Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-16


recommended to come to you, and as
shall only be here from 100 p. m. to
a. NJ, small hall room would do"
Suddenly the thought of the secont
story front shot into Mrs. Tattle:
mind. well, er-come with me-" anC
she led the way up.
This here door," she said, indicatins
the locked closet, leads into the mex
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 floor
! 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 a 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
Il was goin' down to Groton Corners,
which same is about Is miles from
here I thought you might like to
come in the carriage and spend a day
with me at my old home?"
The girl didn't think the same way.
but 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 8 and Gid not return till 7. but
things might not always slide so per-
fectly. 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 a bingham dressing jacket
under his pillow and inquired it's use;
While the girl mad captured a 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:
Il am going home soon, about the
Both, 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
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speaking to the man, about o'clock
on the afternoon Of the 10Th. Sud
denly the door opened and ,ne girl
entered. She did not see the man, as
he had just entered his clothes closet
ooh, Mrs. Tattles, [ start tomorrow
morning at 1924 for Boston, so my boss
told me to go home a little earlier and
prepare for my journey" the
man, hearing the voice, came out
Mrs. Tattle's breath came in short,
| sharp spasms, but neither looked at
| her.
''Helen-"
! ''Ernest" and rapturous cries were
| simultaneously exchanged. Divers
words like forgiveness" Love, "
Returned hope" and so forth, fioated
above the melee, and when they finally
turned, the man said:
Mrs. Tatters, how can we thank
you? How did you know our mutual
desire?"
81 can't tell, for the person as told
me don't want his'n nor bern name
let out, but I'm glad I managed to dc
it at last. I've been trying to get you
two to meet for nigh on two months.'
"You dear creature,'' both cried.
But Mrs. Tattles had fed down
stairs.