The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-11-18

Of her pocket Handkerchief and iisten-
ed. Clara could DO 1most Everything
that brave, ready wittsd, rsptute sister
Of hers; IL was nut absolutely impossi-
BILE that she might find way for her,
Sybil Rexley, out Of this slough of de-
spond, deep and tsackisss though it
seemed. -.--
"Clara!" she faltered, 20 Clara, il
you could help met" .s .
"Hold your silly little tongue :" brisk.
ly interrupted Clara, contradicting her
brusque words by . kiss. "Go home;
wouldn't trust you aay more with my
pains than woph my eaeaty xehf Me Y
cats dinner"
.'But you'll tell me little Of
p ':No. o.I-wonT. 1T sn1nt tSu yu. -
single word Go home, say.
So Mrs. Nair resolutely dismissed her
pretty helpless sister. f&.E , e
II don't like these grown up chill
dren," soliloquised Mrs Nair. II hope
to goodness HARLEY will remodel her
" when he is married to her. Unless he
likes milk and water diet better than
1 do, he probably WILL"
Mr.. .Herodotus Bunker, a stout elder
ly gentleman Of respectable mien, was
setting in his office, toasting his feet on
the fender, that evening at dusk. as Mr..
Nair entered. H. ~ i"-f
uIyollr Nn;r is fh NJ x.n,,CsI crioA Mr.
Bunker with a welcoming beam in his
fashy eyes. "Glad to see you. Take a
chair. Because you KNOW" he added
with ctiuckie,, "we're going to be re-
lations-or at least connections-and
believe in what canny Scots call clan
ship Eg:~s II 49,.
T "Thank you,' said Mr.. Nair, hand
some, frank looking fellow of some two
or three and thirty summers; ~ was
just going to ask favor Of you
"The money market is pretty tight
just now," muttered Bunker, "But-"
a."Oh, it hasn' t anything to do with the
money market, d" interrupted Nair. Mr..
Buhker brightenea percepti1ly, Hike, a
fat. st.cabbage-head after & shower. "Only
I'm obliged to go to Detroit for a week
OH business, and feel a little nervous
about leaving Clara and the children;
SO you'd just take up your quarters
there, and see that things are all right
during my absense-'' Al.
q with good deal Of pleasure" in
terrupted Mr.. Bunker, for, like John
Gilpin of old, hs had q thrifty D,ind,'"'
and thonsht sof the hoard in@wllich
would thereby be saved to his purse
Stay away just as long as yo" like, my
dear fellow. I'll keep an eye to your
interests"
"You see wouldn't trouble you, on
" Clara is nervous aud tinid, like your
little Sybil," (Mr. Bunker's counte-
nance here became ripplcd by little
smirk. "rl,ey are, wonderfully alike,
sir, those two sisters.'' >'&
"Alike, are they ?" said Mr. Bunker
mentally thinking there would be an
excellent opportunity to study some
thing of his sweetheart's character, at
second hand. W -
"As two peas. And no you see, Mr..
Bunker" added Mr.. Nair, jocosely, lit
will be nice chance for you to get your
hand in at housekeeping. OF course
you and sybil intend t.. have home of
your own.'" t....l.a ....
''Oh, certainly, certainly! I've had
qnite enough Of hotel life and besides
you have no idea how horribly expen-
sive it is. Why a man can't get q de-
cent board short of eight dollars week,
and Is the wasii1ng-another dol.
lar! Nine dollars a week, sir-why, it's
positively outrageous!2A And I've always
heard that two could live cheaper than
one, for-"@ 3.7s "5 a..
"Oh, there's no kind of doubt about
it," put in Nair, coughing violently be-
hind pocket handkerchief. "And
You'll come early Tomorrow morning
1 leave on the seven train. You'll fint
my check book in the secretary. Clar'
will give you the keys
CAN right, SIR" quoth Mr.. Bunk
er. s"s.'
+ Early as it was when he arrived mex
morning, lie found Mrs. Nair impaticn
| ly awaiting his coming.
"I'n, SO glad to see you, Mr.. Bunker
for" #" .sa ..
/ "Call me Herodotus,' he blandly in
terposed, * shall soon lie your broth
err" -.-s.
"Herodotus, then," said Clara, will
an involuntary twist of her cherry lips
f"because Stephen forgot to give me tn
money for the weeks house.keepn!
bills" p.
"How much is it?' "
"Seventy dollars" ~lE#s@8 ..#
Mr.. Bunker started as if he had bee
shot and regarded Clara inlpressivel.
through his spectacles. eas1 ,e3
| MRS. Nair, do hear you Alright
Did you say seventy dollars or seven. 2
"Seven-ty! It's what | always have.
l. "Does it cost seventy dollars weel
4 to keep house ?" "is
!. Well yes. generally. soQas weeks
have npsflaQed with sixty, bot seeyent