The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-16

ttAhlNl IfN'Ilf W. iliuSl NF' Wv a. -
Of Tallyrand rather than those Of
Muruii."
Bo, Try as he could he could Nit
upon no plan A. he cu'FcIco his
brain the day light faded and darkness
fell. lie came to with starr AND re
mrmhercG that lie had an engagement
to call upon The girl 81 his dreains--
the girl lac meant To- install! in ht "hiie
house some day, Soon BE sat III the
modest little parlur talking {" the one
person in all the worIo who believed
IN III" enthusiastic future Alexander
liauulDa, spike had marked ut for
himself
The BAucrofts wer" IN exceedingly
moderate circumstances hut If good
family The widowed mother lad tie
best blood 4 the land IN her ''ins,
but had married q poor man "ui had
been left with very moocsl ,t"Umc.
She Was enc ut thuse women VIII" hold
their youth well indeed She looked
mother AND ambition diIrd hcr"Ao,e
being She ,ghcd continually for the
life she had known ns a gin vixen her
fathers home was the rrUDrNoua for
the clever and the great.
ooh, Alex. mamma has Il new beau,
exclaimed Helena thcy nj, three sat in
the parlor. clapping her hands in de-
light.
flush. child, dr,t,i he FOOLISH sale
Mira, Bancroft. flushing Slightly
But She has persisted Helen, hrr
eyes dancing with mischief 'She ne,
Mr. Ilepworth the Politician, you
| know. at the Dudds reception last
Thursday evening and they discovered
| that they were old schoolIuatca and he
Just devoted himself to her Tie entire
evening. And he called last evening
| and stayed ever so long"
The widow protested and the topic
passed But il left an indelihIv im-
precision on Alexis mind. During the
hantering he had been struck by n big
idea-so big that he dared not attempt
to entertain it until in the quiet Of
his chamber lie gathered himself suf'
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he went home and thought it all out.
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harLrInr and pr,J 80. .urprisrd an
shocked IN, pnlitirnl friend. ny marry
inc the widow Rarrroft thar fan. 500
,r,.r NO b,p,r to feel Of hi, friend
and p,IitiruI as,ociatcs as to the nd
,i.ohiliv ~ hi. taking TIA, nominate