Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-11-29
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Because Marietta had . bisshday
and because Dick was u love with
Marietta. Dick had - sivs hsr birth
day present That was manifest dsS
tiny, and Dick did not seek % &C. -
destiny. but to fuiAli It. Dut h0ws
That was the question. For Richard
Jameson WAS about - near stoos-
broke IS he could b and a0t - abso-
Iutely 70. and Marietta Davis vas NOT
4 young lady TO whom ens would want
to give any very eheaplooking pres
ent.
Nothing that Richard Jameson
tackled seemed to turn out q SuccesA
And now he was twenty -seven years
old. out Of job and practically brske,
while Marietta, to whom hs had been
engaged for three yeara. was living In
luxury with her rich aunt. This aunt
had brought her up. having taken her
upon the death Of her parents.
That the much-sought Marietta was
really in love with Dick was
proved by the fact that she was
content to walt till the clouds
rolled by. So the approach Of
Marietta's birthday found Dick with
jus, five dollars in his pocket and Z
board bill due. Dick took account of
| stock. In the course Of his varied
! career he had not been unacQuainted
with the pawnbroker. and fate seemed
TO poln, again 10 the three gilded pills,
those zrmorial bearings Of the De
Medici, which signify the same thing
| to-day on the front Of Uncle Simpson 3
shop in Chatham Square that they did
when they blazed On the front Of the
| FIorent.ne palace Of Lorenzo the
Magnificent, Money to loan--4f you've
got the collateral.
For collateral Dick selected an m.
Glen, watch. very warming pan Of a
witch. with gold enough In It to salt
q mine II had belonged to his grand
father. After some haggling Dick got
on the watch nearly half what II WAS
wor,h--enough to buy for Marietta .
modest but presentabie souvenir Of
her natal day. Marietta, ef course, q.
pressed deliSh; At the beautiful pres
| ent, which WAS Just what she wanted, y
kissed the present. also kissed Dick
and mildly reproved hun for his "ex'
| trayagance."
Dick had gone directly from the
rawnshop 70 the purchase Of his pres.
en,, and from the purchase Of his
p~esen, directly TO AArietM'A and
thence directly home Arriving at hil
remembering. sea, In the pockets fos
his pawnt.eket. Heron! 1t wal
gene'
He searched the pockets Of ever
pocket hearing garment he had on
No use '3Le, her so.- exclaimed Dick
recklessly. This Ia the last straw
hu, what's the odds!" He savassly
caught up his ms!l, which his land
lady wsx Accustomed to leave lytnl
Oh 4 little table In his room. One en
velopc, bearing In i,s upper ieft-hant
corner a Arm name well known to him
caught his eye He tore Il open eager
~ and read the inclosed letter almss'
At a glance.
When Dick called at Nariessa's thu
next evening there appeared to hin
no, Marietta but her aunt. Miss Naril
Dswkins
Marietta will b dow1 presently,
said Aunt Maria. lets ses: Ne vii
give her Just ten minuteA" And Il
Dicks horror aud smAxement the oil
lady pulled from the belt Of her hiaci
silk dress Dicks grnndfather's hug,
sold watch and consulted IT, A. IN,
young man sat pctr.nsd. with his gas,
fixed uron the golden warming gan
Aun, Maria laughed.
yes" she said. u found the pawn
ticket on the hall door after 700 hat
Tuac, II must have drcpped out q
your poeke, when you pulled out Mari
cs,a's present, understood what hs,
hsppebed, oh, you faithful but I'm
p~cunious swain Then got Ii,
watch ou, Of pawn the hrxt thing thi
morning. And recognised Il ~ 80,
as ses eyes nn t. should hav,
known that watch anywhsrA even I
, Josiah westeoft's name hadn't bssl
engraved On the inside Of the casa
, Yea this was yeur maternal grand
fathers watch. and II Josiah wesscce
hadn, seen 6t to marry your grand
mother perhaps he might have mai
ried me But It wasn't to b.: an'
here I am still single at--nsver min
what ase, IT'S none Of yoar bushes
how old am. 30 Tll Just keep thi
witch and ycu csn have Marietta d
stead. II yca havent got none
, enough to take care of her hav
} enough to take care Of you bstl
Come. speak up; u u q trader
"It's a swap, Aunt MARIA" ris
I Dick .oyfuliy. and hsreS ny ham