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52}‘4:: PX d d at t § Thankful blushed to the“roou.of 1‘ her soft, brown hair. | $ "I, er," she stammered. % "Never mind, now Thuiklul, we can‘t stand on so much ¢eremony working : here every day ~ like gar«â€" dines. "Besides," I smiled, [we expect to make a million rs }!or all of us, we also want to ha a little fun. And from now on," I . to tl::, yyu;g officer, "this .inl 1 (it‘s a ‘name) and Sallie. Just phmdlie. No more Meesis Wright." I tried to‘ imitate his for. eign accent. He and Thunk*ul. havâ€" ing been vtu to a . good ‘humour, laughed and ell in with my lansg.s ~ | "Now," I turned to the ione, |. x hih”qd will bfih \to| "But. most certainly," l*e roplfod. He stood | with ‘military | precision whenever I spoke to him, (his manâ€" ner and bearing towards me were ‘exâ€" actly as if he were serving a queen. Wishing to do away with such stiff formality I turned to him abruptly and said, “By the way, kful and I have detided to call you Captain "Would you ~mind lfl*riug ‘the prices ‘on the flyâ€"leaf of â€" each of these?" I asked hinmi, "I haven‘t the faintest idea what they ‘wfl: # E _ EFTCH C m rige L en ce o ie Enc teeieren NNORNC: SeSpcy 4 I asked him why he had not disâ€"| wanted him to arrive while Thankâ€" posed of them during that time in |ful and Captain T. were there. They Paris when he was so seriously in||would lend atmosphere to the scene need of funds. "If I had one, I would| @nd besides, I wanted them to share just ‘g&s soon think of selling my| his supprise. ; § child," : he‘ replied, in the attractive}| But when five o‘clock _?amh I inâ€" foreign way, he had of rearranging | kisted that they leave and I was left his phrases. I rejoiced that here was ‘the large brass key, which fitted one whose passionate and sincere| the antique lockâ€" on ‘the door, in my love for beauty was beyond price. His| hand. How important I felt to be the was an intuitive appreciation. for| qustodian of so much beauty and art! lovely things. Although his lips were The lights were dim and over the sealed as far as his past life in Rusâ€"| shop clung the faint odor of incense. sia was concerned, little by little I inally I saw Curtiss pull up in front came to share Thankful‘s opinion| of the curb in his car.. Then I saw that ‘he and his family had been ) him consult a piece of paper to which reared ¢tlose to the throne. : compared the number of the shop. "Listen, I can‘t possibly stay in the| He approached the door and I seurâ€" same |small shop wi Vladimir | ried behind a counter as if I had been Tchertkov and cal? him} by that terâ€"| there all day. rible name," I confided to Thankful | Tentatively: he opened the door. later ?at day when %ve were disâ€" en with a look of astonighment cussing him, "from now on, regardâ€"| he recognized me, taking me in at a less of} convention, I shall call him| glance. . * . Captain T." . | | "What Ho! A bazaar of some kind: ‘"Oh," she gave a little gasp, "you | for the union league? Well how much wouldn‘t | dare?" | . am 1 in for? Let me know and I‘ll "Watch me!" | j ite a theck. Then let‘s be getting +1 called the young officer over to |home. I didn‘t have time for luncheon where I was standing | by a case ay and I‘m as hungry as a bear." which held some interesting | hand| |"No siree, you‘re wrong this time,"| tooled editions which he had picked| I told him, skipping from behind the| up in Florence, "for the trade.‘" â€""! sHowâ€"case. "Come and sit down °NA | "Listen, I can‘t possibly stay in the same |small shop with Viadimir Tchertkov and calY him by that terâ€" rible name," I confided to Thankful later xat day when be were dis. Lkb 4 we spent the rest of day getting ready to open the shop to the public the following afternoon. S The first day in fir book shop was one of the most exe experiences of my life. Arriving early in the morning the first thing I did towards furthering my business career, was to order dainty laven.d%rm’ frocks for Thankfu) and myself, and so arrayed PAGE SIX . "I mean it, sweetheart," 1 was still enthusiastic, "I took the check fath gave me and made the first luy'nc;{ dovn.audl‘mxoingtopayforthé "Oh, I see. It‘s some joke. What‘s the big idea? As I told you before I crave food." * P "Well, what do you think of i I wanted to know. > ‘"Why, it‘s a very unusual sort place, to say the least." But I cor tell that he was looking at it in thoroughly impersonal light. "Now I‘m going to tell you a secâ€" ret," I leaned :close to his ear, "lisâ€" ten, honey, it‘s mine, all mine. Every inch of it." I exaggerated my owner: ship in the shop because I wanted the ‘surprise to be complete. I would explain the details of the business transactions when we got home. J He sprang form his chair. Then he sat down again. * ‘ After a tour of the lower room with its glittering array of bricâ€"aâ€" brac, bronzes, and enamels from forâ€" eign sMores, I led him back to the book shop and made him sit down in one o0f the comfortable walnut chairs. I slid h low footstool for his feet to rest upon, and perched on the arm of his chair. stairs.. Look at o;eryfl;ir;i'-';na- I.'il tell you about it later on." first of "What Ho! A bazaar of some kind for the union league? Wellhow much am I in for? Let me know and I‘ll ite a theck. Then let‘s be getting home. I didn‘t have time for luncheon ay and I‘m as hungry as a bear." **No siree, you‘re wrong this time," I told him, skipping from behind the showâ€"case. "Come and sit down. No. . I‘was keenly disappointed for I wanted him to arrive while: Thankâ€" But in the end I promised to be satisfied if he would come the moâ€" ment it was through, ‘ you "rv ences fer come." "Everything‘s all right, I haven‘t beenâ€"kidnapped or anything like that, but I want you to come imme;lntely to & certain address which 1 shall give you. I have a surprise for you and one I am sure you will like," "But, sweetheart," he began. | "No buts,â€" dearest, you MUST His stenographer answered. Then came Curtiss‘ voice.. [ "Honey?" I said. f+.% / "Yés," his ‘answer was quick as if he chad been engaged and disâ€" liked being disturbed. * } all I want you to come downâ€" 199 omm oi sort of I could of it?" $ repal IN.ADVANCE _ Ha ; #o‘ur car ‘overhauled is preventative logic. Keeping your ‘ on the road is comâ€" mon ¢ accidentâ€"prevention. Send ir car to this shop is an| investment in the right hund: York hund: stood of w smoe much It‘s "Listen, Sallie," lie interrupted, "L refuge to go into this thing now. I‘m going home And will discuss it with you niJl’;t. =$itupp:re you have your car. ‘An indepéndent business woman woul&A have." He left me and as I And An Fo Her L\ walked twice at'zut the room and th came h&k ‘to where he ‘was sitting. I had calmed down but I was still disappoin at the unexpected turn of| events, .:‘ ; "Do (be â€" reasonable," I urged, "everybody who‘s anything at all is doing ;';ome_” , nowadays. _ Mrs, Grenee d a beauty shop at home and Mrr James had gone in the movigs, rnd several other women are: making good,> You |like these girls. They | all have| wellâ€"ordered homes, and | de ted:;u nds and they‘re perféctly| lovely m m ® make q home for me and not to stay down town day catering. to the public and selling books! A fine idea you have of domestic bliss." He was sa utfc and I disliked his ugly mood. : ‘*But| I won‘t let it interfere with making you q%\!omble at home. 'l’hel maid and cook are perfectly capable of running the house and, as it is, I am never thére except when you come home at night. I can‘t see what earthly {difference it will make as far us our homeâ€"life is concerned," I put forth an eager argument, "I‘m going to ask you to ldok at it from my viewâ€" point," |I said, "I‘m bored with soâ€" ciety. I‘m sick to death of its silly round of inunéfi Affairs. I want someâ€" thing real to occupy my mind." I paused, |for I ;flms'losing my control, Lo Wenkel Bros. make a home do wn LI | t a whole store without even so ‘much as asking, my advice. Of course u _can‘t go through with the thing. 1 ible, ‘the . check must ~be reâ€" rned." | 1i f ; |‘His | cold magterâ€"ofâ€"fuct decision ut\ a thing which I looked upon as ti my own affair, incensed me. I\leaped from the arm of his chair d . ;E ing him. My * voice un little and far, away. s "I WILL go through with it. And the k will NOT _ be returned. It businéss transaction and as such the q tion of the check is :c And why I ask you, shouldn‘t I buy the sh :_;.‘ 1" "Because the whole thing is ridicâ€"| vulous, pre, rousâ€"out of the quesâ€" tion. k ; you now. In one of t mned artist costumes that I despise." <(It was the second time I had e}er eard Curtiss â€"swear). "Standing d a showâ€"case selling ks,"! he went on, "bareheaded, like| a ghopâ€"girl. D6 you think I want MY wilfe to do at? I married: you to AUTO, LIMERICKS [ 31 emained silent for a moment and. t tank disapproval made itâ€" If Punlf'J in his manner and oice. "You‘re just a little mad," he id, |"that is, ofâ€" course, if you mean «such ‘a thing but I simply won‘t beâ€" [lfeve that you‘ve gone ahead and un little "I WILL :’ the k wil busine such the q C And él I ibuy the shop of it as we make the sales. My are in them, you see." By WENKEL BROS. 'l’#.id:: that has got a e never can see far ahead t cfi’s only one cure a p that‘s so sureâ€" lesson that he‘ll learn in bed! + don| has just installed its five ed ;roujindth ‘fiellephone. New City has hearly One million five ed thousand telephones. N dNMART ARN YOUR LESSON in tho doorway a sudden gust ind wept};.thro’:xh my lavender c and gll at onee °P felt very alone.. | * y (To. be continued) GHLAND PARK PRESS, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOTS seb The project of making a lake in Bull valley, McHenry county, which has been promoted by the officers of the Crystal Lake Development comâ€" pany, is an assured fact, states the Woodstock Sentinel. The following farms have been bargained for: L. E. Mason, 200 acres; Sherman Bros., 125 acres; Richard Mensel, 280 . acres; Fred Wille estate, 270 acres; D. F. Quinlan, 290 acres; Wm. Fleming, 73 acres; Rufus Brown estate, 160 acres; Ed Malmstrom, 160 acres; Chas. Nieâ€" haus, 110 acres, total, 1,668 acres, on which payments have been made. 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