The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-11

If there had been two Of them it
would have been easy. In that case
Miss Kirkland felt that, with, due: def
erence to the presiding fates, she might
men, all eligible, want to marry you,
the consultation of the great American
Sphinx, the impenetrable. Indian head
which adorns the nations smallest cir
culating medium will hardly answer.
To be sure, she might take the suitors
two at q time and by a gradual process
Of elimination find the one that, the
Miss kirkland had found copper tossing
a very unsatisfactory method Of settling
what she thought was a very unsettled
| frame Of mind, for the coppers invari-
ably said John Blair, and John Blair
was the least eligibleSo of the three.
I And what was there in j ohm Blair?
the young woman asked herself T. Il i1lpa-
shaver bachelor Of 3d., with a fair law
practice, and not the remotest prospect
Of becoming a millionaire, for which
parsonage she always felt herself to be
predestined. /. @t sis
Seth Rodman, on the contrary, was
the wealthiest citizen Of South Web
ster, the president Of it's largest bank,
term as mayor. IF he was not already
millionaire, he would certainly be-
come one in the next few years. But
and the little conjunction capitalized
itself in Miss kirkland IS mind-he was
widower with FIVE children. And
what economically inclined girl #of "a
could face such prospect with equa
nimity7 8, -
fresh from colleges, enthusiastic, anc
evidently, tho perhaps too cheerfully
very much in love. But Dick was s.
young, and so dreadfully pink ane
:. whitel After all, could a self-respect
y ing. woman marry a amanswhese com
plexion was better than her, ownq
7 The average girl may smile over tn.
vacillations Of Cynthia Kirkland ant
murmur that pleasing platitude that i
, she did not know which Of the three
4 men she loved, she did not love any on
); of them. But she did know which NAL
s she loved. She belonged to the larg
I class of women who like to- pretend t,
! themselves that they are still waveEang
even when they walk in limp obedlenc
to the decree Of Fate,
It was while she was playing in TIL
:. comedy Of bogus doubt, to herself an
; a rather uncomfortable audience OF wv
2 q visit tosIndianapolis and brought wit
> her the plans for the Shakspere club.
/ It was lust an ordinary club Wher
:. women meet and talk and read paper
3 land have rows over the election Of q
z ficers. It was to contain as many men
9 bers as there were heroines Of Shakl
pere $ plays, and each member was
study the part of one Of those fortunat
,. or i1l-starred DANES Of 81 romance. an
j give the club the beneftsof her intel
pretation Of the character at one Of It
9 weekly meetings. = ..,#s 445S
The names Of the SHAKESPEARE galax
It were written on slips Of paper IAN
,r drawn from the potpourri jar white
!. Ethel Moore had impetuously 5emptie
t-Iof It's crumbling rose leavesssa Snome1
Q, before. And tho there was some di
q satisfa ction over the fact that the nue.
Il, coveted role of julie q, went TO 8! M
~ bered among the grumblers, for, !
A. quite unaceounta BILE opriatenes
v The role Of Portia had fallen to her.
n It CHANGED that Cynthia had new,
8, seen The Merchant Of Venice $ playe
Id and her knowledge Of the great bard
d. drama was almost entirely confined
those she had witnessed upon Il
= stage.