The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-13

city all day, finally securing a capital con-
nection with fathers rivalinsurance company,
but, by the beard of Mosesl l nave had no.
thing but a glass of wine and a biscuit since
last evening. As soon asI was fairly launched
in business this afternoon, | realized that of
course / could not expect to receive any cash
the first day, and l became almost wild with
anxiety. Yet it was imperative to smile, Do
you not know that it is imperative in
business to smile?"
Il don't care fit ISL retorted Tiff, with
some show of life. "And you should care
more that l am very, very i'll. l have read
Hugo until | am hungry as u giantess."
But, Tiff, ! have one profound hope in this
terrible dilemma, in which it now seems aH if
we should literally starve unless my hope
should prove well grounded. Have you not
any money"
Mrs. Thwaite throw her head back dainti-
ly, shrugged her shoulders in mockery, her
pale lips smiling, her l~ustrous eyes glancing
scornfuIly over her husbands head.
Il not keep me waiting for your answer"
he cried kneeling before her,
why, certainly, l have money" answered
she. How could l have pin money else?
HUFF, you are beyond your depth, / think"
Bravo, we are saved!' exclaimed
Thwaite, springing up and Waiting q few
steps with his cane. Then stopping he asked,
| How came you not to mention it at once,
| AtEN ' NNhAhS WV AAN ShA PNlEN hAAAAONG
delay, dearest Tiff, and let us start at once
for our pretty little table at the restaurant. -
Tiff walked over to the encouraging figure
in the middle Of the room, her hands behind
her slOping waist.
"Hnf Thwaite," she demanded, "do you
mean to say you would use my pin money to
support u.s."
Il say we're in a deuced fix, and any money
would be rather acceptable. Haven't you
pins enough? Or are you in a condition to
starve another twentyfour hOurs?"
Huff Thwaite, l never could have believed
"What?o
THAT you could not take care of me" She
began to cry, and spent all the tears she had
longed to shed during the day, but wouldnot
shed them because HUFF was taking care of
her.
awful high or low, he did not know which,
and as for his wife, she might die before
morning for want of an oyster patty. Upon
the top of these dire facts lay the purse in
her pocket or upper drawer. He was deeply
angeTed. Something whirled around his
heart and sent the blood to his forehead, and
he bit his lips before he knew that he was in
clined to He sat down in a bowed position
his thumbs in his pockets. He heard
tue light pattering of a spring shove in the
gathering darkness, and he also heard his
wife feeling about in the mex room, turning
a key and coming back to where he sulked.
She said, 'Here!" dramatically. He looked
up and saw a pretty purse before his nose.
The next instant Til Thwaite was looking at
her husband in flank dismay. HUFF had
risen with q bitter and graceful elegance and
the purse had skinned through a pane Of
the window Will a ~tWinkling crash.
Tiff turned TO the sofa, and threw herself
down at full length, gloriously wretched.
Huff vanished. He went out into the driz-
cling rain to hunt for the purse. He struck
matches that sizzled, and was several times
On the point Of being run over by vehicles,
and there is scarcely any doubt that his mis-
fortunes were further augmented by the use
of words after which the faithful historian
draws ON exclamation and supplies by O
blank. All in a moment, however he thought
he had stepped on q mouse, and then he
knew that he had come upon the plush wall
let. In the hall he openedit hastily, expect
ing to fnd, perhaps, q few gold pieces; but
his luck was far better than he had expected.
What could Tiff have been thinking of to for
get about ii or withhold it, dear little goosel
How could her charming ghost have prohted
by her pin-money, supposing they had been
starved?
III a couple Of hours more Tits headache
had gone of like the mist and they bothlooked
even gayeF than before the terrible ordeal
OF that day had set in.
At nine O'Clock there came a knock at tie
door. A servant stepped over to Mrs.
Thwaite and said something in a low voice.
Mrs. Thwaite replied in the same manner.
Who could have supposed that there would
he q serious sequelto such a slight occurrence?
When the servant had withdrawn, says Til,
"Please, HUFF, hand me So"
Certainly, TIT. But on second thought, re-
member how careful we must befor a month.
Il wish you would reflect that the laun-
dress must be paid"
ttoh, we can't spend money in so lavish q
way as that at present. She must wait"
"Well,i says the blooming wife, %unconcerned
one way or the other, I'm go and send
her OFF,
She left3the room and did not return for
FIVE minutes Then, after sitting down
again and reading a few pages Of Mrs.
Browning, she looked up with a smile as if
at some joke, which was ine~xplicable under
the circumstances, II had to give her the
clothes, " said she.
aDid your I thought you always did"
II mean, of course, the laundried ones she
hadNbrought."
Weren't they just right?Y
"Huff, you are getting obtuse. She took
them in payment"
HMercyl"
Il can make my things last just about
d month that way.
t'But how am / to manage with only twen-
ty-four shirts, and at least seven thrown to
the dogs q week."
sThat does seem a problem, unused Tin,
LAYING down Mrs. Browning poems temper.
ariiy on her knee. AGouidn { you buy q haL-
mel shirt, and wear it ever go long2'
fCouldn't you get q bathing dress23 de-
manded HUFF, with whitening sarcasm.
tsOhp' gasped Til, chow fearful you always
aFei''
Suppose the quarrel over, and for a day or
two intense peace. Then cnme an episode.
.sWeI, dears, how do you doc" The speak
er was a fine girl, joyous With early morning
4 Ntr o0I nunan0f pwoifnmruTE
HUFF and Tiff we're transhgured. They were
inst starting cut for breakfast.
~ was determined TO lnd you in, and sol
came at this hour, : went Oh the visitor. 1T
has taken us a good while TO find you, since
papa would hear OF II. The detective says
you drank Steinberger Cabinet yesterday
"How dare you enter the same air We
breathegv Numbered Hut, striding up to his
sister and taking her round the waist for a
stout kiss. I'VE ignore your existence
what q lovely roomf, exclaimed ESTHER,
sitting down with Tiff upon the sofa. with q
sweep ofthe eyes, aud Then bending sideways
towards the brides check until cheeks and
lips met. sYon, deariv
HYon love- said, Tiff. and they embrace.
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