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a CLEVER SCHEME.
now Mildred md George Carried on
Love Correspondcncc.
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How Mildred md George Carried ON
n Love Correspondcncc
he Sirl who was late for luncheon
came into the restaurant lllrcdly
muttercd few words of apology amo
laid her purse and some papers Oh Ill,
table
why. Mildred" said the hostess
what III :he world is all that short
hand stuff? You ar" not thinking OF
taking Il situation, are youT
Well, hardly said the daughter OF
iawyer who nakes $1,000 Il year
That's just "a letter from George.
was reading ii in the car and was car
ricd past my street. That is Why | an.
late"
The hostess and the other girls knew
George or knew of him. Mildred had
talked very little about anything or
anybody else since her engagement.
Gracious" exclaimed a girl Who has
yet to meet her affinity, "a love letter
i'll shorthand. My. never heafd OF
such 4 thing"
Mildred transferred the correspond
cHee To the pocket Of her jacket Very
likely not she said Il never did bo
fore | began to write them. advise
you, Charlotte. to tax" UP tie st4dy
bctor. YOU become an CT attached
ny dear It's Il good Investments. IN
those four pages torn from q steaogra-
piers notebook that YOU Just saw
George has put more than he could III
twenty sheets of note paper crissefoss
ed The advantage will he more OBJ
vious to you, my dear, when you are
engaged
George Is Il court stenograpAer III
Albany. you know. The only time /
ever got a deeently long letter from
hi.n was in vacation time. Said he
WAS too busy and he hated TO write a
letter in lonGhnnd anyway. What he
did write was quite fervld enough. but
there WAS so little of il | used TO cry
Whenever opeied tlI, envelope. Last
yes.:. he sent me AN April fool letter in
shorthand and said he hoped ii was
loiig enough | showed ii to Il girl
kl!aa in l,up@,s et,iee, and she said it
", 4i.le notes II Il VIII case.
a.isdrc''. rcl.na"c. with a hig H
sad i. t;ror@" didn't ct anything but
postal cards from ne Meanwhile the
Etf frGta papa e.f.ce came ult to the
hGs.se t.rcr evenings q week, and /
stayed hoN" - thc mornings Il good
des.i more taal. =Hstd beef. h the habit
OF 4eilS. A.,..4z.44,t= =.ti,U .trrie Won
dcrei Whist ":ts doing. hi! tlley
dt.tt't f&9 ont. II fast t"a#Aoaths
wra;a George ;ZIefter i. t!te CORE
sieeseiene" stlieZet shorthand. He
set ere back B& =He., i#et tl.5t Was
even more in outline t.-;}!.- -NstS- -Les.cS-
sHry, even for q Loo! Ncr. l,i-.s rim.
rNhibitin- Eand,,oIstv >otlta.se dia-
mo4dl calnc Whit 1t - ~ months
now since began, and ! can lead and
writ" the correspondents ~'yio trrtY
fairly coudcnscd= George hc@i4zS a lot
Ter in court in the morNs:5, .fatS QaWN
II fey lines here ail0 tHc.r 7etl. cen
witnesses, and when go Z. 5etteT
get my moneys warth. I}:"re is not
much continuity about il. to be sure,
but who cares about c"i,.i4u,Y III a
love letter.
"Another thing" sad Mildred. II
have cftectualy put Il spok" in SISTER
Carries wheel. knew she lad been
poking around reading Georges letters,
no matter where hid them In fact,
she ingcnuouSly remarked once that
George didn't seem To have time to
wr.te much. Now | leave his letters
around on my dressing table III the Ii
bfafy or anywhere, and nobody IS the
WISER. Courtship and stenograpiy may
be Il novelty, but it certainly has Its
advantages New York Press.