The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-08-10

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enue belle-in plain clothes"
He poked the fire for nearly two min
utes, and began to fear that had fig
uratively put my foot into it and lost my
story.
II think any man must have fallen in
love with her, but could never get De-
mark to see. / was completely but
what's the use OF talking Of that? met
her every morning. She always looked
| straight ahead and never seemed to know
she passed the same two fellows every
| day. Where did she live? What did
she do? One night in December as
came up late from the store WAS aston
ished to see my young LADY, call her
| understanding at desk in counting
room. Her hat and cloak were flung on
the desk beside her and she was evil
IDENTIFY just ready to leave. The lowell
est little frown was on her brow, and the
figures evidently wouldn't add up right.
The lamp-light shone on her face and it
never looked so handsome before. I
stood before the windns end gazed there
in rant admiration, and, l may say, ado
ratIoh. tell you, John, I don't believe
that people nowadays know what it
is ="
"Well, did she come out?"
''Of course she did, said Singlemann
little GROSSLY, land equally of course I
followed her at q distance, and saw
where she lived. She walked straight
on and did not seem bit afraid. She
| seemed to set her lips closely together,
drew her cloak around her and walked
| swiftly to her destination. Several
times determined to speak to her, but
had neither courage nor excuse. De-
mark, said I, when reached my room,
wake up, and I shook"
'sSinglemann," said I, 81 am not De-
mark. There is no use in shaking me. |"
II beg your pardon" continued
Singlemann, releasing his grip on my
shoulder. II am saying, though what
interest can you have"
"Now, don't fly off on tangent in
that manner. OF course I want to know
how it turned out. What did you, say to
Demark2'
Nothing that night. You can't wake
Denmark when he once gets asleep. Why,
one time when we were boarding down
on Jefferson avenue q fire broke out
about two o'clock in the morning,
and L"
"Singlsmann, do you remember that
know the whole particulars of that
failure?"
"Of course you do. Well, all the way
down to the store where she worked,
Denmark was saying what mean thing
it was for two young men to conspire to
brighten the life out of . girl on the
dark streets of city. We got there at
last, and she was at her desk. All! John,
when picture how she stood there-but
that's no matter. I thought she would
never come Quit seemed ages. I
never could have stood it, only it kept
my attention getting Denmark to stick to
his promise. for he wanted to back out
now that we were on the spot. You
Why, when Beat 4 Embezzle failed, you
know, we needn't have paid cent, for
they held no"
"Well, about this girl?"
"Oh, yes; next morning I unfolded
my plan to Denmark. It was the day be-
fore Christmas. told him all about my
discovery of where she was employed.
Now" said I, ''she's anxious to get the
accounts Strengthened out before the end
of the year."
Evidently" said Denmark.
"Well, very likely shell! be there late
10 ulBuU. NOW, We IL lO1lOW Uof--yOV
on the opposite side of the street and I
on the same side of the street she is
and you cross over and speak to her and
try to make her take your arm; then
she'll scream, and I'll rush up and res.
cue her, and of course see her home and
get acquainted"
Rather an ancient device, / remarked.
perhaps it is now" said Singlemann
in an irritated manner. Young men of
the present day are up to almost any
thing, but I never heard of il before.
OF course it was silly-I guess / knew
that without being told Of it-but now
a-days people think"
mo, they don't, sineleman; 80 on
with what you we're saying. Denmark
consented, Of course"
mo, be didn't; but that is, not 1t first.
He got indignant q having I'll lie dis
grace Of the operation and none Of the
pleasure, but I explained to him that be
didn't care . cent for the girl, while I
was madly in love with her; md, conjur-
ing him BY al the Ties Of friendship, be
4 last reluctantly consented. You -,
Demark nsvsr cared anything about
Rirls, OF such - that; be - busineas.
| / have often said % hin-jokingly, Of
oourse, That believed thnt H.
| "6inglsman, 80 on viii ~ diabo!i-
ell plot Of youre, and neyee mind OemnEk.
I know him wall onoqGh.'
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