Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-28
i he Persistence
Of Ludlow D D
By0ELLE MA MAT ES

MISS ROGERS sat in the little sit
ting-room of her tiny fiat so alb
corbed In doing nothing that she gave
Q jump when her electric bell announced
q caller.
MY nerves will never adjust them
+ selves To- that bell" she thought, as she
went to the; tube to parley with her
caller. She met with no response, bur
presently there was a rap at her door.
and she opened it to admit . cookbook
ing young man. IL
Mr.. Ludlow! might have known it
was some one not accustomed to fiat
calls. There Is q tube" %s$.
,q "Oh, know all about your telephone
tubes, but as soon as rang fastened
right up here before you could move
again." .:s.,5 4
Nov, really, haven't moved"
"Since you gave me permission to
come and drink tea, have called at no
less than three places to learn that Miss
Rogers had just moved"
III Il trust you haven't come to tea to-
night -....-,..,.-... ......
why not? You said any night"
Eyes; but expected few minutes
notice. L have nothing in stock but
waters, olives and candied dates.' e>ss
Then you have an abundance. Any
thing more substantial would be out Of
keeping with this liliputian domicile.'
'Liiliputian!" she cried. II assure
you that this fiat is considered gigantic
for one person"
Really! haven't an intimate &C.
Quaintance with flats"
Il should suppose not"
But would like to. Suppose you
show me over your spacious apart
ments.''
Certainly: come into the next room,
which, as you will observe, is my dining
room"
He gazed in wonder at the plate racks
and cup cabinets.
32s ''Dining-room? should call it cup
board!" he exclaimed. why do you
hang your dishes in shipboard style?"
&J II shall not have to tell you the name
Of this room," she said, ignoring his last
remark, as they passed on. -. i 81
Il see. A sort of buffers pantry" he
declared, triumphantly. && - 4.
u Buffers pantry" she shrieked. Its
my kitchen! At the end of the hall is the
bathroom, and adjoining my sitting
room is bedroom, which suppose you
would call sleeping-car section"
1T seems to me bedroom is rather
superfuous considering the ingenuity
exercised In the other rooms. Can't
you touch button and let down mat
tress on the bath tub?"
II will consider that suggestion. Now,
you may help me to set the table"
What is that, = breadboard?" he de-
manded, as she brought forth a folding
table.
What do you think of my flat?" she
asked, handing him an end Of the table,
cloth. "a
- Wonderful! It seems, though, like
those houses we used to build out of
cards, and which kept US in a state Of
ST. suspended breath lest they should tum-
Bile down. And your furnishings are on
the plan of an accordion. Pulls out and
closes in. But where in the world ars
. those people7" he asked, hearing voices
near. Z ? a~ -.
The people in the next fiat They
talk continually, which is not to be re-
GREETED, as it prevents their listening
to their neighbors."
Il see now the force Of Hathley's COM
parison. He told me his sister was en-
tertaining q girl who was as thin as the
walls Of IN apartment house. Can you
hear your neighbors above and below
a. plainly?"
IT, "You will think 80 before long. AT
half-past six the pianola above will re-
sumo. At seven. the baby on the left
. will give an exhibition Of lung power
while ut the same hour the Episcopal
minister on the floor below will practice
intoning"
''And you mean to tell me-" he gasped,
that you sit here calmly in their midst
without setting up something az coun-
ter irritant?"
what would you suggest"
II have in mind hilarious parrot tina,
never talks, but screeches always and
forever on G in alt. That might be q self.
indiction, but youA dainty refresh.
ments are ready to serve. Will this ia.
BILE remain table through one consec
utive meal?" ,,-..,-
TT won't" she returned. III you Gu,
the bread 50 vigorously" =
And may come often and drink
drink tear he asked, pleadingly, % he
was taking his departure.