New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11

he Stinsiness
OF Grace
By MARTHA HUMPHREYS
Copyright, 1901, BIZ e C. Mcclure

Who would ever have dreamed she
was SO stingy? Of course the more
money you have in this world the more
you want. She doesn't look like a girl
| who thought of nothing but money.
/ Misery people are supposed to have
steely gray eyes and sharp chins, and
she has the softest brown eyes and a
dimple in her chin
Who has 'em asked Tom Bliss.
rolling over languidly in his steamer
chair.
Il was talking about Grace Patter-
/ son.
Has she dimples and brown eyes?''
asked Tom innocently
His sister flung him seornful
glance.
You ought to know. You have been
hanging around her ever since you
came down
Well. a fellows got to do something
when he's on his vacation said Tom
easily. You can't expect him to turn
woman hater when he's the only man
to fWoscore of pretty women. .
That's just why I'm complaining
With so many pretty girls here / don't
see why you should devote yourself to
i one''
Margaret Bliss would have objected
to any woman her brother might have
selected as the object of his attentions.
Her love for the six footed bachelor,
/ Oldest of her brothers, was distinctly
selfish, and she was glad the occasion
had arisen to prove Miss Patterson far
from perfect. Tom lighted fresh Gig
arctic. and the hand which tossed away
the match patted his sisters head in
patronizing fashion
"And how has your ladyship been Of
fended?''
You know Jim Green, the man who
has been on the beach boat for two
seasons, died last night. All the board
ers knew him, and of course we looked
right into the matter and found out
that he left his family almost PENN
less, SO we are going to give fair for
their benefit We asked Miss Patterson
to make something for it, and she said
/ she was too busy: then we asked her to
preside at one of the tables or to rattle
! of the embroidered sofa cushion Mrs.
Marshall is going to donate, and she
said she didn't believe in raff1es.'
MY opinion Of Miss Patterson i'm
proves said the aggravating Tom.
MANY time and oft have been done
/ at your fairs and raff1es.''
Margaret rose angrily
81 might have known she was max.
ing some sort Of q grand stand play
That sort of girl only cares to please
the men,
Tom leaned back in his chair and
smoked dreamily. He had rather en-
/ joyed Miss Patterson's society, be
cause she knew enough to steer boat
and not to screech when it shipped wa
/ ter. Now he felt curious desire to
know her better. A girl with tender
brown eyes and dimple in her chin
i rarely held decided opinions on such
grave matters as hotel benefits and
rafies. But she was not in sight at the
/ present moment. Then he recalled that
his stationery needed replenishing, and
he started for the village store, 1t was
a cheap imitation of the city depart.
ment store, and as he was passing the
dress goods counter on his way to the
stationery department he heard a ia.
miliar voice say:
rs that the best quality of nuns
yelling you have?"
Its enough better than anything
she's been used to having" said the
middle aged woman behind the coun
ter
Tom Bliss stopped short, an amused
smile on his lips, for he could see that
Miss Patterson was flushing indignant
II at the woman's rudeness.
Mrs. Green may not be able to buy
another black dress soon, and I want
to select something that will wear vel
and not turn rusty"
Tom woke up. Green, Greenr' Why
that was the name of the man who
had handled the life saving boat Why
was Grace Patterson shopping for his
widow? He drew closer.
Il think the henrietta cloth is better
You can give me ten yards of that and
three yards Of the Grape; also -four
yards of that lusterless black ribbon .
She turned suddenly, almost bump.
ing into Tom.
Won't you let me help?" he said
with a note in his voice that she did
not recognize.
mo, thank you,' She said, blushing
/ prettlly under his earnest gaze. 81
think we have everything He no
ticed the ''We'' and liked it.
But the children he urged 2
''oughtn't they to have something; say
little black frocks o.
i No, there would be no time to make
them The funeral is tomorrow, you
know. Besides, they're such babies to
wear black
1T would please the mother he
urged, possessed Of a sudden madness
to share in this shopping expedition
Miss Patterson's eyes smiled frankly
into his
Well, If you are so determined, we
might get some ready made white
dresses for the children with black rib
bons and sashes. It may be a great
4 comfort to Mrs Green tn feel that she