Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-06-14
WHO ELOPED WITH
PAULINE
By MARGARET FAWcETT
Copyright. BY joseph B. Bowles.)

Ihy Lear naTIlel. MY uOuSekeSpeE,
Elizabeth, has arranged everything
most satisfactorily for the reception
OF Joseph Downs daughter. Give your
self no uneasiness, my dear cousin.
She will not be permitted to inter
fere in the least with my work. She
has a sitting-room and bedroom IN
a. part of the house quite remote from
my workroom, so if she proves to be
Eighty young female l will not be
annoyed by her presence
Ny eyes have been troubling me
lately, so il this young woman has
anything of mind I intend to fit
her for the position of amanuensis.
To tell the truth, Harriet, the young
female has Invariably irritated me
whenever l Rave CHANGED to come in
contact with her. l recognize her ne
| cessity in +be general scheme, but
am inclined to believe our modern civ
| llizatiOn has made a mistake in abol-
lshing the harem. can say this quite
frankly to you, cousin, for you know
| how l admire your mind. Faithfully
yours, Joha Marchand.
|
My Dear Harriet: My secretary las
been here just two days, but am
already confident that he will prove
capable. He is a young man, Har-
ward graduate, unobtrusive and Or
derby.
| The plan l had Of instructing 80
seph Downs daughter in the duties OF
smanuensis I abandoned the instant
| laid eyes upon her. In manner ano
disposition she must resemble ael
Italian mother; she is dark, too, anc
her father, you know. was fair II
has been many years now since have
had occasion to examine the youns
female at close rance. Do they al
talk necessarily and very fast abJu
nothing in particular? That is VIVA
| Joseph Downs daughter does. | vas
IN my Workroom when she arrived
| with Elizabeth. who had driven dcwI
to the station for her.
She had an absurd dog under nel
arm, which she insisted on my shak
| ing hands with She told ME that
was ten years younger looking tha,
she had expected to find me, and tha
I would look even younger if dit
not stoop. She said that she intend
ed to call me y. M as her tatne
did. and then she began to cry. Car
YOU imagine the state of mind | wa
| In?
Fortunately Elizabeth hurried t
the rescue ;,nc the young person wa
removed from the workroom But
was greatly distressed and did not g,
down to dinner. The very next day
began to look for secretary, and re
moved my workroom to the top floor
Faithfully yours, John Marchand.
|
My Dear Harriet: You are disturbed
you say, lest the young creature W
| nave in the house will annoy me. DU
do not alarm yourself. My secrelar
and I are quite secluded here on tn
top floor; We are only reminded O
her presence in the house when doc
slams and she laughs Her lauente
| ~ A-oS N->eAS'A- Aouo, OttC ~ Cal lASS va
far. She seems to know a number Q
people in Boston, and is always ei;he
just coming home or going out.
One thing | cannot prevent ner do
fng: every afternoon just before Gin
ner she insists upon coming into III
workrooin for five minutes. She say
that it is 4 duty she owes me. 1 nav
endeavored to reason her out OF il
but she is a most obstinate youn
creature. Since our last converse, lol
| have thought much of marriage TO
her, and it has occurred to me tina
it would not be a bad idea If sh
should marry my secretary, VINO, 4
think | have told you, is we'll
behaved young man. Her coming e
the workroom every afternoon show
that she is not uninterested in him
and he appears to listen kindly to he
chatter. Faithfully yours, John Mar
chand.
My Dear Harriet: am really 70
the Methusel2h you would make ~
out. cannot, of course, pretend t,
understand 50 unusual a young c.ea
ture as Pauline Downs, but in dein.
my best to encourage union with m,
secretary l am not aware that | an
playing with FIRE, as you suggest
Maurice Gerry is well born, has excel
lent prospects, and is neat and meth
odical young man. Such an absurt
thing happened the other morning.
relate it 70 you to show what a kim
heart the child has, and also wha
extremely queer ideas she holds il
regard to the scheme Of life. l nat
gone down to breakfast rather late
leaving Mr.. Gerry at work upstairs
Elizabeth was engaged in some house
hold duty, SO Pauline poured my COZ
| fee. 49,.
| Just as we had finished breakfast :
servant announced abruptly that tn.
child's~ canary was acting strangely
Pauline rushed up to her room, ant
in an Incredibly short time was dow1
again. She was holding the dead pirt
in her hanl, and was weeping VIC
lently. 1t was most extraordinary