The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-07-14

! 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-stationary re
frlgerator-gas range. All is quite a.
IL should be. I'll take it."
This he repeated to the patient in
d1Vidual perched on the steps with.
out.
You are the owner l suppose?"
Yes, sir. To speak rightly it's in
the old lady's name, but what's hers
is mine, you know" His senile ole
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 you Garland
office address. I'll bring the contract
around one of these days"
You'll see that the placard is taken
DOWN."
III attend to that-yes, sir. And
what's that?"
'ThSt' 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.
It's my grandchild!" the e~xplana-
tory wall drifted back to Gregory. Il
was showing you her rubber doll. I'm
coming, ma-I'm 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, land
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 a bath, n getting out
On the roof to fire down the chimney
bricks-that was yesterday-and swal-
lowing all kinds of things today, that
to keep her longer here will give me
nervous prostration. Tell our daugh-
ter that. And tell her, too, that Ar
madora amt much different from what
she was at the same age. Now you 60,
pal"
Whereat pa obediently went.
And during his absence his amiable
but much-tried spouse rented the
house that was her particular property
to n 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-$5O. And a deposit down, sir. If
it suits YOU"
1t suits" he decided twenty min
utes later. He handed her in the key,
Il can have possession, l oppose, be-
fore the list of Mayo"
Amy 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
supervened before he could return
home. 1t is really unnecessary to say
more of Mr.. Harvey.
But during his enforced absence
from home fate was playing tricks be-
hind his back. Who would have SUD-
posed that the mother of David Greg
Org would be called east on business
and the three interesting cherubs of
William H%azleton's sister succumb to
mumps on the same day?
Don't worry" David advised his
mother, as he saw her on board the
l. CAhSS wanna llLilltu. L IL get the Iur- |
niture into the new place If you're not
back in time. One can pay competent
packers to attend to that sort of thing
nowadays. 1t will be all right" And
away ven the train.
"Mumps!" echoed William Hazleton
when he called at his sisters. And
Rodney away? And the moving to be
done? All three of them down-phewi
Well, I'll get the first load in and the
down. I'm on duty now until
afternoon. You look after the
babies. I'll see to the rest"
You're the dearest boy, will"
That's all right. You're lucky |
picked up the place for you. If you
were to wait until Rodney got home
everything desirable would be COB
Dled up. This little nest will suit YOU
and our blessed trinity down to the
yround-see II it Doesn't