The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-08-12

and watched her5 aunty step. and noted
the 1.-THE figure, half 5girlish, halt wOm-
anish, and the flame s.of u great desire
lteaped into his heart. He walked
down the street toward his hotel, whis-
Ting like ~ olboy. His business
anxieties seemed q thousand miles
away. He realized that he neededSev-
EeryR ounce Of brain and energy he had
| TO meet the business crisis which no
faced. He stopped whistling and
frowned. What was he doing q man
lot His age and experience, and in his
predicament spending valuable hours
walking about tho street with e
schoolgirls? And what business had no
| to be giving time and thought to my
thing else but his tangled affairs. He
set forth decisively to apply himself
to the great problem. confronting
him. % IN .3,.t&-5 ~ 5S-%h &3 n
After all his brain seemed clearer
and his heart certainly beat stronger
for the incident. i, And the, girl ali.
wasn't she a beauty. He thrilled again
at thought of her black eyes. SheShad
said tonight at st. Marks. Yes. he
would be there. He wondered 81 bit
about his clothes. He had not inspect
ed his wardrobe for some months,
having had no time for social diver
sions. SO his mind bounded back
from, they business problem and re-
manned glued to the olive, oval face
and the ruby lips and the flashing
orbs Of Hattie Menard. -, ..s .Ix
Presently he found himself in his
room arraying himself. and later
walked into the carnival at st. Marks.
He knew many people there, but had
eyes only for one. He saw her pres
emily, costumed as gypsy, in the
fortune-teller's booth. straightway he
went there and greeted her as an old
friend. OF course he had his palrl
read. The contact Of her little hand
drove, him into ecstacies he had never
known. He sought to prolong the con-
versation and invited her to the ice
cream booth. %,% 49, ,.~... Z.
""You must remember, sir" she said,
with downcast eyes, ".that we have
never been formally introduced. "
"Oh, that's it, is it," he replied and
straightway sought her uncle, Hiram
Stone, whom he knew slightly. ~Adroit
management brought the two back to
the vicinity of the fortuneteller's. Hat
| tie greeted her uncle and he introduced
ner perfunctorially to Dennison, add
ing: >sT ~<~i+:' =.
| "Niece of mine, I'm putting through
the schools Harrum-scarrum sort of
q girl, but I've got to do 1t: on account
Lof Rachel. What were you saying
about N. Pr II r. ~. &
But N. r. was NOT in Dennison's
| mind aud he shook Stone abruptly.
Later he asked Hattie If he might
cali. and received permission. Of which
he availed himself on the following
evening, much to Stones bewilder-
ment. On the following afternoon he
met her with a buggy as she left
school and took her ridingA Saturday
he took her to the golf links and Sum
day afternoon for al long ride. BY this
time he was making the most ardent
love to her. He spent only enough
time at his office to read the mail and
give a few directions. II On that Sum
day ride he threw discretion to the
winds and begged her to become his
wife. After some teasing, She accept
ed him and it. was agreed, inasmuch
as. Uncle Hiram might interpose OBJ
jections and delay matters; to slip
quietly. away Monday, morning and be
married: in q neighboring town. After
honeymoon Of two days they re-
turned and occupied apartments at
Dennison's. hotel and he went briskly
to his office to meet his banker, his
creditors and his hackers. He did not
drag his feet, as he did when he
walked out discouraged and forlorn
the week before. He walked briskly
and confidently and 1t was noticeable
that his eyes sparkled and the crows
feet were gone. ,s ~ .l;.'.
"Well, guess you've raised the
money, 'Dennison," said the banker,
smiling. - ;4,,}||a. - &*|5:n4: =.
"Not at ELL, replied Dennison.
seating himself confidently. "'The fact
is I haven't tried. In fact I haven't
nad time. Twp DEED 100 pusy setI4s
married. G72 s&9<. /, Il ! ss ..3 y
married." exclaimed ain the party in
unison. * 2t% *, b! .s.[.S 53E3Sl -.
5"oh, yes,' replied Dennison. "And
congratulate me, gentlemen. ! have
found the, sweetest EiE In the world.
You see was fool enough to think
that credit and business and work and
success was all there is TO life. I've
learned differently There's something
else and rye found II. WHILE: 1. j.
"But about the business? z gasped the
banker. T. y AZ - 4 4 ''
well, I've been thinking about that
q bit coming down this morning. It
looks to me just this way. Here Is
the business. You know the condition.
We're making money. and Il, you will
leaye'me alone I'll pull out and there'll
be profits galore In . few months. II
you force me now, I'll have to let It
70 to smash. and we'll all lose together.