Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02

wrote. TO j. L., IN remembrance OF
many interesting conversations with
his friend, X Il. 1t only needed an
other X to be emblematic and political,
a "Reminiscences of the olden times,
when you people of the south, Dorothy.
were making it hot for us deserving
folks in the north. ] hadn't time to g.
through the book very thoroughly, but
| found many references to limestone.
which marked, and one particularly
choice bit Of English relating to the
dissolution and reconciliation OF vari-
Gus minerals / drew a parallelogram
around in red ink. A friend of mine
in motor launch was good enough to
take the little parcel direct to the Con-
sternati0n. and have no doubt that at
this moment Jack is perusing it and
perhaps thinking Of the giver. hope
it's up to date and that he had not
previously bought copy"
You don't mean to say, Kate, that
your conversation was entirely about
geology"
Certainly not How could you have
become imbued with an idea so alb
surd? We had many delightful DALI
ances down the romantic groves of
chemistry, heart to heart talks on
metallurgy, and once-ah. shall ever
forget it?-while the dusk gently infold-
ed us and gazed into those bright,
speaking, intelligent eyes of his as he
bent nearer and nearer, while his low,
sonorous voice in well chosen words
pictured to me the promise which for
titled cement holds out to the world
that is, ignorant person, portland ce-
ment strengthened by ribs Of steel
and / sat listening GREATNESS as his
glowing phrases prophesIed the future
Of this combination"
Katherine closed her eyes, rocked
gently back and forth and crooned,
almost inaudibsy:
aWhen you gang ava, Jimmie,
Faur across the sea, laddie,
When We gang TO Russian lands,
What will We send to me. laddie?
know what shall get. It will prob
ably be newly discovered recipe for
the compromising of cement which will
do away with the necessity Of steel
strengthening
sKate, dear, you are OVERRIDING 1t.
1t is quite right that woman should
be mystery to man, but she should
not aspire to become mystery to her
sister woman. Are you just making
fun or is there something in all this
more serious than your words imply 2"
"Like the steel strengthening in the
cement, 1t may be there, but you can't
see it, and you can't touch it, but it
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 bothering you about?
No trouble over the money, is there?"
Dorothy shook her head.
sNo. OF 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-
ernatical mind can be OF assistance to
you"
Dorothy had concealed the letter and
did not now produce it.
ut is with reference to your as
sistance, and your continued assist
ance, that / 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. leave Bar
Harbor next week"
katherine sat up in her chair, and
her eyes opened wide.
whats the matter with Bar Har-
bor?" she asked.
''You can answer that question bet
ter than I. Kate The Kempt family
are not visitors. but live here all the
year round. What do you think Is the
matter with Bar Harbor?"
II confess it's a little dull in the
winter time. and In all seasons it is
situated a considerable distance from
New York. Where do you intend to
go, Dorothy?"
s'That will depend largely on where
| my friend Kate advises me to go, be-
cause / shall take her with me If she
will come
OOLupdAiOu, 4duy . A01ds RaA4OA
maid. maid of all work. cook, govern
ess, typewriter girl-which have to
be? Shall get one afternoon week
Off, and may my young man come
and see me, if l happen to secure one,
and, extremely important what are
the wages p
.'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"
sOh, / see, it's an adopted daughter
I 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 Off"
1T Is who am taking the advan-
tage," said Dorothy, @and / beg you