Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-02-20

the 8nOp went on 0e0rQ Ap-10fs
gar once, years ago, when he was {
very y6u<g I'm, Md III npSer forget
~ Ybu INDY n9ser pW sud an
ot6erEppportnit3 s v W
Indeed, EEshodfd I've tose6." said
Hildegarde earnestly. "Are you go
ing?"
1t was a mere instinct of courtesy
that prompted the last words. She
was amazed at the result. ~
.'No!: replied the man CURLY. AL
the friendliness was gone from his
tone sandmanner, and the girl felt
repuised. Only there was d look in
his eyes that made her wonder
vaguely if it were possible that he too
coveted this treat and had to re-
nounce it because he could not afford
it. She was conscious of kind of
fellow-feeling for the crabbedy man.
That=was yesterday, and this morn
ing here were two invitations, her
first .neal-grown-up; invitations, to The
concert, besides Aunt Bees tickets.
No wonder Hildegarde beamed with
pleasure. She was to hear Ap-Morgan
after ALL 41iia..3f 9isit nj Es@tit'i 81
Then came, naturally enough,e the
thought of old Mr.. Barlow, and she
Ebeamed still more Why should she
not give him one of Aunt Bees tick
cts, since she could not use them If
she accepted. i''++-'' ''ii '''
But something brought a thought
full look into her eyes. The crabbedy
man would not accept the tickets.
She knew it by intuition. There had
been kind Of stern pride in that look
Of his yesterday. She pondered a few
moments, with Fuckers in her fore
head. Then she caught her breath
hard. e + 80
.Ill do it!'' she said to herself. 81
don't want to-much-but I'll do it.
I will" Z ~
Putting away her letters quickly
and gathering up her school books
she left the house, stopping only for
the good-by' kiss to the dear invalid
in the sitting room.
She had plenty Of time to stop at the
little stationer's shop on her way to
school. The old man was busting his
counter. He looked, if anything, a
trifle more forbidding than unual, but
Hildegarde plucked up her courage.
:''Mr. Barlow she began in her
most winning way, "Ifhave come to
to ask a5favor Of yo,1:''
"A favor#of the crabbedy mani IT
was not easy and she found nothing
to reassure her in his cold regard. But
she went on:
''My aunt, Mrs. Hunt, has sent me
two tickets to the Ap-Morgan con-
cert. She is going away and cannot
use them herself, and she wants me
to go and enjoy the concert, if can
get any one to take me. I could not
have afforded to buy the ticket for
myself, but now I can go, tiff can
get some one to go with me. My
mother is an invalid, you know, and
does not go out, and thought you
might-that maybe you wouldn't
mind-I mean that perhaps you would
be kind enough to be my escort. You
said you liked Ap-Morgan, and-and
I don't know of any one else who
would really enjoy it and hasn't al
ready arranged to go. It would be a
great favor. a very great favor III in
deed. if III 4 n e.,
IL HiMegardeAsw,as outzof breath, But
|#he satw thatsshe had gained her end,
and lthe dimpies came but to punetu-
ate her uncompleted sentence.
Little notes to Mr.. Overton and
Archie Bale explained that she could
not accept their invitations, as she
was engaged to. attend the concert
with avery old friend. The regrets
were genuine, and yet the sacrifice
of her zzgirlish ildlination was not so
hard, after all, as she expected. The
old mans stately acceptance of her
Invitation had somehow touched and
pleased her.
If Nfere were a,good many wonder
ing looks as Hildegarde and her es-
cort entered the concert room on
Filthy night Hidegarde, more be-
witching than ever, Archie Bale
thought, in her dainty white ruf1es
and ribbons, disposed by her own
clever fingers, and with her most dis
traesiag dimRles, held her head high,
Ie pEpq little smike 6n hsr liHs.
eeSA k as sndE ashame COT $here saest.
eT 1elJ SS M aignity ana grqs hShis
lh sef ~ s2 lsfstwithstsad i aeld::
fashioned dress, q gentle courtliness
and Differences ST manner to the pref
ty girl at His; side that would not
have done discredit to any young gen
s;aGsR ssssa As agNs tsTs9g
in comparison. No, indeed, ste was
not ashamed of the 'crabbedy man.
Mr.. Barlow had presented himself
|tat Hilaegardess. home early and she
Had taken him into tie aseozy Sitting
room, where her mother chatted with
him inEher gentle, friendly waYawhile
the girl put. the finishing touches to
her simple toilet He had brought
with him cluster of pale roses from
the little back garden that no one
ever saw but the Occupants sSof the
house. These The, offered to- Hide.
garde with the same old-fashioned
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