Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-04-14

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found in the Old Home hotel, Well
mouth, first house on the left. It's
Miss Seabury," says l.
He was surprised, l guess, but he
e turned a hair. "Indeed" he
says. "She is the-the h~ousekeeper.
isn't she?"
"She was" says l. ''but she leaves
tomorrer morning."
That hit him between wind and wa
ter.
mop? he sings out, setting up
straight and staring at me. mot
really"
You bet" 1 says. "Now, down in
this part of the chart we've come to
think more Of that young lady than a
cat does Of the only kitten left out of
the bag in the water bucket. Let me
tell you about her."
So I went ahead, telling him how
Mabel had come to us, why she come,
how well she was liked, how much
she liked us and a whole lot more.
"And, now, all at once" says 1, "she
gives up being happy and we'll and
c%ontented, and won't eat, and cries,
and says she's going to leave. There's
a reason, and Pm going to make a
guess at it. I believe it calls itself
JONES'"
His underjaw pushed out a little,
and his eyebrows drew together. But
all he said was. "Well?"
eyes," l says. "And, now, Mr..
Jones. Pm old and nosey maybe, but
l like that girl. Perhaps 1 might
come to like you too. You can't tell
Under them circumstances and with
the understanding that it didn't 20 no
farther maybe you might give me a
glimpse of the lay of the land. Pos.
sibly I might have something to say
that would help. Pm fairly white I'm.
derneath, if I be sunburned. What
do you think about it?"
He didn't answer right off; seemed
to be chewing it over. After a spell
he spoke.
"Mr. Wingate," says he, with the
understanding that you mentioned
don't mind supposing a case. Sup,
pose you was q chap in college. Sup.
pose you met a girl in the vicinity
that was-well, was about the best
ever. Suppose you came to find that
life wasn't worth a continental with.
out that girl. Then suppose you had
a dad with money-lots of money.
Suppose the old fo-the gov'nor. ]
mean-without even seeing her or ever
knowing her name or a thing about
her said no. Suppose you and the
old gentleman had a devil of a row
and broke off for keeps. Then sup.
pose the girl wouldn't listen to you
under the circumstances. Talked rot
about wasted future and throwing
your life away and so on. Suppose
when you showed her that you didn't
care a red for futures she ran away
from you and wouldn't tell where she'd
gone. Suppose-well, I guess that's
enough supposing. I don't know why
I'm telling you these things anyway"
He stopped and scowled at the
floor, acting like he was sorry he
spoke. I pulled at my pipe a minute
or so, and then says I:
"Hum" I says. II presume likely
it's fair to suppose that this break
with the old gent is for good?"
He didn't answer. But he didn't
need to. The look on his face was
enough.
eyes," says I. "Well, it's likewise to
be supposed that the idea-the even
tual Ideals marriage, straight mar
rage, hey"
He jumped out Of his chair. "Why
cuss your he says. opp
Call right. Set down and be nice.
I was fairly sure Of my souudings, but
it don't do no harm to heave the lead.
I ask your pardon. Well, what you
going to support a wife on-her kind
Of a wife? A summer walters job at
twenty a month";"
He set down, but he looked more
troubled than ever. 1 a sorry for
him. K couldn't help liking the boy.
Suppose she keeps her word and
goes away" says I, what then?"
"Ill go after her"
Suppose she still sticks to her prin-
ciples and won't have you. where'll
you go them"
"To the hereafter" says he, naming
the station at the end Of the route.
ooh, well. there's no hurry about
that. Most Of us are sure of a free
one way pass to that port some time
or other, 'cording to the parsons tell.
See here, Jones! Let's look at this
thing like q couple of men, not chill
dren. The way to show a young wo-
man like her that you mean business
and are going to be wurth cooking
meals for is to get the best place you
a and start in to earn a living and
save money. Now, Mr.. Browns IA
ther-in-law is a man by the name of
Dillaway, Dillaway Of the CONSOLIDATE
ed Cash Stores. He'll do things for
me if I ask him to, and I happen to
know that he's just started a branch
up to Providence and is there now
Suppose I give you a note to him, ask
ing him as a favor to me to give you
the best job he can. He'll do it, l
know. After that it's up to you. This
is, of course, providing that you start