The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-13

.,o ire very easy tG auu u 'ouSA
,o1 hore and there to give the warm"
a man likes without having a roon
a,orng like n theater or saloon. All
men don't have bad taste
"Thank you" said Iom' MS e'es
+v;nklinr. I'm still more hohored al
finding myself on the committee VIII
you" .,o tonic
She flushed and changed the topic
hastily. 81 think we should &c. one
of those low tables to match. que
could keep her sewing things Or nag
azine on the top shelf and his smoking
outit down below"
"Shall we get him one OF those COM
plete smoking sets in bronze 10 ~
| with it"
mo" said the girl promptly. we
won,t have money enough, and think
he average man hates those sets. he
likes to pick up things for himself
d pieces that will hold real cigars.
Tobacco sets are only good for SHOW.
"she hath wisdom beyond her years.
he murmured.
She rose hastily and signaled to the
clerk. In a few minutes the three
pieces were skillfully arranged in a
green hung corner. Miss Pemberton
stepped back and studied the effect.
"A couple Of simply framed pictures
above the couch, a soft toned pillow
or two on it, one in her chair, n it
will do very we'll"
with the smoking outfit on the
lower shelf. Don't forget that. And
a bit of sewing on the top. I'm quite
sure she will embroider."
"No," said the girl as if talking to
herself. "She will make lovely little
things out Of lace and bits of silk
things that he will like to see her wear,
because she will have time to make
herself pretty for him"
A sudden silence fell between them.
The clerk moved to a discreet distance.
"And you'd have a lamp" said Tom
softly, mot turned too high, and he'd
smoke and rest" The girl nodded her
head. "And she might read aloud to
him sometimes"
ooh, I'm quite sure she would, be-
cause they would like the same books"
Then suddenly she flushed and turned
away. ut must be very late. We have
spent such a lot Of time
But think what lovely things we
have"
All that afternoon between Tom Har.
dey's eyes and the accounts of the
stock room moved a slender figure in
gray, and that night he said to his ia.
ther, "Who is Miss Pemberton?"
"She Is one Of those unfortunate girls
brought up by a widowed mother in
comparative luxury and then thrus,
out into the world to carr her way
without any special training. She came
here with the idea of writing, bul
found the market crowded and wisely
studied stenography before she wasted
her money hunting for a position she
could never get. I consider her n O
my 'inds.'"
Just one year later they went togeth
er to buy furniture for another Twin
room. Mr.. Harley had insisted on ful
nishing the home, and Mrs. Harley ha
been reveling in the purchasing of liz
ems, cut glass and silver, but upon on
thing Tom had insisted.
Were going to have a living room,
he had said, land that we will furnish
ourselves"
She wore a gray dress for this secont
expedition, at Toms request. The,
went back to Santine's and found til,
same clerk. They bought the same sor
Of couch, the same little rocker and th,
same little table, though Mrs. Harde,
would have protested that it was al
very much out Of date. Then when tn,
clerk had taken the order and left then
alone Tom turned to her with a salts
fled light in his eyes.
"I1l put that old m~eerschaum O.
mine on the lower shelf, and you will
have the magazine up above" TIL,
eyes that looked into his shone lik,
stars.
And I'll read aloud to you becaus,
we like the same books"
And you will make the little sill
n lace thing-em-bubs that | shall
like to see you wear"