The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
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Allan Burns clerk, sat in the little back
Office Of the big brown stone building Of
the Second National bank Banking
hours were over, and all except himself
from the president down 10 the mcsscn-
ger, had gone home, but he Burns) had
plans on foot which he felt he could best
perfect here in the quiet of the back Of
flee. He sat leaning forward. with his
head resting on his hand and his feet ON
the little haSsock which the president
kept for the comfort of his game leg"
He stared hard at the chair which sat
facing him and counted the number Of
rounds that supported its back. its arms
and its legs There were 20 in all; he
counted them again to make surc-ycs, %
was right. But what good did that do
him? What did he care how many
rounds the chair had to support it at all?
What concerned him had nothing to do
with the chair; lie was concerned in a dif-
ferent sort of supporting He was vast
ing time, and he Strengthened up and told
himself that the time had come for some
thing desperate to be done.
He was i'll love- and he had been in love
for over year At first he just knew
that he loved her and that was sufficient,
but after things had gone on that way for
some months he knew that he wanted
Helen Adams for his wife. When this
knowledge came to him, he began to save
money. lie had never done this before,
and each months salary had always gone
before the next was due. Now it was diff
ferent. for every month a snug little sum
was laid by. which he meant to go to-
ward Il little home in a nice part of the
city Before a year was up Burns felt
that enough had been saved to start a
home, and with the aid of his salary com
ing in each month they might now begin
life together. 1t was so planned between
them, and it only remained to obtain the
consent of her father.
Neither of them thought this a difficult
thing, for Mr.. Adams. since the death of
his wife had taken little or no interest in
the welfare of his daughter. Ever since
Burns had first known her she had been
here in the city earning her own living by
typewriting. 1t was only for forms sake
that Burns wrote Mr.. Adams asking for
the hand of his daughter in marriage
Accordingly he was much surprised when
several weeks passed and no answer came
to his letter He wrote again. asking for
an explanation, but received no answer.
When he had waited sufficiently long
and still did not hear from Mr.. Adams
his mind was made up. He went that
night to plan with his sweetheart for a
wedding in the near future without the
consent of her father. He found her
much puzzled over letter which she had
just received from her father, in which
he made no mention of her marriage, but.
instead, wrote her that lie intended max
ing a hurried trip to Colorado and the
west. She was to pack her trunk as best
she could on such short notice and be
ready, as he had decided to take her with
him. The rest and change would DO her
good, and perhaps he had neglected her
too much of late. He would come for her
Monday morning, and they would leave
on the western bound express that after
noon.
Burns and Miss Adams read the letter
over together and thought that they saw
what her father meant. He must be OPP
posed to her marrying. and the western
trip would be n step toward preventing il.
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