Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-23

20 what shall do. haven't had
any dinner and there IS no other place
nearS"
There was something almost child.
ish in her tone which made the
man smile Rut he said quickly.
III i too cold to 50 FAR. especially
without anything 10 cat" He hest.
tatcd q moment then added. III YOU
viii come M 70 my onate over the
restaurant | can give You cup OF
co0eo. After you are warm YOU will
be more III tN face this wind.
The ofCcr was tempting and Emily
accepted, following him up She narrow
stairs 10 little den Of nm once, Mer
host soon had a bright fire burning In
the wood stove, and while he was
making the co6ee over an alcohol
lamp, EN- " glanced around The room
was scanu)y and poorly furnished and
the drawings on the wall showed that
its occupant was an architect.
Perhaps YOU viii wish 20 know who
Your host is,' he said, handing hcr a
business card, which read
HERBERT NICHOLS, ARCHITECT.
My name is EMILY Gray she re-
sponded, completing the introduction
I'm pleased TO meet You. Miss Gray,
Pray mako Yourself ut home, said MIR
,,chols with profound how.
Em,ly laughed Who would have
suspected there was a particle of fun
in him. was her mental comment
They talked pleasantly while MIR.
Nichols was putting ON u little table
the drtod beef, bread. cheese. cookies
aud coiIeo which he had purchased
for his own dinner The meal was
! simple hut as they sat by the warm
fire It seemed very homeltAa and coy.
Time went faster than either realized.
Whom Emily rose to 80 Mr. Nichols
offered to show the way 20 a new cafe
winch they would now be Obliged 10
lparouiHe.
To think TINT | over imagined him
disagrecahlo,' said Emily 10 hersea
that night as she dwell rather fondlv
ON the episodes Of the day, What
noble man he has been 20 support hts
brothers and sister SO long, I'm so
glad his Youngest brother Is able To
work now
For IN his pleasure over the news
! Ne hat received that morning. MIR.
Nichols had told her anout his young.
est brother having finished at a bust,
ness collee and already had secured
! u position, Nov all can support them.
selves, ! have been afraid at times
that could not keep ON taking caro-
of them
And he went on 10 relate how his
father and mother had died when he
was eighteen years old leaving MIS-
sister and three brothers with no ono
but himself to support them, making
no mention of his own selfsaerince.
he told how hard II had been for the
little ones 10 got along on what hn
could give and now they had fitted
themselves 10 20 10 work.
Life after this looked brighter 10
Emily. \ The new restaurant as nj
the I'D, she ana Mr., Nichols sat Mt
tho Same table, but no longer without
| speaking, In the months that followed
both began TO look forward To these
daily meetings and while at work dur,
Ing the day they thought OF little
things TO tell each other, Emily
seemed moro eager than Mr. Nichols
WHEN he told of a competition he had
entered into with other architects for
drawing plans for a large public build.
| ing. When the decision wax made In
his favor It was Emily who expressed
the most JOY He informed her Of hls
success one evening when they were
walking homcward from supper ia,
| gcthcr
This VIII help me great deal II
means viii be recognized among the
| older architects, and Will have work
80 that | can 1.-Two differently. il
means, lie stopped before brightly
| lighted house from which came tho
sounds Of piano that can have u
home like that"
IIm.lys breath came harder She
had thought, but what right had she to
think IT, At last she said,
on VIII be happy I'm sure"
But YOU Emily, could you be hap.
by thoro with me2"
Her reply was very low, yer on the
following Thanksgiving eve II was
the anniversary Of their first meeting
when Emily entered neat little
cottage ms It's mistress, she said
we viii always 1--we our shades
up Herbert, 80 that The homeless may
be chccred by glimpsos Of our happl
ncss
GIRLS SHOULD BE THANKFUL.