The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-22
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much for .vu some day.
| marjorie went upstairs and brought
SEES suit. but her lips wore ccmprcsset
herself. ''but how am ever to stop its'
u suit and aS tt Sifi Issss Msrsora D and
the others saw the new ncighbor march
past the gate. loading the Little glrl at
glanced toward tho house and tossed thear
heads; and then It was Bob who laughed.
Martorte had passed the time when Il
But how 70 put stop TO tno imposition,
grown into, such proportions that II was
DO storpedg il was imposssblc 70 say
anything 70 Mr. Mason, Marjorie knew
| that his great bereavement and his bust
ness troubles were pressing heavily on his
/ mind, and she had forbidden tho children
to speak OF the new ne.ghbors to their
,:rhorc comes Jake. exclaimed Hob ono
or two days later. II wonder what he Ii
Jake soon made his presence and his or
SAY" he. began. STRENGTHENING out his
lips from their whisti.ng attitude, ma
saws she wishes you'd lSnd, her y pair 9
foot an she thinks you wear about tte
same siye she does: an your mornin
PAPER Y s yopre through With II M some Ss
waist skirt o yours TO wear down tewn. !"
u WIN send the other things, but !
Sastenn nu out OF ' seSt an she she said Il, fsr
u seemed such an ungracious lining 70
say Jake was dispatched on his return
M 9s nper sS saa hs sne
heard u loud voice proela.ming:
We'll, must as,t,n gay, ! think shs n wss
| al ~ mint fr1t lntbluK tn1t'9 Nne IL can
be hurt. ] wouldn't be az mean as that.
not for Il million dollars"
Bob" snid Marjorie softly, we must
stop lending things TO Mrs. Brooks. She
has no right to live at tho expense OF
other people, and papa works. hard to
make lying for US. How WIN we ever
e"A,nvhe she's mad now, andll stay
away suggested bob. Especially.
store Tor them. Mrs Brooks came over
the next morning, instead; ana saln cneer-
fully Az she appeared IN the ktchen doo.'
An whsle the cofYea's boiiin' would "
trouble you too much to make pan 81
biscuit and bake emf ! dom. 4, Sar t,i nv
that / can't make biscuit since they've
Touched by the subtle flattery, Marjor,c
made the coffee and baked the biscuits;
and the new neighbor went nome Haus-
ged. But when Marjorie came 10 th,nM
Il over aftcrward the tears came 10 her
What goose am to he influenced py
| such things as that woman sam, rne
cried Bob, we must do sone,at'', ~, M ~
, house and home before long can svarnc-
" keep houEe now, 80 many OF the innings
we need are over there; -. 49,, ,,o,,
An idea occurred to Bon, ana nc soon
, down a blank book and pencil
Just name over everything you can
think OF thnt. they've borrowed ana nave
me" ,!o ts'I i'ye kent the list of what they've
borrowed" said Maysic, innonentiy ana
They've neyor returned swthhlng s., ear,,v
book and there, In her little patnstakng
, way shc had entered all the arucics Dor
rowed. ard hob shrieked a., sign' p ., ,n ,vas
hard al work with a pile Of legnl-.cnp
yyaper and Martnric's little MEMORANDUM ~ J,
book ami al Jake da y, ~ 9 ,he llst When
The work was done Bob folded the paper
and buttoned II IN his jacket In tho most
~" ~ Am IN bnsinoss al last" he said gay
~. II am going out as collector. You
needn't bc surprised II YOU see me como
And then Bob walked screnciy UP 10 the
mousse next door aud rang the bell. "a.
'0h, you're the boy next door. sac shid
| ~ v,lsft ia "a known You was comm I,
IA IA asked you 10 speak 70 your sister
about maxim mo cup o. couce
| "IJow funny n ia that you've never no.
ticed there was restaurant down ~ tne
nnxt corner" said Bob, who was deter
mined to fight his battle through; T rmai
| nayinsy no attent' on 10 tho crimson iiuAh
on hnr face, he added. cvillv rs could BET
"Mrs. Brool,s Marjorie Thinks this &C
count has been running on long enough u !,
And hc presented the paper.
Mr. Mrs. Brooks fell tnto chair and
scream med. A.. ,.s .r
haven't no aocnuM with you"
:.Thaeo ars things YOU borrowed ana
hnyc never scnt back sa,a o ION s s"o wa,,
! mnet have ferrottee them, for OF course
wT would hnvc sent then, bnck-y9u
oouin have meant 49, ns 20 Ri nna 'n NJ for ar
| Yourself TINT everythmg's right. There's
three sheets ard the. coal, oil and tns
the pillows there they are. You ace-and
two table cloths. and whole set OF nap
k,ns and some disa,.s----H
| Bnt there was nothing more to be said,
for Mrs. Brooks hae gone into hysterc &c
and was shouting that che always ava
know them folks next door was ~ oo'n-
| mon ms they could be. an she'd never ex-
tend 'etn another favor. not X they rot
down on Their knees 10 beg her, and she's
always warned hct children not to asSD-
oiate with tiiem children next door, Tor
whc knew whn, they were7 And In the
midst OF 4 Bob ran home. waving ms
can above his curly head .,..
She's mad ms wet hen, and she's never
going to notice - any more
An hour afterwarn Jake mace, ms dp-
peanaaiee at he kitchen door with an air
Of offended dignity and deposited on the
ster~ n bundle containing one ragged
| sheet and a pint cup Of brown sugar :,
| Here's your things that you made al
| that ftiee about no said lofuly: "and ma
saws II she'd a knew you was 30 awful
| rore az all that she'd "a took up a co'lec-
/ lion for you ait the church"
| And then he turned his back end de-
l rartcd shaking tho dust from his feet.
| fgurativeiy and Marjorie and Bob sat
| down and laughed Until they cried.
| what n blessing that the trouble 10
over" cried Marjorie at last. Bob, when
we have netghborn again. let's not have
| them too friendly"