The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-04-22

by that romaltic name IN this omali-.
lie story.
salary has been $l2 Il week. He is
worth moro than THAI, of course, but
his employer las not been regarded IS
/ liberal man, SO Jones went into lllei
on tho Saturday before New
Yea IS with q good deal of trcpidction.
aGr-can l speak to you Is minute,
Mi lister Blank?"
certainly, Jones; WHAT'S itg"
".Iuh-huh-w'y, you see, sir, cr-youi
see. I'm thinkin' of gitting married."
'Oh, yon are; want a week OIL sup
W'yno, sir, not exactly. l guess 3
day will be enough, sir"
"All right, Jones, you aann hatye it,
so you don't leave OH Saturday"
"But you see, sir, er-you see, I'm
l amt maxim enough to sup
port a w-w-wife, and-and--"
"You want q raise, eh?'
"W'y yes, sir" said Jones, CRATE
fully, "if you'd be SO kind. Sir"
Mi. Blank took out his pencil and.
figured a minute.
slow much do we pay you now2"
Twelve dollars a week, sir"
Twelve dollars, m-ln-m; wei, Jones,
/ will give you y raise under The Cir
oNmstances, though VIC can't handy
afford it ut this season. We will pay
YOU 1925 for the coming year. and
perhaps after that if You are faithful
we may do better still. Now. mind; 1
don't think that's enough to risk II
wife on, but l will increase you that
much, and you can do as you p~lepse."
That day was a very busy day for
Jones nad he had little time to be
grateful for the unexpected liberality
Of old Blank. But in the evening he
quit work enveloped in such soft
dreams OF love and fortune that he
CALAMITY rose and gave his seat in
the car to a ti%red-looking young lady
who had hair the same color as An
gelica's.
When the conductor called out
Ashland boulevard Jones got off, as ho
always did.
There is one thing Iought TO tell you
about Jones. The people who rode
home with him every evening gradual
ly got to believing that he was very
wealthy aud very ~aristocratic. From
his manner he was at least q million.
airc, they judged. and the fact that he
lived on tho fashionable boulevard
proved his social standing beyond a
doubt. As | told you, Jones did not
live on the boulevard, and he could
have ridden four blocks nearer home,
but lie wasa kindly nat,raed soul. He
knew The dclnsion, of his fellow-pas-
sengers and every night walked four
blocks through the cold or the mud, rs
the case might be, rather than destroy
those pleasant conceits.
After a light supper and a very
elaborate toilet, for Jones was a man
of fashion, he took an Ogden avenue
car and went, oh, eve SO many blocks
southwest.
He was greeted rapturouslv by a
Young woman, who laid her fair head
on his shoulder and softly murmured
words of love.
"Oh, darling, how lovely it is for
you to be here. Two whole dreary
days without seeing you has broken
my heart. Oh, it has been awful, aw-
full, awful!n
"Yum-m-m-m."
II have good news, my sweetsy.'
eaiddarling.
"Oh, how lovely! Do tell it"
aMy salary has been increased and ]
am going to ask your father-our
father-to-night.a
aOh, how lovely!!n
Papa looked up from his paper.
"Goodsevening, Mr.. Jones; take a
chair, Papa regarded tho polite and
prosperous-looking youth with evident
favor. He had figured Jones down tc
an income of about $4,000, and that
very day had advised Angelica tc
shook on.n
"Er--you see, sir er--er---my salary
is to be raised next year.
"Giad to hear it, Jones; glad to heal
1t. Shows your employers appreciate
your services"
@Yes, sir" said Jones, modestly, "
believe I am appreciated. And feel
now, Sir, as if could afford-wly,yo
see, sir--I feel--yon must have seem
doncher know. er-el-
.Why, yes, Jones, have seen it ant
| can readily guess what you mean
Angelica is a good girl and if sh'
tAoyes You, why, | can find it in n.y.
heart to consent. She is not mer
cenary and l will be able to do a littl,
for her myself. Your raise in salar,
is a very good thing, bnt love, yo'
know, true affection, my boy, does no
count dollars"
"Er-thank you, sir; you're to-
kind"
cut, tut! Not a bit of it. And, b.
the way, my son, how much do yol
draw 0 since your %increase?D
six hundred and twenty-five dol
lars a year, SIR" said Jones, drawn!
his Apollo-like figure up to its prout
height.
tHow muchp"
aSix twenty-five said Jones, light
sly. He began to sec that the amour
had staggered his father-in-law an
didn't want to be hard on him.
"For heavens sake!' gaspcd the oil
man. How much did you get be
fore?"
"Only S12 a week, sir" =
The old man took out his pencil an
began to figure.
That's another thing ! should nav
told you about Jones. He is not brigh
in mathematics and had mot yet ha
time to figure out the exact pcrceutag
of his increase.
You're a pretty fellow, you arc!
exclaimed the papa in disgust. throw
ing down his pencil Mt the end Of
twcuty-two-second calculation.
aHuh-iuh-w'at's the matter, sir-rF
Elbow much docs that magniiicen
raise Of yours amount to, tell m
that"
Il mover iigssered on it, sir; don
hardly know"
"You don't of course you don't. 70
don't know anything. You're n COZ
founded idiot. or you wouldn't bas
the presumption to ask for my loynl
child in marriage on $50 year,
"Six-hundred-t wenty-fs sir" feebl
corrected tue young q