Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-05
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A NEW ARRANGEMENT,

A NEW ARRANGEMENT.
When Alan Stacey had once broken
the ice sufficiently to have told his love
to Mary Conway, he did not. by any
means. let the grass grow under his
feet Mary drew back u little. partly
because the pleasure of being betrothed
to the man Of her heart the man of her
brightest and most fervent admiration,
was very great. 1t was natural enough.
Her first engagement had been dry as
dust business. an arrangement which
was altogether in the light of bar
gain. There was no bargain between
her and Alan Stacey. only the sweet
and unspoken bargain Of trust and
affection. mingled with the respect and
admiration which the one had for the
other. There was no question between
them az to whether he would give her
dress allowance or as to what house,
keeping money she would have to spend;
there was no question as to whether
she would be able to do her duty BY
him. No; they loved each other, and
that was enough for both.
But, he urged, there is no reason
why we should wait. We have nothing
to wait for. You have no relatives, and
mine do not interfere with me. As to
your vague and indefinite suggestion
about clothes-well, don't know much
about ladies' dresses, but 1t seems to
me that you can get a couple Of new
| frocks in week and that when we
come home again You can buy as many
garments DIS you find you will want
Don't, when we have both been lonely
and wretched apart don't let our hap
piness wait for anything 80 paltry as
clothes. Let us be married at once"
"But it seems SO soon. said Mary.
''Not at all. We cannot possibly pull
| it off under fortnight, and we know
each other SO well. There is nothing
like working together for getting to
know somebody"
"But the story ?" she urged. 1--WE
must finish the story. -
Alan Stacey looked grave for the first
time. Eyes, had forgotten the story.
Little woman. what business head
you havel promised it for the end Of
the month, didn't ~
Eyes, you did"
eyes. should like to finish the story.
but perhaps, I" cheerfully. ''if we were
TO push on, we might be able to manage
It."
| "There is still half of it to do
"And shall want you. can't let
You spend all your days at the old type
writer now. wonder II could work
with anybody elsef'
"You are not going to try" said
Mary. speaking in decided tones for the
hist time.
sis there no way in which one could
ease you littlef"
"Oh, yes Let me have good typist
IN the afternoon. and cen dictate thu
work off very much more quickly thar
lean do it myself, But don't see why
can't work just as usual. What differ
snce is theref The fact that know 20,
love me need not turn me lazy all a
once
"No; nothing could do that. But
shall want you more with me- You for
get that up to now have done m.
mornings work and have been free to
the rest Of the day. and you, poor littl
soul. have sat here tagging your hear
out, as don't mean to let you do whel
| We are married. OF course would rath
| or work with you. because you are you
and you know my thoughts almost a
they come. You interpret me to perfec
ton. But at the same time l shall wan
more of your society than have had i
the past
81 see no way" said Mary. except
Ing as suggested, typist who wi
work at my dictation."
Eventually she gave way and COZ
sented to be married as soon as tn
proper arrangements could be made.
was all 30 different from her last maj
rage. Then. everything had been al
] ranged for her; now, everything VIZ
arranged 80 as to fall in with her Sigh
| est wish Her first husband had ha
very little to offer her. when put
|, comparison with Alan Stacey. Capital
Y Conway had been elderly, rough. plai
and only comparatively we'll off T
\ had demanded impossible things. al
when he discovered that his desir
for the pirl whom ha had sworn 10 mr.
tact and cherish had been curionsly /,
tsrm;ng,ed with an absolute batre
"a. was the Kind ~ nature which
I haa;n With saws 81 will teach Won
8 1--we me- !" and afterward "If cam
Z tsach vor 10 love me I will kin Won
\ His WAS the Kind Of nature which saw
Z "If I cannot bend. will break" h
y rotrra which looks Of every sitnati,
z ~ life from ito own staninoint a,
8 indges all the world entirely by its oy
Z doinus n il ALWAYS this hind Of n
8 tnra which ia Inherently dominant a,
Z essentially domineering. And how d