 4 pri-
vate interview with her. Of course she
knew what he had TO say. She wouldn't
be afraid to wager anything, from her
new gold bracelets to her camel's-hair
shawl (cost 5000 that he had come to
offer himself.
! Wouldn't she wither him with her
disdain-the presuming beggar?
A servant came to the door and hand
ed her note, just as she was getting
ready to descend to the parlor. She
glanced at it and threw it on the toilet
table.
Fathers handwriting. Shall have
| time enough to read it by-and-by; but
this fun is too good to be dclayed.''
She swept down the stairs and into
the richly-furnished drawing room like
a Princess.
1t was Just as she expected. MIR.
Richard Warner made her a plump
offer of his heart, hand and fortune,
COUGHING his proposal in words rather
too cold to give her much of triumph,
and dwelling at much length on his
poverty.
Richard tidgcted uneasily in his chair
during the moment oil silence which fol
lowed his offer. Poor fellow! He be.
gan to be afraid she would accept him
in spite of everything.
But the lady's first words set him al
rest on that score.
| ''Sir, is it 1,-o-o-s-sible that you have
misunderstood my condescensiOn in
this way? You are Gerry p-r-e-sumlo.
tious! My father shall hear of this
and fear you will lose your situation
Shall call servant to show you to the
door, or can you find it alone?''
sDon't trouble yourself Miss Lori
mer. beg leave to inform you thai
it was your fathers wishes and not my
own that brought me here,' replied
Warner, with a smile SO strange anC
self-possessed as to bewilder his com
panion. ANY information which yo,
can give him will therefore be unneces
sary. If had not been sure what YOU
answer would have been to my offer,
should never have made it, as nothing
could be further from my real desir'
than to call You my wife. Hyou please
will speak with Miss Adelaide mo
ment."
With . blazing face, the baffled co
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