The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-02

the faultlessly-gowned young woman
on the box were three parts OF
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 stand
before the Office of the Wahaska iron
works.
Raymer was at his desk when the
trap drew up before mis- 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 see Mr.. Edward Raymer
a moment?'
he knew her SO well, by eye intimacy,
at least, that he thought she must
know him. But he was a fair man,
fair to redness, as his hair and beard
attested, and he blushed easily.
THAT is my name. What can do
for you, Miss Grierson?"
"Oh, thank you" she rejoined, inn
pulsively. II was afraid 1 might have
to introduce myself. l."
The interruption was of Raymer's
making. One of his employees APP
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 di
it gave her pleasant little thrill, of
the sort that comes with the realiza-
ton of thing hoped for. Next to
social triumphs, strength, strength in
man, was thing to be- admired.
Raymer held the office door open
for her and placed chair at the desk
end.
"Now we can be comfortable at
shorter range" he said. Twill you
pardon the interruption, and tell me
what I can do for your"
"Oh, it's only a little thing.
came to see you about renting pew
in ST. Johns; that is our church, you
know
Raymer did not know it, but he was
polite enough not to say so.
81 am quite at your service. Shall
I 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
H.,
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. III asked pop"a tt.
make out check, but l don't know
whether it's for enough"
Raymer took the order to pay and
glanced at the amount.
"It is twice as much as we get for
the best locations" he demurred.
"Wait moment and will write you
a check for the difference and give
you a receipt
But at the word she was in fiut-
ter of protest.
''Oh, please don't!" she pleaded.
eff it is too much, put the difference
in the missionary box. or in the
the rector's salary, as little dona-
ton from poppa, you know"
Thus the small matter of business
was concluded, and Miss Grierson
rose to go.
81 am so glad had the courage to
come and see you this morning. We
have been dreadfully remiss in church
matters, but 1 am going to try to
make up for it now that we are COM
fortably settled in our own house.
I'm sorry you couldn't come to us
last evening to help us christen Mere
side. Please tell your mother and
Miss Raymer that 1 hope we'll meet
some time. I should so dearly love to
know them. Thank you, so much
Good-by."
Raymer went out with her. put her
on the box and watched her drive
away. His smile was meant to be
satirical, but it became openly APP
probative.
'She is shrewd little strategist."
was his comment; 'but, all the same.
she's mighty pretty girl. l wonder
why mother and Gerty haven't called
on her?"
He carried the query home with
him in the evening, but when he had
given an account of Miss Grierson's
visit it seemed injudicious to put il
Mrs. Raymer's comment left some
thing to be desired, but her glance
across the table in Gertrude's direc-
ton was significant.
THE regrets did that" she said
and Gertrude nodded.
Having thus mined the Raymer out
works. Miss Grierson next turned her
batteries upon the Farnhams. They
were Methodists, and she soon Learned
that the doctors hobby was a strug