Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-02-24

truth was that each Of the clerks Thought
himself o better looking man than Pc
tcrs.
wei, 20 comoto the awful point whore
peter'0 mcthodicalness nearly upset The
apple cort. Thoolopemon was alsetted,
Peters pual.ing most Of the time, and he
was 70 write hera letter giving an account
Of how arrangements wore progressing,
Il viii hardly be croditod-and yet it is
possible enough Wien you think what a
machine a mcthodical man gets to be-
that Peters wrote this epistle TO his girl
on bis desk and put 10 ia the pile of let
tors that were to be copied into the cid
mans letter boxl Tho Office boy picked
mp tho heap at oxactly the usual hour,
took them TO the copying press, wet the
thin leaves and squeezed them in; the
love lettor next TO the one beginning:
DEAR Sm-Yours Of the 2jd received
and the contents noted"
Peters got the corner curled letters,
still damp, and put them all in their
right envelopes and Sadie got hers in
dine time, but did not know enough
about business correspondence TO know
that her first love letter was written in
copying ink and had been through the
press.
Next day when old man Beutham was
looking over the leaves Of the previous
days letters me suddenly began TO chuc-
kle TO himself. Old Bentham had q very
comfortable, good natured, well to do
chuckle that was a pleasure to hear
Even Peters almost smiled as he hoard it.
"Petors!'
Eyes, SIR"
"Haye you all the letters, Peters, chat
these letters arc the answers tor
Certainly, SIR
"Ihere is one want to see, Peters"
"What is the name, pieasef'
Petty. did not know that we dealt
in this line Of goods. Peters"
"H. w. Petty, 5irf'
"Ididu't know the initials. Here's the
letter"
Peters was stricken. He was appalled,
-dumb-blird. The words Darling
Petty danced before his eyes. He felt
his hair beginning to raise, The book
did not fall from his hand simply be-
cause no held 1t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ally. Old Bentham reared, then closed
tle door so that the clerks would not
hear his mirth.
"ILat's on you, Peters. It's too
good to keep. must tell that down at
the club"
81 wouldn't if l We're you, sir" said
Peters, slowly recovering his senses as
he saw the old man had no suspicion
how the land ley.
emo, l suppose it wouldn't be quite
the Square thing. But OF all mcu in
the world, Peters-youl Why do you
elope? Why not marry her respectfully
at the church or at home? You'll regret
going OF like that oil your lifo.'
Miss - she-that is-prefers it that
way"
oh, romantic, is she? wouldn't do
it, Peters"
"Tbere are other reasons"
"Father or mother against, as usual, !
suppose. Wen, you refer them to me,
Peters. Ill speak q good word for You.
But what am to do while you are
away :,
"I-thought porlsps-perhaps-John
son would take my place.
"All right, l can pat up with johnson
for a week, maybe, but think Of me and
get back as soon as she'll let YOU
JIG old Mr.. Bentham did not mentioQ il
at the club he did at home.
'You remember Peters, Sadie. No,
no! chat was Johnson. Peters is in my
room, you know. no, the rodheaded
man is Farnam. Ho'sinthe other room.
Peters has the deskinth the corner. Staideat
fellow on The street. Ever so much
Tbo Lass man ia the city Won would sug
pect Of being i'm love. Wen, he wrote