Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-11-06

h"e' 0'Oi SOCh' llcT presence IN the |
parlor had instantly impaired vivacity |
even to that craven image, her husband,
for he got up, whistling, and put the
"Sconset Romance" back into sacred,
fragrant hiding.
Allen felt as if he had taken tonic.
"Yes; l like the DOM, like the price.
When can Gomez"
Fright off. Got much stuff"
"Only valise and a typewriter"
She's got one O. them. Carries it
everywhere she goes"
Allen turned a groan into a smile;
then he considered what it would be to
have two machines clicking in one
small cottage, and groaned again. In
stantly he resolved never to use his
while he remained at 'Sconset
But mother" had pricked up her
ears.
"Be you sick? Cause if you be l
couldn't take ye. MaIgaret's comm
home ter rest. She needs it. Any
body needs it who has writ book"
The boarder silently agreed with
her Especially such a book, and in
such poses as the photographs showed.
When Allen awoke, the next morn
ing, he heard somebody singing. Then
the captains voice:
THAT'S lively tune, Meg Margaret!
An ye look right peart. Glad ter get
home agin?"
"Glad? Oh, popsey, I'm sick of living
away!' Then she dashed again into
melody. The old father was also mu-
steal. Once he had led the choir in
meeting. He never heard new air
without sampling it, and he at once at
tackled "Annie Rooney" He hit it fair
ly well, too.
Meg Margaret laughed aloud.
Him! Like ter hear me, don't We,
my gal? What tune is it?"
cts classic"
'Oh!"
Allen laughed, also, as he raised the
green shade and opened the unshut-
tered window upon girl in yachting
suit Waiting the old captain all about
the little yard.
"There! Don't we Megl Don't! I'm
clean out O. breathr'
"You will have to dance till you
promise not to Margaret me any more.
It's absurd. Here, when come home
to be just Meg. Will you ever do SO
again?"
"No-no-I won't. Mother - moth
err"
Bother 'motherr You and under
stand each other, popsey; and how
would you like it if began to call you
Capt Sudbury"
I'D spank vel" answered the old
man, promptly.
"And be just right. Give me kiss,
popsey. l am so glad to be at home.
No, not that kind, you tobacco-chew-
ing mortal-a Dutch one. They don't
SMELL" Catching him by his ear and
his nose, Meg saluted her parent in the
fashion designated. Irreverent as her
words might be, there was evident
good fellowship between these two
Then she wheeled round and saw Allen.
"Horrors" she cried, and fled. But
no further than the breakfast room.
"Mother who is that creature in the
spare bedroom?"
"He's boarder I've took"
ooh, mother! And just as I was COM
ing home. Pm so sorry!"
"Humph! thought it would be live
lier for We, Then ye wouldn't go moon
in round on the sands after dew-fall."
Took him in ter keep comply with
We, Meg" chuckled the father, who
had followed his darling into the house.
Mother" paused in her swift dishing
) up of the breakfast. Meg fatherl
: told We 'twasn't becomin' ter call her
that-now."
Mother, don't! Ill luck take the day
/ ever took up pen-or typewriter
l won't write a word all summer"
Mothers" only reply was to ring
5 the bell, and Allen promptly appeared.
my darter, Meg" said the captain,
after hearty good morning.
, Acknowledgements Sudbury, the
| authoress;;" corrected mother"
Hello, Maggiep' cried another voice
as Sophia entered. She was dress
/, maker and lived at Nantucket, but she
, had run down to welcome Maggie. >
The sisters embraced, and then Sophia
had the boarder presented to her. She
instantly conceived the idea of making
him subject" His costume was sim
, pie and becoming. 1t did not look al
q state's-prisony as some of Nantucket
!, summer guests. And he was rea
: good looking" She meant to "get of
n early Saturday, and take him on tn,
sly"
That was the beginning; but the enc
was not for some weeks. By promise
: exacted from the household, there wa
no Literary talk" and Margaret die
not discover what sort of creature wa
housed within her home. And it wa
4. all pretty plain sailing, both LITERAL,
~ and fguratively. The captain attende,
= to the literal part, and the young folk
: proceeded to fall in with mothers
= plan and keep company" Only, t.
% her credit be it said, she had had n
! !, lowering business in mind when sh
spoke those fatal words. But her hus
band had-very distinctly. So whel
Il mother" said to him: Don't we thinl
:, it's wrong ter throw them young thing
tergether so much?" he unblushingl
r replied; moi"
N "But We know what gen'ally comes
e. sech COINS on"
l. Eyes. Mattermony."
x "My starsl An We take it like that2
l. I'm dom it a purpose, Fin sick {
L. havin' eg-Margaret Twin away fror
g home, earnin' her own livin'. Nice
Il gal as she is d orter have husban nc
le an mean ter get her one if l kir
An 1 must say if I'd been in tina
young feller's place I'd popped tn
N question afore now. Whar'n we find
+, trimmer little craft n Meg? Clean CT
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