Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-10-10
EXPLORER AMUMDSEN's SHIP, THE GJoA.

and he brought his feet down from
the railing and chewed his cigar fierpe-
ly in his excitement - NOW. why
shouldn't we fix things to get those
two married? 1t would be a shame to
spoil two families with en-
And as it is they're breaking up our
happy hontes." agreed the other.
'Why. Bolton" said Adams earnest
ly, 81 haven't had a decent nights
sleep or days rest In months. I can't
stand it. | went to see the rascally
agent who turned 'em loose on u.s. and
he was sympathetic enough, but he
said they paid the rent, and he didn't
feel to blame because he couldn't zee
it on 'em when they signed"
He chewad the end from another c-
gar. Bolton was chucklng Adams
went on:
you see, there amt any law about
these things, though there ought to be,
and all We can do is to fix up some
thing ourselves and bear the coDse-
quences. My wife and | have dane
everything we could think Of. We've
been down to call one on one side, the
other on the other side, at the same
time, thinking that while we We're there
they'd stop at any rate"
81 could have told you better than
that" grinned Bolton. "Tried 1t myself
Both old women deaf too. Don't won
der either. They've stood this for some
years now, they tell me. Stuck us out
in that beastly middle room and pulled
the curtains. No doors even. Went at
1t like Sam Hill and let us screech at
the old women"
'Well, let's get 'em married." insisted
Adams. "Why not? Then they can
fight it out in piece or in pieces. They'll
have to move because this place won't
hold both of The old women and them
too. Just so they get out of this neigh
borhood don't care where they 60"
They smoked minute and then Boil
ton said:
"How do you propose to get 'em mar
riedY
81 don't propose to do it alone. | can
tell you that. You've got to help me.
If you do It's easy enough" He waved
bis cigar in the air while he mapped
out his campaign.
It'll take some time, of course. First
we get so neighborly we won't know
ourselves. We go down and ask 'em
to perform for our especial benefit
yes, we do, Bolton" he insisted as the
other showed signs of mutiny.
well, go on"
I'VE invite 'em both up here and tell
each of 'em the nice things the other
is supposed to have said. We let the
old women brag and no kicks coming,
DO you seeT
Yes" said Bolton, 81 see. l suppose
must sacrifice myself to the cause.
So be It,"
They set themselves to work, to-
gether with their wives. The two men
became so engrossed in their efforts
with the young people that they hard
ly paid any attention to the noise that
still went on. They noticed, though,
that after a time there were intervals
of total silence. The two young peo-
pie occasionally left the house togeth-
er. On rare occasions the young man
carried a box of flowers into the
house, and the girl was heard to play
over and over with much feeling the
love song of Paderewski. At such
times the two old gentlemen adjourned
to the back piazza and regarded each
other with a deep and solemn joy.
They felt that their plans were sue
ceeding, but how well neither of them
guessed until the climax was sudden
ly upon them-the elimination of all
their dreams.
One evening one Of the old women
tapped at the doors of both flats and
invited the two families downstairs
rather mysteriously. The girl was
dressed in white and was blushing,
and the tenor, yisibly nervous, seemed
to be waiting for the bell to ring.
When it did ring, in few moments.