The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-14
MARY AN DERSON.

On the word of her boarders of a year
ago
found the house easily, hut modest
as was its exterior, its rich interior sent
my heart down rapidly-it was going to
ne away beyond my salary, I decided
let after a TO me. most bewildering in
teNleW' / found myself inspecting the
Dig sunny room, and shrinking at the
uousht of my rough trunks coming in
cohtast with such a handsome CARPET.
MIS- scott had remarked casually, that
sne mad put her earnings back on the
House' as pure matter of business, and
was radiant when she named her price
'or me room and hastily engaging it, 1
started out at once to order my trunks
come.
As J descended the steps, I could not
nelP humming little tune. A policeman
1"oHeu across the street toward me, and
Hdu navy notion that he had been
ne "neh / was in. AS | reached the
ia'einert ne STEPPED up. and holding out
u me ndkerchief-palpaby his own
aSAeu' While looking at me closely. If 1t
was mine. - -
was indignant and I answered sharp
- Is not mine-as YOU very well
We me- laughed rather sheepishly, and said !:
ro s- you are not stupid, if you are in
here?" "te SOu Stranger
tn.. 'lined back toward the house I had
"I t e.' then paused as l said, angrily:
nave a mind 10 go back and ask Mrs
trl 10 come ont with me-to protect me
'" an, 'ne lmpertinence of the police,'
"no' he asked, with wide open. won
ing eyes; you will go back to who?"
..1. MIS-. Scott" I snapped.
there" nv ''eie no MIS- scout
WI questioned satirically. mo?
N.Y., Nv" d have just engaged board from
venture to differ from YOU"
V.fT'' Lord! Miss" the man said. Mrs.
r,, 'I'eh scotts been dead these nine
ost OF more. That's no place for hon.
IN Peopie now. Why-why we're watch
cue s'e mousse this moment, hoping to
brot.I mar woman's iail-bird son, who has
white miss" '00A 81
bor. out' / whispered, "I-I was sent
"e ere. by friend, oh. what SHAH 7 do9,'
ana. Inat ala right. miss" reassurine.v
roo,, 'Itd The policeman, 'Ill give up the
tbat 'or you-you amt the only one
Mr.. ,'S come here expecting to find
10 III the house. You don't need
~ pack to the door''-and the
o. b,,...,Du elng in fun view, in an agony
lnto T." ,llauon and terror, I flung myself
Mr. NJ IIendly. just opened ofie-where
i1y ii,. SduIay presently found me, shak-
pl,in leaf and almost unable to make
'a'u my experience
wa, was furious, and finding nv mama
tior l'utlohed in the letter of introduc-
had ro, ~ ~ scott, and that MRS. Scott
and 'dlned II. he called the policeman
ana soselner they went to the house
eIy,. .nahded the letter back. II was
eo,oa. 'l out most unwillingly. as the
'ur,,u with the superstition of ali gam
br,1i. p'oplc' looked upon IL az n luck
Dr. NJ. hascot-and an hour later. by
'anlny's aid. / had found two wee
trurLs ""'se carpets would welcome my
psrD -. hidcrs OF holes--rooms that
tbs...'D 'l even dingy. but had never.
for '"'urely sheltered honest novertv
n, ,t years past, and could do as mi,ch
'1ia 10 come.
81. l'h ibis UNPLEASANT Incident sim.
49,, snow how utterly unevnec, "a sro.
b.. The pitfalls thai usLc dsns,are,,.
10. iINaY Of honest strlbooa ~ ebo,.'
taf utter ignorance IN evt A. A. \,
vfd,.....Ns'f The Interview that The.
fsr., No.. would have been. for Al.
80 asnRsr slEnai 20 my mother.
r.-, piI1. zoo. hsvlnT sssn 49,, 80
tssit.. [" flrniiurs contfadietes outside
sfs.... haYs he'd her susrtc io1s
~ i, npffa thaf fact but pot tfno,,-
0s,.s temN.lng being uniaWfui sna a..
q. 'offie1 81. az obg.,,s,i,', -" 80. =,
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