The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-12-06
a MATTER OF FACT AFFAIR
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ny Seneca e. Truesdell.
Mr.. Titus, Williams was widower
with pretty ward, and not old enough |
to be beyond susceptibility to the |
charms Of the fair as he confessed to |
himself one fine morning, with morti-
.6cation. He should not have been ten
tlered the position in the first place, but |
there were business reasons for
1t, and nearly everything in this
word must give way to busi-
ness. Besides, the ward was quite
young, awkward and uniformed when
she first came into that relation with
Mr.. Williams. And three or four years
10 good deal for young ladies, notably
those between fourteen and eighteen.
At eighteen Miss Sarah YOungblood
was to come into possession Of q con-
siderable portion Of her patrimony, and
Mr.. Williams was obliged to give an
account Of his stewardship. He was
rather an indo1ent man and was glad
enough to be relieved of a portion Of
his responsibilities, but was 10th to be
relieved of his ward The ward, on the
contrary, seemed pleased at the pros
pect of cutting the knot which had
bound her to Mr.. Williams. She would
HE herself away to Europe and maybe
wed a count. She was sufficiently un-
Informed and inexperienced to have i'm
.agined she could marry pope.
When the matter had all been settled
and the ward stood in her travelling
toggery before him to bid him goodbye
ere she went to visit an aunt, with no
lntimaions Of an intention to return to
Denver Titus Williams was seized with
a spasm of indis.retion and took her in
his arms and actually kissed her with
passionate fervor before he could stop
himself. She made no frantic endeavor
to get away, but it seemed to him she
slipped from his arms like shadow,
with very deep bushes. AS women al
ways do, she recovered her seH-posses-
sion first and said:
Positively, Mr.. Williams, you are
good looking when your face Is $3.50
well, so illuminatedT
II haven't said much about being
sorry you are going away" he said
rather shame-facedly; "but I hope you
understand it-now."
""You were always good, if not garru-
1ous," the young thing answered, with
q laugh, land 1 believed all the time
you were sorry Maybe I shall make
you a long visit after I am married"
Titus Williams WINGED as she had
wished in her little heart that he might,
and she went on her way into the VIDE
world with the knowledge that she had
scored her first triumph in the courts
of love. Mr.. Williams went fishing and
returned in fortnight with no outward
and visible scars to show where the
arrow of Cupid had smitten him. Her
letters came frequently, and he de-
voted more time to answering them
than to his business correspondence
After a little she used a good deal OF
space in describing the nice young mer
who were dangling about her, and bel
elderly lover was full Of the gall Of
bitterness and showed his petulance IL
his replies, and this was no end of fu1
for Miss Sarah, until she noted that al
at once her correspondent was becOm
Ing rather prosy, not sending her an!
more Of the airy nothings that hat
made his letters so pleasing to he
vanity. She tried a new tack at once
but after a few weeks Wept a little t.
think that her first lover was lost. 70
q few weeks the chatter of the. youn
fellows who were charmed by her face
figure and financial prospects sounde'
v&pid and the greatness and goodness
of Mr.. Titus Williams were magnitie'
i'm her imagination.
Then she employed beautiful
French maid, on the recommendat1o
of an interested party, and set up quit
y m establishment for herself in a hote
= all of which made the money go wit
amazing rapidity, but it's departure 1
this way seemed as nothing when sh
returned one evening to find the mai
gone and about everything Of value i
the way Of jewels and money that til
mental could lay her hands upon. I
-. her ignorance she was more subtle tina
the wise, and straightway telegraphe
Titus Williams an account Of the sd
affair. The operator at the Telegram
office was an accommodating youn
man, and forwarded every word sh
said to the extent Of five thousand {
more and Titus paid for the messag
He at once sent a message to the chic
of police of the town where Mis-
YOungblood was sojourning which wa
of considerable magnitude, and one {
Spartan brevity to the young lady, al
nouncing his own intent to see her 8
soon as steam could annihilate di
ckance.
The self-reliant young lady we
nightly uplifted at the message, b,
was half-angry that it was so quick
read She wanted something lasting
like chewing gum--to sustain her unit
succor arrived. She felt little bette
however. when the chief Of polio
Brought the maid before her for identi
cation even if he did refuse to let h
go upon her restoring most Of the mis-
ing articles and a good many Nil
Youngblood had not yet missed.
When T. Williams reached Sarat
hago he went straight to Miss Youn
f,lood's boudoir. as she had been aski1
if he had arrived for seven hour
before his arrival was possible, al
all. the servants in the house kne
what to do with him when he shou
arrive. "Not the least obeisance ma
he; not a moment stopped or stay
he" but he walked up to the limp al
detected Miss Youngblood and to-
her in his arms, as who would 81
him nay.
And from somewhere between /
cellar and his neck a girlish vol
Slrsle,l: "Titus, will you please ia
and keep M. always? I don't knc
enough to take care Of myself; al