The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-19
THE ADVERTISERS
 DAILY SHORT STORY

well--as I do you"
 T shouldn't think you'd like him io'"'
 You needn't talk that way. Dick"
 Well, then, $1o.o0o Is no princely for tune l might make that much eventually with single story
 Yes, Dick. you might. and 1 truly hope you will-but Dick. you never nave; ana what was I to do?' "ren thousand dollars won't last for ever," he continued. ignoring her gentle. yet ranking reminder.
 No, but Denny Is going to invest part of it. and open a printing shop with the rest. and 1t will be good start ior-- him.p have man of letters, after all, won you?"
 Now. Dick. you needn't talk like that. At first I was going to write you-after 1t was over, but that seemed kind or sneaky. and I've always been honest with you, haven't I, Dick"'
 "Yes. Nan" he admitted, you have.
 And you know that work-room was no place for me
 Tt was not"
 And had nothing else. And l would have waited for you, Dick, If you had ever seemed able to get along-even If only enough to barely take care of me. It's not the money. Dick, though $lo.VN is a great deal"
 Yes" he said 1t is. Especially to
 
 And 1 couldn't stand it any longer. Dick The heat, the dirt. the awful noise they were just driving me to death. And you know you've said yourself, matter what I did to get away from there
 I'm not blaming you.' he replied quietly.
 But blame myself for--for what has happened. for 1 know you liked nc Dick, and I liked you. I'm sorry. It's just cir cumstances, Dick"
 Just circumstances. Nan.
 And Denny, he hkcs me, too" she said softly.
 Where Is he?'' He's waiting for me on the landing. Dick went to the door and called to him Come In, Denny I'm not going to haVo at thee, or anything of that sort. Come on m
 Denny came in and stood mainly on one foot and gazed at the floor with as much apparent absorption as IT he had never previously seen any 'ontrlV lnte or the kind. 1t was an embarrassing situation and all three stood i'll at case. the girl particularly so. A description of her probably would be in order, but it makes no difference whether che had blue eyes and broW1 hair. or brown eyes and blue hair. she was the one girl for each of these men, or at least each thought 50, which IS enough As for her eyes. it would at
 that moment been difficult to determine | their color. even had she held them up 1 fo" by this time they were blurred and | moist.
 Finally Dick spoke We'll I suppose | I ought to say something. Denny, l know you'll be good to her and all that be- | cause l guess you love her just as well | as anybody could And 1 congratulate 1 you on your inheritance, you know ] Wouldn't object to having some kin oi l that kind myself, but I was always care
 less about selecting my relations. And then Denny muttered something l about thanks and the girl glanced al l Dick, and somehow or other the pair oi them stumbled out. l The Riisng Young Writer went hack tc | his table. and for long time he sal | there quiet, while the shadow of the squa
 ink bottle grew and grew and lay acros: | the floor, q broad, black bar.
 At last ha gathered the scattered sheet: | of paper together and again took up his | pen. We must finish it up, Bot, ht l said. for time. and the day of issue l wait for no man..
 And so the Prince came to his own,
 he read aloud as he wrote 1t. and mar 1 ried tho Princess, and they lived happily l together ever after = 1 And that, Bot. i1c said, putting asid 1 the pen, ''I guess Is the end of the story. There came another knock upon tn, | door. but this time 1t swung swiftly open | She did not enter. but stood looking a | him in way that he had never seen he
 look before. Then she smiled, ever s, l slightly.
 Maybe there's sequel, Dick sh, said.