Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-21

utmost efforts and careful economy. he
! grew rich but slowly. Twice a year he
| wrote o. Nina, bidding her wait lie
| had az length secured bootblack
| stand - his own. and was "A free man.
| But Nlna. In far-away Genoa. had
! no desire % wait She had already
/ waited TOO long. tY hrr own calcula-
ton. and wanted o. come 60 America
/ ana we'd her Angelina. She wrote 20
! Philadelphia. as ~. name IL spelled In
] Genoa. and told Angelina that life was
/ short and that 10 N.s wise Co make
] thc most - u while 10 lasted. There
! ir no I.ll way g. l.uEthcn n out,
! though Nlna didn't say so In those
! words probably that is how she LETT.
Atau events. Nina. no had become a
| lady's maid ln Genoa, eventually had
| the opportunity e. come 60 America
vvlth nor pltfuncss. and so she came.
fAurtUuo hadn't expected her, and
when she arrived hc had $40 I'm the
| savings bank whore tn vaults are
iugt bursting with money. Often
when ne went O. deposit his dollar or
two. Angelina looked lonE.ngl at the
vaults. and wondered why he. too,
could not be an American millionaire
and earn s. or s. a week. very week,
and live ia large house and have
Just what h. wanted 20 eat Then he
thought OF Nina. and became patient
and went hack 90 work And so when
Nina arrived he had $40. and more
over. he had learned that In America
that e. not much money.
However he was overjoycd TO see
Nina again. and she was radiant when
she saw him. she remained i'm her
place 81 employment while Angelina
was 20 save W his earnings. When
the latter should have grown To Slob
Il was determined they should n irr--
not before. she, too. saved her
wages and Angelina BACKED boots and
dreamt " the 500 still far away. one
dAy big. red faced American who
boarded In the hotel at the corner. sat
down In Angelino's chair Co have Its
boots BACKED. and read the paper
while Anrellr > worked. All at once
the big. TAT American began 10 laugh
and then roar. Angelina looked up in
surprise and gazed at him.
THAT beats ALL" said the American
aloud "Rinnick going 20 mar ". la,
ha. He's old enough to eat hay"
Angelina being interested In anything
that related 10 marriage, asked In his
broken way what was the cause ~
the merriment. The customer pointed
To- the list OF marriage licenses in the
paper and said;
See that-that's Binnick-old Bin
nick. that keeps the paint store. AZ d
he's going to get married. You know
old Binnick2"
Angelina knew old Binnick. He got
"A hundred dollars?" he askei l.
"A hundred dollars. why. he's got
a barrel Of money! barrel"
How YOU know he get married.
ah?" asked Angelina
And then the man whose boots were
blacked explained that old Binnick's
name was on the list OF marriage
licenses issued at the City Hall.
Then he get married." said Angel
inc.
Angelina asked no more. Here was
a fresh complication. What II his
name were To appear I'm the paper be
fore ne had 800? The thought caused
him anxiety. Nevertheless he knew
the Government was omnipotent. and
that II II ordered him To marry, marry
he must. money or no money.
SO Angelina worked on and worried
not a little over the possibility OF his
name appearing In the list of those
doomed to marry whether they had
money or not On Sunday he visited
Nina. who noticed his abstraction and
asked the reason. Angelina would