The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-26

commonplace topics. said With great
dellberation:
have something Of importance 10
communicate have reached q point
In my business I have been striving to
reach for years There IS no reason
why we should not be married as soon
as you are ready
7 cannot be married at PRESENT.
she replied
why so1r
Because today / have signed a con-
tract to work for miiIiner Tor two
years. !.
He looked at her In establishment.
why did you do thatf'' he asked.
MY affairs required that should
earn a living. I have fancy for mil.
IineFy work, but I know nothing about
II I needed a tencier. could mot
find one who. would teach me for
nothing. must pay for my schooling.
The FIRST year shall be worth nothing.
The second hope to be worth enough
to pay for my instruction during the
first. = y :
She spoke with, such calmness and
resolution that he was frightened.
Lucia sweetheart what does this
mean!"
1T means that am bound for two
years"
"But no one would hold you to a
contract that has not begun to be car
ried out"
"The person who Is to take me into
her employ has parted with a woman
who was very valuable to her. She
has done this on my account .
why did you not tell me Of this
before 1t was donef'
do you remember a conversation
between us lately in which / strove to
get some Information from your
'About the probable time Of our mar
rlage1"
Eyes. You told me that It would
depend on your affairs and you pro-
posed to keep your affairs to yourself
Father used to say that In law a con.
tract to be binding must be binding
on both sides. You have kept your
affairs to yourself; so have t.
''And do you mean to tell me that we
cannot be married for two yearsfr
I'VE shall not be married for two
years for the very good reason that
a married woman needs to give her
time to her home. l could not do that
and give my time to my employer"
"IIad known that you were In need
! would have been glad to relieve your
necessities"
You could only do SO as my bus
band"
"Your affairs
"You said had no affairs"
He had been gradually breaking
down from the beginning Of this con-
versatlou, He had prided himself on
his stoicism. The waiting to be mar
ried had been harder for him to bear
than 1t had been for the girl he was
to marry, and now when he had all
but reached the goal it was to be put
of for two long years. He pleaded with
her, only to go away at last assured
that she would keep her contract
This WAS Frituy. She was to ber-In
work on the following Monday. on
Sunday evening hv called upon he. and
handed her tho contract that stood
between him and marriage in tie
near future;
How dil son get thl-:'' ;ie asked.
81 paid sl.0c0 for T."
-Don't you think II 'tuuldhave been
better to have, 1851 20 into your con-
] fidencelY - Il iI&
/ VERY vel, If ypu want the worry
attendant upon q business life you
shall have u. I'll never keep you in
the dark again. It's expensive. Never
theless would lave paid 1--WE times
the amount rather than have waited
Ono day soon after the wedding the
wife paid a large bin for dry goods
from her private purse.
where did you get the funds?'
asked her husband. surprised.
"0h; that's the milliner's- bill you
midi ~ H0pN HOPKINS