Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-01-31

bic fellow, on the whole, and realized
that it would be sheer idiocy to ask a
woman to share his hall bedroom.
Yet Albert was in love.
Every Sunday in church he sat OPP
posite Miss G4adys Pennington, and
thought of her far more than he did
of the sermon.
Miss Pennington's father was q re-
tired carpet manufacturer, with a
tidy fortune, to which Gladys and her
brother James were sole heirs.
Albert was clerk in wholesale
hardware store and, by hard labor,
earned ten dollars week. OF this
five dollars went to his landlady.
The moth sighed for the star, and
Albert sighed for Miss Pennington.
The moth and the star were hardly
further apart than Albert Whiting
and Gladys Pennington. Albert had
never spoken to her; she barely knew
that he existed.
What, then, were Albert's feelings
when, one day, after church, Mr.. Amos
Penningtonpompously approached him
and invited him to dine at his house
on the following Sunday? He blushed
like girl, and stammered out an ac-
ceptance. Fortunately, Mr.. Penning-
ton did not wait for more. The invi-
tation which meant SO much for Al
bert to him meant only the discharge
of rather disagreeable duty which
he admired himself for performing.
He would have been thunderstruck at
refusal. Every year. he obtained
from the pastor of the congregation,
Of which he had long been senior
deacon, list of the young men who
were punctual at church and sum-
moned them to dinner. The good
man liked to encourage piety and be-
slowed invitations on these exemplary
young men in precisely the same spir-
itswith which he awarded prize books
for Irregular attendance at Sabbath
school,"
The following Sunday, when Albert
entered the Pennington drawing
room, punctually at two, he was sur
prised to find already there, besides
the host, his wife, his son and daugh-
ter, Is black-coated individuals with
all of whom he was pretty we'll ac-
quainted. The assembly reminded
him of a special meeting of the
'Young Mems union"
It fell to Albert to escort Miss PEN
nington in to dinner. He, poor lad,
vas overwhelmed with the honor.
lie did not know that father Penning-
/ ton, who exercised strict supervi-
sion of his daughters acquaintance,
had chosen him as the most harmless
and unassuming of the 16 young men.
+. Albert could think of absolutely no
remark with which to open CONVEX
sation. Miss Pennington. entirely at
ease, saw his bushes with more pity
than wonder. She was accustomed
to her fathers duty dinner parties
and rather expected the guests to be
awed. Mr., Whitney's shyness spoke
in his favor, as tribute of respect
to her father Mr.. Pennington had
brought his children up to strict OBJ
servance of the fifth commandment.
sit is rather warm for the time of
year." quoth the young lady, break
ing the ice.
Albert raised his eyes and assent
ed. He would have done SO had Miss
Pennington said that it was cold.
''What nice eyes he has, thought
she. It. was unusual for Gladys to
notice a mans eyes. ut was fright
fully hot at the lake last August %
she said, aloud. think it could
hardly have been warmer in town"
81 cit wasn't bad in town, except in
the middle of the day." replied Al
bert, bravely.
$50 you were not fortunate enough
to be away on your vacation %
Albert laughed. ''No, Ishave my
Eyaca tons il Noyember.'' = twas then
b zs.Fhat. must Be nice for shopting,' :,
m1ur1m1ured Miss Pennington, vaguely.
''You hunt, don't you?'' !,
II fish little,' answered Albert.
ISIS
bennington turned @ hen ether
neigh bor.I Then AEberf foeud sour-
age 1t O sspeak It'd his q young ma n
whom III knes s.zezHfsz .
Ia a November vacation was ,Hobson's
choice, with Albert. Sometimes, if
trade was active, he got none. at all.
He came last on. the list of clerks at
Jobson's.s Butt when he zcoulds. he
thankfully packed, his bag and went
to spend two weeks in the WISCONSIN
I woods with his only living relative. a
great-uncle. .4fz. s:.s. IL IL 81: ..f 2
Great-uncle Morris was. fond of the
boy and good to him. His log cabin
and littieIfa - would hardly support
Of every map to do his share of the
worlds EK9rk AlReTt 81 Nhf$s he g
could for Uncle Morris. He bought i
small stock of groceries and shipped
them ahead of his annual visits in
order that the expense Of his enter