Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-28
The Flttest Survives
BY ]. II.

turn, saying that / would like to have
him call. Meanwhile I suppose we
must put an advertisement In the
paper. Sit down and write il as / tell
YOU"
Addie procured writing materials
and seated herself at the table. Mrs.
Hall commenced debating.
MIR. McCaffery-Sir: | do not won
der that your conscience has even
tually prompted you to an endeavor
to make amends for the evil done long
ago through your connivance il not
your actual completely"
Good gracious, mammal! DO YOU
kno what they charge so cents a line
for advertisements and only eight
words go into a line?"
How do you know all that?"
Found it out when / advertised for
art work."
"You wrote that advertisement
yourself, didn't you2a.
Yes, mamma"
Then write this one. But / don't
think they ought to charge anything
in a case like this"
They will, though"
They didn't charge anything for
printing the most shameful lies about
your poor father"
Things which can only do harm TO
anybody are news and go free. Things
which car possibly do anybody any
good are business and must be paid
for: 1t is a very easily understood
rule
II sec. Go ahead and write the adj
rertisement. But let me see it when
it is done"
After a little study, drafting and re.
writing, Addie produced the follow
ing;
"Mc.-Yes. VIII arrange terms at
interview. Mrs. A. G.. H."
ITS surprising. / don't sec how
you can do it. Why, it's just as if a
man had written it. But, my child,
nov do we know he will accord an in
terview, or that we can come to an
arrangement if he does?"
Perhaps neither, but ii may en-.
able us TO gain time until Jack gets
back, which is the main thing"
Addie next wrote q note to her
lover, informing him of McCaffrey's
manifestation and asking him to call
- 'NDh "S pOsSIblN dlltI Ills TtluIH W
the city. This she put in her pocket
as she was starting to go down town,
intending to leave it at the door Of his
house in order to make surer of IL
reaching him quickly than she could
be if she mailed it. She knew where
he lived, and wen the particular win.
dows that were his, for she had once
walked past the place with him, and
he had pointed them out. And the
evening that he did so he had pleaded
with her not to let her mothers oh
stinacy stand any longer in the way
of their happiness, but to marry him
at once and go to live with him until
the old lady came to terms. Dear
John, how good he was, and how
much he loved her! But she was glad
now that she had not consented then.
Poor mamma would have been broken
hearted in her loneliness, and she had
become so kind, evidently taking a
liking TO John. Perhaps John had al
ready returned, and this errand might
bring her TO an accidental meeting
with him hours sooner than other
wise. How fortunate that she had
the good idea of bringing the letter
herscf instead of sending it. The
thought of seeing him eXhilarated her
and made her impatient of the long
journey, ever though these happy
memories and pleasing reflections oc-
cupied her mind.
Her ring at the lodging house door
was answered by n fat, stolid, but
good natured looking German girl,
who in lieu of comprehension of the
EpTligh nt,n1,ora nrn,nJ ox,4I,
an ample, amiable smile.
Does Mr.. John Latham live here?"
asked Addie.
yah. Up stairs answered the
grinning girl.
IF | leave a letter for him, will he
be certain TO receive it the moment
he returns home?"
Yah. Up stairs
do you mean that he has returned
home?"
"Yah. Up stors."
"lIe is up stairs now?'
yah. Up stairs"
Addic hesitated, but for n moment
only. She fully appreciated that WIS.,
ting n young mans room, even if he
were her atIianced husband, was quite
improper, but easily persuaded her
that under existing circumstan-
ces the Importance of her errand
would Justify her in running up just
for a moment"
"Pshaw!" she. said to herself. "What
difference does it make? John will
understand it and nobody else need
know anything about it,"
SO she tripped up stairs following
4 hn 1irnnIiNn ,,nfn1a1 ~. H.
his door and tapped upon It..
Come in" responded a feminine
within, loud and clear.
Addie opened the door and stood
in amaZement.
Lottie BeldeD sat in a comfortable
easy chair with her feet upon n
rocker" n w~orkbasket on a stool be-
side her and a great tangled heap of
brilliantly colored scarfs piled on her
and falling owe to the carpet like
cataract of fragmentary rainbows.
She was sewing and nobody anywhere
could look more thoroughly at home
than she did.
Excuse me-" said Addie h~esitating-
~, II have made a mistake. | WINS
looking for Mr.. Latham's room"
No mistake at ALL" replied the vel
.ow-headed girl, pretending to thread
1 needle, but with one eye taking
stock of Miss Hall very keenly. This
S Mr.. Latham's room, but he doesn't
to be in just at present"
Addie unconsciously bridled up,
With "a look of cold and sharp sus-
which Lottie felt and resented
n spirit, though she was too proud
o recognize it by words that would
had to carry the sense of an ex-
of her presence. The little
lecktie maker knew her own inno-
and was indignant that it
seem TO be instinctively q,es-
Toned by a stranger who could not
be acquainted with her cir
,~umstances.
81 purposed leaving a note that I
1acirouc IF Mr. Iutbam caoa;,so-