The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-10-18
Old ]. Sandy J
Helps Cause
8
By Osborn Jone.
By Osborn Jone.


had definitely made up his mind to pro-
pose to Henriette 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. Henriette
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-
tlon 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.
t; 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
man-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 man wants to propose, and
when Randolph entered her bungalow
living room Henriette was kreeling On
the floor before a packing case with
Sandy at the opposite end.
$50 sorry, Randolph" she said with
smile so preoccupied that it was
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 turn in
the road from which he might have d.
rected his own remarks toward a pro-
posal. The case was soon packed and
Sandy shuff1ed away with it, but Hen
riette's thoughts were still engrossed
with the bazaar. And imagine sudden
lily skipping from remarks on the fish
pond at a suffrage bazaar or fancy
tables and lemonade booths to propos-
ais! ..
Perhaps it 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 it 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.. Tilden to let the suffra gists Dor
row what was known as the ''Tilden
mansion" then unoccupied, for their
bazaar. ..a.
"I'll do what I can, Henrietta" Ran
Idolph said solemnly, 'but it may be
very embarrassing for me and for him.
lYou see, he is client of mine"-Ran-
Idolph had not been practicing law so
long that he did not use this phrasing
land there is a lawsuit now going on
lover that house. You see, year ago,
latter the Tildens had been out Of the
house for a year, it was leased by Mr..
Hamburger, the brewer. Loads of
money, you know, and could perfectly
we'll have paid the rent even though
be did decide not to live in the house.
| Now Tilden is suing Hamburger for
1.-The rent and Hamburger makes the
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 in a way that was not
entirely professional. "The fact seems
Ito 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 800 of the most prominent WON
en- in town were to go there on nice
cool day, as it is quite likely to be in
! weeks time, and find out what barn
! like place it is. So, you see, you vii
be working against my interests if yo'
, urge it. Still, I have promised
"But suppose all those 500 people
: went there and roasted almost tt
! death? Suppose the temperature ther'
: went I'D TO 81 OT ~ dAu I'LL I1S Will
0 dows had to be opened-would tina
help your case" s.sul
Randolph's eyes showed keen inter
= est and for one fleeing moment he fol
: cot that his sole interest in life TO
t the time being was to propose to Her
riette. "Why, certainly, that woul
- win the case for me. But"
!" Il don't suppose you have taken
+ good look at the furnace, or that MI
Tilden has. either" Henriette scoldee
: II can say that we have, little girl.
|. Randolph had never used those word
4 before in addressing Henriette, or an
not altogether easy. ''You see, we Law
) yers don't go about things in just Tia
l, way
% Henriette snorted an eXpOstulatio
that indicated contempt for lawyers
. general, and Randolph's mind wei
Il back to the main consideration.
eff you're not busy tonight, let's
: investigate that Tilden mansion. If yc
~ start tight away you can get the Ike,