Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
THE MAN FROM BRADY'S.

Yes"
The girl looked up from her letters
with n questioning lift Of her brows at
her brother.
Say. Lol.,' with a bad imitation Il
an off-haud manner. II told you, didn't
|. that Kirk kenton was coming up for
day or two
Lola dimpled, joyousiy.
What. your football captain? The
football captain? How delightful! We
| can have everything Strengthened out by
next week-new paper and fresh eur
taiuS. The spare room can be done III
red-for Stanford. you krow The men
are coming TO hang the paper tomor-
| rev.
+. X. otherwise Pelig kirkpatrick,
| flushed uneasily under his sisters smile
Why. YOU see Lowell, the fact Of
the matter is asked him-he's coming
| up tonight
'peIig Kirkpatrick"
Il say, Lo, it doesn't matter. lie won't
He, What do | care how he feels.
| Look at uS--look at me- She pointed
dramatically from the denudcd walls to
her denim apron. You must stop him.!
Cant gIoomily. He's Oh the way
now
And the spare room a rubbish heap,
and your room only half papered. and the
library floor 10 be Shellacked.' lamented
Lola; and you knew it all the time,
How could you do it, l.. X. how could
yCu!"
Well. it's done" declared +. X, man
Ike. hitting straight at the vital issue.
lie doesn't have 10 sleep on the library
iloor. nor yet on the bedroom walls. Do
the best you can, and don't forget to give
us something to eat"
Nv lgf fiuAn dpn. g., ,ynt bnro IL,
manded Lola, as usual rising TO the oc-
caSiun.
"Fiye-twenty-five"
Il believe | can get the curtains up
II only that man comes to finish the
lapering it won't be so perfectly dread
tulr
''Charl-i-e-ce!'
The side door opened and a Monaghan
face appeared in the aperture.
What cot for dinner, Charley
I'll pig. monkey pie
Lola wFinkled her nose.
Pork chops and mince pie" she
translated Dreadful! +. X, don't for
get 10 order a steak. Tie knot In vour
pocket handkerchief"
Presently he heard her at the telc-
phone.
Yes Bradley S-ycs: l want pa
perer right away! You must, No-trn
o'clock won't do-send him over right
away"
r, X. griuned appreciatiyey. as he
Stroiled ont upon the piazza. Shes a
winner he murmured. land if Ken
ton doesn't think SO, it's one on him.
Lola, left at home, was far from being
rs courageous as her actions warranted
Kirk kenton. of all men" She thought.
The correct and courtly Kirk" as T.
Is. called him. She had-therc was no
use denying il, she had wanted to make
a iayorab BILE. impression, and how
Tr-r-r.ing,
The paper hanger. She rushed to the
door 70 find the bland smile of the
Chinese vegetable peddlev.
BOTHER, Ruthie, oh, Ruthie"'
The curly head of her younger sister
| appeared over the banisters.
| Ruth. come down and make ont the
| order. Aud tell Charley 10 To sweep
| /. N. : room-neyer mind about the
spare And in moment come and help
me with ther,ining room curtains" She
| disappeared and presently Il fierce ham
Mering issued from the dining room.
| Clouds of dust blew out of the second
story window where Charley 10 was Wig
orously sweeping. The big. old-faShoned
mouse, hahltualIy suggestive of homeike
| comfort. aud udorouS of the scent of
garden flowers. had an atmosphere of
| open doors and windows. newly scrubbed
| hoorS aud interpreted stairs. while the
air was r@dolent of soap and water. car
| peutcr'S paste and Shellac,
| Everywhere, as Lola expressed it.
| was q painful clcannesS. Even the
avn had not escaped. Il was Strewn
! With mattresses and pillows. They
! mus; lee brought in before train time. !"
! Thought Lola, aiming vicious blow at
the last nail, and driving ii crooked
! lr-r-llnE' This time it was the tcle-
| pA"hr ne papcrer couldn't come be-
| fore l. O'Clock. Lola groaneG in spirit.
! and extracted an cath 10 appear on the
| stroke of noon Theu, having little faith
! ia lapercr promises, She took the car
| pentvrcr's paste, aud mounted the shoot
ladder in 7. Ks room.
Mercy. II was lulc Ruth hahmg
| IN tae door with her arms full of clean
| bed linen. Lola, you can't do that"
| an 4; demanded Lola. hrrathleSS
| and m>ty; You can't tell where Bra
| dyS man left OF and | began"
/ has was not strictly true, but in spite
! OF superablndaucc of paste on thr nm.
| able job
You've paste in your hair: and Char
itF 10 wants 10 know what to do about
lir >he'iac remarked the practical
younger sister
Tell him TO leave it alone" sa>ped
Lola Lola struggling with a roll of paper.
w. We Won have time, Just see thar he
gets the furniture back in the dining
room, kuthic. and the pictures hung in
he right places There goes II o'clorE,
Where j. that papererg''
Ruth diScreetly retired. At the door
she met Charley lie.
lat boy. 10 see Miss Lola" he an
49,, The, paperer." cried Lola. ioyously.
Send him right up, Ruthie."
~ kuthlc uhedirDrlV He,v
Lola. looking over her shoulder r,o.
ment later. hcheld in the doorway a
slight figure in coat Streaked w;.h
white paint. She thought She had n,ysr
seen such a ditiideut-looking paperer.
i thought you never would come" Sin,
announced hr!Skly. backing off the ladder
n" promptly handing him the paste rtt,
lie locked az her in bewilderment.
Stupid" commented ,la s,,,,..,.;,.
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