The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-23

en'u th' mastery aal throtslr htm
when such mau - told that ha /.
rich 1t might h. imagined h. wnuld
receive the announcement wi.h hlar.
ity. When Rchari Deaham rpali,rI
that he was wealthy he became even
more sobertd than usual, aud drew a
long breath II, If he hat been running
race and hal won It.
When Mr. Deuham LET Lis Office
and went ont intp the street every.
th'ng had Hn unusual appearances To
hun HE walked along uuheeding the
direction. He looked ut the fine resi-,
dences and realized that he might have
F" tine residence Il ha wanted IT.
As he was walking through the p,rk
aud away from the busy streets he
took of his hat and ran his fingers
through his SrIllej hair. looking at
his hand when he hsl done 50 ~ II
the gray, like wet paint. had come olt
lie thought of girl he kn." once.
VINO perhaps w"rer Isve M led him
'or~ 81 sSsei n as be tempted
to. But that ha Away. -an the
mistake OF the Denhams. ... had
all married youas sxcspt HIN. nd
so sunk deeper into the mire H.i
srty, pressed down by rapliIS " p
creasiug progeny. y,
'ihe glrl hal married baker. ha rex
membereL I-.. that was iCug time
sgJ The clerk wa, not lar wrong
when ae called him an old man. Sud
denly another glri arose before hts
mental vision modern glr.-very
different, indeed. to the one who mar.
RED the baker She was the only wo-
man IN the world with whom he va,
ON speaking terms. and he knew her
merely because her light and uimble
fingers played the business sonata OF
one note on his Office typewriter.
Miss Gale was pretty. of course-all
typewrltera girls are-aud 1t was gen
orally understood in the office that she
belonged To- good family who had
come down IN the world Her some.
what Independent mir dreprned this
conviction and kept the clerks at "A
distance She was a sensible girl, who
realized that the typewriter paid bet
ter than the piano, aud accordingly
turned the eypertuesS OF her white
fingers To the former instrument.
Richard Denham sat down upon park
bench. why not;' h- asked him
self. There Wa, no reason against IT,
except that h. felt h. hal not IN.
courage. Nevertheless he formed A
desperate resolution.
Next day business went on as usual
Letters were answered and the time
arrived when Miss Gale came IN To Sc.
If he had any further commlui. that
day. Denham he,itated H. felt
vaguely that II bushes, Office va, not
the proper place for a proposal. vet he
knew he would h- e, "a iIssiyantaga
else. Ia th" first place. he had no
plausible excuse FOR calling upon the
young woman at home. aud 10 the
second place h- knew that Il h. once
got there he would br stricken dumb.
II mu-. be either at hi- Office or no
where.
81. dom moment, Ms, Gale.
Le said at last. Il want To consult
you about matter about cuisines,
matter.
Mis- Gale seated herself aud auto.
matlcally placed on her knee the
shorthand writing pad ready 10 take
down his instructions. She looked up
at him expectautly. Dauham IN an
embarrassed manner, ran his finger,
through his hair
II am thinking, he began, "of tax.
ing partner. The busines, is very
prosperous. In fact, 1t has been for
some time
"Yes?" said Miss Gale, interrogi-
lively.
"fes. / thiak I should have a
partner. II j. about that | wanted o.
speak To you.
"Don't you think it would be better
to consult with Mr.. Roger He Ino1s
more about business than do. But
perhaps It i Mr Rogers who IL b be :
the partner