The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-01
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5Sh0rtSt0ry Writers,
CUPID q co.
BY 'Thos. l.. Mssson

ness down Cine. It's fact that duriEg
tie nrst Year there is always pro-
cess of readjustment going on. Your
surroundings are everything. They
have subtle and powerful influence.
Why, sir, we can guarantee that, with
our number .brty-seyen, your wife
won't have particle Of homesick.
ness"
Springton was mechanicanyo pen
ing his mail In which he had already
foud the cards OF three ministers.
He thanked the man and dismissed
him Then he rang his bell for his
clerk.
Jasper he said, Well show them
all in.
"The whole lot sir?
"Yes--all."
The door opened mad eleven spruce
men solemnly marched forward In
single file. Elch man, true to his
instincts, had his hand In his breast.
pocket, prepared to snat out card
and leave II on The table In cast any
thing happened.
AtHhitiHtHt Sdlh DIliAnbbOHt
thank you one and all, for your atted
tlons, but there is one thing thlt@f
don't understand. How In the world
lid you know that"
A quiet, refined man, who had eyi-
lently been chosen for spokesman,
low stepped forward
"Quite simply, sir" he said. We
belong to the Y&ngg Married Mans
Trade koptdgS5tohs. We employ a
ieteca "a and medical staff,
TO a Poi trained psycholog-
might at midnign., all the
IS of our organization We're
"a that you had spent three
fBwith young ably who was your
$sical opposite, and therefore likely
~ inspire your love. All the crcum-
etances of your meeting her were
Nown; and the probabilities having
been calculated by our statistical de-
larement, the chances OF your being
good business customer were cal
ulatAl to ba about seventy fAa
M6s& possible hundred. Word was
fsseIkz&$And, and here we are. may
k$EfH&EA. represent the most scientl-
Bt43s.s agency ever incorporated.
&z4S<1ntee every cook sent out,
I Sprrlgton waved them all off.
Leave your cards, gentlemen" he
aid. Leave your cards, and | will
communicate with you later"
| ct oh
lim. In thirty minutes more he was
inging the bell of the mansion which
re had visited the evening before
He noticed several men waiting In
he hall and on the table was piled
the morning mail together with a
gnodly lot of samples.
After some difficulty he was passed
trough the line and shown upstairs
lie awaited with ternldltion. At last
| .be anne. she was pale and nervous
"Did you think this was my fault?'
| se asked. hastily.
II didn't know" she replied. I'll
| seemed so strange. You didn't do 1t
| i'd you?" she asked anxiously
II assure you on my word of honor
$ a gentleman, that | knew no more
bout II than you. The moment thai
found out what 1t meant-that Il
vas only matter of business as
,umed that you would also be impor
uned in the same way, and | hurried
protect you, il necessary. and alst
70 decare my innocense' !
Yes, | suppose so. The truth is
that this morning the question o
marriage had never entered my head
, hut now that my attention has beef
'alled to the subject. and ne entire
business world apparently seems t
hink wedding is going to take place
| md is spending capital in solicitin'
, 'ur trade, why wouldn't 1t be bette
I TO get the matter settled at once?
| She looked at him with tired eA
! preston, too tired to resist him.
c 81 am ready" she whispered, a
she dropped into his arms.
II At this moment there was knoc
At the door The happy couple stoo
apart as the maid entered.
"Well, Marie?'
81 thought you might like to know
Miss that three men have just aske
. o see you on important business