The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-05-23
Democrats
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Fix Date Of s tate
Convention.

Convention.
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Special to A Ivan nee. Fs#33
St. Paul, MINI, May 21, 1902:
Democratic State Committee today
decided to hold the Convention at
Minneapolis June twenty fifth.
WOULD MARRY 5000 WIDOW.
1t requires some nerve but up to
present moment that has been
my heaviest asset, and the chance
to rake in a cool $4,000 doesen't
come every day even to a newspaper
man. Just think Of it! That ed
was so alluring: ,.$$&#
"a beautiful young widow posses
ing IS, 900 in her own right, desires
kind, indulgent husband who VIII VIII
assist in looking after her property.
Call at room II, "a Mulldon street;
at 10 a. m. Monday ~ &-# #%s
I Iclosed the paper and endeavored
to be calm. The description fitted
me exactly; it was photographs
I am kind, am certainly indulgent;
and nothing would suit me better
than to assist in looking after: pros
petty. Surely these many years of
scrubbing along on the odds and and
ends of literature have fitted nae for
the job. That afternoon dropped
in on friend in La Sale street and an !:
cot his advice about Investments.
1 thought it was best to be pre-:
pared. 1s
It was with some difficulty that,
I succeeded in borrowing a spring
suit from the city editor, but was
sufficiently desperate to hang on till
he surrendered, and at 10 a. m. was
the third man in the line that
stretched up the stairway at "a
Muldoon. A5%,#
confess it gave me pain to- see
the class of fellows who had an
sxered that '.ad.'' They were not
in the least adapted to position, and:
I :pitied the poor girl: But their 7
was so close to the head Of the pro-
cession that it would soon be over,
I was glad I came early so as to save
her.
The first in line entered the door
at the head of the stairs, and we all
moved up a step. He was a regular
willy boy, with red vest and
mouthed cane. Mentally I gave
him five minutes, but he only re-
quired two. He came out somewhat
hurridly, a panied expression on
his countenance and a tear in his
eye. Evidently the widow possessed
taste. The second man looked
like a farmer, and had a fringe of
whiskers under his chin. I didn't
think he'd last long. After he dis
appeared took my trun facing the
door, and tried to count hundred
to still the throbbing Of my heart.
l had never been so close to $75, 600
before, and it rather ratified me.
The farmer didn't show up for quite
a while, and was beginning to have
a sinking sensation in the stomach,
when the door opened a few inches,
and a man stuck his head out.
"Come, step along lively now, No.
g." he said hoarsely.
Showed by the fellow in my rear,
I went in, and the door closed be-
hind me. It was big room, but
somehow it hardly met my ideal of
the boudoir of a SIS, 900 beauty.
But, then, she might be eccentric; it.
was good sign, anyhow that she
was not inclined to extravaganza.
I was eagerly scanning the dim re-
cesses for a glimpse of the charming
creature, When was rudely shocked.
"Three dollars, please" said the
man gruff1y, and he held out his
hand.
ssBut-brt, stammered, ,remem-
bering that I only had five, and that
nv last weeks board bill was yet in
arrears, II didn't know"
''Oh,. stow that" ,heinterruped
sarcatstically. ''It's either put up or
get out, and give the others a
chance. Anyhow, you get the cash
back if she doesn't cotton to you,
and we've got to have some sort of
guarantee that you mean business.