The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-12

Gus This house. ana ties would he WIZ.
~ uat much
iIlfere1ee u lave "a
t.rsn "a on ee epd
= 10 ellll 4 rem, en-, iq1lt 81 LIZ
Smith tt0Ir here VIA be Eve
OF them down here llC1t week. ilst
right to bring EN- iii we got things
fixed M q bit
onsternatfon reIGned IN the breasts
Of the visitors. Five ltttIe Smiths run
ming wlld In West PaFlzs There would
not be a whole pane 81 glass IN the
| place In two weeks The nece ~ Tor
getting rid OF the Smith family was
greater than before.
eve VIII give you $3.50 more than
yon paid for theproperty,' = oIered Mrs.
Pratt IN a busInessllke tone. That
win be a good profit In so-short time
VIII you take tip
eCouldn-t think Of It, man. returned
the affabIe Mr.. Smith. sTwouIdnst
pay for the expenses Of moving both
ways =
.eWim you take S5O0y'
Mr. Smith had never moved In good
society. but he was nevertheless man
Of keen Judgment faint smile APP
peared around the corners Of his rather
large mouth. ana his gray eyes twin.
kled merrlly
.eThis place was Tor sale long time
before Mr.. Elder sold It. warnst It,
mem p he questioned. eying AIRS.
Pratt closely. TITS pity your folks
didn't buy then
''They didn't want the. house then, /"
replied Mrs. Pratt evasively. VIII
you talze the $500, AIr. Smith,"
Then there's two or three houses In
West Park, just as good as this one.
that can be bought for the price this
'ere cottage cost" continued Mr.. Smith.
not needing Mrs. Pratt's question. II
can't quite make It out, mem. I'M
less
Unless what7'' demanded Mrs. Pratt,
not relishing the searching glance Mr..
Smith fxed upon her
ssJnless. men," continued Mr.. Smith
slowly, 'cyou don't sorter think me and
NIarthy good enough for West Park and
want to get rid of u.s."
ooh. Mr.. Smithv' demurred the three
visitors in chorus, but the telltale
bushes on their checks betrayed the
CONSERVATION that had been wrought
by the unexpected words. what
makes You think such thinS71
.sWen, ladies'" returned Mr.. Smith,
without the slightest trace OF I'll feel
ing, ''T saw one OF you pass the other
evening when was a-s6ttin' here in
my shirt sleeves. and that ones nose
was turned up SO far that I was 'fraid
It would get ont of flint Then. when
another of you folks saw Marthy
a-washIn' OH this ERE porch, that ones
mouth got all puckered up as If she had
been eatin persimmons. I guess You
think we amt good enough for You.
don't your
eve look Mt ft.thfs way, ME- Smith"
stammered Mrs. Pratt nervously, feel
ing deYoutIy sorry that she had under
taken the plan of purchasing the cot
tage, 1--WE don't think you are hem-
well, accustomed to such society as
there is In West Park. We don't mean
any disrespect Mr.. Smith. but every
one likes to mingle with those who are
congenial. You don't keep any serv-
ants and you won't enjoy 1t down here.
so we thought we'd make you this oRer.
What do you say?"
ITS very kind of you to think of
me- returned Mr.. Smith, In no way Of
Tended. "Pm sorry, mem, but must
say that we're SOin' to stay In West
Park %
Good evening" chorused the visitors,
Indignant ut the failure of their plan
and crestfallen at Mr.. smlth's correct
surmIse OF their view regarding him.
zone moment. ladies'" called Mr..
Smith as his visitors descended the
steps. me and Nfarthy won't lower
the tone of this neIghborhood. We
don't own this house not much! Mar
thy she's the cook, and I'm the gar
dener- we just come down 10 DIX up
the place for Mr.. Norwood. who's COM
III
children and three more servants"