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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-04

"BILLY," sBE SAID. 1T HAS HAPPENED.
en- use for words they feel win wound
Yesterday Mr. Nicholas Broser asked
me to become his wife"
The man NgaiU i for the servant to
remove somr OF the dishes before he
answered. w.th bitter laugh:
II suppose. the offer not being q to-
tai surprise. you gave him your de-
cision, Muriel?"
Now, don't be disagreeable. Did We
not agree long ago 10 be sensible, you
and 1? We boeh love luxury so well
that it would be positive crime to
dispense with it for the sake"-
We've sold our souls for it"' the
man broke in.
How melodrnnnticw exclaimed the
girl with a little mock smile. "As q
matter of fact. I'm TO have gorgeous
automobile. beauty OF 4 yacht and
more money than l, even I. can spend.
So when he comes tomorrow night for
his answer I'm going to say yes.
And you. Billy, when will you marry
your heiressI You know. she thinks
the world of you-every one says SO
and you have only to ask herr Mu-
riel spoloe gaysy. notwith standing the
| sadness in her eyes.
The man didn't seem to hear her
question or her badinage. He was
watching little stray curl which the
draft from the open door was blow
ing across her temples. and he was do.
| ing battle with his thoughts.
why haven't you Nicholas Broser's
money! Muriel remarked after n long
silence. Il don't believe there is II mar
I'm the whole world so fitted to he tho
master OF vast estates. Charles ii
must have been like you. ] think. ex
eept that you have none OF his vices"
Thanks" returned her companion
listlessly. st,i watching the stray curl.
II don't like one bit to think tina
this is our last dinner. Billy; not-on'
little bit.''
''Our last linnerr' exclaimed In,
man. forgetting the curl and suddenl.
seeking Muricrs eye.
'Of course. | shall be true To Mr.
Broser. in the letter at least"
Her companion made no reply. Thel
Muriel went on I'm n light tone. as
phe felt that silences We're dangerous:
"Just fancy. we lad decided TO maj
ry-poverty and all. Instead OF lfyin
the e1istences we are both fitted for w
should have to settle down in n HaI
lem fat. Ugh, \ Harlem fat. Wit
the proverbial goat browsing arotm
and doing stunts with the tin cans:
Harlem dat. with all the attendan
miseries OF L rides: Harlem fiat, dee
Grated with cheap bric-a-brac"- Sh
broke or ana began another sentenc'
: playing idly with her mothers weddin
ring.
/ "But we do not know-we couId max
even Harlem fiat look pretty I say
) a lot of bric-a-brac this morning q
dainty as 1t was cheap. Nowaday
poor people can have dainty things 8
| we'll rs rich people IL they have tas'
: ! and knack OF developing resource
Billy. | often think ahour that HHrlel
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fat. and She chanced TO look up
from the ring. and the pain in the
mans face stopped her words.
Il never kaew before that you liked
TO torture people. little woman" he
said
II didn't mean-I didn't suppose"
she began; then she added softly, lean
ing forward:
Anyhow. we can both remember.
And. after all. isn't a memory that will
live better than dead romancep
There was suspicion OF sob in the
girls voice. and as she drew on her
gloves Billy saw a glittering tear fall
upon her hand
When he had received his check and
paid the waiter, he rose abruptly and
crossed over TO lay Muriel's wrap about
her shoulders.
You won't make il too hard for me
to give you up?" whispered she as his
hand rested for one second upon her
arm.
He drew himself up proudly to his
full six feet of height, and In a voice
which she had never heard before he
said masterfully:
Tomorrow morning I want you TO
be ready TO 20 out with me. shall call
at 10 O'Clock"
"Where;' Muriel said. turning TO look
up at him. ITO 20 where:'
ITO hunt that Harlem fiat he an
swered as he pushed back her chair
from the table.
Muriel adjusted the emerald feur-de-
lis at her slender waist. Dark lasbes.
down swept. hid the gaze that Billy
knew, but he saw the flush which
| surged quickly over her oval checks
| and brow. And he was satisfied.
There. sitting at his pay desk. the
plump. kindly host was busy making
change for his walters. As his two old
| customers passed him he looked up TO
give them n parting salutation. TO hope
that they had been served well. that
they had enjoyed his bordeaux, that
they would come often again. But
alas. II was necessary that monsieur s
| good intention should cover the deed.
He had no chance TO speak-they did
not look his way; they were engrossed
in each other.
"Mon Dieu. How happy they seem
Marriage goes well with them," be
thought to himself as he went on max
ing change for another waiter.
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DOWN in THE
HAYFIELD
By JAMES kORFLEET


= fSfttttftttttt
The Widow Ray was tired Of being a
widow For seven years she had been
left TO run the farm with the help OF
a hired man. The time had come when
she longed to shift the burdens on the
of man. Not that she
have married within n year or
two after the lamented Ray fell OF n
haystack and broke his neck. but she
had ideals. She had turned to poetry
in the first six months of her bereave-
ment. and she felt her soul soaring
above the hickory shirts and stoga
boots OF the average farmer. If she
married again the standard must be
higher.
In the years that followed men of
higher standard came into her life. but
matrimony did not follow. There was
a windmill man who hun. about for a
month and sighed and Dragged by
turns. but just as he WAS about to pro-
pose marriage the widow discovered
that he had two or three wives else
where There was lightning rod man
who wrote poetry and talked OF the
whippoorwills and nightiugales- but
he was arrested and carted off to Jail
before he could ask her to be his \
piano man with ideals as high as her
own came within an ace Of asking
for her heart and hand. but was inter
rupted by u ease of jumping tOothache.
There were two or three others who
might have won her heart, but didn't.
And there was Deacon White. lie lived
on the next farm west and was a wild
over five years older than herself. He
had been the first in the field. Fifteen
months after her bereavement he had
stood on the steps beside the kitchen
door and said:
''widder Ray. I'm a plain man and
don't say nothin' but what I mean II
you'll marry me. I'll do my best TO
make you a good husband.
The widow was not for the widower.
and she didn't make any bones OF tell
ing him 81. He didn't get mad or com
init suicide. He simply hung on and
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sketching went ON the Widow Ray had
her own work cut out. She had lived
among the daisies and buttercups all
her life and cared no more for them
than she did for dandelions. but on this
summer morning she started out TO Gull
n bouquet.
In due time she appeared in Deacon
Whites meadow. Both the deacon and
the artist had their backs toward her
as she approached them and were
therefore ignorant OF her presence.
The widow looked TO the right for
daisies AMI 10 the left for buttercups
and ahead and behind for rattlesnakes.
All OF sudden the farmer was jump
ed a foot high and the artist of his
camp stool by long. shriIl scream.
They turned TO find the woman in a
heap on the grass with her hands over
her face. She heard the rush of foot
steps. and as some one seized her hands
she gasped out:
been bittenr'
by gum, but is that SOP she heard
a voice exclaim. and next moment she
was picked up and thrown over
manly shoulder and was being borne
toward her own house.
She didn't recognize the voice, but
as the man bearing her reached the
first fence and tried TO climb il she
identified the deacon's asthmatic
wheeze. She at once wriggled out of
his arms and pushed him away. Then
she looked beyond him and saw the
artist rolling on the ground with laugh
ter. He hadn't rushed TO the rescue.
He hadn't declared his love.
'IIow dare you:" she exclaimed as
she thought OF the picture she must
have presented rs she lsy across the
deacon's shoulder like bag OF pota-
toes.
why, hain't you bin bitten by Il
snake:" he asked In reply.
NO. sir, OF course not
But ! thought you said you hady''
Il said had twisted my ankle What
is that idio; laughing ut over thcrc:''
That evening Ike deacon showed up
after his days work 10 say that the
artist was going away next morning.
Much to his surprise. the widow turn
ed on him with:
well. deacon. as you will keep on
pestering me for the next five years
| II ! don't say yes. I'm going to say II.
But you just remember we amt never
to take no sapheaded artist 10 hang
around and make fools OF us
IL don't understand" replied the
deacon, with a puzzled look.
But she did. aud that was enough.
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HEAP IN THE GRASS
repeated his offer every three months
He had read that al things come to
him who waits. and he waited.
He was waiting when an artist from
the city put up with him for a few
weeks to sketch some of the views in
the neighborhood. The artist met the
widow almost at once as he was sketch
ing the ruins of an old cider mill. and
fifteen minutes later she realized that
her heart was beating at least one
fourth faster than usual. The artist
did not even attempt a Irritation. He
was pleasant and talkative and good
days passed he divided his time be-
tween the two farmhouscs. and the
thought that the Widow Ray might fall
in love with him never crossed his
mind. She did that very thing. how
ever. and within a fortnight she was
trying to make herself believe that her
love was reciprocated and that every
time he visited the house he had a pro-
posal on the tip Of his tongue.
W tIli.liAl lRu duh
piano man had betrayed themselves
within fortnight. The widow gave
the artist four weeks. and then she de
cided that something must be done.
He lacked the cold nerve OF the others,
nj opportunity must be- made for him.
Two girls or two married women will
,Onspirc together. y widow always
I1nspircs with herself alone. although
the law says that IL takes two 10 make
a conspiracy. She rejected several
plans before she struck the right one
| In coming over 10 the house one even
| ing to make his usual quarterly pro
pOsal OF marriage Deacon White men
/ toned the fact that he had killed a rat
tlesnake in his meadow while mowin:
the grass in the fence corners In Z:
moment the widows plan was forme,
aud she had said no To the deacon ant
was perfecting IL.
IL was hayins season. The arts
wansed sketch OF sturdy farIne
swinging his old fashioned Scythe II
the meadow. and lie set up his easel Il
the shade Of a tree and the deacol
sharpened his old scythe and bent hi
back. As the one moved the othe
sketched. and as the moving an
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Il wonder why Dora las so many
suitors." From within ihe bow win
dow Marguerite watched Dora tripping
down the path attended 10y one Of her
most devoted.
'Envious:" asked Amy. with a
laugh.
"Oh. | don't kEpw.' her chum an
swercd. iiins.ng her SLENDER length into
the Morris chair Il certainly never
think of wanting them until some foot
ball game which | wouI.l really like TO
see comes along. Now bora Is going.
and don't believe she either knows or
cares about football
NO: suppose she knows and cares
more about the suiior. replied the Gym
ical Amy. But do come back 10 work.
We have 900 lines of this to review
and more Odyssey
Marguerite reluctantly took up her
Dook.
Yes; there's Penelope now" she re-
marked meditatively. Its easier SC
understand why she should have SC
many suitors."
Marguerite. are you out of your
mindY' her friend asked impatiently.
mo. but I'm tired of working. Let's
have some cocoa. You make il. Seri
, ously, quite apart from football. lind
this question scientifically interesting
Cocoa would be good" in a tone oi
concession from Amy. But you can
not have more than bare fifteen min
utes for your scientific research
She obligingly proceeded 10 busy her
! self about the te: table. while Margue
rite went off into brown study. sup
| posedly about suitors.
We'll. what luck:' asked Amy wher
| the kettle began 10 boil.
| Il give il up" sighed Marguerite
why you. who combine all grslces cs
pecially those of the tea table-thanl
| you," as she took the cup of cocoa-
| You. who combine all graceS with al
infinite amount of clevern.'sS. ShoIl'
| apparently have IN suiiorS III a!l. will
little Dora. WHO is only tolar:ii.iy pref
ty and who certainly has moi mur
sense
"Has them by the dozen" inlerrlliitc'
Amy. 1T is amusing. hut pie:t>s' dan
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worry about me. find you quite suf-
ticient and n most appreciative admir-
er."
This is Dora playing the fascinator,"
and Marguerite sat up with an inno-
cent. admiring expression on her face.
''Oh. Mr.. Brown. do you really think
so? Do you think you could teach me
TO plSy pingpong"
And Mr.. Lrown thinks he would
love 10. of course" laughed Amy.
Marguerite. what mimic you are.
You are irresistible. | understand why
Dora has suitors now. Only act Dora.
and you will have a hundred"
We'll. I am going down 10 that house
party at Asbury Park. you know. a
week after college closes. and | believe
I will try it. No one who really knows
me will be there. so I'll just be Dora
for scientific purposes"
beware. ycu may get into trouble"
well. if do. ! can get out Of II just
by being myself again. like Dir. Jekyll.'
Marguerite explained.
perhaps. but perhaps not" warned
her friend. You will come TO me In
August anyway TO report. and ! will
get you ont if sou fall in
In August Marguerite came to spend
a week with her friend in the noun
tains. Amy noticed immediately 8
slight preoccupation in her manner. q
difference from her usual blithe uncon
cern. Remembering of a sudden thC
house party and its possible conse
quences. she asked carelessly:
How about the house party. Mar
gueriIe: bid you forget that you wer'
going 10 make scientific research
there: You never spoke OF il In you
letters. and am dying 70 know wheth
| er you played Dora
My dear. ! did Amy answered
with momeniary Hash of mischlevou
merriment. ''and with such effect! Be
| fore the end Of the week | had thre
perfectly devoted-and another. But
more seriously. Il did rather get int
! trouble"
"Whnt. Daisy. trouble you are no
yet out Off" exclaimed Amy In alarm
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"It is six weeks ago. Where are rness

cit is six weeks ago, Where are tnese
three-and the other?
The three? oh. they're all gone. L
wish you could have seen how one aft
er the other failed me as soon as |
came out i'm my true colors. 1t was
most uncomplimentary. They wanted
to come to see me at home, but was
tired of playing. so disillusioned them.
/ said that ] had to read some Greek
this summer and invited the most per-
sistent one. Jim Trubbleton-really u
nice fellow-to come and do Greek com-
position with me. But he never even
called I think he was afraid / really
did nothing else in my true character"
'Oh. Marguerite" Amy interrupted
eagerly. do drop them and tell me
about the other one. He worries me
from the start"
"Yes. me, too," replied Marguerite.
looking troubled again. 81 liked him
from the first, and he liked Dora im
mensely At the end of the visit / did
not quite like to let him 60, so / left
him without disillusioning and asked
him to ride over to Willowbridge TO
see me sometimes.
well, he did come; came often. I
kept putting Off disillusionment, play
! ing kind of modification of Dora, you
/, know, and wondering whether or NOT
| to ask him to do Greek with me. Then
one day only about a week ago dis
| covered that he was seriously in love
| with me, or Dora, rather. He told me
so. And, what's worse, find that l.
not Dora at all, but I myself-am rath-
er more than half in love with him."
Marguerite, are you engaged? What
did you say to him?'
Engaged? OF course not! You don't
suppose that want to be Dora for the
rest of my life. I asked him to do
Greek with me-"
"Well. what then? You don't mean
to say lie disappearedy'
mo. He said he would do Greek
would do anything. Then proceeded
to make myself out a fearful grind.
told him I would not leave college.
asked him how he dared to ask me and
finally told him the whole story. He
looked so queer 1 even offered to In
troduce him to the real Dora, il he
| liked.
But he got very angry then. BE
said he never wanted to see Dora and
asked me If l did not suppose be had
any sense and whether l could not bt
reasonable and believe he had seer
through me all the time.
Il was sure he hadn't Besides,
didn't like the slur on my acting.
know I did Dora perfectly | simpl,
told him that it was impossible for m'
to love a man who could fall in low
with a girl like Dora So here l am
Amy mine. still quite yours. OF cours'
l will not marry him when he did no
fall in love with the real me-"
But, Marguerite" cried Amy un
gratefully. you do not mean to sa.
that you sent him or that way il yo'
are really so much in love with him
Didn't you. couldn't you give him {
word of encouragement
Amy. how can you ask met No. o
course not. Although" she added fal
teringly, Il did tell him that il he real
ly cared for me he might begin a
over again in the fall. and l thini
perhaps. he may"
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Both Correct.

schoolmaster one day asked the
Ounce OF the school some very simple
questions in arithmetic. He was sur
prised to find that he got the right an
swers. and when he had finished he
said to the boy. Correct; sit down"
Now" said the schoolmaster. "see IL
you have sense enough to ask me some
questions"
The boy pondered for a moment and
then said. please, sir. what would
three yards OF calico cost IL cotton was
tuppence n reely'
Il think you take me for a fool" said
the schoolmaster.
Correct; sit down. returned the boy.
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w. s. Southard-

r livery FEED BARN McKee's Old Stand
LNorth Of Court House, Bellefontaine: ono.
Frrellent rizs and teams Horses boarded oy
tbe month; and single feeds furnished far
mer's horses
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EDWARD x. cAnPBELL.

n TTORNEY AT LAW. Special attention
n given collections. a'lstrScting and lo1ns-
Rap1esenrfve American Bonding and Trust
O. RaItfu1Ore Nd Rooms and To- Law
renee block BeIlefontaiEe- Ohio.
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HAMILTON BROS.

.TTORNFY-AT-LAw and Real Estate
"A AGENTS ONCE in the Hamilton Building,
.aSr ~ the Logan House. Bellefon12ine, OHIO
perticular -rtentiou given to collections ana
..e-+ien1enr Of estates VIII practice in state
nsDussS- Courts All business promptly at
n pun o.
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JOHN c. HOVER.

a TrORNEY AND AT LAW Special at
n tenrton given TO settlement OF estates,
collections and loans Will practice IN state
Block, Bellefonraine. Ohio
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Sale Bills.

Let Us have your sale bills to print.
Teh advertisement in the REPUBLICAN
will be worth all the bills you can put
up, and this goes gratis TO those who
get US to print their bills.
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DR.. sALLIE n. CONNER.

0sTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Register
- edj Graduate Dr. A l. Stlll School Of
OSreoparhy, kfrksvflle. No. Ofice Ch2lfant
Block. Residence 2l6 East Columbus AV-
once Telephone 572- Residence Telephone sd
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DR.. D. fiARBERT

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Special at
tenfion given tn df-eaSes Of Eye. Ear
Nose and Throat. and the fitting OF glasses
OHce, f1s East Columbus avenue
Residence. 81 East Snndusky avenue
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nowENsTINE & HUSTON.

A TTORNEYS and Counselors At Law, Belle
n fontaIne. Ohio Particular attention
rIveu TO collections and settlement OF estates
Once in the Watson Building. Entrance on
Main street.
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WE 1T & WEST.

A TTORNEY AT Law Collections given
rnenf Of estates a speciality. Practice In the
state and O. s. Courts Ofice on Main street,
fifres-tly Opposite front entrance Of the Court
House Bellefontatne Ohio
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DR. CARRIE RicnEsoN.

0FFICE 80 N Main St., Residence 40 n
~ Main St. Ofice hours to IL a. m. TO 4.
and 70 D. m Particular attention given 10
diseases OF women
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&c LoSoFeLLow.
w. w. RIDDLE.

DENTIsT. Modern methods Chalfant
IL Block. east Of Court House
Successor TO DIR. Rovand-
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A. JAY MILLER.

ATTORNEY-AT-LAw Special attention
n Owen to collections and settlement OF
estates Rooms 8 and 9. Empire Block, Belle
fontaine, Ohio.
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No l. NJ. WILSON,

"ONFOPATHIsT. Special attention given
d 70 diseases of the Nose and Throat Omce
On South Main street. Bellefontaine. o.
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SaONE 81
pp W. a. sTNcncoMs.

DHYsICIAN and Surgeon. Special attsn
\ ton given to diseases Of the eyes and 1t
ting giasses- East Columbus Avenue, Belle
ont2tne, Ohio
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J. d. MCLAUGHIIS. y. n
Ex-Probate Judge
Nj AIr0HfIS & CASSIDY.
]. r. CASSIDY

A TTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Wi give prompt
COLLECTORS, conveYancIng and settlement Oh
estates. Probate business Especially
Once: Rooms and ., BeIlefontAine Ma
fonal Bank Building
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A TTORNEY and Counselor at Law. Once
u over Peoples National Bank, Benefon-
taine, Ohio.
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DR.. OSCAR RAIsToN,

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon Once. IL East
TCo.urzbus street Residence. &G North
Nad River street Phone sse-three rings for
once and two for residence.
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DR.. c. w. hFEENER.

DHySICIAN and Surgeon No I16 East Co
Il lumbus Ave Treatment OF the ~ - anu
Ettinr classes for defective vision specially.
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pR. W. Il. oUILANp.

PHYSICIAN AND sURGEON-Ofice I'D
Court Street. Hubbard Block residence
s1s East ChillicDthe- General practice Of
medicine
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SHE STOOPS
TO CONQUER
BY LlZADETu HcKEAN

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