The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-25

81 want big bunch of flowers: roses.
carnations, lilies, and that sort, With
plenty of green stuff
Yes, sir; take them. sir?"
Yes"
In five minutes Raymond Morris,
laden With a fragrant burden. MAS
rafting away in a hanson toward NO.
80 Mandeville street. where his little
cllum, Kitty Marsden, lived. 81
How she will love them.' he thouGhl
and then his face beaned as he pc
tured her happiness at the good news
he was bringing. To be retained as
counsel in Fuller VS.. Coke. Was la-
deed a piece OF luck; he might now
safely consider that his feet were hfm-
| In set on ambitions steep ladder, ana II
ii lay in his power they should never
slip off. Dear Little Kitty Times
should brighten for her also. WHAT d
hard life they had experienced the pre-
vicus two years, she perhaps more thaA
he. for of how poor she had really been
Raymond Morris had 40 ~cohceptloh;
''Hardup'' meant to him a chop instead
of a decent half crown dinner, Dur 10
Kitty it meant a roll and a cup OF cocoa
instead OF the chop.
They had first met at a second rate
boarding house in Pimlico; she was a
clerk. and he, at that time had been
Qualifying for the bar, living in the
meantime on journalistic work. WHAT
made them chUln so he never qute
knew; her intensely sympathetic race,
voice and manner had appealed to him.
and later when theil. homes diversed,
he taking some u~npretentioUs chambers
, west. and she n big studio, wher" she
might feel one little corner OF the world
was her own. they still renamed nfm
chums. and rarely did a Saturday pass
! without their meeting, or Il Sunday,
,-l,A,, In -lil mot ,n tn Ton and alter
ward smoke his pipe and talk over his
big plans with his enthusiastic little
hostess.
He often wondered what she got paid,
but Il sort of delicacy prevented his
asking, as, though they We're the closest
OF friends, she had never given him the
slightest encouragement to help her in
II way, and never would. except on
the rarest OF festivals. allow him to
take her out, either TO dine or to a play,
so in man like fashion he concluded She
had enough on which to manage ON
fortably. That !hought was to cost
him nan 81 pang later on, but he knew
nothing Of ii, rs he drove to her, his
heart longing for her warm apprecia-
ton of his we'll deserved success.
she must come somewhere with me
tonight" she muttered. she has been
looking very pale and tired lately, not
q bit like her old merry self; Sin never
laughs now, and kitty's merry laugh
ter is the best tonic in the world: why,
it must .be ten days since I've seen her,
all. here We are"
Miss Marsden in?"
Miss Marsden, sin, she's gone," said
the slavey, With Il ID smile. for She
saw Miss Marsden's s"w~otncart cas-
they had all christened HIND. was going
to, ; She put it later, take on awful"
Gone" Gone out, my good girl. /
suppose. we'll. 1 Will wait for her"
cir- she's oooa ay-ly- Gu. call
all her things cos missus said she Joss
iicr place and couldn't live here any
longer"
Sold her things" What in the, dick
ems did the stupid girl mean? just
then the ,4lady appeared and handed
him q note.
Miss Marsden asked me to give this
sir. 1t We're this way. A month ago
she her place. and poor thing. she
tried hard. but she couldn't get an
other. and so she comes to me and
Gays as how she were agoing to try
her luck elsewhere. and would I buy
her things, which 1 did. though sorry
enough | wor to do it. for l liked her.
Sir: she the nuietest, incest lodser III
sNer have You see. sir. it has been a
bad time of year, August. and though
| told her. she wor Welcome to STAY
and the rent could go on until ii wol
convenient. She wouldn't. she Wor that
independent: but. come in, sir. Il min
ute. and rest and read your letter. for
you Loo. mortal bad
Morris stepped into the dark hail. and
''epoSltlng tlle flowers, sat down and
read the note.
Dear Big Chum-Your little pal has
nad the modest lEcl. possible this las;
ihcnth. Hurst scld the usiness and
NC new man brought - daughter to do
ne books. SO | was not wanted. aul
haven't been able to get anything
ise. rye tried till I'm pretty nearly
iesoerate. w. you know / c"n't type
". write shorthand. and so I've just
.'iile to the end OF my resources. ard
or the present.. dear. big man. our
'rails are going TO Divide: maybe they'll
p:eet a~ain. if MOI, your little pnl VIM
'lW2%s tle'll: YOU .or The TWO happiest
years she e"e.. led. Ii I get on TN
ute you, bat i can't be unde. the
stream sad you ahoai in Il gay steamer.
so It's pess 10 say soodby. jus: for the
present.
Don't worry about re lean chum.
Wont forget u motto: Here's to a
br%re to.aorrow. that's born from a
brave today
"loea1, Big %co.nralc, your iittlc Pal
s~Aisaess %er- al. the good iuci: obtain.
Raymond Il ;irst felt vei.y savage
vim Kitty. Why in the nam of all
the GOES couldn't .llc have told him
@tr trotiniusH
!!s !.a1 ,oa"ea out enough OF his TO
W. boi Il VAS just like a woul;,n.
icy :levcr had amy $oils.. ANA now
Ww could he fnd he Where and
mat '..ts she doing i'll this WASH Baby
III" And then he gre" remorsefil.
; -" remembered his .ast visit. III had
."P Nct and cold and he had mate
T. q hi: fire and they had had y iol!y
- poor !.t!" girl. lie .,at: h. !;1ea Her
j consume line Very ,iit., She had
"2Aa'f see l"a looked I'll nl,l worn
~ :-.ns1 Hciet. he could have
tIc:, lnare in his anger.
u" 'F'i tle flowers with The ia:ldladv.
I'd t.""iy letracod his steps. an ne
,A=%l.'e ;tild c&ri;eG!eni gone. bat he
o.! find het. and seed Nor Wen for
gag soc.i Il stupid lijl!c s.ri wlti. 10
= '";'Stot;"n "l the word ''coanade."
~" years hate, in his ,~ou!rogtAh!"
9ne!5: tu.,r,.ls l:a:,MInlI Morris sat
"kii'f his "-ta, inler ;,ipr Win has
~ lind In H,a;on. Already he Mas
"a:.'iE known aa ,'l,. rising bar
X ~ sn1 e1ow al :,i- successes
e.! I" .si.r hiul ;hc jn. tie had fan
tte. would.
:lntl!S. Wii.. G,.l't You nl.rry"'
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