Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-22

per Synulcdte,)
II was not until Randolph Yardley
had definitely made up his mind to pro-
pose to Henrlette that he secretly en-
tertained the wish that Henriette was
the kind of suffragist that felt it to
be woman's privilege to do the propos-
ing as well as the voting. Henrlette
was suffragist, of course, but she
wasn't that particular kind of suffra-
gist. Randolph had heard her say so.
After she had managed to bring the
conversation up to the delicate ques-
ton Of proposing Randolph might cas-
lily have done the rest. But Randolph
didn't realize how easy this would
have been till he was alone the eve
ming after the discussion.
The Saturday afternoon after he had
definitely decided to propose he unfor-
tunately did not find Henriette alone.
His rival in her attention was the old
-of-all-work, Saunders, known more
Familiarity as Sandy-though any refer
ence that that name might once have
borne to his hair and complexion had
ceased to be apparent for Sandy was
,toothless and his sparse hair was
white-surely not a very formidable
rival. But any third person is rival
when a man wants to propose and
when Randolph entered her bungalow
living room Henriette was kneeling on
the floor before a packing case with
Sandy at the opposite end.
$50 sorry, Randolph" she said with
smile so preoccupled that it WIS
worse than no smile at all; you'll just
have to excuse me while | go on with
this case. They're things for the suf-
frage bazaar. It's to be in week and
I've had to take the Craftsmanship the
last thing"
During all the call that afternoon
Randolph never once found a turn in
the road from which he might have di-
rected his own remarks toward pro-
posal. The case was soon packed and
Sandy shufiled away with it, but Hen
riette's thoughts were still engrossed
with the bazaar And imagine sudden
ly skipping from remarks on the fish
pond at suffrage bazaar or fancy
tables and lemonade booths TO propos-
als
Perhaps 1t was not to be wondered,
then, that when Henriette suddenly
asked Randolph TO promise TO 'do a
certain favor" and to promise before
she had told him what 1t was, he held
up his large masculine hand and swore
rather foolishly to do anything in
Gods world that she wanted him to-"
What she wanted him TO do was to get
Mr.. Tllden to let the suffragists bor-
row what was known as the "Tilden
then unoccupIed, for their
bazaar.
"Tll do what l can, Henrietta" Ran
dolph said solemnly, "but 1t may be
very embarrassing for me and for him.
You see, he is q client of mine"-Ran-
dolph had not been practicing law so
long that he did not use this phrasing
with some degree of DISSATISFACTION
'and there is a lawsuit now going on
over that house. You see a year ago,
after the TildenS had been out of the
house for year, 1t was leased by Mr..
Hamburger, the brewer. Loads of
money, you know, and could perfectly
well have paid the rent even though
he did decide not to live in the house.
Now Tilden is suing Hamburger for
tho onA Iaf,,hAf.r,o,. 40
claim that the house could never be
heated, We tried to settle It out of
court, but We couldn't. You wouldn't
understand the technicalities, so /
shan't bore you with them. But the
case is coming up and I'm particularly
anxious not to lose out"
Randolph lowered his voice and dis
cussed the case III a way that was not
entirely professional. 1.-THE fact seems
TO be that the heating system of the
house was all wrong. and you see how
It would injure me and Tilden If some
500 or 600 of the most prominent wom-
en- in town were to 20 there on a nice
cool day, as It Is quite likely to be in
NNNh y AilLtt uhA llllh bul Whit IL
like place II is So, you see, you will
he working against my interests II you
urge 1t. Still, have promised"
but suppose all those 500 people
went there and roasted almost to
death7 Suppose the temperature there
went up TO so or 90 and all the win
dows had to be opened-would that
help your case?"
Randolph's eyes showed keen inter-
est and for one feetlng moment he for
got that his sole interest In life for
the time being was to propose to Hen
riette. 'Why, certainly, that would
win the case for me. But"
Il don't suppose you have taken
good look at the furnace, or that Mr..
Tilden has, either" Henriette scolded.
II can say that we have. little girl. -"
Randolph had never used those words
before in addressing Henriette. or any
not altogether easy. you see, we law
yers don't go about things In just that
way"
Henriette snorted an expostulation
that indicated contempt for lawyers in
general, and Randolph's mind went
back to the main consideration.
+. IF you're not busy tonight, let's 20
Investigate that Tilden mansion. II you