Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-15

little more" as she remained silent
trying to calm herself inside. 'Of
course. the bigger the price the bigger
my commission. But j promise ten
thousand, clear"
Very well. get all you can forcing
herself to speak calmly. though I'm
| ready to sign papers for ten thousand
When shall [ know"
Il will have the money and papers
ready tomorrow night. And now AZ
she rose. may l ask if you intend in
vestigatins? I have some very at
tractive things this week.
No. thank you. l am hoping to buy
a farm just out of the city-the Glen
Echo dairy farm
Why" What" in surprise. I've
got that very farm on my list. Owner
wants to go to Florida. and will sell
for $4,000. If you want the place we
can have all the papers fixed up here
tomorrow afternoon. Odd thing. l re-
ceived a letter from Dakota this very
morning. wanting to rent that farm
addressed to my predecessor here who
! seems to have sold it once. Man wants
to rent on shares. work half and half
the crop for rent, he TO furnish every
thing. Pretty good offer in a renting
way. but. of course. sale is the most
important and the only thing just now.
But you'll need manager on that
place, of course, and | wouldn't wonder
il this would be just the man. Any
how. when he comes I'll send him out
for a talk.
The next day the transfer was made
and Miss Dunning moved out in the
afternoon. There were repairs and
improvements she wanted to make.
and they must be done quickly. Sew
eral weeks passed and the changes
We're all completed and the workmen
gone away. With the last one gone,
Miss Dunning brought "a rocking chair
to that corner of the veranda that
commanded a view toward the end of
the nearest car line.
But two more days passed before a
man was seen coming down the lane.
He walked very slowly, with A cane
in one hand and limping. AS he neared
the house he stopped frequently to
look about, and came forward with a
visible effort. Once he paused and half
turned. as though minded to go away.
Then he seemed to get himself in hand.
for he came straight toward the door.
AS he tapped, Miss Cunning stepped
from her corner behind the vines.
Tom she said, striving to keep her
voice steady.
But the man recoiled. with ashen
face. and would have fallen had she
not stepped forward quickly and stead
led him with her arms. Edith" he
whispered hoarsely, IT didn't think to
meet you. fm--not strong enough for
that yet. And here, too, Are you the
wife of the owner?''
Not yet. Tom ] have been waiting
ioi ou Lon you remember no" you
used to ask me to marry you-not
once, but forty times, 1 think. And
told you to go away first and make q
man of yourself. You have done that
and come back and have waited. Now
We will be married.
Come back man. Why. Edith, I
am failure. the very worst kind.
even had $500 when / went away, and
have nothing now
But you arc a man. Tom" Miss
Cunning declared. her happiness MAX
ing her eyes luminous. That is worth
a thousand times more. And. as to
failures. I am one. for ] worked ten
years in the government printing of
nee and thought l had M lie myself
Indispensable, but they d4opped me
without explanation. But come. dear,
a minister lives but two houses away,
and l have spoken to him Then we
will come back and look over your
farm-ourS ] mean
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