Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 28, 1902

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JOHN DOYLEMATCHMAKER When Louise Doyle entered the office ol Delancey A Griffin architects in the humble capacity of copyist the soul of her lather rosein angry rebellion Two years previous John Doyle had retired from the grocery business with a tidy income a substantial brick resi dence and chronic rheumatism When ever the malady loosened its grip Doyle wandered back to the scenes of his com mercial achievements IIis successor always gave him cordial welcome and a comfortable chair back of the cash iers booth was at bis disposal When too lame to walk as far as the store be consoled himself by playing innumer able games of pinochle in the lear of simpsons cigar store just across the street It was from a disastrous defeat at pinochle that he came home to hear that Louise was going to business I hc moment was inauspicious 1 never heard tell of such tonifool isIums My girl going to chase down town mx days in the week like the daughters of that noaccount Tom aundciv People will be questioning m credit next And she wont make enough to pay for the new feathers and fixings shellwant to say nothing of the shoe