The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-23

h love with any one set he might ~
sen fam IN love with a sufragist as
anybody else"
Hester laughed. so he has com
missloned you to meet some attractive /
safraglsts and introduce him 20 them /
s. he can ind wife % til the hiilf |
Eyes. that is substantially why !
cam. 20 the headquarters the other /
dav. And | must say ! have had 70
repart 10 Mr. Stevens that there are
some very attractive looking girls IN.
ferested in the cause. The idea used
Ia be that good looking women didn't
go I'm for that sort Of thing, but juds-
ing from what I've seen over here
should say that the bad looking wohl-
en- must all be antis.
..Wouldn't II be wonderful II he
should meet and marry Hazel stop
pletonT suggested Hester. beginning
10 approye OF the scheme. He couidnt
helm hut love her-she Is regular
goddess"
81 don't quite believe Mr.. Stevens
goes In for the goddess type ana II
YOU mean that tall, copper haired
cold.hlooded lady who talked WIN
broad as here the other AFTERNOON
WHY I can Just say that Mr.. Stevens
wouldn't fall for her one little bit.
"What type does he likef' asked
Hester, quite willing to help IN the
search for n wife since IL was all for
the cause.
.pye heard him say he was partial
10 smallish, brown-eyed girls. ! know
for fact he's very fond OF dlmples.
Both secretaries Redeemed a little
with confusion--Mr. Walker, because
he felt he had said something rather
foolish and Hester, because she was
little. and had brown eyes and very
nice dimples. There was an AWKWARD
pause and then Mr.. Walker went
straight TO the point.
81 have an idea that Mr.. Stevens
would like wife very much Ike
yourself Excuse me for being per
sonal but ninety-nlne men would lose
their hearts TO you-that girl
like vou--to the one that would fan
In love with Miss Stoppleton.'
There was another awkward pause
and then: Pardon me for asking
but IL | should arrange TO have MI
Stevens meet you and he should fall
| very much In love with you, as am
practically certain he would-)udging
/ from what I've heard him say about
his taste-is there any reason you
know Of why-well, what | want 10
! know Is this-are YOU engaged 10 any
other man or pledged In any way that
would make II quite out of the ques-
tion for you to think of marrying MI
StevensT"
Hester struggled to hide her embar-
rassment She thought Of half a doz-
on possible things to say to relieve the
tension. hut the silence grew longer
till Mr.. Walker explained: you see
sometimes man like Mr.. Stevens
falls very. verS much In love with a
girl like YOU IN very short time-and
I'd hate TO have him lose his heart
only 10 find out that-that you were
engaged 10 somebody else"
But. I'm afraid you didn't kno"
mat I'm only paid secretary. ~
be sure. I'm a suffragist but a man y
Mr.. stevens position would want t
marry society suffragist."
There was nothing about that i
the grandmother's stipulation ar
gued Mr.. Walker. All that was nee
essary was suffragtst who ha'
worked for the cause and you worl
harder than all the rest put together.
If was late In the afternoon am
fortunately the headquarters wa
empty save for Hester and the bii
man sitting beside her desk, so Their
wore no eyes TO be opened In disma.
whom he leaned forward and took Hes
ter's two hands In his and kissed them
Then he slipped on his knees befor
her In the attitude of supplication ina
Hester thought had passed out o.
mode among suitors.
"Tm mad about you, Hester 10
must listen to me. I've known 20
only a few days, but with girl Tx
Won falling in love doesn't take Ions
That very first time ! felt there wa
something that drew US together an
Z I was fool enough TO think that 20
felt that way, too. Tell me you loy
! me"
: 81 belleye-in fact, know that
D do love you. There is no use sayin
| don't. Perhaps after all Mr.. Steven
b would like Hazel Stoppleton. can
{. be- a bigamlst even If ! am sufir'
{ gist -
b And Il was not till half-hour late
:. after Hester had been escorted TO be
D harding house door. that she realize
K that she was really promised to MARI
> the heir OF the celebrated Mrs. 81
D vens aud that Robert Walker, priyai
secretary. was merely converter
!. alias OF that notable woman's gram
% son.
r WATERS WOULD BE PLEASE