The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
this day, had it not been for the plump
little hand welding the feather duster

u 1t is astonishing what an influence
pretty woman can exert. The MILNE
shop of Miss Pennybacker became a
attractive to Mr.. Larkington's eve as
rose bush to a child who has discovere,
birds nest therein. From constan
study, he could. without doubt, hav'
told anything concerning the externa
appearance of the millinery establish
meut; how many lights of glass wer'
in the bay window, and which, if any
were cracked or broken; how man,
rows of bricks were between the win
dows and door; what trimmings hun!
in the windows this day or that, ant
how fresh and blooming the girl VIII,
sat at the window sewing, looked, ant
how graceful were her movements
Even the somewhat portly form of Mis-
Pennybacker assumed new interest il
his eyes. He astonished her with hi
change of deipeanor toward herself
He was assiduously polite on every oc
casion. She was happy in INDUCING
the hope that her archery had at las
hit the mark, never once dreaming tina
she was vicariously receiving attentions
which he would fain give another. anC
to which end he was now smoothing
the way. Yet this was the case; ant
John darlington was so villainous a
to, one day, drop remark that hel
business was such as to require an as
sistant.
81 agree with you, Mr.. darlington
but-but-," and she blushed and sim
pered quite girlishly.
Mr.. darlington saw her mistake AND
changed his tactics.
..How stupid she is" thought he
81 wanted to find out the name of the
angel over the way, and she imagined
l was paving the way to a proposal
Bahr
=" Do you ever take apprentices" he
inquired.
80 yes" she replied, regaining her
composure, II have one now; came
only few weeks ago; names Rose
Rose Meredith. I'll send her over for
something some time so you can see
her." and she laughed and launched a
few more arrows, thinking she were less
likely to lose her game by badly wound
ing it.
MIR. darlington thought Miss Penny
hackers sometime was a long time
coming, but come it did, at last. and
he was in an Incompatible state OF
| illustration to receive it. He didn't
know anything except that there was a
woman in the store and that woman an
angel. When she asked for blue rib
bon, he showed her black, and when the
right shade was found, tried to measure
it with his pencil instead of the yard
stick, and clipped it with his fingers in
stead of the scissors. Then there was
sewing silk to select, but for the life of
him he could do nothing towards it.
He never saw how colors ran into each
other. In fact, he could see nothing
but pair of loving brown eyes looking
out quietly and modestly from long
laSheS, and a pair of sweet lips that
said Sewing silk, ''taffeta," and ''this
is the right shade" in the most musical
way imaginable.
Her comings over, though very in
frequent. were most interesting episodes
in his business lite. They were like
CLEANS of sunshine on lowering days.
With the hope of inducing a better ac-
quaintance with Rose. he was more at
tentive than ever to Miss Pennybacker
when she visited the store, and, much
to that lady's satisfaction, this culmi-
mated in an invitation on his part for
her and Rose to attend q panoramic eN-
hibit.on one evening.
Of all places for timid lovers or pick
pockets, entertainments of this nature
are the best. An almost total eclipse of
light is necessary for successful dis
play. Consequently pickpockets can
pursue their advocation without fear of
detection, and timid lovers are brave
when they cannot see each other.
To say that Mr.. darlington was in a
flutter of excitement when he stood
at the door of Miss Pennybacker's es-
Enlistment, on the night of the piano.
rama Is expressing it very mildly. We
will not say how he sat down on the
wrong chair, smashing certain artificial
flowers, or how he handed his hat to
Miss Pennybacker's reflection in the
mirror, instead of to that estimable lady
herself, or how he forgot to bow to
Rose when she came from the mysteri-
Gus inner room. appended to every mil
linery shop. We will mention none of
these things. as there was nobody saw
them save Miss Pennybacker, and she
considered his abaShment the result of
his, as yet, un5poken attachment for
herself.
From an attendance at the panorama
it was very natural for Mr.. Larkinton
to drop over the way the next morning.
after the preliminary busting had been
attended to. and the dust and ladies' set
tied in their respective places, and in
guire how they Jared after last. night S
entertainment. And, having established
a firm footing, it was not uncommon
occurrence to see him on dull business
days, drop in quite frequently, all of
| which little attentions Miss Penny back
er thought especially directed to her, so
blind sometimes IS love to what is going
ON in its vicinity.
As acquaintance with Rose pro-
crossed, hitherto undiscovered beauties
and excellencies developed themselves.
That organ of Mr.. Larkington's, at
which the young gentleman of the bow
is supposed to direct all his efforts, and
which hitherto had remained as ada
mant, became so Modified under the
manipulations of Miss Roses charms as
to receive every impression of that
young lady's eyes with surprising dis
tinctness. And it is not at all wond0-
full that he was several times on the
verge of a proposal, the only drawback
being his indecision as to how tina: ali.
important question should be advanced.
1t was all very well when in the store OF
alone in his room to con proposals in
every variety or form. They came
glibly enough from his tongues end
then. But when seated in the millinery
establishment opposite Miss Rose, tn .
chess board between them, and the
plump little hand lowering like white