The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-12-24


Then Evelyn had appeared, an elfn
fairy with laughing blue eyes. fluffy
golden hair and skin OF rose petals
white and pink
Before she was one year old IL was
decided that her husband must be at
least OF profession; before two he
had risen to the rank OF a Judge: by
five he must be a governor, and at
fifteen, president Indeed, as Evelyn
was nearing her eighteenth birthday
they had begun to talk of royalty
Then Harry Alder came to town to
work in Nick's drug store at five dol
lars a week and serve soda at five
cents a glass.
II was case OF necessity with
Harry-no frivolous notion that $40
month would buy dance tickets and
white trousers marked down TO $3.50
from Sc. His engineering corps had
been disbanded by flaw In the right
Of way OF the new interurban trolley
line, and he was a thousand miles
away from home and mother and fa-
Their had said he was old enough to
shift for himself Anyway, he had
answered Nick's advertisement, and
here he was.
Thence, one day in the early fall,
came Belle and Evelyn for a sunde
OF nuts and chocolate. and after that
governors and royalty needed have a
care and look after their fences.
Belle finished her sunde leisurely,
while Evelyn looked over the post
cards. Behind the card rack--not
quite-stood Harry Just past q
tinted reproduction Of the court
house were Harry's brown eyes, The
brown eyes and the blue eyes looked
into one another and the blue eyes
fell
TITS frightfully warm, dear" said
Belle. WED better get home so you
can lie down Your face is so
flushed"
That night MT Schmoker called
upon Papa Hixon. Mr. Schneider, al.
though not a governor nor an earl,
held much the same respect In the
family as Sindbad of Haroun-al-
Raschid He was rich. In fact he
owned the trolley line that was hav-
ing trouble with its right of way.
Mr.. S. told papa he was looking
for wife and let papa infer that Eve
lyn suited his taste exactly. Il haf
trafeled all Offer America" said he.
and nefer--nefer haf seen such
great peauty"
PapR, knowing that Evelyn needed
a little care in the handling, said he
would think II over, and asked his
guest to Sunday dinner
Evelyn developed mania for writ
ing letters and postcards. and making
trips TO the drug store for stamps.
That week Evelyn ate and drank,
breathed and lived Mr. Schneider till
she grew weary OF his name, Satur-
day confirmed her fears when she
overheard papa tell mamma that Mr.
Schneider was worth 100000 0O and
that when he was his son.in.law he
would do so and so, and so and so.
Immediately Evelyn scrubbed a
card to some one and ran down to
the drug store for a stamp Nick
was out and Harry was holding down
the store alone. He was back OF the
prescription counter counting pills
when Evelyn rushed In.
"Oh. Harry, darling It's getting
to be terrible at home. You know
that fat old Mr. Schmoker who owns
your road Well papa has made up
his mind that | have 20 marry him.
They've always said had to marry
money you know know how Il
win be-dingdong. dingdonK about
1t until 80 mad. or die-Or worse
than anything give In /"
Hush. dearest Youn never give
In You're going to marry mel"
This minute. Harry. dear. II you
say sol"
On Ave dollars week.
"on FIVE dollars week"
But we'd starve Evelyn. dear we
must not be foolish
MIR schmoker. who had dropped in
70 buy some of his strong. black
cigars. heard part Of the converse.
ton
He went back to his hotel and wrote
two letters One was to Mr. Hixon.
resretting his hasty departure from
town and requesting his Kindness to-
ward his tMr Schmoker's) private
secretary, whom he was leaving In his
place, Mr. Harry Alder by name.
Later he went back for his cigars
and when he was gone Harry found
a letter for himself on the counter
Marry the little Evelyn. said the
letter she Is the prettiest girl in
America, inclose 4 check for $40.
oeo--a wedding present 10 you both
In month come to me in New York.
You viii be my private secretary
until | can And something better for
you Wishing YOU success. l am very
truly yours, Hans SCHNEIDER"
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