The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-24
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A Pretty Typewriter Whose Curiosity Was
Not Aroused by n Proposal OF Marriage
Dictated to Her.
a grave, digniilcd young man walked
over to tho typewriter girl in the big
hotel and said to her:
~ should Ike to dictate a short lot
ter, please. How much will It boz"
Tho typewriter girl tool; in all that
was visible Of tho young man with hcr
fine oyos and then she replied:
twenty-five cents,"
Tho young man's ulbows were resting
on tho little bar In front OF tho typo
writer girls small office and II thero
was u look o! respectful admiration In
his eyes us no Gnzcd at her, ho was
hardly to DO blamed for that, for sho
was very beautiful" observes tho
Philadelphia Press roportor.
"As this letter." no said, ais very i'm
portant' and 40 1t ia also OF n contiden-
tial character, do not caro- 10 dictate 1t
rom outside here, becauae anyone
could como along and hear all l was
saying"
Inc beautiful girl smiled aud she IN
rllod the young man TO come into her
ounce, pulling up u chair beside her own
Tor MN u then gathering her SKIRTS
out OF his way with a graceful air.
She was cool, solt.possessed and bust
ness-lilie and SO was the young man.
lilo, cycling her gravcly and intcntly, he.
gan to dictate:
MY dear Miss Thompson-I beg that
you will not think me precipitate in
what am about to say. It is truc thai
| have known you for only five months,
but, indeed, q much brieier period than
that Is required for such charms us
yours to make m indollible impression
upon"
Tho young mans voice faltercd. The
typewriter girl had stopped taking
notes and she was looking ut him in u
strange, frightened way. rs if no were a
l~unatic.
u beg your pardon" he said, in his
matter?"
The girl blushed and shook her head,
turning to her note book again conius'
edly. He went on:
An indeliblo impression upon the
masculine heart. You arc my beau
ideal OF what a woman should BIO, and
love-"
Tho typewriter girl looked at the
young man angrily. She believed now
that he Wa playing some trick dictat-
ing to her such n letter as this. but he
did not turn u hair under her glare; he
only raised his brows u little IN Il sur
prlsed way and go abe could not be
sure how to take him, and she lowered
her eyes again with n sneer.
-and1 love YOU" he continued in
MS slow, oven voice. 81 love you pas
sionately, devotedly, madly. Tell me,
Is my love reciprocated, or is it hope.
lessr 1t Is true l cannot give you
wealth, but comfort, evcn o moderate
degree OF luxury, ! can give you. and q
heart filled with love besides. / await
your reply. Address it to Sc Beacon
street, Boston. I'll sign it myself"
Inc young man gave utterance to tho
last Two sentences in exactly tho same
prosaic tone that he had used in dicta-
ting his letter, although it was evident
that he did not mean tho letter to in
Ahcl III chI uuu "NsSaSa
the girl rafting the letter Of and when
It was done he asked her to read it to
him. She read it as cody as she had
dictated il. Then he took it from her,
paid her and went away. She would
not look at him once the whole time.
Her face was like a stone mask to him;
he could read nothing in it.
he walked over to the biiliard-room
OF the hotel. Another young man was
waiting for him there.
well, I did it." no said to this young
man. II did it just to see how n young
girl would take any such ridiculous
thing az that. And she didn't do a
thing or say d thing that waa interest
ing. The game wasn't worth the candle.
/ thought would have IN exciting OK
perience and instead it was as dull as a
prayer meeting. Pm Disputed with it,
simply disgustod."