The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-01-26
A MATTER OF FACT AFFAIR


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charms of the fair as he confessed to
himself one fine morning, with morti-
fcation. He should not have been ten
dered the position in the first place, but
there were business reasons for
it, and nearly everything in this
world must give way to bust
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
do a 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 indolent man and was glad
enough to be relieved of q 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 I'M
informed and inexperienced to have i'm
agined she could marry a 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
limitations Of an intention to return to
Denver. Titus Williams was seized with
a spasm of indis. Tetion 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 a shadow,
with very deep bushes. AS women al
ways do, she recovered her self-posses-
sion first and said:
Positively, Mr.. Williams, you are
good looking when your face is go
well, SO Illuminated"
II haven't said much about being
sorry you are going away" he said
rather sharne-facedly; "but I hope you
understand it-now."
You were always good if not garru-
lous," the young thing answered, with
a laugh, "and l believed all the time
you were sorry. Maybe 1 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 wide
world with the knowledge that she had
scored her first triumph in the courts
of love. Mr.. Williams went fishing and
returned in a 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 men
who We're dangling about her, and her
elderly lover was full of the gall of
bitterness and showed his petulance in
his replies, and this was no end of fun
for Miss Sarah, until she noted that all
at once her correspondent was becom-
ing rather proSy, not sending her any
more of the airy nothings that had
made his letters so pleasing to her
vanity. She tried a new tack at nee,
but after a few weeks wept a little to
think that her first lover was lost. For
a few weeks the chatter of the young
fellows who were charmed by her face,
figure and financial prospects sounded
vapid and the greatness and goodness
of Mr.. Titus Williams were magnified
in her imagination.
Then she employed a beautiful
French maid, on the recommendation
of an interested party, and set up quite
an establishment for herself in a hotel,
all of which made the money go with
amazing rapidity, but it's departure in
this way seemed as nothing when she
returned one evening to find the maid
gone and about everything of value in
the way Of jewels and money that the
mental could lay her hands upon. In
her ignorance she was more subtle than
the wise, and s~traightway telegraphed
Titus Williams an account of the sad
affair. The operator at the telegraph
Office was IN accommodating young
man, and forwarded every word she
said to the extent of five thousand or
more and Titus paid for the message.
He at once sent a message to the chief
Of police Of the town where Miss
Youngblood was sojourning, which was
of considerable magnitude, and one of
Spartan brevity to the young lady, an
nouncing his own intent to see her as
soon as steam could annihilate dis
lance. .r
The self-reliant young lady was
nightly uplifted at the message, but
was ~half-angry that it was so quickly
read. She wanted something lasting
like chewing gum--to sustain her until
succor arrived. She felt a little better,
however. when the. chief Of police
brought the maid before her for identif-
cation, wen if he did refuse to let her
go upon her restoring most of the miss
ng articles and a good many Miss
Ioungblood had not yet missed.
When T. Williams reached Sarata-
hago he went straight to Miss Young
blood's boudoir, as she had been asking
if he had arrived for seven hours.
before his arrival was possible, and
all the servants in the house knew
what to do with him when he should
arrive. mot the least o%beisance made
he; not a moment stopped or stayed
he,' but he walked up to the limp and
detected Miss Youngblood and took
her in his arms, as who would say
him nay
And from somewhere between his
collar and his neck 4 girliSh voice
Glrglel; Titus, will you please take
and keep M always? l don't know
enough to take care of myself; and
you are bold as q lIor northumberland
conscious Of the prodigious EN-
brace to Which sho was being subject
cd-"strong us a be ar"
The Parting of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Jams.
Five minutes before the Bank of
ut Denver closed one after
poon NJ old nan turned away from
the paying teller's window and walked
from the room.
civilians grows old mighty fast"
remarked the cashier as he prepared
to pull down the blinds.
Yes, but his wife grows prettier