The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-09-11

walton and squalor in the Colorado
mining camps. Miss Grierson was
barely %, but she had lived much.
But there were obstacles to be sur
mounted even in Wahaska. From the
nrst there was perverse minority
Which refused to bow the head in the
house of Rimmon. The Farnhams
were OF it, and the Raymers, with
following of few of the families
called old, as age is reckoned in the
newer west. They were loath to ad-
NIT the omnipotence of Jasper Grier-
sons wealth, and at the housewarm-
ing they had been represented by va
rlously worded regrets. Miss Margery
laughed defantly and set her white
teeth on a dauntless resolution to
reduce this inner citadel of conserva-
tlsm Accordingly she opened the
campaign the next morning at the
breakfast table.
"Poppa, who is the treasurer of St.
John's?" she asked.
The magnate did not know, and
said so.
but you ought to know" said Mar
gerry, with conviction. 'sIsn't it Mr..
Raymer?"
'Why, yes; he is the man, come to
think. What do you want of him?"
Nothing of him. I want a check
payable to his order. A hundred will
be enough, think"
| Jasper Grierson laughed. "Going in
Tor responsibility right, amt you?"
he said, but wrote the check on the
spot.
Two hours later Miss Grierson's
trap fooled by herself, paraded in
Main street to the delight of the eye
esthetic. The big English trap horse,
the hlgh-swung, stylish vehicle and
the faultlessly-gowned young woman
on the box were three parts of a
harmonious whole, and more than
one pair of eyes looked, and turned
to look again.
Miss Margery drove daily in good
weather, but on this occasion the
outing had an objective other than
the spectacular. Wherefore, when the
housekeeping English horse had meas
ured the length of Main street he
was sent on across the railway track
and was finally brought to a stand
before the office of the Wahaska iron
works.
Raymer was at his desk when the
trap drew up before his door. A mo-
ment later he was at the fore wheel,
bareheaded, and offering to help Miss
Margery down.
mo, thank you, I'll not come
down. she said. "Duke doesn't stand
well. Can I see Mr.. Edward Ravmer
a moment?'
Raymer bowed and blushed little.
lie knew her so well, by eye intimacy,
at least, that he thought she must
know him. But he was fair man,
fair to redness, as his hair and beard
attested, and he blushed easily.
! THAT is my name. What can I do
for you, Miss Grierson?"
"Oh, thank you," she rejoined, i'm
Pulsively. II was afraid might have
to Introduce myself. l."
The interruption was of Raymer's
making. One of his employees ap-
peared opportunity, and he sent the
man to the horses head with a ges-
ture and once more held up his hands
to the perched one.
She let him lift her to the side
walk, and the ease with which he did
it gave her a pleasant little thrill, Of
the sort that comes with the realiza-
ton of thing hoped for. Next to
social triumphs, strength, strength in
a man, was thing to be admired.
Raymer held the Office door open
for her and placed a chair at the desk
end.
! Nov we can be comfortable at
shorter range" he said. Twill you
pardon the interruption, and tell me
what can do for you?"
"Oh, it's only a little thing. I
came to see you about renting a pew
in St. Johns; that is our church, you
know"
Raymer did not know it, but he was
polite enough not to say so.
II am quite at your service. Shall
show you plan of the sittings?' :
She protested that it wasn't at all
necessary; that any assignment he
chose to make would do. But he got
out the plan and busted it, and in the
putting together of heads over it
many miles of the gap of unacquaint-
ance were swiftly and safely over
passed.
When the sittings were finally
chosen she found her purse.
Its SO good of you to take the
time from your business to wait on
me-" she said. IL asked poppa to
make out a check, but 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 will write you
check for the difference and give
you receipt" :
But at the word she was in a flut-
ter of protest.
"Oh, please don't!" she pleaded.
| IF it is too much put the difference