Arizona republican., 1908-04-05
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py every one who knows me that all right and on the level and have got had habits and you ought to let me- You have broke hezrt by but ias in like you did She don't do nothing all day bat se, around and cry and feel that could commit mur- der with great deal of pleasure Please do some thing at once. mean it.
 Yours
 MATHEW DoNNELLY. P S.-I wisht you was q man
 Lydia Love smiled indignantly
 Well, if there ain't that sorehead agzn," ex- claimed Lydia T wonder if I'm going to keep on getting those walls all the of my lits" and th. offending contamination cast anerily into the waste-basket as has been its eight predecessors
 This tobll have me in the psyehopathc ward in about week more" muttered the aggrieyed Lydia: and with Yenomous swing of one arm the srbiter Of afaires du wrathfully swept from the desk into the waste-basket full half hundred more communications requesting Advice for Ycang Lovers and drawing long black cigar from his pocket smelt of it tentatively and then slowly inserted it beneath the ragged fringe of his musaehe Then he sat there earessing an aching head with an anectonate and tender palm.
 Never again." exclaimed Lydia Love feryently Never again! This time swear on and swear or for keeps. Gee. How ny head aches,"
 Aunt Eiyira, with sr;i li:ted his gaze from his mail The daily renuncia,:oSs and remcrse of Lydia Love were as unfailing ss The hum Of :he presses
 
 him of the "Womap's Page"
 Nine hundred and sxty-seventh appearance of Miss Lydis Love in her famous recitation Double Crossing the Bar" he announced dramatically T. say. Lydia-"
 He was interrupted by g knock the door; and a large square young man appeared before them My names Donnslly.' he announced eurtIy q wan tuh Miss Lydia Love"
 Aunt Elvra. with debonair and Delsartic swoop 70 k3c
 
 There Is Miss Love" he said politely And I doat believe 1t will take you long to see sI YOU want to-"
 Donnelly started and stared; and then he stared again. Then he rubbed his eyes carefully and to- eussed them painstskngly upon the man indicated; and great. surging joy swirled through hira be- ginning at the ends of his and rushing t-7buently to the roots Of his hair and his hands cenched and uleisncbed itchingly as he surveyed suriy grumpy disspat!onrarked male face instead of the classic female lre2ments end high Crecan forehead that he had expected to see-and had expected to face with such helpessness that only his great love and the thoughts of his weeping Nellie had made it possible for him to carry out the plan he had begun.
 He turned 10 the man whose word in matters of the heart and hand had been his law
 Are you Lydia Love?" he demanded eagerly hone fully and perhaps bit fearfuy for he dreaded lest there might be some mistake
 Yes grunted the other. "Wha' dyer wanto" An there ain other Lydia Love is th.re?" queried the other anxously
 Nav the surly response "wha' dyer want anyhow!
 Donnelly didn't bother to make reply. He couldn't wait. All through the long days and longer nights there had been swirling in his tortured brain the thought of Nellies suffering and his own-the throb- ping of dashed hopes and the burning sting of fu- rJIr Lt.& emptied 1t at a turn.
 Aunt Elvira and the copy-boy looked on with in- finite glee. and encouraged Donnelly with well4tmed advice and helpful comment. Lydia Love was not popular save with her readers; and with them only because they knew her through print and by her pie tue which was really that of a stage favorite of twenty years ago.
 And when at length Donnelly grabbed Lydia by one coat-tail and dragged him from under his desk. the copy boy-for he had heard Lydias assaisnt say through the thick G; battle cry: Now you come along wit ne"-ran quickly to prevent any aid being given Lydia by the presiding genius of the elevator Thus it that there interference as Don- nelly dragged the arber of affairs Of the heart out into the elevator and thence to the street.
 Donney explained to the inquirng conductor of the car they boarded that he was ony takin' his frien hemes an he'd he din make distoibance They alighted at East Twelfth street and with Don nelly nOluluS Lyolh LOFe NTnly -py one hrm, lney progressed few doors eastward and then up ths cement steps and into the little hallway. And Don nelly pushed the little button just above the letter box.
 There utter Hull in the proceedings. Don- nelly stood silently triumphant Lydia Love said things that he could never have printed.
 "Is that you Neie?" said Donney. at length. to the speaking-tube. "Yes It's me. Say. listen Come down. will yuh? What: No there's frien' O yourn down here We'll, not eggsae- by frien but someone you'd ought tuh meet - No we can't come up He-I mean she-can'I stay long . All right Don be long,
 
 The ceremonial of introduction was quickly per formed; and Lydias consent and approval after all found not to be essential to the question of the marriage ceremony. And, though 1t Was late. the arbiter of aaires du left alone ia the little hallway to listen to the rsfeatng steps of two pairs of feet the stairs
 Whereat Lydia Love heard and needed the cali Of