The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-08-25
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John WinSlOW'S
Surrender
How a Young Man Saved q
Fortune and Got
the Girl.
BY F1ELOISE BRAYTON
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.
BY HELOIsE BRAYTON
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
John Winslow, head Of the house of
iW1nslow & Co., one of the largest and
tWealthiest engineering firms in Amer
lea, while sitting at his desk in his
private office was handed a telegram.
(which he read eagerly, and his eye
'sparkled with joy. He had been bid
ding against the Eureka Bridge COM
pany for the building Of large Sec
ton of western railroad, and the
message was an announcement that
his bid had been accepted. He expect
ed through this contract to double his
fortune. ..-
His first thought was to communi-
cate the good news to the person he
loved best the only one he loved in
the world. Mr.. Winslow was a wild
over with one child, daughter.
"Kennedy!" called Mr.. Winslow, toss
ing the telegram on his desk.
A young man responded to the call
to find his employer scratching note.
When finished Mr.. Winslow handed it
to him, telling him to send it to his
daughter at once. Kennedy went out
side and looked for an Office boy to
carry the note. Not finding one, he
put on his hat and went with it him.
self. His ring was answered by a
maid, who told him when he said he
had note for Miss Winslow that he
would find her in the drawing room.
She was practicing at her harp.
A pretty girl sitting at harp is an
attractive sight. Ned Kennedy was at
an age to be affected by such a sight
and possibly magniied its beauty. AT
any rate, he saw the vision Of his life.
Years have passed since then, but to
this day he treasures it in his heart
the heart that in a twinkling passed
to the girl at the instrument.
ii And she? Before her stood a young
ster a few years her senior, with a
bright, honest face, a pair of rudy
rboyish cheeks and smile that seemed
to her enhancing. He was holding
out note to her. She arose, took the
note. recognized her fathers writing,
that he had secured the contract on
which he had spent most Of his time
for the better part Of year.
ooh, I'm so gladw she exclaimed,
''But pardon me. Won't you be seat
edY'
: mo, thank you. l must get right
back to the office.''
"Did papa tell you he'd got the con
tract?'
"Oh, no; he doesn't tell me things.
I'm only his employee. But I'm very
much pleased to hear that he has sue
ceeded. I've done a lot of figuring for
him on that contract"
"Are you an engineer?"
eyes. I was graduated last year in
the scientific school, Your father ap-
piled for one of our class, and I was
assigned to him.
The young man looked happy, and
the girl looked happy and tried to
think of some more pleasant things
that her father had said about him
Though he declined to be seated, he
asked her if she would not play just
one piece on her harp, and she did, or
rather. she sang "Annie Laurie,' &C
companying herself on her instrument
Any one who has heard that song &C.
companied by Il harp knows of the
depth of feeling there is in it, From
that moment to Ned Kennedy "Annie
Laurie" was none other than Elsie
.Winslow.
When the engineer got back to the
Office he discovered that he had beer
with the young lady an hour. thinking
he had been with her ten minutes, anG
his chief was impatiently awaiting
him. Mr.. Winslow asked him where
he had been so long, and he replied
that he had carried the note himself
since none of the boys was at hand
Then he threw out danger signal il
a blush, but his employer failed to I'm
derstand it.
Three months was the time specified
for the beginning Of the contract work
During this period Winslow & Co
spent fortune in materials and Other
preparation. While this was going or
Ned Kennedy and Elsie Winslow were
making all sorts of excuses to meet
and within six weeks a mutual con
fession had been made and the lovers
were in terror lest Elsies father should
discover the extent to which matters
had gone, for Elsie knew that she
would not be permitted to marry any
one, especially a poor young engineer
earning $25 week.
Such cases always run the same
course. The lovers think they are en-
during no end Of excruciating torture
but they are not. When love torture!
end prosaic marriage begins, and a!
husband and wife the couple take in
finite pleasure in reading of other cou
PIES love tortures. The denouemen
came in time. Ned Kennedy sent
note to his ladylove, not knowing tina
her father was at home. Mr.. Winslov
received it and took it to his daughter
This time the danger signal was in
terpreted. Then Elsie threw hersel
into her fathers arms and confessed