The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-22
An Involuntary WOOing
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as my shop" a designation that WAS
rendered more or less appropriate by
it's situation ON .he fourteenth floor
OF a downtown Office building. II
contained no soft hued oriental webs
or faded tapestry. there was not q
rusty corslrt or spidcry rapier on
the premises. and the big windows
were as Innocent Of stained glass az
they were Of curtains.
In accordance with the eternal iit'
ness Of things. Teddy SicbbIns was a
particularly prosaie looking young
man naturally, and he scorncd to do
anything 90 supply the defects OF
nature. His fair hair was cut short
he wore clothes that any stock
brokers' clerk might have worn. and
worked in his shirtslceyes with the
wristbands turned baeK. That WAS no
doubt one ui the reasons that he
WA not more successful Robinson
over NJ She Institute, who was max
Ing, he said. "all kinds Of money
with miniatures. told him what he
ought 10 do. Robinson cultivated -
Nandyck beard and BnnthorHesquc
hair. and worked ia a blouse with nc
rcssorics of dubious Satsuma ware,
Fourteenth century urmor and
Bnycux haugiugs. If Teddy had done
the like, Il might have been alto
gcthcr different, although, in that
case, Miss Glcason might not have
regarded him 80 fayorahly. Similar.
Is. Miss Pcyton might have given
some other rising young artist the
commission to paint her portrait
Miss Gleason was the -tcnog'
raphrr for Balch & skinner across
inc wEy. u Teddy left his door open
and moved his easel out into the mid
die Of the room, he could see hcr
from where he worked, and she
could see him from where she
worked, wherefore II Is not to bc
wondered at that they soon detected
one another in the act Of what Miss
clemson characterized as rubber
ing"
within % few weeks however Miss
Glcasnu met the young artists ar.
dent gaze with perfect irankncas and
q smile that was us sweet aud sunny
and altogether charming and dazzling
smile az ever turned a young mans
head. In fact, she smiled 20 IRE
uucutly that old Ilalch, her employer
noticed u. and was curionS enough
to steal up behind her and find ou'
what she was smiling at To his
credit. however. he said nothing
about Il. although It Is more than
likely that his glRtening hifocn
glasses were turned on his pretty
sienographcr rather oftcncr than
before.
Then Teddy. ruilefully taking occa
sion 10 wardrr out into the passage
when he beard the slnmming Of The
elevator gate in the morning, met
Miss Gleason and was bold enough 70
wish her n good morning and follow
M with something about the wealth
er. Later the scope of the conseTha
tinn wideucd. She admired the car
nation TN his buttoRholc and he very
CALAMITY asked her to wear II ioI
him.
"Some of these fine mornings I'm
coming In 20 see your pictures sh'
said. as she left him.
For the next few days Teddy goi
to his shop" half an hour earlier, II
order to sweep the floor and tidy NJ
generally. The majolica uicnsil wa
pushed altogr ther out OF sight undel
the desk and the pipes were stowet
away into u drawer. The young MAJ
began TO consider whether, after all
Robinsuns advice was not good, ant
wondered how he would look with {
beard. II was only the probatinnar!
month nf bristle that deferred nm
from attempting 1t, As n matter o
fact. he did make up his mind to LEI
his hair grow. One morning Miss Glca
son made the promised visit, and h
had delicious half-hour of her al
to himself.
"I think that you must be wonderful
" clever" she said, as he turned can
vas after canvas around for her In
spection. ~ took lessons once, hut
could never do anything but pansics
and | couldn't do them very we'll
don't suppose n person could ever &c
ANYTHING as natural as you do unlcs
they had genius for 1t. What heauii
full girl that ISL
"tr. Miss Peyton." he said, indif
feyentIy.
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