The Portland daily press., 1899-12-22

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81 cou,d roach Afipp,ewood nv tele-
vronhn s.;d tho voung Woman with n
sudden smile. ..but that wouldn't HELM me
ont I"
Thcn In n cleor vav she briefly told
him that the Minplewood concern In or
dor 20 eli a heavy contract had 10 rush
sor,vard 20 n certain lake mort n quantity
~ raiI,.,oy ,ies that Minglewood Found II
;n,noss;hIc 20 Law down on the date sneci-
6ad In,orsocn accidents nrevented This
xy,.,,,5 A. Lar uor,or nlaco ~ tho
nt;ns,,.,.oa, 5,s,o.aI at a siiybt advance
-, - =, ,,,;cas a boat Iood ~ tho yerv
~. . ~. ia hoo, NOV, ,,;ns In Tho
nor, y, deIiserS named In The contrae,9
~ aJn,;rc5 ,ha srank ana conc;s.
w.y IN which she stated the ca.e Ue
rro,, !, ,ronid ,,,t b;n, 30 some ;nco,von.
,onco 10 obiisa hor hn, no Ala not hs.;.
tato
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avn 40 80, asL -,
"WciI " said honest J,ck at tbopybt
ncrbons could secpre your services
I'm sure we could n gree ahou, tho nav
Tho xoung woman sboo. ber bead
ar ,youldn,t he ouita fair to N;ro,a.
wood" She mnrmured
"porhnrs II wonlJ,,,n so;a ho,ost
Jack. Then he added: "Could / persuade
YOU 70 take luncheon with mep
81 don't think Won could" said the
young woman. with a smile.
And Jack. as he stepped across into his
Office TO frame n telegram to his agent.
was rather glad that she refused his in
vitation
JJo vos ONT =, .o, ,or sororo, aor.
and tho ,nor,;n, h. rotD,rnoa a. 49,
writer owl called 10 hin, as ha on,aro ! p;s
o,Bce II annaarod .hat n NJ 9 uan H,s
,,a,t.a 80 saa -, 49,. 80, .i'l,'',
10 had wanted 70 SOC hsr aworu 1850
dav Of his absence
She LOT hin, shake ber hand vhor ha
cav ;,to a. 80, i;,,ia ,g;a wi ne
wns on;,. snro ,hora nav 49, va. a" sn oa
S mas Hu,'u sur .aere never WIS suen
ing personality as she nrcsentcd at her
dainty desk
81 toId vou tho o.hor dovn sbo s,;a
md her aves foil n l;ttla bo,oro HE ran,
Iook of admiration .thot M;ngiewoad
would NOT prove ungratefnI for the favor
Won rendered. tho concern /"
epoch noob " said Jock with nncon.
mon badness "wbnt has Ninolawood 70
do with IN Won know / did Il IN ohl;oe
Won"
sho h,,sbod n ,;,t,a n, ,hi, ona t,o,
h,,r,.io,,,,, -. on 80 axr,a,,, Nt;n.-ia
.,na "a W." .,o "a -, .n, a sc.
taIaara,h 80 ,ron, tha r 90 g.
7 and :, ms it'll nor. thar ,hov
co,,id hanala !, hnrrr H. ,,o,,S
III. M. a ~ ~ a. -. ,.,,p 49, .,,u
orSa.3 "a III ,.,',;o.,a, ~ - 'e
Jacks eyes onened. He drew ont his
notebook and pencil.
"Do Won know that Won are giving me
81 32Of, he asked
mo" she answered. "That's n decid-
edlv unbnsinessIilo wav of lookiny nj II -
"And does Minclewood know about this
Arrangement" cried Jack.
eyes"
"Apd-and really and truly approves of
it?"
az told Won NIin,,ewood uas MACMILLAN
when Jock Ief, The Office be had made
nm his mind 70 one thing He was too
mncb in love with This brown owed voung
woman 10 take anv further chances nv
DELAYING n nronosai He had known her
inst six weeks md really knew no more
about ber than no ala tho first dav be
met her But what OF TINT? Anybodv
could 500 ot , GLANCE that she was ali
that was good and sweet and true.
When he stepped into the NIinglewood
inner Office that ofternoon. he softly clos
ed the door behind him. The brown eyed
young woman looked up from her writing
with u smile, but did not appear astonish-
ed at his unexpected call
Jack hurriedly plunged into his bust
ness.
81 made you a proposition the other
day, Miss Harriet" be said with an eff