The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-03

me is breakfast enough for me-" ordered
her mistress and sid down on the chair by
the bedside and tell me everything"
So Midgell obeyed
You know that ever since Mr.. and Mrs
Baldock came. q young married couple
10 live next door" she commenced, Mr.
Baldock has gone to is all night work Al
tho Kew observatory, rain or shine, blow
Ugh or blow low, punctusl at o'clock
comm back in the small hours OF the
mornin' betwixt two an three. Meyer
sleepin' myself I've got TO know is hours
and my hesrn' bein' that sharp as the
cat can't sneeze I'm the kitchen without
my hearin her. though my bedrooms on
the top floor front. the click OF the gate
behind that man has got To seem quite
natural. But one broad moonlight night
three months ago, heard that gate click
at ! o'clock I'm the mornin 4"
You said 10 was a moonlight night. and
at them same time 1 o'clock IN the morn
In said the old lady irritably II do
wish YOU would he more precise
II may have been half-baked at five
years old. said Mideell. hardly. hut I've
got "A head on my shoulders, and not a
crummy quarten The gate clicked at one
precise by mothers silver watch, and as
for the moonlight. I was sittin' by the
winder I'm my dressing gown, darning a
stockin' by the light OF IL, with my feet
on another chair for fear OF beadles. Hes
back early Thought I. without thought
in my mind but that Mr.. Baldock WASH {
feeling quite himself. when I glanced out
and saw that unblushing thing
Mrs. Baldock?' interrupted Mrs. Kel-
sew
when locked cut and saw Mrs Bal
dock run as quick as CREASED lightnin' un
the front garden path. j heard the front
door unlocked and shut. and, says /,
Ho""
HOP" echoed Mrs. Kelsey.
'IIol My lady! You've bin to a concert
or an 'op. ave you?
"That was very familiar, Midgell," OBJ
Jected the old lady.
AT o'clock. just as I'd rolled up my
stockings finished" went on Midgell. loft
lily ignoring the rebuke, "Mr. Baldock
came ONE. And by the soft considerate.
gliding way he went up tho path and let
himself in. j could see that Mrs. Baldock
hs dn't told him OF her outing"
Dear me!' calculated the old lady.
Il can't think what IL was made me
keep my eye on the Baldocks front gate
all next day" said Midgell
Curiosity" said the old lady.
'All the curiosity / ever 'ad was baked
out of me at five years DID," said Midgell
II was cured at that age OF tendency
TO poke my nose in where IL had no bust
ness, and If ] ever relapse I'll let you
know"
"Well. well.' said Mrs Kelsey
IL saw Baldock with lis little bag that
holds is instruments and his night flask
and his sagwishcs
NOW do YOU know what he carries IN
that bag?" cried Mrs. Kelsey.
Because their last housemaid but four
told me-" said Midgell. AT he went
with his little bag and clicked the gate
behind him. and at half-past six Mrs.
B., she went with her little bag. and
clicked the gate after her, and at l In
the mornin' she came creepin' ONE. and
that she's done for three months past.
TO my certain knowledge, unconscious OF
any wakeful eve a-lookn' out OF the top
floor front bedroom window"
Dear, deari' said Mrs. Kelsey IN hor-
ror, dear a deary me, And she such n
soft spoken. quiet hammered, pretty young
crea ture"
Better have had her complexion baked
brown for life In quick oven. like mine
was at five years Old" said MdgeIl stern
ly, than use her prettiness to lead arts
astray and wreck an 'onest 'usbands life
And who's 10 tell him. For he's got 10
be told. IL he does make a profession
of lookin through a telescope all night.
that amt no reason why he's to spend his
life with blinkers on. He's got to be told
and YOU must tell him
Ofl, don I say lnht, MiOgcU lmnlOred
the mild old lady How can 60 and tell
another woman's husband that she isn't
fit TO be his wife? And | haven't seen
the things YOU speak of. I've been asleep
and dreaming. and ~ could be sure
YOU had. too, should be grateful"
ME asleep and dreaming" screamed
Midgell. inexpressibly scandalizsd. ME
that never close my eyes before the tick
OF six and am broad awake at ten minutes
Of nd ho "A
supper of a bed a poppies."
There. there, I'll sit up with YOU to-
night said poor Mrs. Kelsey "and make
sure of that poor things shortcomings
for myself before I expose her TO her
husband. OH dear" she put her hand
kerchief 20 her ovewnowing eyes. when
I'm going 10 tea with her this very after
noon. and hear some OF her new songs.
the poor dear, that she sings so sweetly
and prettily. shall choke I'm my cup.
I know, meeting her eye and knowing
that I'm to play the SPY on ner this very
night as ever r.. don't believe I can
go. I really don't Sarah Ann"
Thus the kind hearted old woman
mourned. hut she did not fail ~ keep
her appointment with Mrs. Raldock ar
rayed i'm her stiffest black silk gown and
newest cap. Mrs. Badock jumped M
from her chair when her visitor entered
her drawing room and met her with out
stretched hands
Dear Mrs Kelsey you're moi looking
welli' she said. as she kissed the old
lady. Haven't YOU been sleeping lately?
Ny dear I have. but ! shsn't tonight"
said poor Mrs. Kelsey. "At least I'm go
ing 60 try. Dear me- I don't know
what I'm talking about" Her adniiring
womaniy gave became riveted upon her
hostess right hand Goodness me, what
= lovely diamond ring! she gssped
Mrs. Raldock smiled and dimpied and
her pretty white hand 10 encour-
the diamond - sparkle more. I've
worn IL three weeks" she said, "and Ar
chibsld hasn't noticed N oncel Isn't no a
blind old DEAR"
Didn't he7'---M Mrs Kelsey dtaked