The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-07
LUCKY BLUNDER.
1t Kept John Hobbs From Marry
ing the Wrong Girl and Led Him
to Marry the Right One.

with tn 9
Eans. w 1t Kept John Hobbs From Marry
Iall ella, ing the Wrong Girl and Led Him
- to Marry the Right One. 3
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The 1t was just $3.50 by the dusty clock
|oulid Hat did duty in the editors office Of
|trouserhe Daily Telegram when John
|oI eIeeobbS, manager ana general factotum
the te'r that enterprSing paper from which
lhto eNe derived a snug little income. sud
WIN hnly remembered the day of the week.
sahua, was Thursday and ON the following
10 an"ening the most select concert Of the
Inluuieason would take place. where the
OF th'eial set of Wrensville would be in
savag7idence.
ISM Now for nearly year John had been
the &c frequent and more or. less regular
gay hller on Miss Mabelle Whitney. tile
r,ery pretty daughter of a very rich
~, Ierchant.
yet Conc h,,+ tte a., az
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Ia eemed happy thought, SO he began.
- Ny Dear Friend-May ! hope tr ,hs rlgss.r. q
co 'our company at the concert tomorrow evening
noOR the Singers club / have .-..-r.. 20 e. ask
fouIou, the answer to which Viii make ma tjtHsr the
bodiost miserable hlppiyst Il mon. 10 y.l s.s.-
~ invitation 20 the concert. ] shall .---.uI
uelour answer will not De '.N.' o. Bib. r. re- r-..-
thelentous question and a refusal II MI ay-e.l.r
VIII shall consider a refusal ~ YOURS with deepest
regard, J.as El-.-1 Hlrss
so,, For man of so brilliant mind this
forvas really a very lame proposal but
49,; ohm signed his name with a conscious
!, Jess of having said just enough and
,lOt too much. feelin. quite SURE in the
,,oIepths of his honest devotion To her
~ hat her answer would hc what he
sorloped. With this load oil lis mind he
e., urned to the perusal Of bis afternoon
nail, with which his desk was Uttered
o+ Another story from tile pen If Miss
+h)ayenport. Well, this one le lad bet
:er reject for She was really getting
beyond her depth. or So IL seemed 10
him. To be sure, Sle sEeTched her
! characters with an artists skill and
TTas decidedly original In plot and ac-
tl:ion, but the public his public, must
spe amused, and her herojEes never
tfeemed happy, and. what was more.
nlever married the heroes. nor any one
ELSE, for thar matter. He did not
fTant to personally say no 10 this
girl, in whom unconsciouSly be had be-
i:ome SO interested and whom he recog-
lllzed as a clever writer sure to win
sor herself a name in the world Blu.
6e had already made up his mind not
70 accept more of her work, and so
taking up the stub pen which had GER
tainly seen better days, he dashed off
as follows:
Ny Dear Observation-Disclosures our aprrc-
citation OF and admiration tir your style we aud
must discontinue acceptance for Tie present.
Trusting be Of service some future date, /
am, yours very truly, JOHN ELLIOTT iI.Has.
81 hatter myself that is neatly DONE"
thought John, so hastily placing the
notes in their respective envelopes and
addressing the same ha rang for the
office boy.
Friday morning dawucd dull and
rainy, with little prospect of clearing
weather and as John sat in his Office
his courage and spirits were at ebJ
tide. 1t was all owing 10 the weather.
he thought, and not a premonitiou OF
failure. Anyway he had stopped nj the
florists and ordered a box Of gorgeous
violets sent his love- and they must be
received by this time.
Just then the postman opened the
door Not line from her In this mail,
only some advertisements, bill or two,
three cards Of invitation. a check,
thanks for that and last of all, small
envelope in the well known hand.
writing Of Miss Davenport. reply
to his dismissal Of the day before, be