The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-31

"Were in the business? So | am
He fumbed in his vest pocket and pre-
sented a small card. 1t bore the an
nOuncement of
Norcross Brothers,
| Plumbing and Heating.
Represented by Jeremiah J. PenroSe,
Jr.
"How lucky that you were in" She
accepted the card, also the chair that
jeremiah, Jr. brought from the laun-
dry 81 cannot think what made Mary
go off and leave it. 1t WAS very care
/ less"
very" was the emphatic reply.
Now watch the indicator, fifteen,
fourteen, fourteen anda-half; see how
quickly it goes down. Well let it cool
off to about three pounds, then I'll
have to put on a little coal, the life is
burned out of this"
Fifteen minutes later, the heater hav-
ing been declared tractable, they went
upstairs.
81 really don't know how to thank
you," she told him gratefully.
Il do" was the unexpected reply.
you've never lived in Boston before,
have you?"
"How do you know" 1t was her
turn to look surprised.
ooh, by the way you treat us all, as
though we were thieves or cut-throats,
especially myself"
Second. Hoor-side laughed. sis it as
bad as that? Mother was particular
| to"
81 know; came from small place
myself. You'll get over it; for really
| hnr lofc of mir a nd
you won't cut me dead the next time
you meet me? Honestly l never want
ed to know any one as much as l do
YOU"
"Why?" was her unexpected ques-
"Why? why, because His confu-
sion prevented everything but the old
childish reason.
Just because?'
He felt she was laughing at him, and
squaring his shoulders, he looked her
straight in the eyes. "Well," he said
soberly, there are three reasons, one is,
L like to overcome prejudice, you
were prejudiced against me?" She
nodded, and there was CLEAN of fun
in her eyes. You were so, So"
II know, | was too anxious to get ac-
quainted, you mean. | hope am going
to be forgiven" He waited moment
Her smile was reassuring. "The sec
ond reason; thought you were some
times tired and homesick, and needed
cheering up. did not know, and yet l
did know. Can you understand such
contradictions"
"Ye rs, and you are very kind. | am
tired, awfully, sometimes, my work is
new to me; as for being homesick!"
She swallowed hard, and jeremiah, Jr.
looked considerably of the window of
the parlor where they had paused to
talk, until she said; But you haven't
told me the third season."
He shook his head. 81 don't think
can now"
There was something in his "now''
that caused her to change the subject.
"We'll not tell on Mary, will we?" she
asked.
mo, indeed, she might lose her
place. l am not sure" continued he,
artfully, "that we had better mention
it to Mary-that she forgot the fire,
mean. Of course she thought she left
it all right"
''That is so, it might make her feel
badly, and thanks to you; no harm was
done. Goodby," for they were at their
landing.
''Goodby-Miss--" there was a
challenge in his voice.
''Miss Noble, Amy Noble" She
laughed and went into her room. "a
thief and cutthroat, how ridiculousv
she said behind her closed door there.
"He is NICE" She was still smiling,
when looking from her window she saw
Mary ahead of time and not alone. A
stalWart fellow in shining Sunday ap-
parel was following her into the yard
and he had that air which plainly sug-
gested that he had come to spend the
evening. That's why Mary forgot"
was Miss Amy Mobiles wise conclusion.
But that is not all of the story? Oh,
no. There were weekly installments,
cunningly arranged tete-a-tete in Mrs.
Browns cosy parlor, chance meeting
on the street after office hours, Occa-
sionally the theatre or concert, and
then jeremiah, Jr., had his mother and
sister down for few days, ostensibly
for the Easter services; but the end
beg pardon, the beginning, came sooner
than the one most interested dared
hope. Norcross Bros, decided to open
branch establishment in B-a flourish
ing little town twenty miles out, and
Penrose was selected to take charge.
1t means living out there, 1 suppose?"
he asked the senior member with
whom he was talking.
Eyes, it would scarcely pay you to
60 back and forth. Why, what's the
matter?" noticing the puzzled lines up
on his employees face.
"Why, living there; that's the sticker
just now;" confessed jeremiah, Jr.
"Oh, that's it! Well, can't you take
her along? OF course we expect to
give you a raise Then followed a
conversation relating solely to dollars
and cents, with the result that on the
following Sunday afternoon the &C.
cupant of the second foor-side was be-
guiled into trip to B-to see "a neat
little job we have just finished"
They found the new cottage marvel