The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-26
ROUSING OF
FORD HAMPTON


you will see this matter in tho same light that
papa and | do. Your friend,
Miriam Barnes.
"Well?" said the young man, inter-
negatively.
"Well?" echoed the young woman.
Can you blame herr"
The young man started.
You are not very sympathetic he
said.
Il don't see that this is a case that
calls for sympathy" said the young
woman. I'm fact, | think you are to
be congratulated. l am perfectly frank
with you. You have given me to un-
derstand that my services will be no
longer required. I can speak all the
more freely on this account. From my
point of view this young woman" and
she tapped the letter with a forefin-
ger has been drawback for you
right along. She was on too high a
financial plane for you. You kept
yourself poor trying to please her lux
urous tastes. You are suffering from
late hours and shaky nerves. I think
you will do a great deal better in every
way now that you are free
II must admit" said the young man,
{
truth in what you say, although you
are not over-gentle in the way you
break it TO me. My pride has had a
dcuced hard wrench"
Pocket your PRIDE" said Annabel
Charters. She looked at him sharply.
What are you going to do, now?"
"Blest if I know" said Ford
Annabel looked at him a little scorn-
Oh
I'm going to make a rather curious
proposition to you, Mr.. Hampton" she
said. I'm going to suggest that you
and l form a partnership in this real
estate business and give it a fair trial.
/ Wait a moment. We will share and
share alike. You have some expert
! cnce; l can scrape together a little
capital. And we will both agree to
put our best efforts into it. What do
you say?"
amazement.
II don't know YOU" he said. you
startle me- You never were like this
! before. How could you be $3.50 do
! cile and quiet all these months?'
| II was biding my time" she laughed.
| but don't let us drift away from
! business. What about my PROPOSE
| tion?'
II can understand" said Ford, "how
| you can possibly think of me as part
| ner-knowing me as we'll as you do"
II certainly Wouldn't think of it if 1
! didn't know you,' said Annabel.. BE
sides, you understand, you are to turn
| over a new leaf What about the prop
osition?"
/ & II,
extended his hand. Annabel took it
| heartily.
Then Ford went to work with a vigor
! that he never dreamed he possessed.
! He mapped, and plotted, and bent
| every energy to starting the sale of
| the new allotment. And he was Won
! derfuly successful. His energy was
| fairly magnetic in it's intensity. 1t
seemed to draw people to him. 1t was
! boom-compelling.
"I didn't think l had it in me-" he
J said with a laugh to Annabel at the
close of particularly busy day. "Rut
I fancy 1 have guessed the secret. My
energy is all due to the fact that l am
no longer working exclusively for my
self. I am working for you, too. Ycu
own an undivided half interest in my
best efforts, and that's what keeps ne
| a-goinG."
Annabel bent over her desk with a
little blush,
well, and how &c we stand at the
present moment?"
1t was a question she often asked
him, presumably because it delighted
| him to answer.
"Excellontly," he laushinply answer
| a1 1It, ciy he ho olNI .1
pay back the money you borrowed, and