Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-03-25
S. Shall it be a church wed

nice game it is we have played! But
now must talk seriously"
You witchr' he breathed. do you
think l could ever give you up?'
She checked him gravely. Truly it
was just a game, and yet it was not
altogether so either. But here is what
l came to say. The strangest thing
has happened Not until last night
after the opera did 1 even dream of it,
and even now 1 cannot believe. Oh,
am so proud! Coming home from the
theater my father told mech, the
most wonderful thing. promised very
faithfully not to tell, so-he is to be
the next dent-of-Panama."
Pres Anthony stared at her in
frank amazement. "Why. / thought
! Old Man Alfarez'-
"It seems your country does not like
| him because he hates Americans-see
| Now that you know the truth you
must see at once that by no means
could marry to a person like you"
"Why nOt?'
"Ohe! Don't you understand? shall
be the finest lady in the republic. All
| the men will adore me- will have
suitors-nOt one or two as now, but
many. My father will be the most ia
nous man of all the republic-perhaps
! in the whole world, l don't know
81 don't think it will make any diff
ference with him when he knows who
| am. I'll tackle your father. and I'll
| promise to vote for him"
'You are very fonny." She gazed at
him seriously, one tiny foot curled I'M
der her, her chin nesting into her
| palm.
'Do you love me?"
"Not one single speck. ! merely like
| you to make love at me and cause my
heart to jomp."
! The little hypocrite continued to voice
words of warning and denial. though
| her eyes invited him. and for a long
| time they continued this delightful
| play of pleading and evasion. But al
last Chiquita jumped up with a great
! appearance of alarm.
"Heavens. the timer' she cried, IL
| have stayed too long by much. Ste
| phanie will miss me-.
He rose and stretched out his hand
| as if to hold her
"Shall l come again tomorrow
She grew suddenly earnest
| mo, no. senior That is something
| you should not ask. If ever we are to
meet again it must be with my fathers
! consent Please! Do not urge for truly
| l would have to refuse She let her
! palm rest in his an instant, and her
cheek went scarlet rs he pressed it to
his lips. Then she said: GO, Mr.. Bra
zen One. How greatly it surprised NE
| to find you here | cannot say It gave
me such a start! And. Senior Antonio
| my father may be found any day at his
| bank" Before he could detain her she
was gone, fitting up the path with just
one flashing smile of mischief over her
| shoulder
Anthony went home with his head in
| the clouds. All his doubts were now at
rest; for while Chiquita had stubbornly
! denied him all encoura cement. he felt
sure that her heart had answered. It
was in the highest spirits. therefore,
| that he opened letter he found await
| ing him and read as follows:
Dear Kirk-I hope you are heartily sick
| of yourself and ready to do something
| decent for a change. Knowing your aris-
| tocratic habits as do | realize you must
| owe a lot of money by this time. and
/ your new friends must be getting tired of
| you. I have been expecting you to draw
on me daily and am taking this occasion
| to warn you in your own extensively ac-
/ CURED college English that there is moth
! ing dOing''-except upon one condition. If
| you will agree to behave yourself in flu
| ture I viii pay your debts, send you west
| and give you a job as operator at $40
| month. But you will go where l send you.
| and you will stay where you are put.
| will do the thinking for both of US and
| judge Of your associates. Maybe if you
| prove to be any good at all | will arrange
| with the police to let you spend your va
| cations in that dear New York. which
| still shows signs of your red paint brush
| [ would he pleased to have an apology by
| return mail, so that I may meet you in
! New Orleans and start you off once more
| on the road to decency and self respect,
! You will never be a success at anything,
| but I am always ready to do my dut!s
| This is my last offer, and IL you refuse
you may distinctly and definitely go to
| the devil. AS ever your loving father,
DARWIN K. ANTHONY.
+. 81 can get good operators for $50
month. The extra $40 is pure sentiment.
| Spurred by his present exhilaration,
Kirk wrote an answer, which he read
with a good deal of satisfaction before
sealing it up:
Dear Dad-You affectionate letter with
| the kind offer to take charge of a siding
out in the Dalzotas is at hand. 1 would
like to help you along with your business,
| but Upward and Onward" is my motto,
| and you'll have to raise that salary bit.
1 am drawing 1925 a month at present
! quarters furnished and promotion prom
| ised. I have made some good investments,
| and there are no debts to SETTLE Enclosed
| find my last bank statement, which will
| doubtless prove a great disappointment to
| you.
If you need good master of transpor-
| tation | would be pleased to consider an
| offer at any time, provided the salary is
| satisfactory, but your proposal to edit my
acquaintance is out of the question. My
| decency and self respect are doing well,
thank you, and L like the climate