Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-08-31
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and then announced that H.
chaser's name was Trenton. pN
William ii. Trenton" said N.
man. He lives on Eugene str.a aaas
the North side. He's buildIno 49, ~ %
for himself" Aoass
That evening, about half ~
after the most conscientious ,yo.i uol
on the Ion had put on his Goa, 49, .Ailaa
home, an exceedingly youthfulJoosisDa '
man and a remarkably pretty
walked down the street win sA
little fingers interlocked and g. 'i
before the mound of earth tina, ~ 4
workmen had thrown up. Tbsy ~ !,
the air of people who had arri,aa Ala
they looked about them. Then
young man placed a supporting b,-s
beneath the girls elbow and ia -
scrambled up the loose dirt. 'lapgt.s'
and carrying on" Mrs. Hendon ~
like couple of childrea."
Mrs. Hendon does not appro,a
carrying on and she was distin..'-
shocked when the girl, who had =
parently got some dirt in her ~
sat down on the crumbllng elav -
allowed the young man 10 remove 4.
nonsensieal little tan affair and ~.
out the foreign substance. Mrs M,
don was moved to scorn also when 4.
dropped the shoe and then went do,,
on his hands and knees In feIoo.a
search for IL, recognizing II with !.
parent difficulty when he found !,
presumably because OF It's minutsb,w
When Mrs. Hendon next peer.s
through the Stats of the Venetian Nina
they were both standing looking dow
into the jagged, unsightly foundatm
hole. as II il had been a crater Of An
extinct volcano.
Presently they got down into i,
hole aud examined the strata Of loan
joint clay and gravel and then ,hsy
clambered ont and surveyed the 3.
cayation as a general proposition mn
various points Of view. Quite freqgsat
~ the arm Of the young man WANDERED
20 the girls waist. but Mrs. Hen5r
was glad 10 observe she had the erlss
20 remove il with much decision, u.
cept once. and then she was eyideatr
too mueh absorbed In contemplation q
the south elevation and depression 70
notice IT,
At last they left the hole and vert
and sat down under one OF the NAPLES
The young man took blue print traz
his pocket and spread IL out upon Bis
knee and for half an hour al least ihsJ
looked at that with their heads vsy
close together. IL was dusk by tasi
time, so IL Is natural 20 suppose thEi
they did not look az the blue PFiai
much longer, but IL was another hof
before they rose and stroled % WiA
their little fingers interlocked as thsF
had come. and in that time the Yong
man lit his cigar IS times by actall
count. and goodness knows how mar
times before Mrs. Hendon began count
ing.
Every evening since, with only iva
OF three exceptions, the two young pee
pie have been down 10 the lot. To-
house is well along now and the up
ping Of the carpenters hammers aaa
the grating 81 the saws sound nos
sanity. Everybody will be glad Whea
the thing is finished and the babies 81
a chance 10 sleep. II is a nice enoasi
looking little house on the whole. W
Robertson doesn't like the looks q ias
French windows and thinks Il ought Q
face on the avenue instead Of the stfesS
and Mrs. Hendon's opinion is that
cupola would improve il and take O
the squatty look il has; but, 'aAias
one consideration with another ~
allowing for some peoples tastes 'l'
row win tolerate the structure.
What the row cannot tolerate, how
ever. is the mystery regarding The w
young people. IL is established "a
the young man is Mr.. Trenton. Y,
boys who now go over to play u Is
lot call him Mr.. Trenton and NC -
swers 20 the name with a cheerful sa.-
that inspires confidence. lie le's =,
boys whoop through the sAe's'.l
rooms, Chamber up the studding -
teeter on the sawhorses at VIII -
he has even raised a ladder for 'ls-
TO climb 10 the roof. Mrs healg-
says she should think he would 49,
more sense. The question thai 7
tating the row is whether the co1Es
are newly married or are about g
married. II they are not newly hl'
ried, the row saws II Is strange -
no person of experience should ~
them. II they are maj ma.
the row would like 10 know no" -
they have been united. Old MI -
man pretends that he has never 49,
whether they are married or not =
,avs that II Is none Of his business. =
likes to be mean and exasPeraiing
The house viii soon be finished ana ~, ~
I'll things will be made known
,ago Daily Record.
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