The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-25
Copyrights.
1904

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am O'Keefe. Akoond of Swat"
No? said Lorimer. A flush man
tied his cheek This was indeed sue
cess. To be backed by a man of wealth
like Ellington O'Keefe was worth
while.
The other third said Smith, .goes
to my-my representative at the island
That makes "a fair division all around
Now what I'm after is this. Two of
US have talked it over This balm is
good thing, and there are other good
things like it. Besides that cheap labor
that we have down at my-1ny prin-
cfpa1ity is worth while. And besides
that I'm a good thing, my associate is
a good thing, and you are good thing.
So If you've got nothing else to do, put
your name to thatN and we'll call it
square,
He tossed over paper It was a
certificate of Incorporation, signed by
the name Of Ellington O'Keefe, signed
also by the name of Henry Swack-
hammer {whese initials happened to
be the same as those of Hezekiah
Smith). and there was vacant place
for John Lorimer to sign. Lorimer read
it over. Then he signed it, Later it
was placed on record.
| at will be called the Lorimer Chemi-
cal Company, said Smith. you to be
president, and each of US to get one
third of the profits. TIL put up the
money, my representative Will put up
the crop and the stock he has on hand
and you put in the patents and the
brai1s-and there We are. And If it's
all right. why put 1t there
Lorimer put it there. He was glad
that It had paid him to wait; paid him
to be for these weary years John Lori
mer. consulting chemist.
Good day to you,' said Constitution
al Smith. "and whatever you do, don't
forget to remember me to sweet Peggy
and the old-er-that is, to her
mother Good day.
On his way down town again Con-
stitutfonal Smith met the chief of
police. He touched him ON the arm.
"Chief," he said, cit was the funniest
thing that you should take me for that
Constitutional Smith. of New York. I
don't know why you did it"
Blamed if I know either" said the
chief. II was never SO mortified in all
my life. I was indeed
1t was some few days later that
John Lorimer stood in the Robson
house, "out of Jelliffes" as it were, and
Gid what he had never actually done
before, thought he might have done
1t many times or at any time in the
last few months. so far as the lady
now with him was concerned The
lady was not Miss Peggy Robson.
It was her mother.
Mrs. Robson" said Lorimer, IT
I suppose you'll be very much sur
prised, but come to you upon q mat
ter Of the highest Importance. I want
to marry Peggy. I think that Peggy
wants to marry me. wanted to find
out just what you thought about It.
We want you to be pleased. OF course
know that I'm nobody but John Lori
mer, but"
"Mr. Lorimer," said Mrs. Robson
with deal of respect in her voice.
"be seated. Dear me, so many men
have come to me about Peggy. There
O'Keefe and SO many others. I didn't
know that you and Peggy were any
thing but very good friends. Still
oh. but think Peggy did tell me some
time ago-some Notwithstanding
about this I told her. as I remember.
not to think Of 1t. Let me see, was it
you Or"
Probably it was l., said Lorimer
81 guess it was you," said Mrs.
Robson, land Peggy was so young,
and you-y0u were so young
Several months younger" added
Lorimer.
"And I told her" said Mrs. Robson,
fuse you and let you wait for awhile.
And I know it did you good. Just
think! A few months ago YOU were
just"
Eyes. ma'am," said Lorimer, smiling,
IT was just John Lorimer, the chem
ist."
"And today" went on the lady, Gust
"John Lorimer, the chemist added
Lorimer.
She shook her finger at him. "And
believe it was just because OF my
interference" she said areh1y. 81 know.
what is good for young. men. It has
made you what you are
Eyes, ma'am," said John Lorimer.
"But-oh, well, suppose you can
marry Peggy. if you want to. Some
time ago she actually wanted to marry
that odfous Ellington O'Keefe-just
think of It'll wouldn't let her."
Lorimer shook his head. Hes rich.
though" he observed.
The lady shook her head ."Riches,' y
| she said, "are nothing to me-noth-
ing at all. But. yes, WE'LL suppose
you can have her. You are get
ting along so well and prosperously.
I suppose one of these days you VIII
be a Millionaire. You-you can, take
Peggy with by blessing"
Dear old girl" grfnned Lorimer to
himself, as he left the room. Il won
der if there are any more like her."
| not so bad as he had thought. Mrs
Robson, as has been said, was a
woman with one idea, one ambition
the possession of a well-to- do son-in-
law. After she had found him finally
| In John Loriner she was satisfied,
and she dropped the subject. She did,
! however, always pride herself on hav-
ing selected for Peggy such a hus-
band. Peggy let 1t so at that
| His little conversation with Mrs.
Robeson Lorimer knew to be moth
ing but a mere formality. He knew
that his success had removed any OBJ
lection which she might have.
But he was glad to get it over, ana
the happiest moment OF his life up
to that time was when he led Peggy
Robson to the cozy corner under
meath the stairs and held her In. his
arms and told her for the hundred and
| first time what he thought of her.
And she had heard It SO very often.
dear little girl. said John Lori
mer. dear little Peggy.
And Peggy, earnest little girl that
she was, looked up into his face and
said to him gravely. as became a Jel-
life. and honestly, as become 8 Robe
son:
"Whithersoever thou goest. I win
go; where thou 1odgest, I VIII lodge;
thy people shall be my people and thy
God my Cod Where thou diest, will
die and there shall I be buried
Constitutional Smith, still sojourn-
ing in the city of Monroe, who, In
his capacity as Ellington OKeefe