Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-10


the culinary department of ia Otis
street in a manner so capable that her
boarders regarded her in the light Of
genius and spoke with scorn OF bach
elor apartments and furnished flats.
| Her name is Irrelevant and inmate
rial.
Her daughter was fair positively, fat
negatively and at least twenty years
on the right side of forty. She pre-
sided with admirable tact over the long
table in the dining room, dispensing
the culinary triumphs OF her mother.
Her name was Kathleen.
Dangler. who held post In the M. II.
and A. freight offices and went in for
athletics, was In love with Kathleen
and invested In a tandem on the In
stallment plan. Seward, 6oorwalkei
In the silk department Of 'The Fair"
had similar cardiac affection and
showered the object of his affection
with the latest editions from the book
department. purchased Mt the custom
airy discount allowed clerks at 1.-THE
FAIR
The situation was rapidly becoming
tense. and betting on the outcome
among the remainder and less inter-
ested quota of boarders was about
even when Jim appeared on the scene.
He arrived in the dining room one
night. doing In DANGERS arms.
Miss Kathleen" remarked the atm
letic young man In his most confident
tone, II know you won't turn this poor
doggie out to Craze on concrete and
asphalt. came up with him wander
ing disconsolately in the freightyards.
I'll wager he's somebody's pet He's
so slick and well fed. His owner will
probably turn up In the Lost and
Found column tomorrow"
Miss Kathleen promptly relieved Dan
gler of his burden and petted the i'm
passive animal as only n woman can.
This plainly annoyed Seward. and as
DANGER rushed of to prepare for din
ner his rival glared unreasonably at
his unofrending soup plate.
But II was the little woman who
taught a sewing class at the settle
ment read Thomas a KempIs aud alb
horred Sunday newspapers who dis
covered the nd. In the Evening Herald.
LosT.--A pug dog answering to the
name of Jim: fat and slightly asthmatic;
finder treat him kindly. as he m an old
family pet; liberal reward. Marsden. lI0l
Green street Telephone 7s6-A-
As she finished reading seventeen
voices simultaneously exclaimed jim"
and the pug. now comfortably en-
sconced on the rufiie OF Kathleen's
gown, uncurled himself. licked his
chops suggestlvely and wheezed asth-
matically.
Dangler shot a triumphant look at
Seward and remarked:
II tell you what. Miss Kathleen-rn
telephone old Marsden right after din
ner. and when he comes after the pup
you claim the reward. Marsden's rich.
and Il ought to be worth couple
pounds of candy anyhow"
Half an hour later Dangler returned
from the telephone booth In triumph.
Most of the boarders were either In the
parlor or chatting in the dim entry.
Say, folks, maybe you think the old
gentleman wasn't tickled! Said he
ltHlEhA
wouldn't trust one OF the servants, so
would we keep Jim till tomorrow morn
Ing. He'll surely be here by 10. And
hy the way. Miss Kathleen, he says
the pups getting old, and IL he doesn't
have d pillow TO sleep on he'll-he'n
snore. And he can't eat neat unless
It's cut very fine"
Kathleen, with visions of candy
dancing before her pretty eyes. ear
ried Jim off to the kitchen and person
ally prepared deleetable supper for
the weary canine. after which the an
tidote for snoring was speedily pro-
duced.
That was Saturday night. 1t was
remarkable how prompt the boarders
all We're for Sunday morning break
fast Seward. who seldom appeared
until noon, was first at the table. calm.
cool aud pale. In satin quilted smok
Ing jacket Miss Ainsley. the lady re
porter, who worked until heathenish
hour each Saturday night, was next.
In fact. every one seemed on tiptoe
with curiosity. though Jim and the
reward were never mentioned during
the breakfast hour.
1t was singular, too, how the board
ers. who usually spent Sunday morn
ing In their rooms. fingered in the par
lor. Seward. holding the morning pa
per at a most peculiar angle, held the
point of vantage In the bay window
The little woman who went in for set.
Element work clasped her prayer book
nervously and wondered II 'he" would
come before time for her to start for
church. Dangler got no further in his
preparations for his usual morning
spin awheel than to don his snowy
white sweater with glowing crimson
bands. Conversation languished.
Suddenly Seward dropped the paper
and exclaimed:
Here he comesi"
The moment was tense with excite
ment. The bell penled shrIlly, and