The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-04-09
and the family laughed loud and long,
DOROTHY most heartily of ALL


and the family laughed loud and long;
Dorothy most heartily of all.
"Oh, do invite him, father, ''entreat.
ed sister Lucia. ''I'm just dying to
meet him. Everyone is talking about
bis pictures in the Argus. Judge
Whitman told me he thought they
were the. funniest. most original
things he ever saw And after We
have become aequainted with him,
don't YOU thinksit would be nice ia
give small company Of our most
distinguished friends to meet hfm?r
"Oh, wouldn't that be lovely? Do,
father! "-e,fslaimea Mary,..qlite en-,
chanted with the idea of introducins
this new star into the literary world,
And so-sitswas agreed thatt Mr.,
Henry Page Esm6nd should BE In
yited the coming week Wednesday
for dinner. Mr.. Winters wrote him
an invitation to meet him at his Of.
flee on that date, in response to
which the young man-everyone
seemed to take it for granted. that
he was young-sent very polite
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| There was considerable excite.
ment on this eventful- day in the
Winters family. Dorothy had been
reminded to. see that an .sexcePtional-
" tempting little dinner should be
prepared, and Mrs. Winters went out
into the dining room herself to be
sure that nothing had been forgot
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been invited also, and sister Mary
| was to wear her new tailor-made;
while sister Lucia had her book,
which had just come out, lying care
lessly on the parlor table, where Mr..
Esmond could not fail to see it.
The days business was over, and
Mr.. Winters sat. in his office await
ing the arrival Of the young artist.
He was just saying 10 himself that
Mr.. Esmond was going to be late
when the. Office boy brought In a
card bearing, in the familiar hand
writing of that gentleman, his name.
"Show him in at once" said Mr..
Winters in his most abrupt and edi-
torial tones.
When he heard footsteps in the
outer room he arose to his feet and
made haste to arrange his features
in their most cordial and engaging
expression. The door flew open in
theatrical manner under the hand
of the Office boy, who announced, in
somewhat muff1ed tone, .'Mr. Es-
mond," and in walked-Dorothy!
Mr.. Winters countenance was, In
deed study to gaze upon. He
looked at his daughter with eyes as
round as moons, and opened his
mouth several times without making
sound. In short, he was completely
bewildered until Dorothy, her sweet
face all flushed and quivering, half
laughing, half sobbing, rushed into
his arms, exclaiming:
"Oh, papa dear, don't you UNDER
stand? I am Mr.. Henry Page Es-
mond!':
When her. father had got her home
at last, and they had managed to ex-
plain matters to the assembled COM
pany, the commotion which arose was
wonderful to experience. Dolly was
AauSACO OSCIS C1ASU over anu passed.
around to be kissed until she was
quite breathless, while the parlor
fairly bristled with ordinations.
Clarence whirled her around and
around in wild dance, and. her
mother could not stop asking ques-
tions. Lucia looked at her rather
reproachfully as she slyly tucked her
book out of sight; but Judge Whit.
man made her a most courtly and
ceremonious bow, saying: 81 con-
graduate you, my dear"
At last the heroine of this ovation
escaped to her room to adjust her
hair and gown, which had become
sadly rumpled with embraces, leav-
ing her friends to chatter and ex-
claim, and talk at the top of their
voices all together. It was the
proudest moment Of her life. Matur-
er years brought other triumphs
but never one so glorious as this:
And thus it happened that Dorothy,
while she by no means ceased to be
domestic, did become an artist, and
carved out for herself a career which
had its beginning in the .squeer
cows" Ladies' World, New York,