New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
To Please Mr.. Pffkir1.
BY TOM GALLON.

"If could only find something thatd bring a ,eIa
p4t p19erTeI up with IliieH the conseq ences
In that remarkable sentence Mr. Josepn pm fl.HId ard
his fears IF you had known Mr Joseph PitkI1 and
had also been acquainted with MIS- tbs Sheer au
dacity which prompted him to do anything when
should offend i,drs her f those ong suffering indi
vduals whose chief mission in life is to wed large
tfae tba one enq And Mrs
M Pitkin was small man. with what can best
he described as ''bown-about' appearance ne
had weak graysh hair "a at the sizes h1 fnf he
looked as though he facing heavy vino. aIa
that td the bon Rgay bs ha of the top Of his head
carry the metaphor further he SPOKE IN Tseny
blue eyes. as though that same wind hao oeen 'oo
''Si Mrs Ptkn was of large end stern aspect. ISs+
entg Hro9rietor Of Pkns Private Hotel
but Mrs Pitkin could have t9id you anTtng and
was supposed to dabble in vast financial aIairs Ia rs
some at 9eh cWihout any direct results in his
pockets and listened for an noaT or two oa and
an oft-reiterated inquiry as to why she hao ever
uni+ed tbs time y this faithful history begins Mrs
Joseph Pitin had gone on visit 70 Of as
puIeo 10, 20 g0 SereaN and Mr. Joseph Pitkin free
Wore than that dia bolical scheme had matureu @
~ n @ Ine pit m trembIed little when thought Of It;
but his resolve taken, and he was not 10 oe
shaKg" aTi bT9g EN- together" said Mr.. Pitkin, won
derng little at II his fsH own %r Ptsn had
found himself involved In romahc Sf despite
49, PItEin he was of a romantic nature himself
and rather pleased than other"l7e u i'1d A---
ser sdh HeG very w p poor and ordinary affair It wqs It
nag hSd tsin INTO her establishment (as matter Of
charity she declared young giri 70 d SS hsa from
tbst time onward got little more out OF ner 1nas M
She could have got out OF two aVer%ge no self
ana naT saryant would have stood for five min
it{,e Dehorah Rendle had stood 1t; for the
the great world to which, under happier clreGin Gun y
slanceT, s LeT: had done everything for 'Pitkn,
from the keeping of accounts to the MAILING oi Oeu'
on sbe m was pretty girl and what Is better d & nice
girl She was always Tat Spirit had been left
in her she had long ago foTgot9e,n, appi AND
stranaest thing Of an-she was lady-in thoush'
and feeling and manner ne. bo5 ooroa that
one element OF romance. certain nepnew 01 M
Pftkin-one Frank P9rntonspa1G Young aT journalist
sTrgling T ard fighting papt his little banner o[ OF
fame somewhere in London full Of hope ana o- Du4y %
ancy and bringing with him breath ga ,dos daG bry 1
great world that was rot bounced Oy
and If c6r9e in the very Of things Frank
Dornton fell in love win b he was frendiess and
nearly So and hefh freT ~Tr to Pitkins than
bfs desire for the society of Mrs Pltkln seeu -
warrant wa rant ,,.,,,, had ewes
No~' e"e 5stters Of which Mrs I-.tkin would never
have dreamed Perhaps p IN some ha neTeiy Gppsd
INTO Mr Pftkin held vague desire to give he s9L5 hnd
one better change in LoVss u to'roa may he became
dgeTn sI Interested in this little affair posSib
geG ties N to u do e what he could to bring i to happy
conclusion. OF course, ne had u & ~. go make his
fe Ms Ffr Misery afterward that didn't matter
Watei1Is @ that tha Dat'ent gri-consoious ONLY
that she was poor and shabby and OF no afSotI @ ~.
reselutey thrust aoy fo ro bs he sr saw on the other
hand that Frank Dornton. for hs pa+1' tba Ts eiri
a PitllinItrembiine At the idea Of that dreadIa
scheme of hyet deterneq 70 on pu the Visit to heI
fornaase sister gaTs bm an an Bat e: Mr. Jo-
seph Pitl5in took turn up and d9Tn a bn 5e tbough
and smoked pipe in comfort me VIZ ioo m tcyta r.
about his y3uTg Ergrk I Dorgton. er9s
M, E,k u waited at the door until the stroling Nr
Pitkin should return; then he asked eaSuai'y 1o'
his aunt; au,.,, ,or dav or two" said Mr. Fi-kin
.Yon must miss her, sir yentureq Frank
eThinge are-quieter. said Nr i Iilkin, wlen n,o1
sigh Anq m theF iv above "Pitkin's" Deborah is in,
eide: voun find her in the little room al tne emu u
the M nan te surprising how you can get sl9ng
a nal ala II S4u time And then II that Nj Joseph
Pitkin with hutterlng heart knoehoo ou' IN .lg
ashes fro FROM ff GiPe P%i With stealthy step,
He waited ted ye c1e6ed i1qis fe oor e Of the little
The end Deborah Rendle SAT mains uR Rosst1 Al
at q little t2plet IdIlh - ,.,r5 20 sav some
ner as W f5ifkn thrust back that blown about
bor Of his a little and smiled. and addressed
.sv{-ban 7 married Mrs. P" was his first surpris,
ir1 remark Mrs p. gave ne 70 time TO rehect,
had chance TO do that aIterward IN connaeice i e
might almost say that Mrs p rushed me lnto
II rad refie rtad''-he sighed ard shook ms
irad eojen1rl..hut that's ano:ter story. Now. my
de@Ts you've had time enough 10 reflect; and II
Teborah looked up suddenly from these eternhl
eccos0ts and caught her breath; the boyish face
OF Frank Dornton flushed ana ne iooAe" a. -1'
Pitkin. - -,
$40 Of course YOU don't understand salo M
Pltsin with a new in bis voice. You don
,5n, rstand that thare may be such thing as wait
ing too long; waiting. IN fact. anul the brightness
has gone out OF yoanx ayes aod Tia seitnsss -i'0