The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-30

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somewhat whether, after all he was
doing wisely in throwing away his
chance of going home to the other end
of the state for his Thanksgiving din
ner
Whether the event would justify his
decision or not would depend on a
young person over there across the
street, a bewildering damsel of Can
| New York was to study the church or
/ gan. Mr.. Middleton, having, very much
to his own satisfaction, established
| himself as one of three at the same lit
tie table with her in Mrs. Flanagan's
dining room, where he ate twice a day,
would gladly have improved the occa-
sion of a holiday and the opportunities
| offered by a common sentiment Of be-
ing left out in the cold world.
Naturally enough, the young mans
eyes wandered to the front of Mrs
Flanagan's house, and instantly he
saw that something very much out Of
the common was going on. In fact,
Middleton saw that a crowd was gath
ering outside Mrs. Flanagan's, and the
occasion of the crowd was evidently Il
| huge furniture van. Furniture was be-
ing carried out of the house-not mere
/ bedroom furniture, but strange and
| problematic articles which Middleton
associated with Mrs. Flanagan's dining
room.
"Well, If there isn't that crazy old
majolica jardiniere she sets the ice
water onw he calculated. by lingo,
| they're evicting her-and-and her.
| It's high time for me to drop in"
Ignoring the expectant grin of the
crowd and stepping over a heap Of
dirty burlap on the sidewalk, he dodg-
ed in through the doorway, between a
moving refrigerator and a waiting wire
cot, and, as he entered, a girlish voice
somewhere behind the refrigerator
called out "Oh, Mr.. Middleton
$50 glad you've Gomez Lillian Nc
Kay shouted, clapping her hands.
"Hurrah! What are you looking at my
hair for? It's a sight, know.
haven't had time to do it up. Say,
isn't it shame? And they wanted to
take my piano, if you please! Now,
you're a lawyer. You can settle the
whole thing for poor Mrs. Flanagan,
can't you"
I'm only a lawyers clerk yet, and
the question for us-for you and Mrs.
Latour and me-to settle is, Where are
we going to get our Thanksgiving din
ner"
Eyes, l know, and you might have
gone home to Buffalo
"Td rather be just where 1 am" said
he young man,
Thanks" she said, and then she
went on in a hurry: Cant you do
anything to stop them, Mr.. Middleton?
How can they turn her out like this
when she told them she would pay this
very afternoon
did you know about it this morn
ing? Middleton asked her, passing
over the question of law.
"Why, no. The first l knew Of It
was when l was practicing over some
dreadfully difficult things they gave me
at the college, and in walked two
men oh, Mrs. Flanagan! Come here
Here's Mr.. Middleton. Perhaps he car
help you"
Mrs. Flanagan had just emerged
from the darkness of the back stairs, 8
pale, black haired woman, with gilt
tering black eyes.
mo, child" she said. "Mr. Middle
ton can't help me. | don't know where
all you children are going to get you
/ dinner today and tomorrow, Thanks
giving day, and after you've paid m'
{ in advance
"Oh, that'll be all right, Mrs. Flana
gan" said Middleton.
Never mind, Mrs. Flanagan" saiC
Lillian. wen manage about the din
ner. / declare" she went on, turning
upon Middleton a naughty and uplifte,
chin with a very aggravating dimpl
In the middle Of it, this is the frs
4 Thanksgiving was ever in the States
, and / think you Yankees ought to b.
ashamed toto let Mrs. Flanagan b
treated like thisr
1T is an unfortunate coincidence,
Middleton said In a low voice, "but
' don't think it can be fairly imputed a
9 a national disgrace. Mrs. Flanagan
e where are you going tonight?"
a ''Me, child? Why, couldn't tell 20
that to save my neck. If ! only ha
time to look around"-
''Yes, know. But, as it is, where ar
you going" the young lawyer persist
ed, "and where are your boarders &
/ ingY
"All my boarders that had room
e here are gone, child-all except thi
d one sweet angel" meaning, of cours
/. Lillian.
v Il have an idea, Miss Mckay" MID
a dleton exclaimed, quite as If somethin
new had just occurred to him-whic
was deceit
"Then, for goodness sake, out wit
itP'
"Why, you see, so many of us room
, ers over at Anderson's take our mea
here that we shall be in pretty generi
} distress II Mrs Flanagan goes OF
j, That would be bad for the Anderson
wouldnt it? Very well. Why not |,
Mrs. Flanagan come over and occuI
their kitchenY'
, "They haven't any dining room VI
} cant, child" Mrs. Flanagan mournfu
ly objected.
: "But Mrs. Flanagan can send I
I meals to our rooms for the present
Middleton answered