Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1905-09-14
THEIR MAY
FITTING
By FRANK H. SWEET
Copyright. 1905. bu FrauA n. S,eeet

Of her mother.
Tread that" she commanded hotly.
Mrs Brown took the letter and read
it meekly. 1t was brief.
My Dear Miss Betty-I have Just lief:
the house. 1t IS down in the country and
near the seashorc and has piazZas and an
apple orchard In short is an IDEAL home
for a young married couple. win call to-
morrow and go into details more fully
Faithfully yours, JAMES GRAHAM.
Ms. Brown looked UP with pleased
futter.
Il didn't know it had-had gone so
far. Elizabeth" she said eagerly, that
you were engaged. When"
I'VE are not engaged" sharply, and
never will be- J have thought Mr..
Graham n very pleasant man and have
liked him, and he has called on us
quite often lately, but there has never
been word of-of love spoken. and
now this note, 1t is positively insult
ing! Mother, we must commence pack
ing at once and move this very after
noon"
why, child. we can't" III startled
dismay. 1T will take Il week at least
You know
Il know we shall be out of this house
before nlght.' vehemently, Il shall
go and engage moving van at once -
carry our goods to the station, and
will have them taken to the little sta
ton just beyond the limits Of the town.
1t will cost few dollars more. but 1t
will hide all trace of oar whereabouts.
Mr.. Graham viii be here tomorrow TO
20 into dctailS--thC uresumptuous
wretch I'm sorry ever spoke 10 him
about our plans to hire Il Quiet place
for the summer Now. mother. you
60 and be packing your clothes and
valuables | shall tell the van man
to be here in an hour, and we must
be ready"
Yes, DEAR meekly. but where
shall we goI"
"Why Toto Oh anywhere. 1t
doesn't really matter. Suppose we try
that little place where we had two
weeks outing last summer-Orchard-
vile. you know. It's real country
there, with solitary walks and gardens
In every yard and country people caM-
ing in with things to sell. Rent must
be cheap there, and by Offering enough
we can get some sort of house. or, if
we can't wen hire part of one or
rooms. Anyway we haven't time to
engage one ahead now"
"Orchardvllle Is where we first met
Mr.. Graham, isn't it,
rs it? Why, yes. l believe you are
right, mother. but, you know, he told
US he was just down there for few
days fishing and that lie didn't get a
bite, so, of course, we wouldn't meet
him again. Men never go fishing twice
to the same place when they have bad
luck. Now, please hurry, mother"
The next afternoon they were stand
ing on the front porch of a pretty
vine covered cottage, experimenting
the removal of their goods from the
local delivery wagon. The Indignation
still burned in Elizabeth's eyes. Mrs.
Brown looked tired and plaiutve.
Il do hope we can stay here, Eliza
beth" she sighed, but the postmaster
seemed slow in giving UP the key and
wouldn't promise Us the house sure"
wen stay all right. mother. don't
you worry. The house was to rent
and the key left with the postmaster
for prospective tenants. What if the
owner did write TO him about an old
maid who was looking after place
for some young friends and that he
would have her come down and see
this. She hasn't put in an appear
ance yet, n0r her young friends, and
we Were the first real applicants BE.
sides, we are in actual pa session, ana
| was Shresd enough 10 lJrte an ad-
vance rent INTO thc postmaster's
hands. Now help ms swing this ham
mock on the piazza here and then you
lie down in IL 10. HN puI's rest.
Two days laJer they were settled ana
the furniture was al arranged. Mrs.
Brown was lying in ,he hammock be-
hind the screen of vines. gazing pen
siyeiy at Elizabeth, who hud stopped
reading and was now contemplating
the closed book in Ter hap with uusee-
ing eyes. There were solitary walks
about this village, many OF them, ana
ths y3gHg girl was facing the fact that
the walks represented the social coudi-
lion Of the place. The previous sum
mCr's outing had been pleasant but
there had been companionsHp to make
il SO.
The gale latch clicked. ana Mrs.
Brown was aroused by stiaed ex.
rlamation from Elizabeth Coming up
the walk was james Graham, Gud be-
side him was au angular middle aged
wUman who was apparently refusing
3 hc -g0- q. a
"'Toin't the kind Of house | want.
Mr. Graham, She was saying shrilly.
not IN any way There must Ice bay
"iader IN the end for Delia's plants
an willers in front for her an Tommy
~ ser under She said | needn't even
look nc a place without the wilers."
"5ut let me show you through the
house, Miss Brown" urged Graham.
~ ann sure you will like the arrange
ucut. and there is fine willow In the
hack yard which the young people can
sit under. There wasn't time to 20 to
my agent after the key. but can get
In one OF the windows and omen the