The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17

senger over yesterday p m. with me-
sage to you, but he returned. saying
that he had been informed that there
was no such person there. I also was at
the appointed place at the appointed
time and waited a while but drew a
blank.
II shall go to the Grand Opera this
evening and would enjoy company very
much. Call up phone No. - and we
may arrange matters yet. I will make
it a point to answer all calls in person
made between and $50 and between
and 7:30 this p. M, although any
other time will likely find me in the Of
flee. Ever yours, -"
Butte, Mont, Dec. s, 1S99-My Dear:
Your very welcome note of the I'd reach
ed me yesterday. 1t grieves me very
much to know that you called as I re-
quested, but as things transpired the
conclusion was forced upon me that
you did not call-at least the ideal gem
tleman that I had pictured from your
correspondence failed to appear. l de-
scended to the parlor at about 1885.
and the only occupants of the room at
that time were lady. wearing a red
silk waist, and two gentlemen-one
talking to the lady and the other Sit
ting all alone. The one in solitude was
a great, raw-boned, gawky, lean and
lanky, cadaverous observation-disclosures re-
to my mind, could not possibly be my
anticipated friend. Greatly disappoint-
ed, returned to my room, later send
ing bellboy to the parlor. He return
ed with the information that the same
party was still there, and no other.
Now, my dear friend, I really would
like to see you, and if you will surely
call at the same place on Tuesday
evening G:3o) I will meet you.
Trusting that you were not trihing
and will surely keep the engagement,
I am yours very sincerely, Maud"
Butte, Mont, Dec. 4, 1S99.-Miss
Maud Underwood City-Dear Miss I'm
received, and am somewhat at loss
| how to reply. When came in the par
| lor the lady and gentleman mentioned
were there conversing, but left i'm
| mediately on my entering. There was
| no other person present. will not war;
| rant that the description, "a great raw
| boned, gawky, lean and husky, cadav-
erous individual, not at all proposes
| sing, and a person who would be taken
| for a backwoodsman,' does not fit me
! to T. In fact 1 have been told that
| if l would raise the right kind of q
| beard I would bear a striking resem-
} blance to Abe Lincoln. I know this
+, was not intended to reflect on Old
Abe, yet I never could construe it into
! a compliment to my good looks.
| However, / should have been pleased
| to have met you, and am more than
anxious to meet you as it is.*
AS you stated in your first let
| ter that you would meet me at any
place I might designate, I will ask you
| to call at our office on Tuesday at 1870
! p. m. Very likely no one will be pres
| ent except the stenographer, but he
never is in the private office except by
request. I sincerely hope you will be
able to come, as I am very much in
terested in you, and though the real
! may be entirely unable to compensate
you for the loss of the ideal yet I
I would like to have the opportunity of
assuring you that 1 have not in the
least been trifling with you. These
matters, at least as far as l am con-
cerned, will always be treated as
strictly confidential even though after
the interview you should conclude that
you did not desire to continue the &C.
quaintance. Sincerely yours,
"P. S.-Excuse any mistakes in the
above, as I am out of practice and do
not care to dictate these matters to the
stenographer."
Maud became frightened at Mack's
| eagerness and density and didn't ring
| up the phone, and for that reason
| chapter II endeth thus abruptly and
! f,n t0Ns