Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-18
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IN n wooden house downtown.
Yes, I've had fall" replied Miss
May as she looked up.
"Come. now, but shall help you
mp" he said rs ne extended his arm.
"There you are but you can't take
step alone. DO you live anywhere
about here7"
Right there" said Miss May as she
pointed to the steps.
"Oh. that is easy. shall put an
arm around your shoulder and you
lean on me, and we go up the steps as
safely as you walk hall floor. Here
we are. and I'll ring the bell for you
Good evening. madam. I've got to run
for II or l shall be two minutes late
at the store. See you again sometime,
perhaps"
Miss May entered the house to play
baby for a while, and when she came
TO explain the accident to her father
and mother the father replied with
laugh:
Say. I'll bet you any money that
man was Joe Farlow. He passes
along the street twice every day ex-
cept Sunday. They call him the 'Hu.
man Clock because he Is always on
time. If he is one minute late at the
store there Is almost panic. Yes, It
must have been Joe who helped you
up, and you had better look out a lit
tie. Joe Is nice looking fellow. and
he Is making more money than any
young man | can mention. shouldn't
object to having him for a son-in.law."
well. he didn't laugh at me, and
that was good of him. replied Miss
May as she went to the medicine
chest to find the bottle of arnica.
out of curiosity. Of course, she post
ed herself at window about the time
she figured Mr.. Joseph Farlow would
be due to come along next evening.
Mr.. Farlow came along. He was on
time to the second. There was
smile on his face. as he passed the
house, but he didn't turn his head to
see II anybody was ut the window. He
knew there was, and that he did not
even give n glance was n mark In ia
vor of Mr.. Joseph Farlow.
Some days passed and Miss May
started In her car one day to 90 to her
dressmaker's. When the vehicle had
traversed several blocks. some heavy
trucks got the chauffeur In a pocket
and he lost his head for a moment.
He ran the machine into grocery van
standing at the curb, and there was a
crash and n scream. Joseph FarlOw
was passing at that moment. He had
gone to the grocery store on busi-
ness errand. and he had given himself
just so many seconds to get back Ia
his woolens. II Is doubtful II the
trumpet of an elephant or the roar OF
lion would have made him halt, but
the scream Miss May gave stopped hin
dead In his tracks. He saw her trying
to open the door of the auto. and IN
three jumps he had the door open and
was helping her out saying:
"Its you again. Is IL? Well, your
chauffeur Is not up to the mark. You
will have to walk the rest Of the way
No ice this time, and you won't get {
fall. By-by. I'm due at the store
And off went Mr.. Joseph Farlow, ant
more than one pedestrian got dill
from his elbows to make up for los
time. Maybe II was n month late
when Mr.. Palmer, father of May, sa
In his Office one afternoon and younl
Mr.. Farlow burst in exclaiming:
"Say, Mr.. Palmer, / know you b.
sight and by name, though we neve
shook hands. You can ask any bust
ness man about me. / just called T.
say that / want the privilege Of call
ing on your daughter. II has happene'
that ! met her on two occasions, bu
we have not exchanged names. an
a very busy man, but / will try ant
spare ten or fifteen minutes SOM
evening 70 call and make her acquaint
ance."
II was serious matter, but MI
Palmer could not help smiling over II
He replied that Mr.. FHrlow might cal
any evening and remain II minutes o
three hours If he would. II Miss Ma
happened not TO be at home the
could talk over the state of tn
market and smoke good cigar tC
gether. Mr.. Farlow thanked him an
rushed out so impctuously that he vi
set an employee who was coming in.
IN ABOUT week MI ullpN 'hll'a
He didn't look AT his watch as he sa
down 20 see if he could spare IA or !
minutes but he was soon 50 intereste
that almost half an hour glded away
Miss May did not know whether sh
liked Mr.. FarlOw or not, even after h
had made half dozen calls, but h
kept calling 50 many times that sh
finally decided he was the right maj
She answered that way TO him, whe
he came TO the point one evening, an
she was not a bit astonshed when h
added:
"Well, that Is over and ! am yer
happy man; also a very busy one.
shall probably be detained at the stoi
until midnight"
And six months after marriag
when May was asked about Il
strange ways Of her husband, she r
piled:
"Oh, that Is all right, When aske
him for ten dollars this morning
buy a lot Of little things, he threw II
hundred-dOllar bin and said:
Il am two minutes late this mOrnin
Take the bin and keep the change
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