Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-10-15
many miles OF the gap Of unacqua.nt-
ance were swiftly and aafelv over.

many miles OF the gap Of unacqua.nt-
ance were swiftly and aafely over.
passed.,
When the s1ttings were finally
chosen she found her purse.
Its so good Of you to take tho
time from your business to wait on
me-" she said. I'll asked poppa to
make out check, but I don't know
whether it's for enough
Raymer took the order to pay and
glanced at the amount.
1T is twice as much as we get for
the best locations" he demurred.
"Wait moment and I will write you
check for the difference and give
you receipt"
But at the word she was in f1ut-
ter of protest,
"oh, please DON'T" she pleaded.
''If it is too much, put the difference
in the missionary box, or in the
the rector's salary, as a little dona-
ton from poppa, you know"
Thus the small matter of business
was concluded, and Miss Grierson
rose to go.
~ am so glad had the courage to
come and see you this morning. We
have been dreadfully remiss in church
matters, but I am going to try to
make up for it now that we are COM
fortably settled in our own house.
I'm sorry you couldn't come to us
last evening to help us christen Mere
side. Please tell your mother and
Miss Raymer that hope we'll meet
some time. I should so dearly love to
know them. Thank you, so much.
Good-by."
Raylner went out with her, put her
on the box and watched her drive
away. His smile was meant to be
satirical, but it became openly APP
probative.
''She is shrewd little strategist,"
was his comment; ''but, all the same,
she's mighty pretty girl. I wonder
why mother and Gerty haven't called
on her?''
He carried the query home with
him in the evening, but when he had
visit it seemed injudicious to put it.
Mrs. Raymer's comment left some
thing to be desired, but her glance
across the table in Gertrude's direc-
ton was significant.
1.-THE regrets did that" she said;
and Gertrude nodded.
Having thus mined the Raymer out
1,1- r,,s1
batteries upon the Farnhams. They
were Methodists, and she soon learned
that the doctors hobby was a strug-
Cling mission in Norsk Hollow. Ac-
cordingly, the paternal check book
was again called into requisition, and
the stylish trap made an excursion to
the doctors office in Main street.
"Good morning. DOCTOR she
chirped, bursting in upon the elder
ly lobbyist as charming eml,odi-
ment of youthful enthusiasm. "I'm
running errands for poppa this m orn-
ing. Mr.. Rodney was telling us about
that little mission in Norsk Hollow,
and poppa is very anxious to be al
lowed to help. But we gre not Meth
odists, you know, and be was afraid
that is, he didn't know how you
might
1t was an exceedingly clever bit Of
acting, and the good doctor capitu-
lated at once, discrediting for the
| first time in his life the intuition of
his womankind.
ut was very thoughtful ard good
hearted of you, Miss Margery," he
said: "the more so as you mnet have
a great many calls upon your char
ity. We have been wanting to put a
trained worker in charge of tho mis-
sion, and this good deed of yours
makes it possible"
''It is a kindness TO us to be hl-
lowed to help, I'm sure" murmured
the little lady. 'You will let me
know when more is needed? Promise
me that, DOCTOR"
II shouldn't be good Methodist If
I didn't,"' laughed the doctor. Then
he remembered the houscwarming,
and was moved to make amends for
the regrets. I'm sorry we couldn't
be neighborly the other evening, but
my sister is very frail, and Charlotte
doesn't go out much. But they will
call before they go south for the win
ter"
But for some reason the doctors VI
carious promise was not kept, and
the Farnhams held aloof, notwitl,-
standing Margery's praiseworthy &C.
tivity in St. Johns; and the Oswalds
relinquished the public library
project when it became noised about
that Jasper Grierson and his daugh-
ter we're moving in it. Margery pos
sessed her soul in patience, and was
placably persistent; but when the
winter wore away and spring came
and found the conservative opposi-
ton increasing rather than diminish
ing, she grew vindictive, as who
would not.
'They think I'm jay!" she said
to herself one day, when the Ray
mers, mother and daughter, had ap-
parently taken pains to avoid her ut
the counters in Thornwalden's.
''They need a lesson, and they're in
a fair way to get it. I'm not going
to sing small all the time!"
The next afternoon she met Raw
mer as he was coming out of the
First national bank. They were
fairly good friends by this time, and
the young man stopped willingly
enough to. exchange commonplace
with the presidents daughter. In
! the midst of them she astonished
him.
''Mr. Raymer, please tell me what
T have done to offend vonr motbe-.