The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25

a pork butcher, so it is quite likely.
] can marry her any day | like to ask
her, and | propose TO ask her without
delay: and ] want to know If you Will
lend me $500 till ] get marrled?'
How do you know she s got this
money!
"Wen, test it. You see she mentions
different shares. She leaves her shares
in the Acratcd Bread company to the
pension and depot fund of that com
pany. Now, YOU can easily find out If
she has shares.
AS it turned out later, when koo,
doorian did inquire. Miss MacTavish
was the registered proprietor Of some
600 in shares. -,
The money lender read the will
again. aud SAID: "Tf the lady is smit'
ten with your agreeable charms, Mr,
| Watson, as YOU say she is, perhaps this
has been sent TO YOU for the mere pur-
! pose of what is vulgarly called bring.
ing YOU up to scratch Do YOU know
the solicitor?'
Ono. ] don Z. If did, he d probably
know my usual line is company work.
Koodoorian picked up law list, and
consulted it,
"Therc is solicitor of that name, -
he said, "only qualified a couple OF
year ago; but there S no address given
here | expect that's the man.
Finally the money lender ended the
interview by saving:
| "No. ! won I lend YOU penny now.
! but one Of my Young women shall take
rooms at the boarding house YOU are
at and f she reports favorably, ]
don I mind when You are engaged, ad-
! vancing YOU $500.
''What shall YOU want for itq'
1.-TWO thousand pounds within 4
month of your wedding day
"That e stiff,' replied the barrister.
81 know it. but the security S rot
ten, Mr.. Watson. -
Watson returned TO his familiar
boarding house that evening resolved
not to let the grass grow under his
| feet. His first care must be TO remove
the unfortunate impression made by his
| bad temper of the morning. He had
armed himself With a large bunch Of
roses. which he thought might 60 far
towards soothing Miss MacTavish g
| feelings.
That lady. gloomily attirug herself
IN the black skirt and silk blouse which
are dc riguer in all boarding houses for
dinner. was sent into tbe seventh
| heaven of delight by the appearance
Of the overworked servant of the cs.
| tabhshmont bearing the roses. with
Mr.. Watson's compliments, and would
| Miss MacTavish accept these 1owers?' =
"Oh. Mary gushed Miss MacTav
| ish: ''b but are YOU quite sure he sent
| them-and for me9''
q" Yes, miss. said Marv. with great
appreciation of the situation ''Aren t
they lovely, miss? And he was so par
ticular ] should bring them al once,
miss. Surely YOU II wear one, miss
oh. be would be so pleased if YOU ID
wear onel'
Janet blushed and smiled, and finally
chose with great care rose. which
was fastened into her dress by Mary.
She felt so nervous she hardly dared
descend to the dining room to meet the
astonished eyes Of the other boarders,
but with Mary's encouragement the
deed was done. Watson, looking up on
her late entrance, felt he could have
screamed with mingled rage and amuse
ment at the air of GOV bashfulness with
which Miss MacTavish sidled into her
seat. But he thought Of the ego 900!
1t was worth it!
After dinner, he went up to the
drawing room, where Miss MucTavisil
was sitting playing her accustomed
game of Patience. ~ =
| 81 have been wanting to talk to you