The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-06-22

uithcred DIVERS added to The rococo ti-
feet, Every one Of i,s drawers was open
and ovein3wlug With tumbled heaps tf
csmbric. lace and embroidery,
You poor old iliag! Mu. Cox spoke
aloud Ia her smpamen', ~ che hurried 10
render nst aid to the irjartd chest.
The ffIvolous little rev dre'slne-aoie
came nex, then the desk. then the room o.
lugs. The obslsushser WAS quick, prac-
tised, thorough. Bsfore II shoes retir,d 10
the shoe-b.g, 81 lied clothing to the clothes
hamper, dresses to the closet hooks the
white paratol ard The tenrisraeset got on
the bed the ,prAwlinx bAih'sown came
down from the scrten.
when at last the room looked fresh and
restly 10 Its perfect order, Ito good genius
dew long breath and panssd moment,
with hand raised, to turn out the gas.
sLe eYtlnguished one aud slo~lv low
cred the other to { In point, only to bring
1t aaring back again at full head,
For moment longer she hssltated, wrink'
ling her smooth forehead 10 doubt; then,
with queer little smile on her lips and the
lipbt Of resolution In her eyes. she set
about undoIng her ear ful work. And when
she had flushed, the last state Of that room
was AZ bad IS the hrt.
She waa trying TO balance the big hat on
Ito candlestick sgsip, IS the final touch,
when her husband, who had been standing
unobserved In the doorway, spoke Might
q poor, befogg,d mortal Inquire the mean
Ing Of these awful orgiess ] shall tell Rho.
ds, Want come helpf could break the
crockery, you know, and paw up the rugs,
undertakings.
No, It's jus. as Rhods left II, ! think.
Isn't It disgrsc, ful' she add,d.
Mr.. Cox looked about. Pretty bad, he
sgreed. Does she always leave 1t like ,hiss
| Nearly always. The Instinct OF order
doesn't seem to be In her. Asa child she
never picked up her toys, and she never
learned to put anything In tsplace. When
| had this room fitted up for her this ipring'
| | thought that perhaps she would Improve,
have some pride about 1t. She did-for .
week
Mr.. Cox. r, n ,cted. seem to remember
that you never really gave her chance 10
pick up her wn playthings, he said. And
when she leaves her room in this state you
always fix 1t up for her.
Nearly always, Mrs. Cox repeated, wear
Inv. did to night. And then 1t suddenly
occurred to me that that might be ast the
trouble--that Id been preaching order to
her all my life, and-and-
And practising 1t for her, too, he sup
piled. Exactly. Might as we'll swing her
Indian clubs for her, and preach her muscles
strong You just give your bump Of order
4 much needed rest for while, and let
Rbodas have . chance. Ny, but It's warm
Come down on the porch and cool or Joe's
asleep In the hammock. Hard work, hsh-
ing.
The nigh. WAS sultry, oppressive suffer-
| log humanity gasped aud famed. But re-
lief vas coming. There was long prelude
OF fitful wind and muttering thunder, and
then, to crashing accompaniment, the rain
came.
Mr.. Cox shook the hammock. Joe! Get
up. les ten O'Clock. You won't get up in
time to get up to 60 fi.hlnG.
Joe struggled to bis feet.
No n.hing II this storm goes and mud
dies everything all up, he yawned, Rhoda
got an umbrells?
III take her one II 1t doesn't let up, his
father said. You needn't-You 20 to bed.
/ 1t did not let up, and at eleven o'clock
Mr.. Cox sailled forth to the party, laden
with rain coats, overshoes and umbrellas.
| You're going to have company, he an
nounced. cheerfully ,on his return. Margery
Inness Is coming to stay all night with
Rhoda. She and her brother drove over
for the party, and Of course they can't gc
back ,n THE storm 10 John Is going home
with David, and Margie is coming here.
u Mrs. Cox had started up the stairs. Hel
husband made dash and planted himself
on the step above her. u
Over my ds,d body he threatened. You
are not going to chsnge that room.
!, But, Howard, musti she pleaded. TIT
puest.room isn't aired, and ,imdly CAM
let Msrgery Inness see Rhoda'i room a. j
, looks now. II we're anybody else! Bu
| don't know Ars. Inness, and her reputa
tion a. housekeeper is Gmething sppal
E ling.
II /. that Mr.. Cox agreed. That rpu
tatIon 10 twenty -four miles square, II ~
an iuch. They do say, he addec, darkly
thst she makes Inness fold up bic newspaI
era and lay them on the tablt-.hink O.
that! And I've heard that
Howard his wife rebuked, laughing.
We'll. Iet's jast leave that room as J. Is
I he coax.d. Why, don't you see' The yer!
r weather !. playing your game, sendinI
!. yargery htre. She. has never stayed Will
Rhods before, has sbes Well, Rhoda vii
. be terribly ashamed. and she'll reform Ant
be a model Of orderliness forevermore. TIL
q 10 the tide in the Affairs OF men-you mus
!. not let 1t pafs.
2 He had been gradually bickiug upstairs
!, adroitly blocking Mrs. Cox 10 her stiempt
;. TO ps,s him. At the eoor OF Rbodat DIM
lighted room he stopped.
!. That's really the worst-lookipg room
b ever saw, be said, i,yfuily. with the cir
a Z conuoisseur. Mrs. Inness will wsth MAJ
. gerry. eyes out with soap AID water 90
OF course she'll never let Der play VII
j. Rhoda sgslu. Isbouldn'f, 10 her place.
Bat, Howard, Mrs.. Cox began.
/, Unhand me, woman be thundertd, In
J. prI,oning her with asweep oihis arm. fo
are no. going In. AZ horrible eIampl
II this room 10 4 wonder, and shall keep 20
Z from ,poiling III Il takes sll night. vi
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