The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-09
II FIAT
FIXTURE
Ely Cecilia A. Loizcaux
COPYRIGHT, 1909, IN w. VI frmnin0hom
Ely Cecilia A. Loizcaux


Bang went a window In the right
hand third story fiat. From the left
hand nat in the same story directly
across the hall there came crash, fol
lowed by the shivcr Of broken glass
An old gentleman stepped out into the
hall and waited In a moment Il sec
ond old gentleman appeared at the
apen door of his fiat, evidently intend.
ing TO slam It shut with all the power
that lay in his strong right arm. But
he. too stopped as he saw his neigh
Dor ana then gave a shamefaced laugh.
Broke window pane trying to
keep out the noise. That girls dancing
a polka on her piano and she's been at
it four mortal hours. It's a shame,
and | won't stand it any longer.
There's gsing to be a change here.''
IF change is what you want, come
over to my side. There you can hear
singing The young wretch down there
| aSpires to be a tenor. He has been
singing for so long that if he should
stop now Id be lonesome, | guess"
The piano player stopped long enough
! to get new piece of music, ana il
the interval of comparative quiet there
tloated through the Railways the walls
of a strngy tenor voice reitcratinS
with long drawn out sadness:
"oh-h-h. ha-aye sighed to rc-est met
Now. just listen to that will YOU"
said one disgustedly
! Soon the strains of MY Old Ken
lucky Home" embellished with I'M
heard of variations, drowned out the
| walls Of the tenor.
Eyes. I'll listen. Don't see how
can help myself" said the other
Come in here Adams" and he led the
| way into his rooms and ont to the
! piazza at the back. 1t was the least
noisy place he could think Of.
NOW. what are we going to do
about this thing? We've signed leases
for two years for these fats, and we'd
only had four months before this
chunk of Sjgnor Squalli'S conservatory
Of music came out here to stir up this
| ed the parents Of 'em, aud they've
signed for year. Now, whatIl we
dof'
II don't know" said Adams as he
offered his neighhor n cigar and bit
the tip from his own Il went through
more or less noise during the war, hut
this-Iive got So can't tell when they
stop and when they begin now, the
stuff rings in my ears 50, My Wife
says was urging 'em TO run a race
| I'm my sleep tie othea night aud put
| ting all SORTS of money on the tenor"
IF he'd use all that energy doing
something he'd be rich some day.
| growled Mr. Bolton. between pulfs.
Work? Oh no." blazcd Mr. Adams
suddenly.
There was a few moments silence
! while they listened to the tenor, who
was holding his own.
"Oh. have si-ighed to re-est mc-e
| De-ep IN the si-l,nt grave
"IIuhr Croaned Adams. "I'd like 10
dig It for him think it would be-
! deep. I'm not so sure about the silent.
/ But. see here. we're not getting on
( any. What are we going to do|'
II thought Of plan last night" said
Adams slowly IF we could only put
! il through. You know the girl isn't
much stuck on the tenor Just now, and
he doesn't seem 10 banker much after
! her society. Musicians are such a
! Jealous set, You see. thai girl has only
her mother. and he has only his-or
these flats would be too small. Now"
! -aud he brought his feet down from
/ the railing and chcwed his cigar fierce
/ ~ i'm his excitement now. why
4 shouldn't We fN things to get those
two married: II would be a shame to
spoil two families with 'em"
and ms it is they're breaking up our
/ happy homes" agreed the other.
WHY. Bolton" said Adams earnest
/ ly. II haven't had decent nights
sleep or days rest In months. | can't
stand it. went TO see the rascally
! agent who turned 'em loose Oh W., aud
he was sympathetic enough. bat he
said they paid the rent. and he didn't
feel 10 blame because be couldn't sec
IL ON 'cm when they signed"
He chewel the end from another I'll
gar Bolton WAS chucklns Adams
( went on.
You see. there amt any law about
these things though there ought 10 he.
and an we can do Is Co hX up some
/ thing ourselves and bear thc cunse
aucnccs My wife AMI I have done
everything We could think Of. We've
been down 10 call. one on one side. the
other on the other side. m the same
time thinking that while We were there
they'd stop M any rate"
Il could have told YOU better Than
that" grinncd Bolton. Tried it myself
Both old women deaf too. Don't won
der either They've stood this FOR some
years now. they tell me Stuck Ms ont
In that beaStly middle room and pulled
the curtains No doors even. Went AZ
% Ike sam HiU and Jet us scrcc'.h at
the old women"
We'll. lets got ON married. Insisted
! Adams Why not; Then they can
fight 70 ont ip piece or i1 pi"rrs- They'll
have % move. because this place won't
hold both 81 tho Old women and them
too lust a. they get ont 81 this neigh