Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-30
THE LANDLORDS
STORY u ~ y ~
BY WILL s. orDLEY.
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Iospyrashssd By Daily story Pub. ool

HAD 1alrly pOureu IOr IWo uaJ %
and / had waded through all the
newspapers and other reading mat
ter to be had at the little Adirondack
hotel at which l was staying.
The landlord, Mr.. Carpenter, was a
jolly old fellow who was noted for
his sprightly stories, and he did his
best to entertain his guests and keep
up their spirits as they sat on the
broad piazza OF the Wayside house and
watched the steady downpour.
l did not join the group on the
veranda. If there is anything l par
ticularly dislike 1t is to listen to the
chatter of lot of people who are
trying to delude themselves into the
belief that they are enjoying life
when the face Of Nature is ankle
deep with mud and water, and it is
still raining as II 1t never intended to
stop. So l stuck to my room and
burrowed my way through books,
week-old newspapers, patent medi-
cine almanacs-anything that would
help me in measure to forget the
aboIhinable weather.
But on the evening of the second
day, when 1t grew suddenly colder
and a roaring wood fire had been
klndled in the open fireplace in the
big sitting-room, | was one of the
first TO gather around its cheerful
blaze.
Now, If ever, was the time for
storytelling, but the landlords roper
tory seemed to be about exhausted.
mo use asking for any more funny
,tories," he drawled out with depre-
catory shake of the head. ''These
two wet days have pumped me dry,
so to speak. can only think OF one
more story, but as there isn't any
thing comical about that one, don't
suppose you'll care to hear it."
"Give us a story, by all means"
urged one OF the ladies'. 81 can al
ways sleep better II have ghost
story or some exciting adventure to
go to bed on"
WELL" began the landlord, re-
iS
49,, -, VI s"o9' S.o,y nor
10 tell it, and let you classify it for
yourselves. The climax OF nv story
came ten years ago when was keep
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hina..,s , ie a'~ays Wy seemed TO consider
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III" oune 'd' III 'he place. ana
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,ha hrd Do T''l''' at'onS were hiPped IN
- 'n ~ hu''''u" father held
'oi'" very niue encouragement to
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,aJ -, "o'u i"ry hanueH' VINO
,un,,.. ,..-.sD l.,l.' center 10 Spehd MS
,aada5 n,a, ,"sa.'o" M ,n earning some
mhoil,' u'o"'' i"ouSn dependent
nIrara;,. I W. n,s o"n earnings ne was
LII! "'"s MS way through
80, ~ ~ sens tn,' ana ne got job
oovp P1e "a. o'oNs ana making up ae-
u" ,"' image store daytlmes'
aioi;n ~ ",s"' nv gave lessons on the
uo ""e S.".' 'iuS''aI instruments.
soon go. II. s'.7,''i s'.G'ass SINGER TOO and
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