Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-29

pale skin, pale hair, and pale blue
eyes, mercifully protected by tortoise
shell glasses. His occupation was not
pale; he was an expert meat-cutter,
which occupation he always brought
forward as the strongest support Of
his belief in fate For had he not,
despite his training for Office work I'm
business college, followed by his army
service in a clerical capacity, turned
to meat cutting, which he had taken
up to help exc out his college ex-
penses? what is to be, will be-"
Selah.
The other interest in Clarences life
was his girl. They were to be mar
| ried.
Came Tuesday night. AS they stood
in the hall, Jennie said. negligently
like:
'Oh--ah, Clarence, mind if go out
to lunch tomorrow? You see," she
said swiftly, Jimmy Smiths chum Is
in town, and Bertha and he want some
one to make up party of four, and ]
said I'd 60"
Ordinarily Clarence would not have
minded
whats the fellows name?' he ques-
toned.
Jean Rae" said Jennie demurely.
He wens to school with Jimmy and the
Smiths want to make it pleasant for
him while he's here. They asked Cert
to make the fourth yesterday, but Jean
didn't take to her, so" She paused.
Clarence saw no good reason for re-
fuSing to let her go. So he gave his
consent, kissed Jennie good night"
and, going home, promptly forgot all
about the matter. ....,>zx-sss. =
Not until there arises an author who
can do full justice to the history Of
The working girl, will the world know
he truth about the girls dressing
room. 1t is the business girls sanctum
| SanctOrum. There she may retire
singly, or in groups to powder her
| nose, read her own or somebody else'S
love letters, and exchange condolences,
secure from mere male interruption.
/ Here at 10, month after her In
terview with Clarence on the question
Of lunching with Jean, we find Jennie.
! She had occupied the dressing room
the most of that day, with first one
| girl and then another. Now, it was
| Roses turn. Rose was nineteen and
romantic. That Jennie should ask
| her for advice! 1t was thrilling!
Eyes wide, she listened gravely.
Said Jennie, the while she powdered
her nose: "Honestly, / don't know
what to do. You see, I've always gone
with Clarence and / know he thinks
lot of~ime, but, oh, / don't know
Jean is so, so-You know" she fin
lsheG helplessly.
Rose nodded wisely.
Jennie sighed. Rose asked sympa-
thetically:
"HoW does Clarence feelT
awful He raised Cain when said
couldn't see him Sunday. Asked me-
If Jean was coming out. He says 1t
must be one or the other that it isn't
the square% thing for a girl to go,
around with more than one fellow"
"What did you say to that?' inter-
rupted Rose breathlessly.
"Well," Jennie blushed, "well, said
that l didn't think it was right, either,
if girl was engaged and-and-what
do you know? l was so surprised;
he said he always thought we were
and-and, he had been saving up for q
ring she ended in a" triumphant
whisper.
Jennie" Rose squealed, show WON
derful" abla.~
"Of course, l had known Clarence
the longest, but Jean Is so impetuous."
For several days Jennie and cher
lovers were the chief topics Of the
office conversation. She asked advice
of everyone, from the timekeeper to-
the office boy, swearing each one to
secrecy. Then one morning she APP
peared with the usual diamond ON the
usual finger and blushingly accepted
congratulations. The girls gathered
around, laughing and talking, even the
boss himself deigned to notice it, ask
ing playfully: "Well, when do 1 lose
my stenographerY'
Later, at an opportune moment,
Rose pOunced on her.
80 it is Clarence, after alI?" she
marveled.
/ Said Jennie, supposedly: "Why, of
course; who else could 1t be-"
Jennie smiled beatifcaliy. Clarence
says"-the old familiar strain-"Clar-
ence says that 1t just had to be. Fate
intended US for each other"
Within the year the works were
sold out, the Office force scattered
and Jennie and Clarence were mar
ried.
About a month after Jennie's we'd
ding Rose bumped into Jimmy, back
for brief visit AS they waited for
their respective trains they chatted
over old times.
4 $50 Jennie and Clarence got mar.