The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-13
A W0MAN'S INFLUENCE.

And so you are Dulldlng UnaU preC-
ty cottage all for yourself, Llewellyn?"
said Dick Caruthers, from across the
club-taple where he dined with his
friend Floyd. II declare, old fellow,
that's shame. When / came home
and found you were putting up a
house, | was sure you had forsworn
bachelorhood and come, to your
senses"
"Not much" said Floyd laughing.
Il shall not do that till I've taken
leave of them. No, Dick, I'll never
marry. But | want home OF my
own, just the same"
"But home ism It anything without
a wife, demonstrated the happy Ben
edict.
Floyd pulled several scornful rings
of smoke in the air.
81 believe you're in love yet, old
man." he said quietly. "After moon
ing two whole years over Europe,
you've got it just as bad as ever"
Worse" said Dick boldly. tell
you, Llew, you will miss the greatest
happiness that can befall aman if you
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"Spare me, Dickp 'cried his friend with
comical aversion. Let us talk about
the house. 1t is all done, you know,
ready for furnishing. That's the only
thing don't like about it. l don't
want to have all the trouble of buying
carpets, and curtains, and matching
one thing and another. These shop
people drive me mad"
you're not going to do ityourself2n
cried Dick in horror. "My dear fell
low, / have very good opinion OF
your taste, as mans taste goes; but
that isn'tin ourline, you know. You'll
make a botch of it ifyou try. Ahouse
needs woman's decorative touch.
Upholsterers may do their best, but
it isn't like having the graceful sugges-
tions of feminine taste. Women are
our household fairies. You can't cre-
ate home Llewellyn, without having
a woman's influence in it itsomewhere. !"
"Women be h-ugged' said Floyd
impatiently.
Then he added, with 8. sudden rise
and fall of his hopes.
ri have housekeeper; but i don't
suppose she'd do?
IDOL" said Dick, scornfnlly, "Ishould
say not. Do you think the arts would
flourish under such PATRONAGE No!
I'll tell you what, Llewellyn, know q
person who will do the whole thing up
for you in proper shape; and it will
cost you very little, too"
II don't care what it costs, so you
get somebody" said Floyd recklessly.
"I'm sick of being run after to buy this
and that. For the past month my
life has been q burden to me. Every
body in town knows I'm going to furn-
ish my house, and haven't mo-
.nent's peace. What with men who
want to sell me patent gas fixtures,
and steam radiators, and wall paper,
and carpet tacks, and heaven knows
what, / wonder / haven't lost my
mind"
Dick laughed.
'sNever mindl' he said, enthusiastic
cally. "Tll get somebody to attend
to all that for you--and / promise
you'll pleased, too. Doyou agreed"
ITO anything, my dear fellow"
"All right, then!'
So the bargain was concluded; and
half an hour later thetwo men passed
BY the window where Nelly GrIscom
sas, painting a spray of autumn-leav-
ed wocdbine on screen oi India mat
ting.
s1There goes that Mr.. Floyd who is
building the new house, Gertrude, she
said, quickly.
And q tall fair girl, who was sewing
by the fire, looked after the two0men
curiously.
II wonder what he is going to make
out of it inside?" she said. "Iti such
pretty housel Ihopehe won't spoil
it; but men are more apt to haveideas
Of architecture than about interior
decoration
81 wish he'd let yon futnjsh It, !"
said Nelly wistfully. "YoSsd make q
perfect paradise OF it, GERTRUDE. 1t