The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

qVl7erlnS lips, wy, Mr.. Blinker
what have I done hat I should b
discharged without arning?"
sBut I'm giving 'ou Warming" h
said, half with hvsdo, half will
apology. "You don have to go RICH
away"
II do not want t 60 ct all until
know why I am goig," she argued
This is oil l have 1.-THE world. and
am entitled to knowrhy I an united
for this"
Vh, it isn't you fault, exactly,
ne went on evasively "There are NJ
such things, you kno'. asmisfortunes
which can scarcely bclassed rs faults.
In your case, Miss Eince, your mis-.
fortune is that you are too pretty
ana Mr., Blinker actplly tucked his
mead to one side and |impered at her.
She had been suspc ious for long
tlme, as most women are when they
nave their wits abou4hem under cir
cumstances similar tothose surround
ing Miss Prince end 1r. Blinker, and
she almost smiled though tho mist
that was gathering inner eyes.
you have always said, Mr.. Blink
err" she pleaded, "3at you liked to
see pretty things in Yur Office"
lie coughed ner9uslv, uneasily.
How many things hd had said to i,or
ne did not know. Hl " many more he
wanted to say he did lot know. What
ne was now saying be did not know
how be was ever soin; to finish.
81 know that I'D admitted, "hut
sometimes, you knF, my dear Miss
Prince, o man can,ot always have
what he wants. as long as l was a
bachelor, Miss Primo, I could DO as I
pleased, but I am T.. be married, ut
east hope so, and pu know a mans
wife sometimes diffes with him on
what may seem to tie world at large
% be quite trivial pa nts."
Married!
AT one blow all Der castles were
hrc"n TO the earth, with not so much
IS corner standingto she's that they
lad ever been other than crunbliuc
ulns.
True, he had new r said anything
ehnitely to her, uithere is so much |
lore in what is nev. r said, and daily |
Ut OF the unspok.n affinity which |
lrely existed between these two con.
enial people the more foolish woman
cd constructed such hopes as women |
herish to the end Of time. That he
ad thought enoughof her to warrant
lese hopes, thousand wordlcss wit
esses testified.
Now thus in the very midst Of the
ORR that he had given to her to do
r him, and that she loved to do be-
use it was for him, tie blow fell.
"1es:' she responded to his state
ent IN the faint pathetic question.
6 that fills a wonan's voice when
e IS thus called upon to face her
arts doom, and her hands uncon-
lously sought to 50 on with he-
:: YES Y; Miss Prince. '&2e said, With no
ind of sympathy in his voice, "and
IN pretty sure my wife will not per.
t you to remain here as my type
tier. Imay say" and he simpered
ain, 'as my pretty typewriter"
She never SO much as saw the SIM
r, and in that far Mr.. Blinker should :
ve thanked his good fortune.
Il have thought the matter all
sr," he continued, "and I leave it |
you as fSirmi2ded woman whether i
is my duty to gain wife and lose
'ewriter, or vice versa?" {
3y this time she had recovered t
u tho primary shock. She had ]
n begun to wonder how he had t
y mustered up sufficient courage to 1
'pose to the future Mrs. Blinker.
even went further and made I'D t
mind that the lady was widow, t
had used the traditional wiles OF t.
widow on the unsuspecting and c
hful Mr., Biinker. 4
by all means, Mr. Blinker," she S
coldly, 'gain the wife. The fl
Id is full of typewriters, but it is tt
every day that q man can get a.
;. At least such q wife as you de-
e." and in spite Of herself there
something soft in her tone that
did not want to be there.
II. Blinker noticed it, too, but he s!
1t stop to comment upon it. ID
Good for you, Miss Prince" he ~
he'd. II knew you We're woman al
ense." Sc
10 shrank as if she had been III
he'd with hot iron. OF
Thank you, Mr.. Blinker," she said. If
W, if you please, we will go on o. o.
our work." nc
had seemed as if a lifetime had 10
since she had written the last az az
!, and as she bent down over it, as IL
Q better see what it Yves, a tear fell re
I the line. nc
lis Mr.. Blinker also observed, but Ia
nothing, seeming to enjoy it. ~. H.
'eforo We do, Miss Prince" he ~ ~
"may ask favor at your hands N'
,romise?" wa