The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-05-18
"Then I may hopper"
"Yes. you may hope"

Now, it happened that Mr.. Wheaton
was sadly in need Of shoes Like most
people who do not know when. how
and why they are most attractive. he
deemed it essential to the success of
his suit with Miss Twiss that he
should keep up appearances. He did
not realize that his necessities were
! his chief assets with the girl who
loved him. He went to fashiona BILE
bootmaker in the hope Of being per
! mitted to enlarge his already stable
account by an order for another pair
Of boots. While he was endea voring
to soften the mans heart be was hor-
ror stricken at seeing the object OF
his love enter the shop.
Wheaton. seeing no way of retreat.
advanced toward Miss Twiss and
greeted her as heartily as if he were
really delighted to see her. She had
come in to order footwear and was
surprised to learn that Mr.. Wheaton
had his boots made by her shoemaker.
| He turned the topic of conversation
to other matters and as soon as pos
/ sible got away from Miss Twiss and
( the shoemaker.
The latter conceived the idea of
turning this chance meeting in MS
shop TO account. He saw in it a way
to collect his unpaid bill against
/ Wheaton. Knowing the young mans
idiosyncracies well. be sent a woman
to him to solicit charity. directing her
to say that Miss Twiss sent her Whea-
ton considered that all between him
and his love was at stake. 1t would
never do for him TO refuse to give to
solicitor who had been sent to him
/ by the lady he hoped TO marry. Ask
! ing the lady TO wait. be took his snuff
4 box around the corner TO a pawnshop
borrowed 500 on it and gave the mon
ey to the solicitor.
i Miss Twiss had noticed Mr.. Whea-
! tons embarrassment when she had
met him AT the shoemaker'S and di-
| vined the cause She thought the
| the shop directing him TO pay Mr..
! Wheaton's bill and take receipt
| The shoemaker. supposing the mes
| senger to come from Wheaton. recent
! ed his BILL which amounted to $40
! and returned S.. with a note confess
sing the stratagem by which he had
| collected the account.
! OF course the note and the surT!us
| amount went TO Miss Twiss She was
very much surprised and at she sam
! time amused She inferred that the
last article possessed by her lover. the
snuffbox had gone to pawnbrokers
/ She telephoned Mr. Wheaton that she
would like him to call.
Ned" she said when he came. II
j have had a long struggle with myself
about accepting you You have been
so improvident, or. rather. 50 tender
hearted that everything you had has
gone except your jeweled snuffbox
My heart. | am sorry TO say. has tri,
umphed over my better judgment. |
will marry you, but | am determined
that the one thing you possess shall
not be bestowed on some leach or for
charity or find its way to the pawn.
shop Bring it to me-" she concluded
| "Not tonight" exclaimed Ned, both
delighted and in mortal dread
Eyes. tonight You have not far
| to CO.
But you know. it is an heirloom
| l must have time to consider the pro
priety of parting with it, 1t has been
! bequeathed to the eldest son of the
eldest son. to go down in that line for
ever Have right TO give it to any
one"
That's the reason | wish it. | de
sire to make sure that it goes to your
eldest SON"
But
mo more butts please. but the
snuffbox. If you refuse me shall
consider that you don't trust me: that
you love the box better than you love
me-"
you know that | love you
Then prove it Go and get, the
box
But sweetheart-darling- can't
get it before morning Sensible of my
disposition to let things slip through
my fingers, | put it in safe place."
The girl smiled.
ut is in SAFE" he added
who's safe?"
Zone who has a deep interest in
| me-"
IAN interest of sos Come. Ned.
know where your snuffbox Is. You
pawned it to get the money you gave
the woman sent you to get sub
scription for the orphans home"
| Ned bowed his head
| "Why did you yield to herr?
Consider the poor fatherless and
mOtherless children"
You are very weak
81 know it. How | ever interested a
girl so superior to myself can't con
ceive."
IF l marry you fear you'll give
away everything possess"
81 don't see how l can do that since
you possess it.
"Well. I'm in very respondent state
of mind today about your pawning the
| snuffbox Come and see me tomor-
| row."