The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-08-31
FEATHERING
THE NEST
by LWELLEN TETE
Copyright. roo4, In Iledla retciv
Observation-Disclosures


TALLY. Toms income is very small. but
when two people Ill in love what else
can they do hut marry He works from
s 10 & every day and can't attend To
feathcring the nest himself. and she
lives way up in the country He wants
me To select Il four room Hat and get
all the furniture Would YOU help me?
I'd bc SO grateful"
She glanced away from the eagcrncss
of his face. The open piano reminded
her of the pupils coming for lessons In
the morning Some stockings stuffed
tightly in her workha let near by
warned her of necessary darninE.
There WAS Il hat 10 trim over SO she
could go To church ON Sunday. Count
less other petty duties urraycd them.
selves silently before her In stubborn
protest
1t had required II vertahlc pockctinG
of pride for her to apprisc Goring of
her arrival in town, because of his for
getfulness of her in the tir,c following
their last meeting. Had / not been
the only one she knew in IL big. throb.
missivc would never hay been sent
But fate ponds on triN litics, and
May Carlton feared solitude more
than she feared the past \ dstastcful
suitor WIS wooing her W Il all Of the
gilded responsiveness Of lis wealth,
chnmpioned by her aunt Int Goring
did not know OF this. lie knew only
that May Carlton WAS temporarily
domlcled Mt n chilly stuAy boarding
house which brcathed of FRYING meats
ut no matter what hour hc called and
That there was wistful pleading In her
eyes
I'VE will go to lunch { t." Goring
put In msinuatlnely; "tlit is. IL You
wlll2"
THANK you, hut | nm nf aid can.
not possibly go until afte noon" she
said firmly with inward SIC ilces The
hat could go until next week. surely
there were greater sins AN not at
tending church
1t WINS much enslcr scle ting fiat
than the furniture. as they discovered
after weary pilgrimngcs through de
partment stores trying IL perform that
miracle commonly known rs buying
whit one wants Mt the price one can
afford, for the flat, provided over by
smoky, generously WHISPERED Ianitor,
WHO insisted ON tnking them for his
prospective tenants and asking them
at disconccrting intervals the size of
their family, was decided On almost
ut first glance merely because Miss
Carlton liked the parlor mantcl and
Gorlng admired the size of the ice
box.
But each time she returned from the
cheerful little home that they were 50
cngrosaed in preparing for the bride
and groom il wus to sink aghast Mt
the loneliness Of her own life rs she
climbed up the three f. crminablc
flights of stairs to her room. Her few
scholars barely sulliccd 10 meet the
exactions of her landlady. The thought
of the little fiat uptown Knocked her
with its iusinuatlng air of home and
domesticity. The instinct was strong
within her for nest of her own. II
was only because OF the inherent fond
ness for the home, ms the bird builds
its nest and feathers It tcnderly for It's
mate. that she had been Interested In
the labor
When Goring called for her that aft
crnoon to complete the finil arrange
ments in the little home. tnrrc was no
trace of the grief she had endured the
previous evening. As he was an
nouneed she was even beginning let
ter To her distasteful suitof, and she
thrust il into her pocket in her haste 10
accompany Goring.
"Do you think they'll like IT." she
asked anXiously.
Like It? They'll be crazy over 1t!
Wouldn't you"
YES, | would like it She stiilcd
n sigh that echoed In her heart.
She had been about To sign her
name to that bit Of p cr which
would mean for her splendid man
sion, horses and all the accessories of
afIluenee, but her heart yearncd for
the tiny nest in which she stood and
the one man TO share il with her.
Something sulfocating ar q in her
throat.
I'm sorry it's fnisl cd" Goring
broke In II had no idea ii WAS so
interesting Tom left three days ago
for the wedding; they ought to be
here tomorrow. 1 suppose they won't
have n house warming"
May Carlton looked nj him lmpul-
siycly, tomorrow was her Inst day
in town, she had resolved To seal her
fate and go back to that other man,
afraid to pit her puny strength longer
against the world, She lonGcd for one
more taste of happiness. reluctant to
take the decisive step.
"Why couldn't we arrange II "a a
surprisep she cried eagerly 1T Will
be awfully chccrless for ii bride, com
ing to dark house witli,rt one light
to greet her. oh, please.
Goring glanced into her flashed, visit
full face, thinking of that summer time
past and the man who runor said
had robbed him of her love
"Well, We will. III see 4 caterer
~ caterer? When / bake the
most poctcal biscuit and make am
brosla from mere coffee Oh, what do
we want Of any ignorant, expert food
makerf" she cried.
"In your hands then" he bowed in
mock gravity
Sundry mysterious parcels dispatched
by Goring kept arriving all afternoon
nftcr May reached the fiat. c9ch breath
Ing fits own dclcctabIe secret She
donned a huge white apron and began
her preparations early, for GorlnG had
telephOncd her that he thought the
couple would arrive at g and he would
drive up with them.
But he stepped IN alone, unan-
nounced, for he had rctainc one of the
keys, and entered an utm phcrc Of
delicious, savory odors. bright Hight
radiated from the kitchen, an he stood
silently In the doorway, unseen by
her. admiring her as she stopped to
haste the golden brown fossil In the
oven Goring said nothing. There was
telegram In his pocket, ana he hest