The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-09-03


c. N | wonder whose 1t is? Well,
my letter.
Susan and 1 came downtown to shop
this morning, but I've slipped off from
her 10 write TO my dear
Say" she thought, laying down her
pen, its funny about those initials.
f. c. N are my initials, all but the
n, and it would be easy as anything
to change that n into an NJ. An UNI
brella is common property. At least
everybody says so, and then laughs.
If Why, the idea! What in the
world am | thinking of? Wouldn't
Tom scold me if he knew what came
into my head just now?
Il must finish this letter to Tom.
boy at home. / can hardly wait
to see you. l am awfully glad you can
come up for a day at the end Of the
week, for
That's a good silk umbrella. 1t
must have cost FIVE dollars at least
Somebody will come In here and walk
of with It, | haven't even cheap
one that's decent to carry. | believe
I've as much right Goodnessi II
| go on this way III be stealing that
umbrella presently. An umbrella
thief! Not even as good an UNI
brella as this is worth the hurt to
ones conscience, particularly when
it has somebody's elses initials on it.
everybody will be delighted TO see
you, especially me-that is, l. Don't for
get TO bring the umb-
We'll, | declare! If I'm not even
~ oil fhfc hpa1lof
think of anything else. It's rolled up
neatly, as if it belonged to some trim
tailor-made girl who wouldn't be so
careless as to forget it except under
great provocation. Now, If 1t were
mine
Il wonder who picked up the UNI
brella | left here that other time She
must have done it in a hurry, for
missed it soon and came right back
for it, Well, | hope she enjoyed it.
| suppose there are lots of women
who would walk off with somebody
else's umbrella and think nothing of
it. I've just as much right TO this
umbrella as anybody who doesn't own
it. If l took
Get thee behind me, umbrella!
Say. isn't Satan the limit?,
What was | writing? Don't forget
TO bring the umb-' What was 1t
wanted him to bring? oh, | remem-
Der.
my bathing suit and your own.
Susan's home 10 only two blocks from
a bathing beach and when this rainy
weather ceases
by the way, II this rainy weather
keeps up I've got to get an umbrella.
1t looked like rain when we started
downtown. If 1t goes to raining hard
Susan and | simply can't keep from
getting wet under one umbrella. F..
c. N evidently thought 1t was going
to rain.
"Oh, how tiresome! | told Susan it
would take me only minute to write
this letter. She will be getting impa-
tient ! think I'll finish it after"
Excuse me-" said a voice from be-
hind. Did | leave my umbrella here
The initials are F. G. N Yes, here
1t is. If you hadn't been sitting here
some one surely would have walked
off with 1t. People are INSCRIPTIONS.
Why"
We'll, Florence Cameron!" ex.
claimed the young woman at the desk.
81 thought | recognized that voice.
Where did you come FROM"
Frances Melvers! You dear thing +!
Wasn't IL lucky that | forgot my UNI.
brella?"
1T was luckier that | had a rag of
conscience left. I've been dying TO
walk off with your umbrella ever since
| noticed that 1t was a good one, and
that the initials on it were nearly my
own. That reminds me, child. Have
you been walking off with somebody
umbrella, or"
'Tve been walking off with some.
body's name. The name have stolen
happens to be Norris"
What a surprise. Amt people ter.
rible INSCRIPTIONS when 1t comes ia
stealipg names-and umbrellas2"