The herald., 1917-10-25

Copyricat. 49,. by the Mcclure Newsqa-
per Syndicate
II was not until Randolph Nardl"y
had definitely made up lis mind 10 pro-
pose to Hanriettr that he secretly en-
tcrtaincd the wish that Henriette was
the kind of sufrraGist that felt 1t TO
hc woman'S privilege 70 do the pr"poS-
ins rs well as the voting. Henrlette
was suffra-ist. OF course, but she
wasn't that particular kind OF suftra-
ciSt. Randolph han heard her say so.
After she had managed 10 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 eye
ming after the discussion.
The Saturday afternoon after he had
definitely decided 10 propose he untor-
tunately did not find Heariette alone.
His rival in her attention was the old
man-of-all-work. Saunders. known more
familiaSly as Sandy-though any refer
ence that that name might once nave
! borne 10 his hair and complexion hau
ceased 10 be apparent for SANDY WIS
toothless and his sparse hair was
| whIte-Surely not a very formidah!'
rival. But any third person Is riva
| when man wants 10 propose. ah'
when Randolph entered her bungalow
! living room Henrictte was kneelinS OF
the floor before a packing case VIII
Sandy AT the opposite nd.
$50 sorry. Randolph" she said Wit
smile so preOCcupied that II wa
worse than no smile AZ all; you'll JUS
have 10 excuse me %hile | 90 on wit
this r>Se. They're things for the sui
frage bazaar. Its to be in a week an
I've had To take the craftsmanship tn
last thing"
During all the call that afternOo
Randolph never once found a turn |
the road from which he might have q
rectpd his own remarks toward pr
posal. The case was soon packed an
Sandy shuffled away with II, but Hel
riette's thoughts were still engrosse
with the bazaar. And imagine suddei
~ skipping from remarks on the n
pond at a suffrage bazaar or fame
tables and lemonade booths to propO
ais,
Perhaps Il WAS not TO be wondere
then. that when Henriette sudden
asked Randolph to promise TO do
certain favor" and to promise befo
she had told him what il was, he he
I'D his large masculine hand and swo
rather fonlishly to "dO anything
Gods world that she wanted him Il
What she wanted him TO do was to
Mr.. Tiiden 10 let the suffragistS b'
row what was known as the "Tild
mansion" then unoCcupied, for tn
bazaar.
I'll do what | can, Henrietta" Il;
: ,lolph said Solemnly, hut IL may
very embarrassing for me and for hi
You see. he is a client Of mine"-R'
dolph had not been praCticinG law
lone that he did not use this phraSi
with some degree of self-SatiSfactioE
"and there Is Il lawsuit now going
over that house. You see, Il year Il
after the TildenS had been out of
house for a year, Ii was leased by
Hnmbprgcr. the brewer. Loads
money, YOU know. and could perfe'
well have paid the rent even tho'
- ne did decide not 10 live in the hot
4 Now Tilden il suing Hamburger
8 the rent and Hamburger makes
claim that the house could never
heated. We tried to settle II out
court, but We couldn't. You woul'
- understand the technicalities, 81
- shan't bore you with them. But
: case is coming up and Tn particul'
!, anxious not TO lose out
-, Randolph lowered his voice and
~. cussed the case in way that was
~. entirely professional. THE fact Sc
49,, TO be that the heating system or
house was all wrong, and you see
-, il would injure me and Tiiden II
500 O. 600 of the most prominent W
10y en.in town were to go there on
''o COOL day, as 1t Is quite likely to be
weeks time. and find out what b
like place II Is. So, you see, you
~ be working against my interests II
pm urge it. Still, l have promised.
But suppose all those 800 pc
went there and roasted almos
death? Suppose the temperature
'i'' went I'D to so or 80 and all the
le' dows had to be Opened-would
"'' help your case?"
say, RandOlphs eyes showed keen
= est and for one fleeting moment ht
''e', got that his sole interest in life
It. the time being was to propose to
O''l' riette. "Why, certainly, that V
eh'' win the case for me. But"
;, II dent suppose you have tax
'i"' good look at the furnace. or tina
GUS Tilden has. either" Henrietta Sc
i'i"s 81 can say that we have, little
"tIe Randolph had never used those
the
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