Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-09
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II have come to see You, Mr.. Shanks
On a very peculiar mission. | have q
! plan which must preface by bit OF
explanation
THE lady paused and looked as If she
was hallfiiar for some place to begin,
ipa on
These arn two parts to life for those
s ~ be our age. The first
aisaly unlike the second. In
ssiafy nothing Of the loneli.
Hge Many a man au.l
forty is absorbed in THAT
aaiisius TO do with provid-
9asisp Cor oid age Then
sssaielasy realization c0rues
Oh tie fact that we need the
sgnse We remember the lost oppor-
@'lties al Youth to form connection
Wi1icsl would have resulted IN sons and
daughters growing up about us and
.sias7asn Interrupted Mr. Shanks.
"you are describing me. have built
I'D a fortune. but have neglected to
4 tybktttl UP u itbttEtr. HIVE TIE
finlc when would gladly give the
/ fortune FOR tile home What In there
Tor me when / leave this Office? a
miserable existence till the next morn
ing. when ! resume my duties. | dine,
alone. spend lonely evening at my
| apartments
And FL interrupted the Lady,
i've III a room by myself. manage to
saf along during the day. since I am
Interested la several charitable associ-
afions president OF one and secretary
how can I go ont alone and where can
| go:s
Does your plan aim to relieve such
conditions, madam
1T does. You have made Ii very
easy for me to propose ii. knew you
were bachelor and past well, past
fifty.
'.Fifty-five. madam"
Therefore I knew you would sympa-
thige with me. | propose to establish
mn exchange for those elderly people
who would like to marry, but have no
one to marry. True, the major part OF
the deficiency we can never make up
the children. Dear little things, how I
would love to have them always about
me, with their funny ways, their
.'And grown, madam. I would give
my check for a million for son to
succeed me lii this business
And IL had had children when /
was from twenty to thirty should
row be petting my grandchildren. /
love them best from eighteen months
to four years, from the time they are
learning to walk and to talk till they
begin to crave playmates"
*And think what fine thing ft Is to
watch them while they are being edu,
Gated the boys growing strong and
manly, the girls good and beautiful"
.sBut we are wasting time without
coming to the point. I will enter my
name as the first woman charter mem
Der Of the exchange. / would like you
10 enter yours as the first man mem
Der"
GLADLY, madam" regretfully. 1--WE
cannot. as you say, surround ourselves
with families. We are too old. But we
may make homes for each other. No
man can make a home without q wo-
man.
"you will need some funds, madam.
first for stationery for your notices and
invitations, then to secure a place for
meeting. I trust you will permit me
to furnish a little fund for starter"
lie took check book from a drawer
What name, madam
"Spinney ID. q. Spinncy.s
What coincidence. remarked Mr..
Shanks pausing In bis work. laying
down his pen and looking at the lady
through his spectacies. do you know.
madam. had 1t not been for one or
those asinine conditions incident to
youth | might have had home with
4 lovely girl BY the name OF Spinney. !"
We all have those memories. one
day parted In q pet with mani
An ass probably you inean.r
He took me to ball / noticed the
name Of 4 girl on his card Of dance
engagements who thought was try
Ing to get him away from me. told
him that he must either strike OF that
name or strike on mine for the Ave
dances had agreed to give him.
stranger mnsed MIR. Shanks. DO
you know that that very same thing
happened to mel a girl made the
same requirement ana drew my PEN
eli through her own name wherever 1t
appeared On INV card. was fool.
The fact that she wouldn't brook 4
rival was proof positive that she loved
Iie. 4
Nevertheless she had no right to
make such i demand unless she WINS
engaged to you
Hint Tor that TN have always be-
lleyed slle would have been my wife. n.
He handed her the check. She looked
Int the signature and her eyes seemed
riveted TO Ii Without raising them
sho saitl
n didn't know your nrst name was
Phil~I mean phllander.' Y
~ n. Hut why al YOU notice thatYs
Because she 1eahed back III her
chair and covered her face With her
liniltls because mine II D0midn. =
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