The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-08-11

OF his relative Importance In the COM
munity, He was one of several thou
sands in similar positions who left
their houses at certain hour In the
morning, performed various duties and
returned at a fxed hour al, night
He was bachelor, was A. Quintner,
IS years OF age, retiring and timid,
with brown hair, slightly silvered at
the temples, a ford complexion, and
shaggy eyebrows. He was a big man,
he dressed neatly. his manners were
grave and polite. and he walked with
the aid OF corkscrew Manzanita cane.
/ A. Quintner had never married be-
cause of an ideal.
In early youth he had supposedly
| found the incarnation of that ideal;
tall. fair woman, with a form as grace
full as the stem Of a lily, low. broad
| forehead, arching eyebrows, an oval
face, serious, truthful, tender eyes. Ex-
| quisite refinement seemed to emanate
| from her like a perfume, while gentle
ness and angelic goodness looked from
| her level, fearless glance, and spoke In
! every tone of her low, soft voice.
This woman lied to him, played with
his heart as cat with a mouse, and
married disgusting old millionaire,
whose very touch was contamination.
| Her husband died after few years and
the widow made 1t very plain to A.
| Quinter that he might share the dead
mans millions with her, but he pre-
ferred to remain simply elk" in the
war department.
| But he did not lost faith in his ideal,
as we shall see.
One morning, as he was proceeding
to his desk in the department, he
looked suddenly into the face and eyes
OF a woman who SO reminded him OF
his youthful love that he nearly
dropped his corkscrew cane in his agi-
tation. He turned and gazed after her.
Yes. there was the same graceful form,
reminding him of the stem OF lily,
swaying in a gentle breeze, the same
massive coil of amber hair.
Can IL be?" he unused But no
She is 10 by now, and this is young
woman, the same age that she was
then"
He called this woman, too, Dorothy,
even though he did. not know her name
and had no desire to learn it.
1t seemed improbable to him that
two persons so closely resembling each
other and his ideal-this Dorothy and
the Dorothy of long ago-should both
be ignoble
This opinion was confirmed the next
morning when he observed her from
his window bringing several bundles
from the corner grocery, evidently pro-
vision for the family breakfast. The
early air had touched her cheek with
freshness, and there was joyous light
in her eyes, which he concluded were
grey.
After a week, A. Quintner began to
feel that he had something to como
home to nights. He was no longer en-
vious of his two associates, one fat,
the other thin old man, both bald,
who shared his Office. AS the hands OF
the clock crept around the dial to-
wards half-past four he also glanced
impatiently at them. They-the two
old men-were hungry for a sight OF
their wives anil babies, While he per-
haps might get glimpse OF Her. Fail
ing that, he should at least experience
the sweet influence of her proximity,
for she was sure to be In during the.
evening.
Now. he enjoyed bowling acquaint-
ancc with the servant next door, wo-
man Of about i0s with one colorless
eye and Socratic nose.
He stopped and talked several times
with Annie, holding his hat politely In
his hand. out of Difference for her.
whose servant Annie was; and as he
talked. his voice grew tender and
he exhibited hesitation and embarrass-
ment.. When he was actually in con-
versation with Annie his purpose
seemed preposterous for he realized
that he had stopped the woman simply
because she was her servant.
lie saw nothing incongruous in SO
much physical ugliness serving SO
much beauty. Il seemed TO him rather
the fate OF women Of Anne's appear
ance TO perform mental tasks for one
upOH Wuusc idCc anu uSuTe GOQ mao
set the zeal OF Queen.
There can be no such thing as SEN
tinent in the heart OF poor creature
like this servant" he reflected I'm the
ideal woman, beauty Of soul, refined
and delicate feelings, are associates
with physical beauty. The latter is the
visible and tangible expression of IN,
former. | can talk with Annie wIthou.
her even suspecting my sentiments 70,
her mistress"
Soon suitors. or. In more convention.
al language, "men friends" began &c
appear next door.
There's dozen OF EN-" said Annie.
one day, and she wouldn't have any
one OF EN-, not II he was the last man
on earth. She'll turn EN- all away some
day, when her own true love comes a.
ridin' up to the door,"
Cheap literature" reflected A.
Quintner. as he walked off, puts many
silly Ideas into the heads OF tho unon-
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