Evening journal., 1899-02-13

The east exposure he thought would
not permit of his sleeping late in the
morning, and it would be cold in win
ter for his sister during the day and
early evening. No. the rooms upstairs
wouldn't do for them. and as fer those
on the ground floor they had no furni-
.ture.
About noon there came man with a
little boy.
He was a widower, but he looked Us
though it were not owing 10 any fault
of his own. While he talked with Susan
his son dug nice little hicks in the win
dow sill with a new jack-xnife. He
liked the rooms very much, but his wife
had left on his hands a lot of dishes and
there appeared to be no place to hang
them or arrange them at all. Susan
told him of our large woodshed, but he
said that he could never think of "the
light of his life's" things being put out
in the woodshed, so he didn't take the
rooms.
Then there were two ancient school,
teachers. They liked the rooms up
stairs, but could not sec how their
piano could be moved there. Susan
couldn't either, so they went away.
About four in the afternoon young
man and his wife came up the front
steps and rang the bell.
They wanted two unfurnished rooms
and wanted them right away. They
wanted running water, a stationary
wash-stand. a raantei, and gas CRATE.
Those secharacteristics we're of our rooms
exactly. From behind The curtains l
saw susan's color grow flush with in
terest as she thought: swell, they're
gone this time, sure"
She talked with this couple a long
time. She came down a dollar a
month when they faltered. and finally
when they went out the front door and
she had slammed it after them, she
came into the parlor and sank into a
chair near the table.
what was the matter with them2' !
asked.
"They didn't like the ceiling chaude-
liers. They wanted wall brackets.
They said If it were not for those
chandeliers they would take the rooms
at our own price"
I saw the careworn look in Susan's
eyes and began to feel real pity for her.
Poor little girl ! thought. its shame
for her to run up and down those stairs
so much.
And II was in the midst Of my pity
unexpressed that the bell rang again.
This time it was man and his wife
desiring unfurnished apartments
Susan trudged down the hall again
She opened the doors. turned on the gas
in the CRATE, raised the shades and
lighted the jets. The couple were de-
lighted from the outset. They talked
of everything. They wanted to lgow
II Susan would put down mating III
the little bed chamber. OF course Susan
would. Anything to choke off the re
suits Of that advertisement Of three
lines.
Well. they would 60 out and figure i
all up and would they be given The re
fusal of the rooms until the next noon
And this time when Susan came ;nt'
the parlor her face beamed.
They're coming tomorrow noon
size said, "and then there only remains
the two upstairs. oh. Reuben. d.
hope" :,
She did not finish. The bell had tini'
led again.
IAN upstairs room" heard her say
"Yes."
They came back down after abou
Zen minutes. Again heard words. tbi
time spoken by a masculine voice o
angular gentleness. ~Very well.
shall move in tomorrow afternoon,
expect my wife here in week and
the second room upstairs is got rente'
! shall probably take that also
Susan could hardly wait TO close tn
, Goor after the second feal renter. Sh
came bounding into the parlor, he
eyes as bright as two stars. "Oh. keu
d, beni" she exclaimed, I've rented then
He says he will move in to-morro'
afternoon. and. with those in the down
stairs rooms at noon, that leaves onl
4, the one hall bedroom on the seeon
floor. And can rent that. too. Iknow.
"Did they leave any money to hol
the roomsP'' ! asked
Her face fell for a moment. "No.
she replied II never thought to as
:. hem" And then with more eager
! ness: "ButI know they'll come. for th
people who looked at the rooms dowr
stairs measured for the carpets an
talked about where they would stan
their table and all that. and the ma
for upstairs wanted TO know all abor
the bathroom and the closets and II
wouldn't even take him to meals. OF
know they will come to-morro'
+ nightr
Tomorrow" came.
At noon Susan was In high pitch {
excitement.
No one rang the bell.
I Half-past twelve.
Still no one for those unfurnishe
, rooms.
7 One, two and three, yea, even fou
five and six struck on the brass clocl
And at that last hour Susan would ei
3 toihing.
: All heard her say was; "Oh, whi
VI liars people are"
n DiScouraUpmenf xvns written on n,