The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-12-16
hart. S:rilrhy rocker.

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u l'n', link we could improve "n
/ 80" %" H., F." low 'purl,">; flushed with
/ r,afl la','..' lie >:'i,I
! Tn "'.!rcI t@vanl il 1pproyingly.
| "ih"u y" will have little rocker
| with 1r~- arms ~ that She can Sow
! IN Il 4 Sh" likes Ii viii all he in
/ green ANIL brown" 81" explained. III
j + n"'l = mt<gaE" to Think that mon
! always want their rooms in rod.
! believe that men like rcstful rooms
| 700. It's worry easy = add Il touch of
| red here anal lhcr" /" give The warmth
Il man likes without having II room
! %Iarin@ lill" Il 1hrarCr or saloon. All
men don't nave bad taste
Thank YOU" said Tom. his eyes
! twinEiins. I'm still more houorcd at
| finding myself on tie committee with
| you
| She flushed and changed the topic
| hastily. Il think we should get one
| of those low tables 10 match. She
| could keep her sewing things or mag
aZinc on tho top shelf and his smoking
! outfit Own below.
SHALL VIC get him one of those COM
| pl"ic smoking sets in bronze To 20
| with it,"
No" said the. girl promptly, ''wc
wont hav" money enough, and think
| til" average man hates those sets He
| likes t. pick mp things for himself,
| odd pieces that will hold real cigars.
Tobacco sctS arc. only good for show"
'Shc hath wisdom beyond her years."
| he mUrnlrCd.
Sic rose hastily and Signalcd TO the
clerk. III Il few minutes the three
pieces We're skilIfully arranged in Il
green Inn" corner Miss Pemberton
StcnnCd back and studied the effect
a couple Of simply framed pictures
above he couch. Il soft toned pillow
or two Gn it, one in her chair, and it
will do very we'll
with the smoking outfit on the
lower shelf. Don't forget that. And
4 bit al sowing on the top. I'm quite
SIR" size will Cmhrodcr"
NO" said the girl as If talking to
herself. she will make lovely little
things ont of lace and bits of silk
things that lie will like to see her wear.
brrauS2 she will have time to make
herself pretty for him
\ Sudden silence fell between them
Tho clerk moved To II discreet distance.
And you'd have lamp" said Tom
softly. mot turned too high. and he'd
smoke and rest" The girl nodded her
trad And she might read aloud to
him sometimes"
'Gh. I'm quite sure she would. bc
c;li;sr they would like the Same hooks"
Tl,Hn >1!ddcniE she flushed and turned
AWAY. 1T must h" very knte. We have
si,"H! such Il lot Of time
Sat think what l"@cly things we
have
All tlrit afternoon between Tom IIar-
dry'S eyes and ilIc accounts of the
stock room moved II slender figure in
gray. and that night lir said To his f;l
thor. WHO is Mis-, pcmbcrtun:"
''$h" is one Of those unfortunate girls
brought up by Il widowed mother i'll
comparative luxury and then thrust
ON into the world H. earn hcr Way
without any special training. She came
hero with the idea of writing. but
found the market crowded and wisely
studied Stcnn"raphy before she wasted
her mnnCy hunting Tor Il position she
coUld never get. l consider her one of
my 'iindS.'''
lust one year later they went togcth-
er ia buy furniture for another living
room. Mr. IIartlcy Bad insisted on fur
niSl,n% the home, and Mrs Hardey had
been rCvcling i'll the purchasing of lin
Cn$. cut glass amt silver. but upon one
thing Tom had insisted
''WC'rC going In have II living ROOM
he had said, ami that We will furnish
ourselves"
She wore Il cray dress for this second
expedition. nj Toms request. They
Went back 10 SantineS and found the
same clerk. They bought the same sort
of couch, the same little rocker and the
same little table. though Mrs. Hardey
would have protested that il was all
very much out of dale. Then when the
clcrk had taken the order and left them
alone Tom turned TO her with Il salts
fled light in his eyes.
I'm put that old mcorSchaum Of
mine on the lower shelf, and you will
Law" tho ma-AZinr mp above The
r.Yr; HAT !rnl:rd into his SInne like
star.
~! I'll read aloud to you because
we lik" H." sainn books
".hui you Will make the little silk
AMI !:icc thing cm-hubs that l shall
like 10 500 Won wear"