Evening journal., 1899-06-17

ter for bis sister during the day and
ear'y evening. No. the rooms upstairs
woD..a't do for them. and as for those
on ,he ground floor they had no trni- !
ture.
About noon there came a man with a !
l,iie boy.
lie was a widower. but he looked as
though it were not owing to any fault |
OF his own. While he talked with Susan
his son dug nice little hicks in the win
COW sill with new iack-knife. lie
liked the rooms very much. but his wife
hud 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. bus 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 lhe
rooms.
Then there were two ancient school
teachers They liked the rooms up
stairs. but could not sec how their
pinno could be moved there. Susan
couldn't either, so they went away
About forr In the afternoon a young
man and his wife came up the front
steps and rang the bell
They wanted two unfuruished rooms
! and wanted them right away They
wanted running water. q stationary
b wash-stand mnntel. and gas CRATE.
Those echarueteristicsw were of our rooms
exactly. From behind the curtains
2 saw Susan's color grow flush with in
] terest as she thought: well. they're
gone this time. sure"
p She talked with this couple long
T. time. She came down dollar a
D month when they faltered, and finally
To- when they went out the front door and
e she had slammed Il after them. she
e came into the parlor and sank into n
r chair near the table.
6 "What was the matter with themY" /
asked
+ "They didn't like the ceiling chalde-
y liers They wanted wall brackets.
l. They said II it were not for those
: chandeliers they would take the rooms
e at our own price"
J. I saw the careworn look In Susan's
e eyes and began 90 feel real pity for her.
i Poor little girl, thought, lisa shnme
e for her 10 run up and down those stairs
p so much.
And IL was in the midst of my pity
unexpressed that the bell rang again
This time Il was man and his wit,
III desiring unfurnshed apartments
Susan trudged down the hall again
Iu She opened the doors turned on the gas
s. In the CRATE. raised the shades ant
H. lighted the Jets. The couple were de
lighted from the outset. They talked
= Of everything. They wanted to krov
'o II Susan would put down uniting i'
H. the little bed chamber. OF course Susai
J." would. Anything to choke of the re
suits Of that advertisement OF three
1' lines.
be Well. they would 60 out and figure
Sc all up and would they be given the re
'r fusal of the rooms until the next noon
70 And this time when Susan came int
to the parlor her face beamed.
ID "They're coming tomorrow noon,
she said, "and then there only rema y
aS the two upstairs. Oh. Reuben. q
hope"
ps She did not finish. The bell had tinl
NJ led again.
an IAN upstairs ROOM" heard her say
Ne YES"
lu They came back down after abou
" ten minutes. Again heard words. ih'
e' tune spoken by a masculine voice q
singular gentleuess. "Nery well.
lg- shall move in tomorrow afternoon.
expect my wife here in a week and
7d tae second room upstairs is not rente
be ] shall probably take that also"
ias Susan could hardly wait 10 close 'l
door after the second real renter. Sh
eh came bounding into the rarlor, be
ne cves as bright as two stars. "Oh, le'
benr' she exclaimed, 1--WE rented then
'ed lie saws he will move IN to-morro
afternoon. and, with those in the dow
er- stairs rooms at noon. that leaves on
nj. the one hall bedroom on the secon
led foor. And can rent that. too. know
did they leave any money to hoI
.on The rooms % asked.
i'm Her face fell for a moment. "No
he she replied. 81 never thought 10 rs
Mt. hem" And then with more cage
IL ness: ''ButI know iheyll come. for q
DOT people who looked at the rooms dow
The stairs measured for the carpets ar
talked about where they would star
not their table and all that. and the mt
her for upstairs wanted TO know all abo
the bathroom aud the closets and II
wouldn't even take him 10 meals. 0
know they will come to-morro
on night"
Tomorrow" came.
At noon Susan was In a high pitch
excitement.
ere No one rang the bell.
he Halfpast twelve.
fe's Still no one for those unfuruish
gas looms.
? in One. two and three. yea. even fot
Eve and six struck on the brass cloc
And at that last hour Susan would e
ing loihing,
NY All heard her say was: "Oh, wh
ver hars people are.'
des Discouragement was written on
lace and little Tears were hegiuni'
mid, 10 crowd their Way into her eyes.
ond The reaction had come and with &
hitter. crushing disappointment.
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