The Yale expositor., 1900-05-18
THIS HOUSE FOR RENT

Anne dovecote on Jackson boulevard
with eyes of critical commentator.
style - neighborhood apparent
size-all satisfactory he murmured.
Now I'll hunt up the key and take
look at 1t. Let me see!" He moved
nearer-went up a few steps. There
was penciling in one corner OF the
notice. Key at cottage directly oppo-
Site" he read AS fate would have 1t
the door of the cottage across the
street opened just then. An old man
appeared. The sight of a stranger
scrutinizing the placard in the domi-
ellie to which he possessed the key
straightway interested him. He hob
bled over in an energetic manner.
BEG pardon, sir. Lookin' for a
house? Like to go through this one?"
The stranger, who looked prosperous
and businesslike, turned at once.
Eyes, fancy it is about what I re-
quire. l will see it now if you have
the key"
mo time like the present, sir" re-
turned the old chap cheerfully. He
made dive into his pocket and
brought up a bunch of string, half
dozen matches, some silver change and
a corpulent rubber doll. This here's
my grandchild's," he explained, but
l don't know how it got into my
pocket" A second swoop brought to
light the fugitive key. Now, if you'll
go right in, sir, I'll wait here a SPELL
] judge folks can make up their minds
better when they amt hampered by
company. I'll wait here"
So Gregory took the extended key
opened the door, and inspected from
cellar to roof the romantic abode.
Good" he said to himself. "Elec-
trio light-wood grates-stationar re-
frigerator-gas range. All is quite as
it should be. I'll take it."
This he repeated to the patient in
dividual perched on the steps with
out.
you are the owner, suppose?"
Eyes, sir. To speak rightly it's in
the old lady's name. but what's hers
is mine, you know" His senile old
laugh cackled out on the blue air.
Fifty dollars a month-that's it. A
deposit? Well, it's customary. Thank
you, sir. And this is your card and
Office address. I'll bring the contract
around one of these days"
You'll see that the placard is taken
DOWN."
I'll attend to that-yes, sir. And
what's that?"
THAT" was a piercing yell from the
cottage across the street.
pal" it walled. 20, pa! She's
swallowed a thimble or something
o, pal"
The old man limped down the steps
in trembling haste.
Its my grandchild!" the explana-
tory wall drifted back to Gregory. Il
was showing you her rubber doll. I'm
coming, MAIN coming"
The frantic female on the threshold
sent him running for a physician. BY
the time the doctor had come and re-
moved the obstruction in the child's
throat the minor matter of having
rented the residence across the way
had quite escaped the memory of old
Isaac Harvey. Now you get good
and ready" his wife advised, lard
take this child straight out to Park
side to Sarah. Tell her we'd like to
keep Armadora with us right along,
but that, what with her scalding her.
self the day before yesterday trying to
give the cat bath, and getting out
en- the roof to fire down the chimney
bricks-that was yesterday-and swal-
lowing all kinds Of things today, that
20 keep her longer here will give me
nervous prostration. Tell our daugh-
ter that And tell her, too, that Ar
madeira amt much different from what
she was at the same age. Now you go,
pal"
Whereat pa obediently went.
And during his absence his amiable
but much-tried spouse rented the
house that was her particular property
to one Mr.. William Hazleton.
There were two keys hanging
here" she remarked in bewilderment.
Il suppose he's got one in his pocket.
Pas memory amt what it used to be-
Yes-$50. And a deposit down, sir, ii
it suits you"
"It SUITS" he decided twenty min
utes later. He handed her in the key.
81 can have possession, suppose, be-
fore the 1st of May?"
ANY time, sir. Ten? That's all
right, thank you. Yes, I'll take the
placard down."
Which she soon after did.
Now, Isaac Harvey, while engaged in
transferring his audacious small
granddaughter to the home of her
parents, was foolish enough to fling
his overcoat back and stand enjoying
the lake breezes on the platform of the
car as the Illinois Central train rushed
southwark. In the meantime Miss
Armadora fiattened her nose against
the window pane, which looked out
upon the pulsing blue-green waters,
just freeing themselves from winter
bondage This rashness on the part
of Mr.. Harvey was promptly paid for
by his going to bed with a chill on
his arrival at Parkside. Pneumonia