Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-10-16

Il can't see a thing of his (she tried a
closet door, Yes, he keeps all his be-
longings in here, and locks the door.
Don't pear TO have any use for the
other closet
A maid thrust her head in the door.
Young lady to see you, mum. She's
! in the music room, as I'm airing the
parlor.'
Mrs. Tattles hustled down, and
10-ninute conversation ensued with a
plainly dressed young lady
NO" said Mrs. Tattles finally, med
itating, there amt suitable room
left in the house
| ''Oh, any kind of room would do"
the girl interposed. Il was specially
recommended to come to you, and as
shall only be here from 7.30 p. m. to s
a. m, small hall room would do"
J Suddenly the thought of the second
story front shot into Mrs. Tattle's
mind. well, er-come with me-" and
she led the way up.
This here door" she said, indicating
the locked closet, 'leads into the next
room, and is fastened. This yer is
your closet" and she pointed to the
still vacant one, but you had better
lock it and keep most all your clothes
in thar, for the gals we have at the
exposition is unreliable at tn best"
The girl nodded as she handed an
advance payment to the landlady.
And Mrs. Tattles smiled again as she
murmured, Il reckon the second foer
front is rented"
Four days later and Mrs. Tattles
was confronted with an unpleasant
problem. Tomorrow would be Sunday,
and while the train dispatcher would
continue to labor during the night, the
girl, who was stenographer at the
director generals office would be home
between 10 and 6. She pondered long
and deeply on the problem. So far
things had gone admirably, for as the
young man went out Mrs. Tattles
would rush upstairs and hide delin-
quent razor strops or shoe brushes,
should he neglect to place them in the
closet. In the morning she would re-
peat the performance with stray rib
bons and hair pins. But the Sunday
problem was difficult to solve. Finally
she arose and proceeded upstairs,
thinking the girl must have returned
ere this.
My DEAR" she said, once seated,
Il kind Nv thought as how you'd be
lonely here all day tomorrow, and es
/ was goin' down to Groton Corners,
which same is about Is miles from
here | thought you might like to
come in the carriage and spend day
with me at my old home?"
The girl didn't think the same way,
but a lurid description of beautiful
fields, and the health derived from a
ride through the country finally tempt
ed her, and she assented Mrs Tat
ties thanked her guardian angels. and
started to conceive a plan for the fol-
lowing Sunday. The drive was most
satisfactory, though rather long drawn
considering the fact that they started
at early and cid not return till 7, but
things might not always slide so per-
hfectly. Should either of them return
out of hours! Mrs. Tattles dared not
imagine.
! Things progressed this way for two
months, Mrs. Tattles alternating drives
with lake trips and long Sunday ex-
plorations of the falls and the whirl-
pool rapids. OF course, one or two
protests had been heard. The man had
discovered gingham dressing jacket
under his pillow and inquired it's use;
while the girl mad captured shaving
mug from under an arm chair. But
these and other minor occurrences no
longer ''phased" Mrs. Tattles-she had
| greater troubles to contend with.
Near the close of September the girl
said TO Mrs. Tattles:
81 am going home soon, about the
30th, so you are at liberty to relet my
ROOM
But Mrs. Tattles thought not She
would rather lose the few dollars
than incur the worriment the addi-
tional income had necessitated, so her
heart was almost light as she sat
! speaking to the man, about 4 O'Clock
on the afternoon of the Goth. Sud-
1 denly the door opened and the girl
entered. She did not see the man, as
| he had Just entered his clothes closet
"Oh. Mrs. Tattles. | start tomorrow
morning at 7.24 for Boston, so my boss
told me to go home little earlier and
| prepare for my journey and the