Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-12-05

make II pay by the month, Roscy. Suth!n'
must DC done. Pm thinking I'll clean out
that photographer"
Not just after he's taken such n ,,rcttv
view OF tire cibin front of The Pontiac
from The street, father. No. He's going
10 give us copy, and put the other In a
shop window I'm Montgomery street"
That's 40" said SIR. Mott. musing,v.
ITS no slouoh OF nm nslvert!ser,ent MIN
Pontiac, The property of a. Mott. r;sn.. Of
~ 90 Mo. Send II ON 10 your Aunt
fh%oei sortcr mako The old FOLKS orcn
th"ir cyea-oh Well, soein' he's been to
some expense nttin' up an entrance from
tho other street, won let him slide. Put
ne to that ID old f'renchn,an Ferrers
In the noSs loft, with his stuck mn airs
anu high falutin style, we must &c, quit
OF him; he's regularly gouged me in that
ere horsehair speculation.
How can Jon say that, fathcr;- said
hoScy, with n slight Increase OF color at
was your own oRcr. Yon know t,,oso
p;ileS OF curlcd horsehair were left behind
by The late tenant 10 pay his rent. When
Air. de FcrrieTes rented the room after
wa-d', You told him you'd throw them
In In the rlnce OF rcpsirs and furniture
is vas your own offer
yes, but didn't reckon thcr'd ever 10
big p'tco rcr pound paid for the darncd
stun for sofys and cushions and sieh."
1.ow do you know be knew IL. iathcrY-'
responded Eosey.
"1hen why did he hook SO silly at FIRST.
and then put on Mrs when l jokc,l him
about Il, ohv'
Perhaps he didn't understand yonr
joking, father. He's foreigner. and sby
md proud, aDd-not like the others.
don't think he knew wha, you meant
then, any more than he believed he WINS
making bargain before. IIc may be
poor, but think he's bcen-s-a-gcntlo-
man"
Inc young girls animation penetrated
even Mr. Motifs slow comprehension. Her
novel opposition, and even tho p.ettincss
IL enhanced, gave him dull premonition
OF pain. His small round eyes became
abstructea, his mouth remained portlv
opcn' oven bis fresh color slightly paIcd.
"fou seem to have been takin' etock OF
this yer man, Roscy," he said, with fain,
attempt at archnesss; '1f DO warn'e ez old
es g crow, for oil his young feathers, I'd
think he was maxim up to yom."
But The passing glow hnd faded from
her young checks, nid her eyes wandered
again 10 her book. ''IEo paws his rent
regularly every stcmner night" she said.
quietly, rs II dlsntss;ng an exhausted srh.
fect, and he'll bo here In Il moment. I
dare say She took up her book, and
ieaninS her head on hor hand, once moro
became absorbed In i;s pages
An uneasy silence followed. Tho roin
beat against tho windows, the ,ickina OF
"a clock became audible, but still Mr.. Mott
SAT with vacant Dyes fixed on his daugh-
teF's face, and the constrained smil. on
MS hpS. lie was cOnscious TINT he had
never seen nor look Ire pretty before, yet
lie could not tell why this was no longer
nm nnalloyed sntisfac,ion. Not but that
no had always accepted the admiration Of
othors FOR her IA n mnttor OK course. but
for the first time no became conscious Tint
she not only had an interest IN othors. but
apparently superior KNOWLEDGE OF them.
low did abe know these things about this
man, and why hal she only now accident
ally spoken OF thc;af Ito would hnyo done
30 All this passed. 20 vaguely through
Eis unreHcct-ye miiHt tha. no WA t.nahla
NJ rot''i'i any decided impression. but the
far reaching ono thAs his lnd,lor had OBJ
taiEed sono occult iniluouoo ovor hor
through the exhibition OF hLa lu.lc,;,I akin
In tho horsohair speculation. "Them
tricks Is likely 10 take = young ,Iu's fancy.
must look artcr Lcr, - ho said 10 himself
softly.
a slow regular step IN Tho Sangyay
interrupted hIs patcrnnl rcncciions
Hastily buttoning nc5o@g his chest the men
jacket which nc usually wore at home ns
single conccsgjOn 10 lis nautical aur.
rounding, lie drew himself up with como
thing OF tl!c resumption cf q s'i,.,un.,or
despite certain hucu!.c suggestions of his
boots and legs. 'Tte fcotstcr,1 .npronclad
nearer. and tail ngurc suddenly stood in
thc doorway.
IL was a figure so extraordinary tbot
ovcn in the sirnnge masquerade Of that
early civilization it was remarkable: n
figure with whom faihcr and douyhtcr
were already familiar without nbntonon.
OF wohdor-ihc figure Of u reIuvonatcd old
man, padded, powdered, dyed and painted
to the verge OF earcaturc, but without n
single suggestion OF lud!crouenegs or
huiaor n faoc 80 artificial Tint n scanned
almost m0sk, but, Ike n mask. moro
pathetic than amusing He was dressed
In the oHtrcmo of fashion Of dozen rcars
before; his peNgrl gray trousers sfrnpped
tightly ovor his yaruishcd loola. bis
voluminUus satin cravat and b!gh collar
embraced h's rouGcd checks and dyed
whislers, his closely buttoacd f,uck cont
clinging 10 n Wuig, ti..,t sea,,.t,l ,se,.-,,,,t
by stays
lie advanced two Htcps iatu She cabin
with IN upright precision ",sriaticr t,st
might have hid tho inhrrnitlca Of arc, and
said deliberately with foreign accent.
"Hou-r-r ac-coumptT'
In the cctunl presence Of tho npparition
Mr Notts dignihCI resistance wavored.
But glancing uneasily ut his daughter,
and seeing her enlm Dyes axed on tho
speaker without embnrraseEBcnt nc folded
his arms stifly md. with O lofty slmila-
ton Of examining ito ceiling, said:
"Abcml ROsal Tho gcntlrinan's &c
count"
Is was on infclicitous notion For tho
stranger, who evidently had not noticed
the presence Of tho young girl before.
started, took u step quickly forward. bent
stiiiiy but profoundly over tho LITTLE hand
that held the account, raised IL ~ bis
lips, and. with ~ thousand pardons.
mademoisollc, ~ laid n smnll cnnvns bag
containing the rout i,eforc fb, ,tfu,r,,, Il