The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-17

Oeuevc0 Wu46 No o410e W0o0 yOQuB
! Mr.. Hillson came and began to talk
about repairs and boss there Wa1
an opening for the girl Of ambitd0nl
The young man had scarcely depart
ed when Mr.. Barnes was proudly Of
els it possible?'' she gasped-
! II stand hero to say that II III"
"And what In the limit ~ to
Wen. he said things must be put In
shape"
"Oh. dear. what luck.''
Mr.. Barnes was for ordering shin
giles, lumber, paint, brick, cement and
other things by the carload at once.
She had real or heard that architects
first prepared plans and specifications,
and she would do the same. It would
hardly be fair by the owner to 60
ahead without knowing something
o'clock next morning, she was ION the
job" So was q laborer Mr.. Barnes
had hired. While the laborer uproot-
ed thistles and burdocks she walked
over the five acres Of ground and
various paths which should inter-
sect 1t.
Miss Dorothy put in q month OF
preparatory work. and when she and
careful manner and added up their
figures they found the total to be
$225,000. For this sum Mr.. Hillson
had an old feudal castle. q villa and
three ancient drawbridges and seven
modern bathrooms. There were eight
ancient turrets and five modern bill
lard rooms There were torchholders
in the walls, and electric lights under
them.
Az for the grounds. they were to be
patterned after the royal grounds at
Versailles. There would be fourteen
fountains and thirty -seven pieces OF
statuary. and Mr.. Hillson and his
twenty-five different arbors.
The plans and estimates were sent
to Mr.. Hillson at his club. and what
he said when he had d1gested them
was in Spanish and cannot be given
in American. The next morning he
started for the scene to jump Mr..
Barnes out Of his boots, and to rec
ommend the architect to take up
dreesmaking instead.
1t was then and there that Provf-
dence took a hand in the game. That
morning Miss Dorothy had to go to
the village in her pony cart to get
more paper to estimate on. She had
never seen Mr.. Hillson nor he her.
At q narrow place in the highway
they met. The chauffeur lost his nerve
for the moment. The pony reared and
plunged. Then the auto went into one
0AtC1l anu Cn0 pony the Otn0f.
Anybody hurt?" asked Mr.. Hi1lson
from where he lay on his back.
I'm not more than half killed, -
laughed Miss Dorothy.
Same here" added the chauffeur.
"A little careful. please" cautioned
Mr.. Hillson, as they got ready to lift
him from under the overturned ma
chine. Il feel quite sure one of my
legs is broken!"
You go to the farm house and get
the man and q vehicle Of some sort -
commanded the girl of the chauffeur.
There is no hospital around here?"
You will be taken to my mothers
house We'lf have doctor there as
soon az you are"
But it may be six weeks before I
can get up to the city,
I'VE shan't turn you out. I ought
to have waited for you to pass the
narrow spot"
And I told my man to wait for
you. but he n stupid. MY name IL
down here
And am Miss Clyde"
Mr.. Barnes had spoken Of her as
young lady, and thus her name had
no significance to the young man.
When Mr.. Barnes came over to the
nothing to say Of Miss Dorothy as an
architect. 1t was a full month after
the accident that young Hillson laugh
ingly said one day:
Il believe there is a young lady
architect in this neighborhood some
where. Ever meet herr"
II have
mice girl?"
VERY nice. Why?"
Tell her to drop architecture and
get married.
1t wasn't very long speech. but it
cost Mr.. Jewett Hillson just one ex-
ira year OF courtship for making it.
During that year the house was re-
paired for $1,000, and was all ready
for the bridal couple upon their re-
turn.-(Copyrfght, 1914. by the Nc
CIure Newspaper Syndicate.)