Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03
HOW HE CONQUERED.
Business and Love Happily Blended-A
Pretty Romance

From the Detroit Free Press
Detroit possesses one Of the most modest
men in the world. Yet. withAl. he is very sue
cessful in business and now he is successful in
his heart affair
Possibly II was because he WAS 30 busy that
he had no time TO learn the art OF love. but
whether 50 or not il is true that in some fifteen
years OF manhood lac had made no progress in
securing q mate until within the last three
months
A year ago very intelligent and handso,ns
young woman took position in his Office. q
typewriter.
From the very beginning he admired hen and
day after day n she did her work this admire
uon grew into something stronger Six months
after her first days work be had called at her
mother honse TO see her. and after that he
liked her still better, and 1t soon became evi-
dent That she had a preference for him, but his
difhdence was too great and he never dared
venture beyond the limit of q pleasant friend
ship, or. az least. he never mentioned il 20 sny
one If he did, and least of all TO the pretty
typewriter.
Amonth ago. however. a happy thourht
struck him and he proceeded to put il into exc
cution. About O'Clock one afternoon be came
into has place OF business with an air Of heroic
determination.
Il wish, Miss D. he said TO the Young
woman. YOU Would bring your typewriter into
nv private Office. 1 have Especial letter want
written"
Certainly" she replied and followed him
the porter carrying the instrument
Now, he said. when everything was fired
and the door shut. ''will YOU please write care
FULLY what have 90 ssy."
She nodded and the instrument began to
click:
Dear Mother:
l write Won today to inform YOU OF a fact
which L am sure You will be glad 60 hear Of
For the first time in my life am in love-"
The instrument gave a half choke and the
girl appeared TO have caught her finger or been
hurt some way, but the man gave little he.d 10
il.
The woman" he went on, who has won nv
Again the instrument hitched and the Door
little typewriter gave gasp. IL had not occur
red TO her before 60 think so much OF this man.
I'm all the graces." he said slowly, (which
constitute true womanliness, and IL for nv
heart which she has unknowingly taken from
me, may hope TO win her 1 am sure shall
have wife and You daughter we shall both
be proud OF"
The pretty typewriter had recovered her
wonted ski. and was writing along without
futter.
Ion tie subject. and perhaps / may never do
SO, for cannot unless there Is hope for love-
TO. we are very good friends. and understand
tnat where love would be, friendship cannot er-
list, and do not care to hazard that which
have for that which may never be-"
He stopped a moment and the young woman
looked mp quietly for him 10 proceed.
Dear mother" he went on. this Young
woman who has so gently and innocentiy led
me captive and who has all my future happinsss
in her hands
The girl was growing nervous again and that
she was making an effort 20 conceal her suffer-
ing was plain, but the man gave no more need
than at first.
lis, he went on. my typewriter and
Then she stopped before she had written the
last two words, and raising her big brown eyes
to his face she looked az him questioningly.
He stretched out his hands TO her help lessly
and fifteen minutes later he said TO her smil-
ingly:
Let us write a new letter, dear, 10 our
mother"
And she did 90.