The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-04-06

-. to come when this
f0: shall have become the
~ classic period for the
as the ancient Greek
'ssic for us of this time, that
II the maiden with the distaff
We, they will have the maiden
pewriter, as one of the beau
res that make art everlasting.
res were so blue, her cheeks
pink, aud truly, her hair must
n transplantcd from the banks
sctolus whose shifting sands
stalls of pure gold.
IAN sat near her debating q
10 window pane next TO the
we're the words .'Hurford.
d Co., Brokers'" and the man
3 was the Blinker of the firm.
ilso the Hurford md the Co.,
nat ne Lad bought out every
q, including tho well.known
the firm.
rhat a man was Bllnker-
Y Bllnker. A bachelor of
'3s' experience, n business
Urge and increasing wealth,
lug speculator, n good ell
tlPw, and among women the
"a type and synonym Of BASH
o see him bow and smile to
g y when meeting her would
. be most critical to say he
8 Ter of courtiers, but if it
4 essary for him to go be.
owing and sm ling limit,
further charms for Haver.
F. Strange to cay, too, he
eys conscious of his weak
/ ere were times when he
ht he was quite a ladies
recovered from one of
attacks he was always sur
large circle of sympa.
pds (male).
IA pin six months he had
s ble to persuade himself
and only way to accustom
Q use OF a woman's society
EPy a lady typewriter"
t lid it because u relative
Ant, in fact, in q neigh.
had asked him as a spec.
elp the daughter Of an
end OF hers, in sore dis.
quite n skilled stenog.
ALL pewriter.
Ply beyond the compre-
~ MIR. Bllnker's aunt that
n ould give her employ
,rJ aunt thought he might
who had place for her.
ALL Pm he wrote to his aunt
spI would give the young
in his Office at $40 n
more than surprised
EI led, and sent the gold
4 shter OF her dear old
Iii Bht over to her nephew.
EW made her first appear
er was out when she
III o'clock, and the Office
ID k having insisted upon
iii or n few minutes until
ould return, she sat
hi window and waited,
ri ing the fact that the
Et'M C clerk were each put
noment OF his spare
Ill her and wondering
I'll ef business an angel
lsN yen had with Mr..
IL ker finally appeared,
III Ii and the clerk col
Inn the least idea who
HE heart began to pound
ide of him that he
NIL he janItor turning ON
Il shaking up the radi-
| e and halls. It was
|J pc he had ever seen a
|Id ce, and the experience
INV ovel that for nm in.
|Iy echless.
III Tinker ?" she inquired,
Dill i'm as he came hest.
her,
onded Mr.. Blinker,
|so hoolboy about TO be
AZ ag n wet wad on tho
! "A pquire to what / nm
" \ honor OF this visit,
.I 10 more have made
hsly silly and stilted
IRAN p man than he would
II told the truth in
4 was n woman, and
her <ksponsible.
4 i9f 49, id tho visitor, with
S IN in her eye, but
lt any more than he
'lliEl politics.
GET pardon, ma'am, "
bis saying "Ma'am,"
Hatl 1t would have
Blinker had been
b who she was, and
FeI '1ter began to assume
i bs1 d as il be were a
With o lot of sub
4, II b. % could be.
IN been with him six
/ near her debating
he stopped short.
ompted 10 10 THE
Ho had STU led
ply, as he Thought,
. cred IL in every
AZ liberated upon Il
s. a-l having tried TO nc.
2 result by every
H. dye, he had at last
a ~. bis.
red in the midst
III NJ n. 90