Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-02-09
AT SANTINE'S
WITH CUPID
By MIRIAM MORRIS
Copyright, 1904. by A. S. FGchard.oa

ness as il common employee. Your ia
ther should take you in as member
Of the firm.
That was what she had said when,
fresh from the trip abroad, which had
followed his last year ut college Tom
Hardey had started In his fathers
publishing house as il clerk in the stock
room. Mr.. Hardey had two objects In
view in making Tom start at the bot
tom of the ladder. He wanted him to
know the business and he wanted him
to know the people with whom he was
to work for the first few years and
over whom he would be placed in the
years to come. AS for Tom himself
he didn't give Il rap where he started.
While he didn't inherit all of his IA
| theirs sociological theories, he did take
a mighty pride in the business his IA.
ther had built up, ana he meant to do
his part in keeping the family name to
the fore in the business world. But he
had also keen sense of humor. and
| that was why he chuckled when he
| pictured the dislnay OF his mother on
| learning that he had been requested to
| act on the committee selected to buy Il
wedding present for the bookkecper
one of the stenographers had asked
Tom 10 act on the committee. She was
watching him now in some anxiety.
"Certainly. I'll be very glad to help
buy Il present for the old chap Who
else is on the comniittcct"
Just Miss Pemhcrton Having Il
number would only make it more con
fusing"
1t certainly would. And where will
| find Miss l'cmbcrton:"
'ln the circulation department |
thought every one knew Miss Pember-
ton. She's such a perfect lady. If You
don't mind going To the circulation
room, | will introduce You
She was carrying little box filed
with bills and coins the result OF the
collection. and Tom followed her to
the other side of the building
Miss l'cmbertun, this is Mr. fIar-
dey, and he's been kind enough to say
he will help YOU buy The present"
a slender figure clad in gray turned
from the desk ami a pair Of gray eyes
exactly the slmde OF the dress were
raised to meet his Tom murmured
something about he kindness being
on the other side lie had been pic,
turing struggle over the urc3ent.
This perfect lady" he imagined.
would select something in plush al
buns With ccluloh decorations or a
silver piece with impossible colOred
glass lining Now ne was wondering
whether in all the shops they could
find anything which was delicate
enough 10 please her taste While this
was gailoping through his mind a wen
modulated voice remarked:
Your father has suggested that we
take an hour or two off in the morning
before the shops are crowded If con
veuent, I'll meet you ut McGrath &
Muruy'S ut o'clock tomorrow"
I'm sure that's the very best ar
rangcment" lie would have said the
same had she suggested their making
a trip to Alaska 10 buy orchids
She returned TO her worA. and he
sauntered back to his own department,
wishing that she would be clever
enough to wear gray furs with that
| gray dress. lie felt oddly pleased the
| next morning on entering the icwelry
store to find himself following in the
wake of a futtering gray fox boa,
They looked at silverware hollow
| and fiat. They gravely discussed the
| virtues OF candelabra ana pudding
| dishes Then she turned to him sud
denly,
Il suppose we are expected to buy
something in silver, but ! really think
the bride and groom deserve better
| treatment Her eyes were twinkling.
Il have known so many people TO get
wedlin- gifts Of silver that cost more
than The rugs on their floors. They
would really very much rather have
had rugs"
"All right" said Tom promptly, eve
will get rugs
NO. no." said the girl, laughing. Il
was not speaking literally. but the girl
lie is TO marry seems sensible and she
says they are going to have a living
room instead Of parlor. ! think she
| means to make the home comfortable
first and fancy afterward. Let's get
them something perfectly restful for
that living room"
Just the thing" assented Tom
where shall we gof
ITO Santine's They have such real
things, ana think his little bride
would simply hate mutations
Tom wanted 90 shake hands with
himself, 1t was just what girl with
gray eyes and a gray frocI should say.
To Sant.neS they went They wan
dered from the Turkish ro1rl with IT'S
heavy Hang0nEs rs queer foreign
smells and it's dim lights, 10 the Iapa-
neso room with its gay colors It's
lacquerS and its soft lusrau@ silks.
and wound mp I'm the room where tile
mission furniture was on exhibition
They sat down I'm il quiet corner 10
discuss tho matter Tom leaned back
luXuriously TN d great armchair and
Miss Pemberron sat severely upright
in short stubby rocker.
Il don't think we could improve on
one of those low couehes finished with
nail beads" she said.
Tom glanced toward it annrovinglv.