Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-09-14
APARTMENT TO LET.

Pamela Wilde.
She had paused before the neatest
and trimmest, and cosiest of little sub
urban houses. Ii was just two stories
high; it was painted snowy white; II
had bright green shutters, Is boosted
verandah, and a huge and shady
porca.
Moreover, there was garden
delicious dimunitive patch of building
blooms.
cts the very identical place fol
mel" she decided enthusiastically
standing like a small grey statue Of
approval in the sweet spring sunshine
That is, if the rent isn't too high
but I'm very much afraid it is.
Nerving herself to equally endure
disappointment, she pushed open the
gate and went up the path.
Miss Pamela was called an old
maid. She had just climed the hedge
of thirty; if she was, she was tho
incest old maid that ever existed.
She had "a plump little figure, Il
pair of blue sunshiny eyes, rosy lips,
soft brown hair. and checks us pink
us peaches.
How inviting everything looked, to
be surcl The windows were open, and
some birds hanging directly with, in
their shining cages, were shrieklng i'll
shrill exultation; a placid and pros
porous looking cat reposcd upon the
doorstep the treading of those stain
less steps with dusty feet seemed
desccratiOn.
Miss Wilde rang the bell, Il serv ant
appeared III hurried response.
"My stars :" she exclaimed gleefully,
and fell to surveying the lady before
her, in an ecstasy Of frank admlra-
ton.
"You have rooms to LETT" qucried
Miss Wilde, slightly disconnected.
The girl apparently considered an
Immediate answer supcriluous. She
could not have been a bad naturcd
girl for her face was constantly de
Iugcd in grins Of the most dazzling
description; but she was decidedly a
peculiar girl.
No" she declared slowly, after
She had taken minute mental mem
oranda of the strangers simple but
stylish costume. mo, hain't got nc
rooms TO rent, but my misSus, she
has
"Can ] see your mistress, demand
ed PAMELA with some Impotence.
No" blinking obliqucly at her visi
tors bonnet, You can't
"Why"
Cos she amt at home Jest now. Did
ye make it ycrsolf!' with an upward
motion of II gruny forehngcl.
Yes. Now you Will let me see thc
rooms that you are to lett'
Course, come in! Would yc mind
waI<in' upstairs aforo me! | want to
see how you've got your poIonaisc
hung | never kin git mine to hang
rggsacllly sot'
Miss PAMELA laughed and mounted
to the floor above. The rooms were
r'clightful. There was parlor and n
bed room both furnished simply bat
tastcfully.
There were soft hucd carpets, and
curtains of delicate tinted Cretonc
there were wicker chairs, all tied
with bright ribbon there was a walnut
desk, u toilet table smoothcd in pinI,
silcsla and dotted muslin, and a great,
I'll I''llP, WIN " = 'oD' vi ROY 'i"i''
parCnCy.
"What is thercnt.' asked Miss Wilde
nervously.
II don't remember added the
girl, smiling harder than ever; 'you
see I'm absent-minded-I awful alb
sent minded I'm that absent-minded,
missrt5 got me cheaper on account OF
it. Let me see, though II anyone
called about the rooms / was TO say
She broke oil abruptly, and looked up
ut Miss Wilde, grnning quite fcro
clouSly.
What was that was toSay to emE
she demanded Scrcnely.
''l'm sure If you don't know,
don't, said Miss PAMELA, helpless
"Oh, yes, exclaimed the girl with
u sudden glcam of recollection; 1.-THE
dror- it's the dror
She ram to the desk, pulled open 3
drawer. and took thcrcfrom a sheet
of paper, which she brought back III
triumph II was statement of the
terms, written by the landlady, also
the stipulations good references and
no children.
Miss WlldeS brow cleared. The
terms wer" low-dec'dediy low,
I'm take en-, she declared prompt
".
''Missus left that there paper for me
to show To folkses, " explained the Girl
I'm that there absent minded, We
know"
You'll not forget to tell her I've
engaged thcml SaidiPamelia severely
II must take possession the dav after
tomorrow. and | cannot possibly
como out to see your mistress to NOR
row. Give me a pencil and some
paprr and TN leave a note for yn,u
mistress winch youcan oivc her When
she returns Will YOU"
"Therrw whom she had written ont
hpr orcrptourn or tbn terms namcd
and bcr rmexccntinnabl, rofornn 90
",,nrn, NOM, dan't fnrr,, ~ ,r;rn =
to hnr
NV st,rs mo-" poddino, and snil
jug confidently. Say! sich long
glovScs rs them the fashiou-eh!"
She stood and stared after Miss
Wilde as that lady walked hriskly
down the path
"%nu # c,,1d o,t my dr,.. T.,
l,,l, III bn,,,, W,5afs ~ ro,>o, =,
On vns I'm IN ,r;yn i ~ n,;SESrs
-, $50