Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-03-09
The Reward of a
Good Patient
By MARTHA MACWiLLIAMS.
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sole auditor. j. Hubert King, Esq,
accepted the tribute within at face
value, though he made pretense OF
depression with That's just your
awfully too-kindneSs.'
Impossible" said Miss Dorothy,
with an accent deserving Italics. I've
watched and studied you ever since
you came, trying to pick a flaw. Tell
me-is there anything anything at
all--you really can't doT
That remains to be SEEN" j. HUI
bert answered with a significant look.
Dorothy dropped her eyes, murmur-
ing dellcately: when you see--wont
you please tell ne?"
III you promise NOT TO sympathlze,"
from J. H., essaying the subtle. She
clapped her hands crying joyously:
Instead / shall feicitate you. II
must be dreadfully lonesome-this be-
ing In class by yourself"
She was, you perceive, wholly de-
void of conscience least where the
male of her species, oozing fairness,
conceit and wealth, was concerned.
j. Hubert was truly as perfect a
specimen of the gentleman strictly
handmade as was ever turned cut by
tutors, tailors, masters of each social
grace, as ever admired himself in the
tiniest French plate mirrors. He was
indeed the supreme achievement OF
his worthy parents-plus the millions
thrifty accumulated In the cloak and
suit trade. They had toiled early,
married ate-after the money began
rolling up, came this browning mercy,
son 10 inherit 1t. So nothing had
been spared, much less scanted toward
his perfecting II spoke well for his
native fiber that he had not come
through such bringing mp utterly
worthless.
Dorothy, In the rashness of youth
did not see that the Superpolish
marked real man His concet Of
Tended her, also amused her-She felt
it rather the part of womanIy duty
TO abate II. Therefore she played viii
o. the wisp, letting him approach
within arms length, then dancing,
glancing, beyond reach or comprehen.
sion. Now and then unkindly, she
treated herself 10 flattering him to the
top Of his bent. He purred under II
so naively, it was worth while BE.
sides she truly owed him something
for the orchids, motor parties, candy
and SO OH wherewlth he had strewed
her path since he dawned upon the
scene.
"How dare you do ii, Dot? And
how do YOU endure him?" Johnny
Detmold, the child of the house, de
handed when j Hubert had taken
himself impressiyely away.
Through being humane person,
Dot retorted. Don't YOU know how
cruel II Is to deny sugar plums to
children who expect them?"
Hmm Must say j. I'll. is pretty
well grown" Johnny said, shaking
his head, "Fess up now, Dotsy You
have real serious intentions else you
wouldn't, couldn't, shouldn't ought to
play no such game"
"0f course / haye-and the best in
tentions in the world" from Dotsy
He's due to carry marks of me to
his grave-and thankfully To learn
that he can't buy something he wants
supremely viii be so good for him he
will hardly know himself"
Expect to be remembered In his
Wilhelm Johnny bantered. She
flung her left slipper at hint had
come off when she tucked foot un-
der herself in the hammock. Johnny
eyed 1t meaSuringly. cinderella
plus he said gravely. whats the
number Dot or 81"
Three D-and a mile too big -
came back to him, but not rancorous.
ly, as she ran unevenly inside From
the stair head she called back an
tell on you Jack o. the Bean Stalk
Your mother shall know how little
you respect age I'm three months
older than you"
And seven years wickeder-at the
very least" Jack chanted, hugging
the slipper Indeed | think you used
to be spider-just been reading |
in a bug book how the lady spiders
serve their mates"
I'm sorry for the one who tries
10 eat you, Dorothy countered. John |
ny sighed deeply. -. II. will afford |
such full meal you won't have any |
appetite left, he said judiciousy. !
'Still / believe youu get your come |
uppance A firt in silk is twice
hirt in crepe, And with all those mil |
tons-my my the army, navy, law !
and medicine, will be lighting for YOU
and get left when you pick up the
crookedeSl stick Of ALL"
For answer the other slipper came
hurting through the doorway. along |
with Dorothys wickedest laugh.
Her last laugh OF that timbre Time,
trotting hard withal, brought her six
hours later 10 a crucial. vital mo
ment she never forgot. She bent to
hear feeble voice say from swathlng
handages Please marry me AT
once-they will come too late-I want
70 lsave them--something in my
place
II was King who implored. He had
saved a ah{la fr,r,, a,n.b