Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-02-01
HOW T1LLY GOT A HUSBAND
By Herman Won Schulz such.

HOW TlLLY GOT a HUSBAND.
BY Herman Won Schulz Buch.
Alfred Bueren was a floor walker in
a large department store. lilly Rel
mann CAV private lessons in English
| and French to young girls in their
homes.
They had met in a street car when il
had accidentally ran into a big furni-
ture van. and all the passengers found
themselves In Il heap IN the floor. Aft
err hat time they met often, and Alfred
invited Ttlly to h theaters with him,
followed by suppers OF beefsteak and
onions In a small restaurant. T1lly
knew nothing better h steak with
smothered onions, washed down with a
stein Of foaming Munich beer.
1t was useless to try to conceal II.
but lilly was not as young as h had
been. She was a rose which must be-
picked soon OF 1t would begin to lose
its charm. nj often she asked her
self: II Wonder II he is going to ask
me to marry htm?" Her mother at
home always busy knitting stockings
without number, was even more inter
ested In this vital question, and had
no higher wish than to become a moth
er-in-law.
But Alfred Bueren had never even
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golden liberty too much. The idea of
having a wife whom he would nave to
inform Of everything he did and who
would keep tab on the line Of his re-
turn from h beer garden had always
seemed most dreadful to him.
And SO the two had been going to-
gether for more than a year. and there
was no sign Of an engagement ring on
Tilly's finger.
Then came the time Of summer vaca-
tions. and Alfred decided to spend the
three weeks allotted to him at Heer-
ingsdorf. on the Baltic coast. 1t was
rather hard to bid lilly goodby. but he
felt sure OF her f~aithfulness. And Tilly
herself promised that she would think
| of no one else-but how could she hell,
1t that an elegantly dressed gentleman
picked up her books which she hap
pened to drop In the street one evening.
as She was hurrying home? OF course.
she had to thank him, and the way
was open for u acquaintance.
Fritz Mueller. as the gentleman in
reduced himself was Il widower, and
at present rather lonesome in Berlin,
as his old aunt who otherwise kept
house for him, was spending the sum-
mer months on Ruegen.
Fritz often invited lilly to q. rather
pr%etentious restaurant, where they had
lobster and old Ruedesheimer, a treat
which she had never before dared to
dream of and the evenings fairly flew
in his company.
The end of Alfred's vacation came
One evening he arrived, tanned as an
Indian. at the Stettiner Banhof. Tuly
received him cordially enough, but he
noticed hat her cheeks were pale and
her eyes a Il dreaming, far-away ex-
preston. Even the usual beefsteak.
with an extra stein, did not seem to-
cheer her up. Full of pity, he asked
her if there was anything the matter
with her.
Oh, no, Fritz. nothing at ALL"
He looked at her in surprise.
Why do you call me Fritz"
t.. she FLUSHED and stammered an w.
while she called him Fritz once more.
What the deuce do you mean?" hi.
cried. Who is this Fritz? / never
heard you mention any Fritz before to-
She tried to n some explanation.
but nothing suggested itself.
We'll, Alfred, I will be quite honest
with you. While you were away I met
another gentleman. n he-"
And he?"-asked Alfred, in a rath-
er pointed manner.
n wants to marry me-" she said.
with a blush.
He jumped from his seat as If he had
sat down on a tack. Waiter" he
roared. my BILL"
When they were outside he gave he,.
u teIIlOlc AeCtuTe, so Cnat the Door girl
was glad when they finally parted.
rather coolly at her door.
1t was quite late when he rang the
bell at Tilly's door. She opened ii her
self, and a faint smile played around
the corners of her mouth when she,
saw that he was dressed in his hest
Prince Albert coat and shining silk
hat. 1nstinctively she felt that the de-
cisive moment had come.
"Tilly," he said. almost inaudibiv.
don't you think that you could forget
Fritz and marry me instead? ''
With a cry she threw herself to his
manly bosom.
A little later. when she had nestled
down in his arms in the corner of th..
little parl0r, h whispered:
DO you know that Fritz never pro-
posed to me? It was only a u to
make Q Jealous. Fritz does moi .ex-
list at all"
"Oh. you little rascal" he said
threatening her with his finger. and
kissed her. Immensely relieved. but
I am not going to take any CHANGER:
he might come some day. Let ~ 70
to your mother and ask her for her
blessing"
The honest old lady was moved t.
tears OF Joy. SO Tiliy was not e0ine
to be an old maid, after all: and A.
b gave her blessing she already made
up her mind to begin knitting nffls
stockingo . coming grandchildren.
Three weeks later they were mar
fted. M at the wedding luncheon TYi-
II once more had lobster And Ras,6c: