The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

copyright by S. S. Mcclure CO.
lex DANA strong, wel-groomed young
fellow stood staring down at the Goals in the
CRATE taking his punishment, if the truth be
II told, in rather sulky fashion.
.Of course" Rosalie Thornby saying
sweet, high voice. letting her wide
apart eyes calmly in the afobscurity of
room, course, don't pretend that there is
thing exceptional in myself that usies me in demand
ing hero marry, but think all women
nowadays litte-except fetching and carrying
of the men, There was time when man Won his
spurs before he expected to win a woman.
Dick shifted his weight.
st know" she said, leaning forward and frowning
lieutenant in the SWEETEST company Of the SWEETEST reg
ment in New York have not forgotten that nor the
cotillons that you lead delightfully."-
''Now here, Rosalie,' broke in the victim
tits hardly fair to spring all these ideas on fellow
without giving him chance. never knew you ex-
pected SO much more of man than other girls and now
put thru civil service examination without a
chance to cram You seemed to like to dance and all
the rest of it, and demanded
and that medieval business of the other
men,
quite right replied with spirit. II do
not demand things of who demand nothing of me-
You said wanted to know my idea of a man and
Rave told To be captain of toy soldiers or even to
lead cotillion thru two seasons does not, somehow
strike Imagination. Nothing could show better how
apart that the expression of ideals
civil service examination You
of the north desperately unitarian
The challenge dropped unanswered and she went on
gently. IT have old coat of my fathers He
what you would call rebel, know. 1t is the
direst faded old thing There is bulet-hole in
sleeve, southern moths have tried to help
the story by making a of other holes 1t has
real service and somehow its dngness takes the dazzle
Of the gold lace fellows wear so jauntiy
the mans mind crept the of night
spent in the Brooklyn Streets militiamen surrounded
by mob of strikers and icy night sky from which the
drzze fell ceaselessy Of squatted about
a feeble bonfire; there were Others blankets,
hddled in of the deserted street unable to
sleep the cold Now and then quick closing
in of the hoong mob and brickbat or paving stone
crashed in window scattered the group about
the fire. He remembered the of spirit under the
cowardy attacks of the mob, the rasping naction the
own It and went thru the mans mind and left
slight smile on his lip. The girl went on:
II don't to be hard, Mr.. Dana" she said with
caressing accent that meant little from her, whose
full of pretty infections ''but this is not
sudden caprice, you to think. was fourteen
my father died, and will show silly thing
wrote then and that have scarcely since.
AS she moved in the freight to clumsy old
secretary and drew out the rods to support the leaf Of
the desk Danas gloomy eyes followed her nstnctvely.
"Shall make lght?" he asked, with constraint.
mo- I know how the paper feels"
She back presently and. seating herself on the
held single limp sheet toward the fire
The light struck thru the old fashioned crossb barred
paper in checker work of half luminous lines
girls broad forehead and parted hair. The
envelope lying lap labeled MAY A. 1885," She
glanced down the sheet. Then gravey handed it to
Dana.
fine tipped pen uniformed hand. clause
numbered and t"The Not Impossible
L. He must not be less than twenty-six years DID,
2. He must not jewelry.
8. He not be facetious.
4. He must not ever blow
must not be business man, II ne can heip
6. He must be sincere
F II He must be brave.
8. He mi nice teeth
9. He must not be fat very handsome
10. Above all, to be proud of.
The young read thru the childslist OF require
ments, twice over, and returned the paper stiffly
honored to have been allowed to see the plans
specifications for future husband Miss Thorn
by hope he will come up to expectations but THINK
you saved yourself trouble in drawing up
paper the first clause had simply called for
Presently standing very straight, with his toes