Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-03-06

'I'm calling your mistress" he
said, with dignity. where is she2'
''An' shure, why should be telling
the likes Of ye?" came the rather un,,
civil answer as Marie's red head and
arms akimbo appeared at the top OF
the steps.
''Who let you imp she shouted, with
rising fury. ''An' state your business,
quick"
Mr.. Thotless began to grow angry.
''Where do you come fromT no
shouted back.
''Where do I come from, indeed!
An what business is it of YOURS
where I come from? come from the
County Cork, if We must know, an
I'm an honest woman as has had her
place for IA years and knows an
honest face whin she sees it, which
il not yours. sir, a-coming into the
houses of dacent people like the
sneak thief which ye are!" and she
paused, not from lack Of words, but
from lack of breath. EFF We don't
git out of here in double-quick time
I'll throw We out meself. I'll have
the whole perlice force down on ye,"
she added, threateningly. and looked
quite equal to the purpose.
isn't this No. 77?" asked Mr.. Thot-
less, beginning to feel horrible mis-
giving.
"Yis."
"Isn't it Sixtieth street?" with moro
assurance.
"Indade it is not. It's Sixty-first
street you're in, and reckon ye knows
it pritty well, too. But mark We, it
be hearing of ye breaking into
any houses on Sixtieth street"
But she got no further. Mr.. Thotless
made bold dash for the door and
was down the street as the faint echo
| of the threat sounded in his ears.
That was why the very next, day
when young man came into his office
with book giving rules on how to
strengthen the memory, Mr.. Thotless
dropped his work at once and gave
four dollars for the volume.
"You see," said the young man, in
explanation, "all you have to do is to
follow the rules and memorize these
numbers. Why, sir, at the end of the
week you'll find you can remember
whole lectures if you want to-"
"How delightful" said Mr.. Thotless.
81 don't care so much about the lee.
lures; the practical things are what
I'm looking for"
"Oh, that's all right" said the young
man, glibly. NATURALLY, if you can
remember one thing you can remem-
Der another" he explained, vaguely.
Then he departed, leaving Mr.. Thot-
less in blissful possession of his MEM
DRY strengthened.
All day he forgot things-forgot to
write letter, forgot to send tel
egram, forgot to send over to tho
bank in time before it closed-forgot,
in short, pretty much everything he
had wanted to remember, but he was
buoyed up with the hope that soon
all this would be changed. He was
even cheerful after he had gone into
a shop, and, putting. his cane on the
counter, took up the feather buster
which was lying near it and jauntily
carried it for block before he dis
covered his error.
At last the day was over. He took
his book in one hand and his over
coat on his arm and boarded tho
homeward train. And really that book
was splendid. Before he had reached
Tifty-ninth street he had mastered
a whole page of intricate numbers.
He was jubilant, and walked home
with the elastic tread of boy.
.'Marie," he said, showing his treas.
ure to his wife, II have the finest
memory strengthened you ever saw.
All you have to do is to study ac'
cording to this method and you can
remember anything you want in five
minutes. No more forgetting of let
tiers, eh, my love?" he queried, play
fully.
But Marie was not listening at
tentively. She was looking him over
critically and he felt instinctively
that something was wrong.
"William," she asked, reproachful-
", "where is your new overcoat"'
And then William dropped his book
and set up great cry. II left it on
the train," he said, sadly. II was
reading this fool book and forgot it
completely
Since that day Mr.. Thotless has let
bad enough alone, and he is willing
to give that memory strengthened to
anyone who wants it. But Marie finds
it useful when she has letters to mail.
for she just shows it to her husband.
and somehow he never forgets her
letters.-N. Y. Times.
SAW HER LOST BROTHER.