The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-21
TIM THE ACTOR.

asked Margaret Fenton of her brother. !
Probably" he answered :" but not |
more attentive than find it agreeable,
sister mine "
"What taste you have! She isn't
even pretty"
Not particularly so; bot all men
are not fascinated by pretty face
there are other qualities we admire"
Ii you want TO be married for your
money, by an ambitious young woman
OF no social position-no family prestige
very well"
81 believe, Margaret, the difference
between the Geralds and ourselves is
simply question OF money. Mother,
was 1t not yourself who asked me 20
employ Miss Gerald"
Yes, Donald; her father and yours
were college chums; your father chose
q mercantile lie and made money
mr Gerald entered the ministry; he
and his wife are educated, rehned p,o
pie, but, as Marga let Gays, are poor.
am lad you could show your fatner's
friend favor by fiudlng employment
for his daughter. Perhaps we should
have had her at the house oftener."
IL think Donald has dooe the honors
for the family quite generously, mann
ma. BY the way, Donald, Carrie
Denning lie coming this week can you
possibly spare time to help entertain
GLADLY | shall be as attentive to
your frienus rs | desire you to be to
mine.' Aud he left for the office.
Margaret, don't say any more
against Annie Gerald 1T is just the
way TO drive Donald to propos t, her.
Let him alone. | will trust his judg.
ment."
"A man in love has no judgment"
replied the daughter. Tnen added,
nnr hrno nf
preventing his making fool OF him
self. have my heart on his marrying
Carrie. I'll drop In the office to-day
Donald said he would be out"
The typewriter and Cf1lce boy were
alone.
''Mr. Fenton will not be in until 4
o'clock" said Miss Gerald.
How provoking" returned Mar
garet. " | will rest a moment, II you
don't obj ect."
"CerLalnlv not" was the answer.
Mamma and | were talking about
you this morning." continued Marga-
ret I'VE were saying we must have
you at the house oftener, as our fathers
were dear friends"
ut would be very pleasant, 1 am
sure"
Just now l am busy dear friend,
Carrie Denning, comes this week.
She's almost 10 the family, you know
and Donald has round OF gayeties
planned in her honor. | tell hun he Is
getting gay for q staid lawyer, who
aspires to be q judge, but you know
men In love arc such unaccountable
creatures"
II suppose so," murmured the girl
dreamily, as her eyes rested on the
flowers she had found on her desk that
morning.
If you were the sister of one you
would know it.. But We all love her
and are willing to do homage. Nam
ma has just set her heart on this mar
riage. Carrie is charming, and has
wealth, beauty and position, all that
Donald's wife should have. But dear
me, Pm keeping you from your work !;
how thoughtless in me ! Good bye,
dear"
"There," she calculated as she
closed the door; "she may think about
that and III keep Donald out OF her
way"
Miss. Gerald leaned her head on her
desk. Shame and anger filed her
heart. Anger that Mr.. Fenton should
dare trihs with her when his hear.
was another's. True, he had not
spoken his love, but he had expressed
1t In many ways shame, that she had
not realized the differ ence in their
several positions, but had accepted all
asa girl would the advance Of true love.
She could never look bin in the face
again, she concluded.
A cough from Tim, the Office boy,
reused her. She had forgotten him.
| say, Miss Gerald" said Tim soft.
ly, yer know I'm yer true frien' after
Wot you done fur ma an me when she
was SICK, an wish you wouldn't mind
and wouldn't look so white an scarry."
Pm sick, that is ALL"
wouldn't care" he said.
Tim, when Mr. Denton returns tell
him | WAS taken Ill and went home.
Here ts q half.dollar /; please don't tell
him anything you heard. If you are
my friend Tim, you won't" and she left
the Office.
"Now," mused Tim, "this is excit-
ing Jest like the plays on the stage. |
alters wanted to Be hero in one, an
nows my chance. How'll | do it.? L
can't lose my job by mindin' other folks
blZniss."
He delivered Miss Gerald's message,
but no surprise was expressed.
'Fain't no stage play after all he's
too tame" he muttered.
The following day Donald received
letter from Miss Gerald saying she
would not return to her position. He
re-read the letter; intuitively he seem
ed to know something was wrong.
Tim, was Miss Gerald very i'll yes
terdsy afternoon -
Now the plots beginning; stage
play, sure enutf, said the boy to him
self
"She was all right till your sister
come, an after that she was pretty
bad"
After my sister came In ?"
Yes, sir, she come in and being as
you warn't here, she sot an rested an
talked awhile, yer see."
Fenton turned to the window with q
puzzled look, then faced the boy.
Tim, did you hear what my sister
said Yesterday ?"
Yes, sir" replied the lad, his face
aglow; Il heerd the hull on it. Your
siste- didn't see me, but was here all
right"
What did she say ?"
Now, boss, can't tell yer; I'm
busting to; it's just like the folks on
the stage, but Miss Gerald gave me SO
cents not to tell yer an she's been awful
good to ma an me-"
Il will give you these two silver dol.
lars to tell me-"
Tim hold the dollars in his hand
An' woa't make emmy trouble fur
Miss Gerald, an you won't turn her
of 7"
NO"