The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-28

inherently ana hurrledlV
low different from the way he used
TO speak to her, she thought.
During that month Bob made many
trips to the city, and each morning the
glEl woke " to gaze from her windows
AT the signs with deep accentuation
OF the hatred with which she had re-
garded them on the first day of her re
turn. To her they began to seem the
pnrSonii.c cation OF the woman that hal
taken Bob from her-tha cold, calculat
ing business spirit How she h1tel
those s;"-s! 1t seemed to her rs if
she would 90 anything to set rid of
them. Must shn live within their sight
all her life, constantly reminding her
Of the love she had lost? The Thought
was uncomfortable. and size appealed +,
her father.
Il can't do anything" said he. Bob
has contract with the Chez Run com
pany. and he must live up to it. If
only You had been kind to him this
wouldn't have happened. TO my mind
it Only shows what good sense Bob
has This place has no more attrac
tons for him. SO why not make it yield
an income:"
The evening before the day set by
Bob for his departure he called. The
girl was seated on her veranda rs far
as possible from the sight of the sign
boards. Her parents had gone out for
the evening, and she received Bob with
strange. sinking feeling. This might
be The last time he would come to see
her-aioae.
DO" said she when he had seated
himself at Il Safa distance-"Bob. now
that Yen are going away, probably for
ever. can't you do something about
those awful signboarlsT"
lie REGARDED her Quizzically.
Il wish l could" said he, hut You
see the Chae-Rup company's contract
runs for ten years. and the advertise
ment has proved to he so good that
they would not release ne unless l
paid sum of money that would abso-
lutely break me"
Ten years, \ life time.
Bob she cried impuleively. Il would
be willing to do anything to get rid of
those dreadful signs"
Bob looked at her Quickly. This was
his hour. Her father ana mother had
even encouraged him to hope but he
hesitatad at wagering his happiness on
short sentence. Nevertheless he must
make the plunge some time. and the
present moment seemed as propitious
as any.
80 you would really like to get rid
of thcm?" he asked well. | believe
we could arrange that with the com
pany satisfactorily if you could recon
slider your decision of some months
ago"
She looked at IN mstcadily.
"Why, Bob" she said, Il believe that
you are asking me to marry you
again.
"That's just what | am doing" he
said eXcitedly. whats your answer"
But that other woman" she cried.
He gazed at her in well simulated
amazement
''What other woman?" he asked.
"That wealthy one in the city-that
business woman whom my father said
you had on the string"
Bob smiled broadly.
you evidently misunderstood in what
had her on the string We
are going 10 sell her the business"
The girl looked at him happily.
IF that's the case" said she, Il sup
pose | might change my answer to that
question If you are sure about taking
down those signs. You mustn't sacri-
fee lot of money to those people.
Bob. Well need some"
"No, I'll not" said he as he folded
her in his arms. You see, your father
and l happen to be the Chee-Rup
Breakfast Food company, although we
are on the point of selling the business
to that woman in the city. and so, I
guess, there will be no trouble about
having that contract annulled."
Good Critic.
Sir Henry Irving. the English actor,
once wanted a white horse to use in
one Of his scenes, but no white horse
that was suitable could he get At last
a stage hand advised him to apply to
a certain distinguished actor manager,
who he said. had such horse. Sir
Henry visited the owner inspected the
horse, and the bargain was concluded,
but as an afterthought Sir Henry said
he trusted the animal was not frac-
tiouS.
Not at all. Sir Henry, assure you;
an excellent horse in every way. Why,
| rode him night after night and all
had to complain of was that he would
occasionally yawn when was on the
stage"
Indeed" said Sir Henry. "a bit Of
a critic, then. evidently"
The Wind Month.
November was called by the ancient
SaXons the wint monat or wind
month an oocount of tho palac than