Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-10

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Il He 49, Hfc5 closely. Iro mteht
pa # ae oae5l= wear fig Leaves
but
lie s5a.51aa oE.s c.-ars-a3 improve.
uetgt, te= Haaaas-I.ttle better! 1t
you'd pay foe lis hats and shoes may
", bat more.
Ee dEogHed# his pencil and hogan to
etfosfects tp to two months ago he
ad manascd all right That it had
cen 4iz=tWo months ago accounted
aa3a sF ,I.e lasA2t he was dressed as be-
nd not as a Fiji islanelcr Two months
go he had neither; hence the flowers.
seatcr tickets and sHppers.
His retrospection was not pleasing
lie. She was rich accomplished,
eauttfRl And he? He stopped there.
he hundred dollars a month summed
lmSelt UP completely TO his own mind.
Ie loved her, and she had found him
LEASING enough to invite him to her
!ouse, to go out with him and to wear
is flowers. She would BOT marry hiln,
f course. md if she would? lie
:
Timly.
For an hour he sat, Silent, medita.
tive; then desperately be drew q line
through each OF the last three items.
Il Miss Ludlow's auazeineat decpehea
as the days went by aad the one man
above al! others did isot come. She
Dad seen the love in lIis earnest blue
ayes, had felt it in his voice his carass-
ing care for her comfort His whole
big, manly Self=had conveyed it un-
consciously in every move. lie had
been introduced by q friend of her IA
ther, she knew he WAS with Stoyens
banking house, aud that was all. Some
how they had not talked of themselves.
IND, strangely enough, she could not
ak OF him to others.
She waited week, two, then
~ lady to see you, Mr.. Osmere.7
;aid the office bog.
OsmGre finished what lie was writ
nC th,n went calmly inte the rece7a
ion reSGr.
'4Elorenca" he cried, then stood staSe
ng at her WITH hungry eyes.
She waited a moment uncertainty,
The blood dycng her cheeks and
tremulous little smile wavering on her
lips.
She bad never looked so good to him.
He felt that he had never known just
bow fair aud sweet she We,
embarrassed air changed to one of
wounded dignity, though her big brown
eyes still looked into his with wistful
questioning.
+ I'm glad to see you," he stammeWd.
} lIve been brsy. T.
y Her head was lifted quickly The
tremulous sL2iie ended in q careless
laugh.
Il am busy, too. so l Will not detain
you long. want the address of yotlT
friend the viulniSt of whom You We're
telling me-
He wrote the address almost biindiy.
He suddenly knew : that she cared.
Silently he banded l.er the card, lie
dared not trust himself to speak.
She thanked him gayly- women cen
do such thlgs-then hurried out 70
hide the tears Ii! her eyes.
She cried al. the way home. When
che reached her room, she looked az
the card he had given her. Size looked
at it again mechanically, ihen sa'.
down and studied it intently.
After dinner she handed it to her IA
ther.
Il want you to read this" she said.
and, dropping on Ter knees beside him.
she laid her soft, flushed cheek against
his
He adjusted bis glasses carefully and
read:
Monthly income .........-..............e*
Cxpemsfs-
Board and room observation-disclosures. $43
6uifefff+s--.:-':' v -
Laundry
Nar rare .......-... ........'..-....''. 80
0tearss--.--.-----.--,,..-, =
Send mother Observation-Disclosures. Is
-|ffetter-...: -
Shippers o y
ffowerS-:::.-.. =
Iotal l.......................... 80
Florence Ludlow Osmere-Elorence Os-
ElCO per. Damn.