Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-07-13

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ana nJrIe swelling out OF the chest.
For many years ! have been con.
nected with the First National Bank
Of BQ0awtunket, and have been. per.
hap1. u I may be allowed to say So
not uhimportant factor In the steady
growth and deserved success OF that
institution"
Miss Mehetabel stood bolt upright
behind her counter. he arms folded
her gray eyes with their piercing
black dots of pupils, fastened un,
winkinGly upon the oOuntenance Of
Mr. Abiiah Jopling while her own
maintained It's normal impassive gray.
ity, She was listening attentively,
but not eagerly. She may have won.
dered what object he had in view,
but curiosity was an emotional weak.
ness not to be expressed. She neither
commented nor encouraged but mere.
ly waited for him to unfold himself.
my present salary he continued,
rs $1,000 per annum, and have, in.
vested In shares In tho Squawtunket
and SquawoaR Railroad company, ST..
65S. which is, at present, paying 7
per cent dividends and which will.
when the Vanderbllts have purchased
the controlling interest. Weld AT least
10 per cent. per annum." Mr.. JopIIng
paused again; this time to note the
effect Of his statement; but Miss Bas.
com, displaying no perceptible evil Il
dence Of emotion. and still reRardi.u.
him silently and without blinking n,
experienced a slight feeling of dIa.
appointment.
"As m ar,nio,,a -, ,ho rr,... ~.
,ionaI Rank ~ Sousn,,,nLo. ;,
aumad "it hos ooma unSan 80
flee M,as Meha,ahaI that vo ~"
nm dauoaIt thara ~ r,asan, ~ 80,
~ a. Aaa oa nm whicb von ara roani,,
jng ~ co,,rsa In n hsnL ~ ao.sa,.
NO intares, yvh. ,aoovar svr NJ,
Mehetabel-now do not be startled nj
what am about TO say" miss Mehe.
label looked about ma likely 10 he
startled as a wooden Indian. and fully
as self.contained az a hard boiled
eaR,) "suppose. | say. that 81 6b3 were
added to s.. b48.O6. he sum would
amount TO St6.19B06. This sum. In.
vested in shares OF the Souawtunket
and Sauawoag railroad. having divi.
dends of 10 Der cent-for | have Il
on the highest authority that tho
VanderbiIts fully intend TO take tho
control-would afford an annual In.
come of. in round numbers Al goo.
this. added 10 INV salary would n.
mount to $500; and, AZ take 1t, tho
annual profits Of your business here
amount TO not less than Al 600
may place the grand total at $4,000
Now. Miss Mehetabel" anId AbiInb
throwing hack his head ana eveing
Miss Daaoom with the air of nm at.
torney who had made out n lucid and
ali hut unanswerabIe oaae lyon will
Derceiye the end Of this aomewbat ar.
traordinarv Intarvlew have tho
honor IN offer voi,-tbat ia I would
lilo to M I naan.--or-- Win yo,,
marry me, Miss Bascom?"
Now Ahi,nb In thinhino amt ,ho
noasihIo continyenciea NJ tbts cam
naIsn bad aunnoaed n not ~;
that Miss Methetnbel nm hearing hIa
nronoaaI ~ ma yr,aga r,igh, ,hrn,s h.
arma aromnd Ne naor and n,Iro,.
him and nerhans oareaa him altar
wba, ha had a qaone ro',on ,,,os ,ha
sooInins nsaa ~ liz "i.n,,,',a, .ne
THO thought 80 ,hJa nassiht,I," had
a. erst snSnevba, Aashod H., ~, ~" ho
snsaa ~ h,s 80 80 s,,rn,i, a,, 90
~ ana avan ~ raturn ,ho.e iavtsh
oaraaaaa In N okaafa and t,nth,a.oaI
nannar ""' "''''u'"'
hatner 10 MS dlsappolntment' put
hanpensd Mics MohetabeI ken, her
head In truly remarkable manner.
indeed, and gave way to no such pas
sionate outburst OF anection' IN.
stead OF ina, she continued 10 regard
n ILL.,, .no MY s u,nn 'o'u"u, oo,' w
erav ,rdsos sa.nino " n ninrnn ,ha
elasses of her ateeI'hound anactaclea
and TO Eimlet into the very brain and
soul OF Abijah Jopling.
After she had thus continued to
gaze for about twenty seconds, and
when AblJah had been reduced TO n
s,a'e poruer'nB ciohey on 'hpeci'I'y'
""s spo"''
mat "ouid DO very nice ar
,anse"ont, she saln' very aei.pera'e
hI,aL ,.n..a ~, 49,.