Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-04-17

acting than the occasion required.
His sincerity and straightfOrwardness
spoke not only in his frank and genial
manner, but in every direct glance of
bis steady gray eyes, every motion of
his well poised head.
"Tired?' said Rufus Maythorn a few
months later, looking at his daughter
across the dinner table that sparkled
with silver and cut glass.
Not bit" she answered cheer
fully.
"And you still like your employer
"He seems" said Rosamond demure-
ly, Ito be a very just and reasonable
sort of person"
1.-The people who know him say fine
things of him." returned her father. Il
should judge that he was composed of
brain and muscle rather than of saw
dust"
One evening after office hours, as
Rosamond was walking hOmewarj,
Graham Ellis joined her. She had
played so long on the dangerous edge
of discovery that she had become ac-
customed to it, but on this particular
night his sudden presence startled her,
and to gain time she turned into a
shabby side street. A girl was just
disappearing into one of the dingy
doorways. 1t was Matty Brown. In
stantly Rosamond saw way of es-
cape.
"Good night" she said, pausing and
abruptly holding out her hand to Ora
ham Ellis.
You live here?' he Intercepted.
A little demon of mischief looked out
Of Rosamond's brown eyes.
"Why not?" she queried lightly. al
ready halfway up the steps.
MAY / come and see you some time
when you're not too tired or busy {" he
asked.
Il should be delighted" smiled Rosa
mond and then slipped into the dimly
lighted hall. where the figure of Matty
Brown was slowly receding. Here she
waited till she knew that Graham FL
lis had passed and then went ont again,
her heart beating more than it had
ever done over n social triumph. Poor
and dismal and dingy though the place
was, he had cared enough to come and
see her In it. while the men she was ac-
customed to meet in the drawing rooms
of her friends would have sneered and
passed on.
Il must have made mistake in the
number, Miss Marsh" he said to her
the following week. "Was it II or II?
rang at several doors, but no one
seemed to know your name"
We've moved" said Rosamond calm
ly. 1--WE don't live there any more
"Oh, see," said Graham Ellis. There
was a long pause. "Of course" he be-
gan rather stifiiy-"of course If you
don't care to have me CALI
Rosamond bent over her machine. 81
don't know when you've seen where
live if you'll like it." she murmured,
and Ellis was too much i'm earnest to
note the catch of amusement in her
tone.
Like it, he cried "Of course I'll
like it! Do you think it makes any diff
ference to me where you live? Surely
we can't have worked together oil these
months without your knowing that
love your
"Ah," said Rosamond. with ripple
of whimsical laughter, then if moth
ing makes any difference, you won't
mind my being Rufus Maythorn's
daughter instead Of RosSmond Marsh,
for you know, there was once an an
cient who set out with lantern to
look for an honest man; but, since I'm
modern, I've used typewriter in
stead. And it led me straight to you"
ITO man with nothing on earth to
offer you but lover!
"Well, isn't that the greatest thing in
the world?" she whispered, flushing
adorably.