The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-11-13
DORA'S LOVERS.

DORA'S LOVERS.
Dora will never forget that dav OF
1he professions: she remembers the yer,
airs the bands played. the glitter OF
epaulet>. the splendidly caparisoned
horses. the wavings flags. She was very
happy on that day-far happier than
She was for long. long season after
ward. Clement had invited her to 90
INTO the city to witness the pageant; he
had permission from Mr.. Oliver. a
director of the Bank of Shekels. to take
4 window in that building, by which
the procession passed. Aunt Kitty had
frowned upon the affair, and had told
her she was Il fool to encourage that
young iackanapes. and so keep better
matches at distance. IF he weren't
going off directly should forbid it,
she said. How You can care for him.
when such man as Simon Cleverly is
at your feet. passes me! They're not to
be named in the same breath. Cleverly
is tall, Clement Smithers is short; Clev-
erly's eyes are dazzling, Clements are
near->ighted; the one has a fortune of
his own. the other hasn't sou. so to
speak. As for the question of money,
Dora felt that she would rather share
poverty with Clement than dwell in
marble halls and fare sumptuously
every day with Mr.. Cleverly.
1t SO happened that she and Clement
were the earliest arrivals at the bank.
with the exception of a clerk, and as
that person knew Clement, and had a
sweetheart to escort from the suburbs.
he soon left them in possession. Dora
had never been inside the bank before,
and while they waited and said their
tender nothings, she looked about her.
asking innumerable questions. in order,
perhaps. to postpone the inevitable
question.
There's the SAFE said Clement. as
they paused before a door, It's built
into the wall. If you open this door it
rings bell somewhere in an office in
Exchange Street. and they are warned
that somebody is tampering with the
safe, and up comes brace of police
men
"Oh. Clement, what a romancer you
are.' laughed Dora. Won't they hear
it at Thule? Lets see''-and she turned
the handle of the door. There! Why
doesn' the bell ring?''
The burglar doesn't hear it, l sup
pose. or he'd make off. Maybe it's the
inner door. the door of the safe itself.
They don't lock this one. you see, and
anybody might open it by mistake
When the bank officers want to
open the safe, they know how
to prevent the bell from ringing, they
tell me. but maybe it's all humbug.
Cleverly told me about it-he's teller
here" And presently other specta-
tors arrived, and Clement and Dora
took their places at the window, and
caught far off the mutfied tread of feet,
the beating of drums and the hint of q
martial tune. Just then the door
opened hurriedly, and an irritated.
looking man popped in, like jack-out-
of-a-box.
WHO has been meddling with the
banks safe2" he cried
Il don't think it has been dis
turbed. replied a gentleman present.
Clement and Dora had forgotten that a
safe existed. and had Just stepped out
upon the window balcony.
Don't tell me.' pursued the irate
official. "Was nobody here when you
Cameo
Only those two young people on
the balcony-lovers.'
"Confound emf and he stepped up
to Clement and pulled his sleeve.
somebody's been tampering with the
safe-can youtell me anything about it?''
IL really" stammered Clement,
suddenly brought down to earth. 81
beg pardon-what did you wish?"
The man repeated his question more
angrilv. His demeanor brought the
blood in flame to Clements face.
There was no harm done, assure
YOU" he answered. "The door was
opened by mistake
Tell him, Clement-tell him
opened it, whispered Dora.
Worth while bringing man all thu
way from Exchange street for nothing
That comes of opening the bank t
Tom. Dick and Harry! 1 shall have tt
lay it before the Board of Directors,
shallr'
II haven't the smallest objection -
said Clement; and while they returned
to the memorable pages of the past
where here rose had been pressed, and
there sprig OF mignonette, the process.
sion moved into sight, the music scared
above them, the crowd surged beneath
there was rhythm in the tread of the
marching feet, and the sun struck spark.
from the housings of the horses and tn,
points of bayonets. Cleverly, on a ca
pering steed, looked up and smiled OF
Dora, while daggers shot beneath hi
brows as he recognized her companion
But everything has an end. The las
bit of glitter and color finally vanishe,
down the long vista of the street, an
the band music became like the unrea
melody OF a dream. They went an
dined together afterward, and steppe,
into a plcture-gallery, and said goOd-b
at Aunt Hitty's gate, since he expecte,
to sail next morning by sunrise, as frs
mate in the "Vidette,h for Japan.
but next day he appeared again
1.-The wind didn't serve he explained
"we sha'n't get off till afternoon. Pu
on your hat, Dora, and I'll row YOU on
to the Vidette," and you shall see no,
we poor sailors fare" The day wa
like crystal, the river coruscated wit
shifting lights, while the ship loome
up before them like some tabled SEA
bird, gigantic and mysterious. Ever
moment was full of elixir to Dora.
g l wish / were Captain, Dora,"
whispered, as they leaned over the sid
of the g Vidette," and looked into th
depths below, and at their own shadow
upon the surface, which threatened I
become one. as the shin swaxAd an