Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-06
CHAPTER Y.
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 a 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. IT 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
I 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 as 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 tG whether
she would he 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 ciothes-well [ don know much
about ladies dresses. but 1T seems to
me that Yen can get Il couple of new
frocks in week and that when we
come home again you can buy as many
~.
. Don t. when we have both been lonely
and wretched apart don't let our hap
piness wait for anything 50 l,atry as
rlt thes. Lei us he married at once.
''But it seems su soon. said Mary
NOT at all. We cannot possibly pull
it off under a fortnight, and we know
each other 50 we'll There is nothing
like working together for getting to
know somebody
''But the story she urged I'VE
must finish the story.
Alan Stacey looked grave for the first
time Yes, l had forgotten the story
Little woman, what a business head
yen have! promised it for the end of
the month, didn't l."
1eS, you uld.
"Yes, / should like to finish the story,
bat perhaps, - cheertully, '.if we were
to push on, we might he able to manage
it.
There is still half of it to do.
"And | shall wart you. | can't let
you spend all your days at tn, old type
writer now. l wonder il I conld work
with anybody else
: ''You are not going to try" said
Mary, speaking i'll decided tones for the
first time.
is there no way in which one could
ease You Il little:''
''Oh, yes, Let lne have good tvpist
in the afternoon, and | can dictate the
work off very much more quickly than
Can do it myself But | don see why
can t work just as usual What differ
ence is there? The fact that know you
love HE need not turn me lazy all at
once.
''No; nothing could do that: But | |
shall want You more with me. You for |
get that up to now | have done my
mornings work and have been free for
the rest of the day, and you. poor little /.
soul have sat here tagging your heart /
ont as | don't mean IL let yuI do when |
we are married. OF course would rath- !
er work wiih you. becanse you are you,
and ynu know my thoughts almost as |
they come. Gou interpret me to perfec- |
ton. But at the same time | shall want !
more of Your society than / have had in |
the past.
Il see no way, said Mary, Except |
ing, as | suggested. IA typist who will
work at my dictatioG -
Eventually she gave way and con-
sented to he married as soon rs the
proper arrangements could be made. 1t |
was all so different from her last mar
riage. Then, everything had been ar
ranged for her; now, everything was