Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-19

SauSHp, anu huSOu I1OlDrOOh IL bue
man that is able to catch them. I'd
like to give her to understand, once
for all, that, whatever comes, she can't
be bothering me for help. I won't
have it. Ill get a new woman ut once.
and then there'll be no hemmipg and
having around when she comes and
wants to be reinstated.
Julia Holbrook was serenely uncon.
scicus of her brother-in laws dire pre-.
dictions as to her future, and while
Anson meditated and planned, she, too,
set about to find out some opening for
herself in another direction.
When the people of Winterset had
anything they didn't want or wanted
anything they didn't have, they let
that great, cosmopolitan body, the
public, know about it through the
columns of the Winterset Herald.
Mrs. Holbrook was not slow to avail
herself of the opportunity which
judicious advertising in that worthy
journal might bring to light, and the
Sunday after the sudden resignation
of her position tho Situation wanted"
column was headed by the following
comprehensive advertisement:
"A lady who is an experienced book
keeper and accountant, and who il
thoroughly familiar with all kinds OF
office work, wishes situation. -Ad-
dress A B G, Herald Office"
Not wishing to trust entirely to
possible answers, she also studied the
"help wanted" notices. and finally
selected one which gave promise OF
being in her line, and dispatched
letter to X Y q, setting forth her
qualifications in well-chosen sentences,
and then she settled down to await
the developments of the next few
days.
Tuesday morning, when she called
Mt the Herald Office and inquired for
her mail, she was given one letter.
She looked critically ut the peculiar
style of the address and the blood
rushed over her face in n great wayc
of crimson. She did not open it un-
til she reached her own room aud
locked the door, then she broke the
seal and read:
'1 am in need of an Office assistant
and think we Can arrange matters sat
isractorily. Call on me at your ear
liest convenience. ANsoN Ho1BRooK.
She finished it with an exclamation
of anger and tore the paper into
shreds.
'lt shall never come to that" shs
cried, brushing away a few rebellious
tears that would creep down her
cheeks. an do anything rather
than yield to him. shall pay no at.
tention to this, and then he will never
know that A. B. G. is his despised SIS
ter-in-law."
At that same hour X. Y. 2. was
reading the letter which advised him
to address or call on "Alrs. Julia Hol-
brook, 165 Westlake avenue" and aF-
ter second perusal he decided to act
on the latter alternative and call.
A few minutes after 7 that evening
Julia Holbrook received u summons
to appear in the boarding house par.
lor The gentleman Ind declined to
give his name, the messenger said,
wishing only to be announced as u
caller on business errand, and she
hastily smoothed back her rich brown
hair and went down to meet min,
She opened the parlor door and
stepped over the threshold, then
stopped short, with half-stiled cry
of surprise.
"You-you" she stammered, look
ing at her visitor in unconquerable
confusion. "Why do you not let mo
alone. Anson Holbrook? have given
you no cause for this intrusion"
81 beg your PARDON" and Anson
coolly produced her letter from his
pocket, "but l have here an invita-
tion of yours to call. How could 1
disobey?"
She stared first at him, then at the
letter, and vice versa, while anger,
pride and grief all fought for mastery.
The latter Mt length held sway, and she
sobbed audibly.
"Everything seems to be in such
muddle," she said hysterically. "You
are X Y z, and here am A i G, and
h"'O ohiJ WHO iiioi hiuts lCCtlNSll IL HOlC
from you, asking me to call on you.
1t seems as though we are never to be
rid of each other"
Anson watched her irresolutely a
moment, then he sat down beside her
and raised her face to q level with his
own.
"And do you wish that to be
brought about SO very much, Julia?"
he asked earnestly.
I'll think do" she faltered.
81 don't believe it," he rctorted
his natural perversity cropping out a3
usual. "Julia," he went on, contrite.
ly, after moments hesitation, "it's
my opinion that l have made n
precious goose of myself. No, don't
contradict me, for [ know 1 have, but
| don't think it is too late to mend. |
am more than anxious to try. Are
you willing to help me? 1t is not as
my bookkeeper that I want you, but
as my wife. II you are ablo to for.
give the past and will come to me on
those terms l can easily advertise for