The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-03


The ess wasn't ne IN - haIl voso -
entered The cold shivers ran down shs
bachelor MAIDS back IL Isn't pSeasaas 20
20 into q strange houso at - O'clock %
night and nnd svsrytAmg 1ask Ne
Wished she was well - ~ room
There were voices IN the pAsios. -
course, the bachelor maid stoppe4 % tho
stairs, frosen stiR. and thought Of eur.
glars as once She wouldn't have booo
thought mannish then
rs that you. Peter saiA one q shsse
voices In the darkness II was Q mana
because II u H." said the woman's.
I'VE know you'll 80 right upstairs ana -
20 bed like . good girL The lights Are
all out. and everyons else has CONS. yoe
&C." And then there was Suppressed
"So. don't 49," saia the saehssos
maid IN disgust.
''weIl. We didn't - you that night. yeu
remember-whsu"-
Good night. Pete" interrupted the oh
Or. Hope we'll .ses you at breakfast"
well. II you 80 me NJ breakfast you'll
know IT, said the bachelor maid 70 her.
self. What tmpertinencs. And they
seemed such nice people that / met ~
dinner. ] wonder who those two ares?
When she had reached the top stair the
door below opened. and young man
came running up. The bachelor Aaid
Good evening, Mr.. Smith," she said.
do you know whore can find the land
LADY,"
Hello! Who Is m-' said the man in
the dark.
"oh. beg your pardon" stammsred the
poor bachelor maid. II thought I had-I
met you ~ dinner tonight lin the new
boardcr, you See and want 70 md the
landlady. It's 90 dark upstairs hate TO -
up alone
Where are your Let me 80 up with
your
ION the third floor" said the bachelor
maid, and the darkness didn't prevent her
from judging him to be good looking.
mot this room?" said the young man
YES" said the Bachelor maid.
why. this In Tompkins' room"
Guess not any more She said Il had
been occupied. but that Il would b ready
for mo tonight"
"whcw! Funny he didn't tell me about
IT, Hes been here nve years. Well. good
night"
ut 10 queer" thought the bachelor maid
az she struck . match. why. they
haven't taken his things OUT" she ex-
claimed. And they haven't brought my
trunk up. either. Such stupidity. II I
ever did see such lot Of senselcss, unac-
commodatins people. It's boarding house
keepers" All this was said to herself, OF
course.
The bachelor maid wanted to 90 down
stairs again and hunt up the landlady. but
she dreaded to encounter the loving but
ocular couple In the parlor.
well. I'll DO what I can" she thought,
land maybe she'll come up by and by"
She lay the valise upon The bed and opened
II. All her photographs had TO be strung
upon tho new baby ribbon which she had
bought for that express purpose. This u
way the modern girl has Of decorating
her room. They make pretty panels down
each Hide Of the window or dresser.
"He has good many pictures him.
SELF" she said. Funny. though. he
would leave AL those things for land
landy to pack. But that's what she said.
Well, suppose " he's been here Ave
years she must know him pretty well.
wonder"
II wish she'd come. This makes me un-
comfortable said the bachelor maid.
Then she went on stringing photographs.
II wonder which one . he?" unused the
bachelor maid gazing at the row OF pct
ures arranged on the dresser. 20, know
tho one In the middle. with the gold eye
glasses and the mustachc and the blend
hair. I know It's blond. Blond hair al
ways looks like that In photographs. And
he's been here i've years. Pity he's going
away now That's always my luck sad
this you must remember. was sad In
tho privacy OF her own room. It's really
mean 20 tell Il.
"Perfumery bottle, toilet water, cold
cream" counted the bachelor maid, as she
took these articles from tho valise. Lem
on Juice for my hands, rub!foam, char
coal for my teeth when they begin 10
look yellow. Fancy button hook. satchet
powder. hand manicure set. silver backed
brush and comb and hand glass. ! de-
clare II he hasn't most OF these things
h.mself-except the lemon juice, Of course.
That would be silly.
Wonder what he uses this for. Sooth-
ing to the skin. For chap hands, sun
burn ard-O. ycs-nice 10 rub on the face
after shaving, 'Spose any Of IL ever gets
spattered on the rest OF his face? Looks
something like satin finish face wash
Well. n tnis doesn't beat mean eyebrow
pencil. Can he really use IT."
''Oh. dear" sighed the bachelor maid
Il wish that landlndy would como up.
I don't Ike to 60 to bed In this room"
Then she turned her face away from the
light. II still came through her eyellds.
however and lightened up the face In the
picture that moved before her sight.
Afterward the bachelor maid never could
remember what the dream was. but she
knew II had all the rosy tinEe Of bright
future. But then she had such rude
awakening. II was caused by the turn
ing Of the door knob.
'How dare you come into my room?''
said the bachelor maid In q blaze Of wrath.
And the young man who entered. almost
as amazed as she hardly looked az though
he would have darcd-had he known she
was there.
81 beg your pardon" he said apologe,-
ically. ''but 4 a. would not be considered
.mpolite would like to retort the same
TO you"
We'll. I'm the new boardsr." sa'd the
angry bachelor maid; II looked a. this
room this afternoon, liked II. engaged II
ard paid IN advance for H. The land
lady assured me that the previous occupant
would have removed HIS things by night
ard that when I came IN everything would
he in readiness for me. She didn't send
my trunk up but that's no reason why
you should break In and scare me half 20
death"
That was certainly very previous cs
the iandlafy to rent the room from under
me"
IL don't sec that, when you're going