Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-05-22

port.
Mrs. Hawley read the letters ana,
considering them rather strange epis.
ties for a clergyman and a man of
family to be writing to a young girl
consulted with the chairman Of the
committee for sending supplies to in.
digent clergymen. Then it came GU
that. the ladies having learned that Mr..
Kaplan had no wife or children. his
name had been erased from their list.
1t also came out that Miss Archer. in.
stead of working under orders. had
been doing 50 on her W hook. Mrs
Hawley and the ladies of the commit
tee saw at one that the article Mr..
Kaplan wanted was a wife.
Miss Archer received a note from her
pastor that be had turned Mr.. Kaplan's
letters owe to his wife. who would
endeavor to solve the riddle.
Mrs. Hawley's report was long de-
layed. One day a member of the sup
ply committee showed Miss Archer a
photograph Of a handsome young
clergyman and asked her how she Xix.
ed his appearance. Miss Archer ex-
pressed herself very much pleased
with it. Later on another member of
the committee asked Miss Archer to
exchange photographs with her. The
meaning OF these two Photographic in
cidents was made known to Mr.. Kap-
Ian by Mrs. Hawley. who had written
him saying that she would be happy
to assist in supplying the article be
needed and apologizing for Miss Ar
cher's having prematurely sent him the
children's clothes. the girl having sup.
posed him to be married. So Mr.. Kap-
Ian. at Mrs. Hawley's suggestion. sent
her his photograph. and she sent him
Miss Archer's.
One day Mrs. Hawley reported to
Miss Archer that she had written Mr..
Kaplan and be had given her the
name of the article he wanted. Miss
Archer was all eagerness to hear the
solution Of the matter and was much
disappointed when she was told that it
was not best that she should know
the name OF the article. but it would
be sent to Mr.. Kaplan and. If Miss Ar
cher chose she would be commissioned
by the church committee to take it to
him.
Miss Archer was more puzzled thar
ever. Why was it not sent by express?
The reply to this was that, being an
animal. 1t must eat and. being a very
high bred and valuable animal, it could
no well be intrusted to the care of
the employees Of an express company.
Miss Archer thought the matter over
and decided to decline the commission.
She saw no reason why she should
have the responsibility Of a pet dog or
cat on a long journey to a benighted
country. Why. the idea was too alb
surd for anything. II MI. Kaplan
wanted u pet he could come and get it
When this reply was made to Mrs.
Hawley the matter, so far as Miss
Archer knew, vas dropped Then one
day she was Informed that Mr.. Kap.
Ian was coming for his pet, and. since
he had written her about it, she was
to give it to him when he arrived.
Miss Archer was somewhat miffed at
this. saying that she saw no reason
why Mr.. Kaplan couldn't have told
her frankly what be wanted as we'll
as any n else. She asked If he in
tended bringing his wife and family
with him and was told that be did
not. She said that she had been both
cred a good deal about the matter and
would send no more boxes Of supplies
to any one. The response to this was
that she had brought the matter upon
herself by working independent of the
committee.
One day Miss Archer was much sur
prised at receiving Il card on which
was engraved the name Of Mr.. Kap.
Ian.
WELL" she exclaimed. Pm glad
he has come. Now ! suppose this
bother will be ended. But haven't
anything for him. | wonder that Mrs
Hawley hasn't sent it."
Expecting to see al old. elderly OF
middle aged man. she did not take
pains to improve her toilet. but wen,
downstairs just as she was. On en-
tering the drawing room she stopped
short on the threshold. A young mar
about twenty-five years old rose tt
greet her. She recognized him at once
as the person whose photograph she
had admired.
81 have come to thank you" he said
with Il very pleasant smile. for the ar
ticles you sent me-"
why, r.
You didn't expect to see a mar o
my age"
mo: | did not"
II have no wife or children. so
gave the things in the box to the chill
dren OF Others"
You're not married." BY this tim,
a blush was spreading itself over he
face, not that she dreamed of what h
had come for. but that she had blum
dered.
"Oh. no; I'm not married, but tn
things you sent came very handy, l as
sure you"
Then the remembrance OF this mys
FERROUS thing he wanted came to her.