The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-05-06

tiled cement holds out to the world
that Is. ignorant person. portland &c
ment strengthened hy RIBS OF steel
and / sat listening GREATNESS as his
glowing phrases prophesled the future
of this combination
Katherine closed her eyes. rocked
gently back and forth ana crooned.
almost inaudibly:
when you gang ava, Jimmie.
Faur across the sea laddie
when ye gang to Russian lands
What viii ye send to me. ladder
know what / shah set. 1t WIN prob.
ably be a newly discovered recipe for
the compromising of cement which viii
do away with the necessity Of stee,
strengthening
Kate. dear. you are OVERRIDING Il.
1t Is quite right that woman should
be mystery to man. but she should
not aspire 70 become a mystery to her
sister woman. Are you Just making
fun or Is there something In all this
more serious than your words implyf'
Like the steel Strengthening in the
cement, It may be there. but you can't
see It, and you can't touch 1t, but II
makes-oh. such a difference to the slab!
Heigho. Dorothy, let US forsake these
hard headed subjects and turn to
something human! What have your
lawyers been botherlng you about?
No trouble over the money, IS therey',
Dorothy shook her head.
mo. or course there are various
matters they have to consult me about
and get my consent to this project or
the other"
Read the letter. Perhaps my math-
ematical mind can be OF assistance to
You"
Dorothy had concealed the letter and
did not now produce II.
at is with reference to your as
sistance, and your continued assist
ance, that 1 wish to speak to you.
Let US follow the example OF the ce-
ment and the steel and form COM
pact. In one respect / am going to
initiate the CONSERVATION. 1 leave Bar
Harbor next week"
Katherine sat up in her chair, and
her eyes opened wide.
What's the matter with Bar Har-
bori1 she asked.
you can answer that question bet
ter than l, Kate. The Kempt family
are not visitors. but live here all the
year round. What do you think is the
matter with Bar Harborg'
Il confess IFS n little dull In the
winter time, and in all seasons 1t is
situated considerable distance from
New York. Where do you intend to
go, Dorothy?"
"That win depend largely on where
my friend Kate advises me to 20. be-
cause shall take her with me IL she
win come"
Companion, lady's raid, parlor
maid, maid Of all work. cook, govern
ess, typewriter girl-which have l to
be2 Shall I get one afternoon a week
OF, and may my young man come
and see me, IL happen to secure one.
and, extremely important, what are
the wagesg'
you shall FIX your own salary.
Kate, and my lawyer men will ar
range that the chosen sum Is settled
upon you so that If we fall out we can
quarrel on equal terms"
"0h, / see, it's an adopted daughter
am to be, then"
''An adopted sister rather"
do you think am going to take
advantage of my friendship with an
heiress and so pension myself offr'
ut Is who am taking the advan-
tage," said Dorothy. aand beg you
to take compassion rather than advan-
tage upon lone creature who has no
kith or kin in the world
do you really mean 1t, DotT
"of course I do. should propose It
Il didn't3'
well, this is the first proposal I've
ever had. and / believe 1t is custom
airy to say on those occasions that 1t is
so sudden or so unexpected, and time
is required for consideration.
How soon can you make up your
mind, Katey'
'..oh, my minds already made up.
I'm going to jump at your offer, but /
think 1t more ladylike to pretend a
mild reluctance. What are you going
to do. DorothyT'
Il don know. I've settled on only
one thlng-I intend to build a little
stone and tile church, very quaint and
old fashioned. If get the right kind Of
architect to draw plan for II, and this
church is to be situated In Hayer-
stock"
Where's Haverstock?"
ut Is a village near the Hudson riv-
er, on the plain that stretches toward
the Catskills."
at was there you lived with your
father. was 1t notY'
Yes. and my church Is to be called
the DR.. Amhurst Memorial church.
"And do you propose to live at Hay-
erstockY'
Il was thinking of that
Wouldn't 1t be Just little dnIlr
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