The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-16
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By CECILY ALLEN
Copyright, 1901, by
A. s. Richardson
By CECILY ALLEN

The landlady was fair after a mega
tive fashion, fat In a positive way and
forty, decidedly so. She presided over
the culinary department Of ia Otis
street In a manner so capable that her
boarders regarded her In the light of a
genius and spoke with scorn Of bach
elor apartments and furnished fats.
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 I'm the NJ. R.
and A. freight offices and went In for
athletics, was in love with Kathleen
and invested in q tandem ON the In
stallment plan. Seward. hoorwalker
I'm the silk department of The Fair"
had a similar cardiac affiiction and
showered the object of his affection
department, purchased at the custom
airy discount allowed clerks at '@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 Dangler's arms.
"Miss Kathleen" remarked the attn
letic young man in his most confident
tone, 81 know you won't turn this poor
doggie out to Craze on concrete and
asphalt. I 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 im-
passive animal as only a woman can
This plainly annoyed Seward, and as
Dangler rushed off to prepare for din
ner his rival glared unreasonably at
his unoffending soup plate.
But it was the little woman who
taught a sewing class at the settle
ment. read Thomas a Kempis and alb
horred Sunday newspapers who dis
covered the ad. In the Evening Herald:
LosT.-A pug dog. answering to the
name of Jim; fat and slightly asthmatic:
| finder treat him kindly. as he Is an old
family pet; liberal reward. Marsden. 17ol
| Green street Telephone 7s6-A-
AS she finished reading seventeen
voices simultaneously exclaimed "Jimr'
and the pug, now comfortably en-
sconced on the ruffie OF Kathleen's
gown. uncurled himself. licked his
chops suggestively and wheezed asth-
matically.
Dangler shot a triumphant look at
Seward and remarked:
Il tell you what. Miss Kathleen-Pn
telephone old Marsden right after din
ner, and when he comes after the pup
you claim the reward Marsden's rich,
and 1t ought to be worth a 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 tickledI Said he
couldn't come down tonight and
wouldn't trust one of the servants, sc
would we keep Jim till tomorrow morn
Ing. He'll surely be here by 10. And
by the way. Miss Kathleen. he says
the pups getting old, and IL he doesn',
have a pillow to sleep on he'll-he'l u
L nd he. uxaff Incs
it's cut very fine"
Kathleen, with visions Of candy
dancing before her pretty eyes. car
ried Jim Off to the kitchen and person
ally prepared a delectable supper fol
the weary canine, after which the an
tidote for snoring was speedily pro
duced.
That was Saturday night. 1t waf
remarkable how prompt the boarders
all were for Sunday morning break
fast. Seward, who seldom appeared
until noon, was first at the table, calm
cool and pale. in a satin quilted smok
ing jacket. Miss Ainsley, the lady ne
porter, who worked until heathenisf
hour each Saturday night, was next
In fact, every one seemed on tiptos
with curiosity. though Jim and the
reward were never mentioned durinf
| 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. Sewhrd. holding the morning pa
per at a most peculiar angle. held the
point OF vantage in the bay window
The little woman who went I'm for set
tlement work clasped her prayer bool
nervously and wondered IL 'he" woulG
rome before time for her to start fol
church Dangler got no further in biz
preparations for his usual morning
spin awheel than TO don his snow,
! white sweater with glowing crimson
: bands. Conversation languished-
Suddenly Seward dropped the pape
and exclaimed:
Here he comesr'
The moment was tense with excite
ment The bell pealed shrilly. an,
Kathleen cried nervously:
"Oh. dearI Who's going to talk &
him? | can'tr'
Dangler looked uncomfortable. The
he caught the eye OF the lady reporter
He smile.i in relief.
you'll do II. won't you, Miss Aims
ley? You reporters have all kinds o
!. nerve. You'll know just how to tackl
. the old gentleman"
Before the lady reporter could pro