Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-10-30

There was pause, and then l said:
THAT'S fine little house under the
apple tree. l wonder what your aunt
would charge me for it."
ITS rented" said the girl. There's
a Miss Jones living there"
Miss Jones?" 1 asked, "Where did
she come from? What does she look
lkaT"
Il don't know where she comes from"
was the reply. "She looks we'll enough
for all that I've seen of her"
"You don't mean to tell me that she
lives out there all alone?'
There's an old lady in this side" re-
piled Miss Witherspoon. "The house
is in two parts; used to be only one,
but Mr.. Witherspoon built the half
nearest to us last year"
What pityp' l exclaimed.
"Oh it's just as private" she said.
"There's a partition of logs and no
door. You might fire cannon in one
half and not wake a person in the 9TH
err | don't believe Miss Jones and
Miss Scott ever meet. l carry their
meals out separate"
ly folded her hands, which were in
cased in mems gloves, much soiled.
Judged that she had been performing
some task appertaining to the kitchen
range.
II want the whole of that little
house." said 1.
Don't know how you're going to get
It," she replied. "But you can speak
to Mrs. Witherspoon. Here she comes"
A large, motherly looking woman,
with q pleasant face and a great abun-
dance of gray hair neatly arranged.
came around the corner of the house.
She was carrying large pan of peas.
AS l rose to speak to Mrs. Witherspoon
the niece slipped away into the house.
1t flashed across me that she might
have been too long away from her
work and that the landlady's DISPOSE
ton might not be so mild as her coun-
tenance would indicate.
lost no time in stating my business
to her. She shook her head slowly and
stirred the peas in the pan with med
itative air.
There seems to be a great demand
AOI OuL apple tkCC hOuoS IhAo JCoAS
said she. Miss Scott takes to it,
though you'd think an old maid would
be scared out there in the orchard al
night. But it appears that she's afraid
of fires and don't like to live up stairs
in house. l might be able to arrange
matters with her, but couldn't bulge
Miss Jones' And that settles it, OF
course, so far as you or the other
gentleman is concerned"
1.-THE other gentleman
EYES," said she. 1--WE have Mr.
Derringer from New York, who wants
to live in the orchard"
"Mr. Derringerp' l exclaimed. "Well
upon my word!'
She looked at me with mild surprise
II seem to be meeting, or at leas
hearing about, an extraordinary mum
Der of my acquaintance in this place
I've met Mr.. Derringer in New York
and as for Miss Jones-by the way, i:
she rather tall girl with very beauti
full blond hair?"
Really, l hardly noticed" said Mrs
Witherspoon. Il couldn't tell you
what she looks like. She keeps goot
deal to herself; never comes to tn
house, but goes down to the lake will
her painting things and sits there al
day"
This is very interesting" said
'Can you give me a room in the house
Here is my card. / am the son o
Sumner Terry of Chicago"
Certain" said Mrs. Witherspoor
you can stay with u.s."
She rose as il to show me the wa.
and looked about for a place to Sc
down the pan of peas. At that me
ment Jimmy Lamoine appeared as
through the ground and without
word took the pan from the old lady
hand and carried it into the house.
"Is that boy dumb?" demanded
NO" she replied, "but he's cur'ou
child, curious. He's kind of mys
terry, / call him."
His sister is far from an ordinar
girl" said I, land something of mys
terry herself"
''That's right" said Mrs. Withei
spoon. ''She Is"