The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-12-16
AT SANTINE'S
WITH CUPID
By MIRIAM MORRIS
CopyngEt. 1904. by =. s. Richardson
CopyngLt. 1904. by =. s. Richardson

AllNtS '.I!i'>'J tllltkltNl itlbtitl us ne
recalled his mothers words: No good
wiii coIi.r of y"ur starting; in the bust
,lo,|% rs :. common employee. Your IA
rIc" ShDU;d take You in ~ Il member
VI t." fi:";it.
T!;Hf WAS What size h:ri said l}hci.
fresh from the trip ;'hrnrd. which h;:.I
followed his Lust year y, cn!lc@" Tom
liardcy he'd SiHrtcri in hi; fathers
publishing hn;!$c rs Il clerk III he stock
room. Mr.. iialriry had iva Objects III
View in making rom START III The bot
tom of the ladder. He WHnic;! Him To
know The business. ;ti:l he wanted him
10 know The people with whom he WAS
10 work Tor the first few years ard
over whom lie would be placed in the
wears to come. AZ for Tom himself.
: lie Didn't give Il r;ip where he started.
White he didn't inherit Ill of his fl
Tiers sociological theories. he ,i.d take
\ mighty pride iii the business his f:l-
Their had built up. ana he meant ia 10
his part i'll Keeping the family name In
the for" in the business world. i;uL he
had also Il keen sense of hunur. ana
that WAS why he cl,lcEIrI when lac
pictured tie di;may al Lis mother on
learning that lie had been requested 10
act on the committee selected to buy
Wctain" present for the bnn!ilCcprr.
Ono of the StVnugraphcrS had asked
Tom to act Oh the committee. She WIS
watching, him HOW i'll some anxiety
"C"rtainly. I'll he very glad To help
buy Il present for the old chap. Who
else is on the cnmmittcc:'
Just Miss rcmhCTton Having Il
number would only make it more CON
fu&inG."
III certainly would. And where will
find Miss Pelnhcrton:"
In the circulation department.
thought every one knew Miss Prmbcr-
ton. she's such Il perfect lady. If you
don't mind going to the circulation
! room. will Introduce YOU
She was carrying Il little box filled
with bills and coins. the result of the
collection. and Tom followed her tc
the other side OF the building.
Miss PcmbCrton. This is Mr.. Har-
day, and he's been kind enough To say
he will help You buy the present"
\ slender figure clad in gray turned
from The desk. and Il pair of gray eyes
exactly the shade of the dress were
raised to meet his. Tom murmurel
something about the Kindness helm"
on the nthrv side. lie had been pie
turing Il struggle over the present.
This perfect lady" lie imagined.
would select something in plush al
Il
silver piece with impossible colur2rl
glass lininG. Now Ii" WAS wondering
| whether in MI the shops th"y could
iind anything which WIS delicate
cnnu@h = please her taste. Willie this
was =#i!opin-; through his mind Il well
lGOdUlatcd vni'" remarked:
Your father has suggested that we
take an hour u. Two OF in the morning
before the shops are crowded. Il con
vcuirnt. i'll mCCt You at Nc.irath X
Murray'; nj . o'clock tomorrow
I'm sure that's the very best az
ran-rn"ut." lie would have said the
same had she suggested their urHiiin-:
= trip 10 Alaska i" buy orchids.
Size returned il her work. and liz
sauntrrcI back Ia his own department.
wishing that size would l." clever
enough 10 wear gray furS with t!'at
cray drc;S lie felt Oddly pleased IL"
nnXt morning on entering the icW"lry
store 70 lind himself following in The
wake nf q iiutiCrirS cray fox boa.
They looked at Silvcrwarr. hollov
and dat They "ravely discussed the
virtues Of ciimdclahra and pudding
dishes Then she turned To him SUD,
drnly.
Il suppose we arc expected 10 buy
something im silver. hut | really think
the bride and groom deserve hCtt0T
treatment" Her eyes were twinlijiG.
Il have known 50 Inany people TO get
wedding gifts Of silver that cos more
than the rugs on their floors. They
would really very much rather have
had rug"
".All right." said Tom promptly. eve
will ret rugs
"No. no" sa;d the Girl. laughing. i
was not speaking literally. but I'll" "irl
he is 10 marry seems sensible. and she
says they arc going To have Il living
room instead of 4 parlur. think she
means II make the home culutnrtahI"
first ami fancy aftcrward. Let's @"t
them something perfectly restful for
that living room
Just the thing aSScnt"d Tom.
''Whcrr shall We co.
To SHntinr$. They have such r"a!
things. and think his littl" hrid"
would simply hate imitationS.
Tom wanted tn shake hands viii
himself II wa,' Just what Il girl with
cray eyes and Il =ray frncl should say.
I" $ant;ur'S they went. They WAL
G"rCtl FROM the Turkish room. with IFS
heavy hn',G;n"$. lis queer. foreign
smells and lis dim lights. I" IA" jap1-
nc$c room. with lis GAY color$. its
lacurprS and its soft. lustrouS silks.
and wound up in the room where the
mission furnilur" WIS an exhibition.
They sat down III Il quiet corner l.;
discuss the matter. Tom leaned back
luxuriously il L great armchair, aud
: Miss Pemberton sat severely upright