Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-20

|eyeryswell, 1shaH send for the couch this
afternoon, and please5 do not let the man
who comes forget the pillows, there's s
dear. .
Whereupon she rose. pressed the
young matron's hand fervently, and was
OH. Half an hour later the push-cart=5
man came up, four bells, under full.
head of steam and forced draught, and
when he pointed down street again he.
had the couch and pillows properly
slowed amidshtps. "a
"Why, what's become of the lounge 90
inquired the head of the house when.=
after dinner that evening, he was ready
to stretch himself out for bit Of .
smoke. His wife told him. He looked
at her quite fxedly. s. !
MY DEAR said he. you're develop
Ing into more different kinds of come
on. mark, and good thing than you
ever were before. Get contiguous to
yourself, my dear Practice the frozen
countenance little more. even il you
do have to abandon some of the delsarte
| was very fond of that couch, surs
was"
About week later the landlady
showed up gain
Il do hope she won't be wanting any
thing this time!" fervently said the
young matron to herself when the serv.
ant brought her the cari.
The landlady was as girlishly, giddiIy
amiable and affectionate as upon her
previous visits. After expatiating at con-
siderable length upon sundry and divers
topics of the day, she had Z sudden
think.
"Oh my dear knew there was some
thing l wanted to ask you." she ex-
claimed, her crafty countenance wrink-
ling with benign smiles. That piano
lamp-1sn't 1t lovely one?-presented
to me for being the most popular>lady OF
my guild. do miss it so much! It sheds
such soft, mellow glow, don't yov
think? And I'm going to have A small
midsummer musicale in my teeny. teen:
rooms the first cool night, and I'd be so
much obliged to you if you could let me-
have it for a couple of weeks;"
But l fear that my husband-he
plays, you know-might-er- is 50
particular about the little things around
the house, you know-and he might-er
-" was the weak reply of the young
matron of the household
"Oh. am perfectly sure he would not
mind" interrupted the landlady. or
hand, in her confident way. why. ha
is the most delightfully."- agreeable mar
declare, l have quite fallen in love win
him! Very we'll, then. my dear, shall
send the man for it this afternoon
Then the landlady, giving the young
| matron's hand the most fetching, fas-
cinating little squeeze Imaginable. took
her leave.
We'll. she's been here again." said
the young wife to her husband when he
came in.
Who's that?" he inquired.
why, the landlady,'' said his wife.
"And what did she swipe this time:"
he asked her.
"The piano lamp" was the reply.
l. The young professional man is self
| contained individual. but this time he
was too hot for utterance. So he puton
his hat and coatand went out into the air
for the purpose of permitting sundry
| and divers thoughts to percolate the
better through his skull in the open.
The next morning at IL o'clock big
moving van pulled up in front of the
house. The young psofcssional man was
waiting for it. His wife was not. He
| had the piano and the piano stool load
ed into the van and ordered: the man in
| charge of the wagon to take them to
the landlady's address. He gave the
man note to deliver to the landiady.
The note ran thus: ......
Respected Madam: am naturally of
Z warm, generous disposition, and
cannot bear to think of your having
your piano lamp without the piano and
stool that go with same So am send
ing them to you. Please do not embar-
rass or confuse me with words of thanks.
The pleasure is mine, assure you.S
p. Shy the way, your house is ut
your disposal. am going to change my
address to-day if I can ind an tunfur-
nished' house that suits. With great
| respect, ETC., ETC." s=
The young professional man and his
wife are now occupying a nat that they
rented unfinished, and are buying
their furniture on the excitement plan.
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