Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-16
"well?"
You are chatting me-"
"That's right. Paul"

No more than a stage moon is like
the real one
Go on, JiIn-good old jim"
Well said DIR. Jim, slowly, and
with the air of a man who reiishes his
words, "she is rather slender and rather
| tall, and her hair is brown. and her eyes
are gray, with lot of sunlight in them,
4 and she is just a little pale, but it is a
healthy rallor, and her lips are red,
| and-and she looked very neat, and l
guess that's all l remember"
| The convalescent smiled.
| Il like your description, Jim. 1t gives
me something to think about
| You are quite welcome said Doctor
Jim.
| How did you manage to meet herr"
| 81 called on Hemstreet at the ex-
change and made some excuse about
wanting to look 1t over Then I found
out the identity of the girl who an
swered your calls at certain hours, and
did it all in such professional way
that I'm sure he didn't suspect there
was anything sentimental about my in
terest And he said she was one of the
best operators and then he called her
away from her place in the big horse
shoe and introduced me. And, say, Paul,
1 found l knew her."
You knew her?"
Sure. had been at her home pro-
| fessionally. Very nice girl. Good fam
| lily. Father broke down and an invalid
Mother dead. Girl earns enough for
both. Poor and proud, fancy, but a
very nice girl"
| Not married, Jim?"
NO
| "Engaged?.
How would I know? If she isn't
I'm surprised. Still, fancy she would
be deucedly particular
| Jim
"Wen?"
do you think 1 could send her a
present."
mo, indeed. She's proud, tell YOU"
Paul sighed.
"All right, JIM" he said, land thank
you"
Three days later DR.. Jim found his
patient in a determined mood. He was
going to be dressed for the street. He
was going out. He meant to call on the
girl. He wanted to meet her.
| II think I'm quite sane, jim he said,
| land I'm going to ask her to marry
me-
Marry you, you scarecrow!" cried
the provoked doctor. "GaZe at yourself
in the glass. Do you think you look like
man who could safely go a-wooing?
Besides, it would simply put you back
on your bed again, for good and all, l
fancy
"All the same, I'm going" said the
stubborn Paul.
| The doctor studied hard.
| "All right, old fellow. I admire your
nerve, he said. II thought for time
you'd lost it all. Let me think this over
for few hours, and promise me not to
do anything rash until you hear from
me. Give me your word"
"All right, jim said the GONZALES
cent. You deserve some consideration,
Of course. Ill let you know when
start"
Whereat The doctor, pleading pre- 50
of business, hurried away.
! He was back again Immediately a1ter
| luncheon.
Got surprise for you, Paul" he
said, and r ,ul no,iced that he talked
unusually cast II think you are well
enough to do little work. 1t will re-
| lieve the monotony, you know. ! fancy
YOU m:ght even dictate some letters.
| .hnd-well, the fact is. Mrs. Jim has a
| rrotege--a young woman has brought
her over here. They are in the library
now. I'll cali her in. And before the
| convalescent could object, DR.. Jim had
darted cut and almost Immediately re-
turned with young woman.
.Miss Mary Langdon, Mr.. Paul Rad
burn" he quickly remarked. You can
have just half an hour of work my boy.
Mrs. jim will wait In the library" And
he was gone again.
Paul stared after him ond bit his lip.
Then he looked toward the young Wom-
an. She had removed her hat and jack
ct and seated herself at the table with
a pad of paper before her. Her face
was flushed and she was looking at hiin
with a pair Of very tender gray eyes.
II ann quite ready. Mr.. Radburn," she
said.
Paul started.
"Why." he cried, you are the girl
with the voice! / beg your PARDON, ne
stammered, I'm afraid you don't Know
what mean"
The girl smiled.
IT think I do" she said. "Dr. Thorn
ton told me about your-your halluci-
nation 1t was the doctor who asked me
to say a few friendly words to you. 1t
was the doctor who brought me here
today"
"Hallucination? repeated Paul. I'm
not a man to indulge in halluc1nations.
I'VE been sick, it is true. and I'm not
myself physically, but my mind was
never clearer. know l look like
CHASTITY fright. but fancy I'm not SO
bad looking when I'm myself.
The girl smiled again.
"rhis is not the first time have seen
YOU, Mr.. Radburn," she said. Il was
in your employ as a stenographer FOR
several months
you! Why, I never saw you"
"You were much too busy to notice
the clerks in the outer Office"
"And why did you leave my en-
ploy?"
"My father fell i'll. and when he re-
covered it was difficult to find another
position"
Paul looked at the girl and his face
lighted up.
You were wrong" he said, when
YOU spoke of my hallucination. DIR.
Jim is to blame for this. There is no
hallucination about it. Let me prove
this. First, loved your voice. then
loved your description-as DR.. Jim gave
1t to me, and now that / see you! He
suddenly paused. Il was going today to
find YOU and ask you to be my wife.