Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14

sSAHS seNt'uke tHrfe IT
Obi dear no, air." he was promptly
assure Il, With y twinkle of fun In Mrs
Jones optical agSn. Il never take NO
ladies: they're TOO trou biesomc. Nine
l. only for gentiemen"
On which MIR. Barnet permitted hun
self To he shown the front parlor and
the drst-f.oor back room. let with IL
for u bedroom. Mrs Jones marched
IN, throwing back the cvverlet To show
thu, the bedding was spotlcssly clean;
but her invitation TO step IN, air. and
see for yourself" had the reverse
effect for the old gentlemen. who had
Pccpcd timidly ia, backed out bluskiug
and stasnmering: Thank you. ma'aIn
-cr-yes. yes; ! sec. thank you; it's
quite nice"
That trying ordeal got through. he
faced round on two DOOR clearly be
longing to two front rooms aud in
quircd what they were and who
lodged there. Mrs Jones answered:
This door. sir. mex; here, ID = SIT.
ting-room, and that Is the slip-room Ia
bedroom). a young man has them
two rootns-a most quiet-be'aved, re-
spectacle young man he is, sir"
"Ah-h'm. hope so. na'am, l hope
90. could not remain where my very
next neighbor WAS irregularly conduct
ed. you know"
'Oh, no. sir; but that amt Mr. We'll
by. lie don't interfere with nobody"
The old bachelor took the apnrt-
meats Before long. being OF course
ten times more curious than any wom-
an, he soon managed to encounter his
next-room neighbor in the passage.
lie was distinguishing Young fell
low. who stood aside for the old gen
tleman with polite Good morning"
and then run lightly upstairs.
by Jove! what queer Old party it
Is, Mrs Jones'" said he that evening.
Looks to + tho awful piece Of pro-
priety you said Hal ha!-you didn't
tell him what ! amp
Law. sir-no! lied fly out Of his
skin. let alone the house. How are you
getting on. sir?" asked the landlady.
'Oh, frst-rate, Mrs Jones' shall
soon have all perfected and l think the
entertainment will BE- a success"
ar. Barnet was appallingly regular
in all he did: the routine Of one day
was with tho rarcst variation, the
routine OF every day. lie was the most.
to-bc- pi,ied creature bachelor of
moderate means and no occupation.
For q whole fortnight Mr.. Barnet
busted himself trying 10 iud what that
next-room tenant did for his living.
by dint OF a score Of devices known to
the curious, he discovered that yonng
Welby came In and out at all hours.
AS all was comparatively quiet in the
front room In the evening he fondly
took il that the tenant thereof not only
came home to tea" but stayed At home
studying till an early bedtime.
Really. n most properly conducted
young man." said Mr.. Barnet 10 him
self one evening at about the end of -
fortnight
Alas for his premature approval:
only two evenings later il was some
what disturbed. lie heard young
Welby come in alone; but instead OF
there being only slight movements
overhead there was something Of q
connection. The table and chairs
were moved about Then the ledger
himself walked about noisily and the
deep muttcrings OF his voice pene
10 the puzzled listener below. Good
gracious! was he talking to himself
Ia Mrs Jones or In whom? Was IL
possible that any other than Mrs Jo
No. no; the thought was too awful Il
quite took Mr.. Darnets breath. H.-
sides, he would have heard the rnos,
q Ia.
garments, "a his door was jar. IL al
ways was. by the 10y. WHY. there was
young Wclhy going ont Yes. the door
shut: and what was more. il hadn't
opened again 10 that young man at ten
o'clock
Thir was really looking serious. and
Mr.. Barnet pursed his respectable lips
~ he slowly retired TO his dor mitory
quite a quarter of an hour late.
Il shalt just lie awake aud watch.
muttercd the old gentleman az he got
into bed, which was next the thir
partition vail III that young scamp
Is going to-ahem- keep all sorts ui
improper hours-rcslly. anything NIGH
happen next, and my character be com
prom ised.''
But Morpheus wa- not % he SO easil.
eludei. and Mr. barnet doaed for q
solid half honr. lie was awakened by
burst of laughter f,Sm &c sitting
room nett his apartment Mr. Karn.f
sat MP rubbing hts eyes utterly iuaig
nsnt at such nocturnal orgies lie hal
indeed actually raised his hand "a give
sn angry knock az tic vail. when a
sound broke on his ear which mad. To
remaining hairs on his respectable old
heal stand on end With horror.
A silvcry feminine laugh aud voice
FROM that next room,
There ra> no mistake about il. n
ass0riie rel nightmare or baifwatiue
fancy IN the matter 4 giddy lsugb
aud pretty voic- that said ssucilJ
sna very distinctly
Nv dear fellow. q course Ano--
Jon are dead gone on nay ht.le self. h,-it
a. ay Q. - .rssn-
WA q Taar -ifs az
Wat a' Faar 80 --Er
This adaptation - N OFT - da's
r7nsic hall -oux wa srnr and ~
Bsrne, Eel back On ,be pillows gasp
ing Tor breath
Thea earn. w.lby's s'ifed laush
Again an his vosc~ deiightrdlE
"Tssts fine. Ds'tis. ny lov~i Wha
t--rrn ~e sh.li make q the affair ct
,his rate Vel c~- NJ no~. though
n. sirea
- ,he - ssh .~ssnp asSn't ~v.n think
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