The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-02-15


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= In IN / doast know, ]" said Ms a. |
W4nf - - 70 the Cen3e1niAl Lodging
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The r9dsz3y ladY intetpoeed: /" aisc
- young lazy ttck66W The conductor
o9syed, cllcked hlb bell-punch md lett
~ explanaf1one % Tie unknown. They
M2te 1oo1 mede, and 70 khdly th4t orr
1oM - Gl4D He0kX ttn&ed thH1f SaDe.
- ~ quioeti el Ehe ANS y no
place Tor yoN. Ld91ne seeI think /
can recommend you % house which
VIII suit JON admirably II yOu can trust
me. and she smiled again. such smile
inst no one could doubt her sincerity
Inc girls held . tolegrAphic consultA
tton with their eyes, rendering a. enirm-
alive answer with Tie qnick decision OF
@elr neuEes Ind eeello4 ineo cozy
tnree- coruered chat about fhiladeipniA.
tiH their new friend signaued Tor stopping
me car before hAnoYome house, much
too hsndsome Tor IN ordinary boarding
house, Miss A. circulated mentally.
Her thought Wn1 answered At once.
Everybody rents rooms this year, and
here I know you VIII md nice quarters
II tney are not full, said their guide
Z Iner ring Na9 n1oWeod The mistress
Of ne house. and me question Of accom-
mediation settled in : minute by the asser-
uOn mat every room was crowded.
Never mind, my dcan! II Is only
noon now and you can still go 70 the
Agency; but nrst come home with me
and have some lunch"
5" How We dared do such thing after
all we mao read OF misplaced coincidence
can't guess, |" said Nellie NJ, while telling
me the story, only there was some
ming 20 fascinating IN the lady's voice
and manner tnAS 0lstust never entered
our 1eaos."
Our Phfadelphia squares are 20 long
tnas rather IMAM fatigue you l snaii take.
you ~ back wayP was tne next in-
formation given, a. their guide turned IN
70 an alley with only narrow pavement
ON ono side.
We are IN for an adventure. " whis-
pefea Miss A.
| I'm not afraid, are your retorteo
| Nellie, and on they went, reaching one OF
those ponderous doors In the brick wall
WIN wnicn people OF substance IN the
QUAKER City surround their areas;
u doesn't look inviting. girls, put IN
minute ~ snow you sonetnihg Deuer,
observed the Lady giving nearty rat-tat
with the fashioned knocker.
NOW, III let Nelne's own Drlghs Wofus
tell the rest OF tne story.
!" It seems like bit out Of the Arabian
Nights,' for handsome colored man
opened the door, bowed respectfully, and
stayed to close it while Fan and !, too
Q coach house and stable and the ell of
huge mansion. There was q pretty side
yard with flowers and fountain, and we
went in at side door. The minute VIC
had crossed the Threshold our hostess
turned suddenly, held out both her hands,
and said, with much emotion: Young
ladies, know l am doing strange thing,
but my daughters are dead, and the sight of
your young faces In this quiet house Is at
once great pleasure and . pain to me.
You look like my lost Nary and she
touched my hair with light caress. We
were tired and dusty, not at all in costume
for the superb parlor into which she
ushered us, and where she left us for
tew minutes. Fan stared at me and |
stared ct her, but we didn't speak even as
much as Poe's raven. We took OBSERVE
lions, however, for we had never seen so
handsome room. All the colors were
dark and rich; conservatory opened on
one side and great bars OF ,sunailine lay on
the carpet. Presently, our hostess re-
turned, saying, with laugh: 1t is quite
time we were introduced. am Mrs.