The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-29

cut your room out and, leave 1t, anil
move tn rest of tn house up frontE
about 50 feet, that's all"
AN leave my front room all aloneg"
gasped Lyddy,
That's about what" replied Mrs.
Philbrick.
"But the Will says I'm ter have a
front room in tn house as long as |
live" she demonstrated.
oval: amt you got tn front room?
Th' viii don't cay we can't remodel
our part of the house. does It? An ii
don't say You are ter have a front
room in our new house, does II?
Course you can't expect ter have two
rooms. You can have tn front room
of this house or back room In "
new house, Make your choice As
she delivered herself OF this ultlmatalh
Mrs. philbricks face took on re-
yengefully humorous look as she noted
the perplexity Of the other
Miss Lyddy struggled with herseH
for a minute or two and then drawing
up her thin form to it's utmost height
cried: Cut it out an leave il!
Mrs. Philbiick had expected sur
render. Receiving this defiance her
black brows lowered and she nodded
to the grinning waiting workmen TO
20 ahead The task was simple one.
Proceeding with great care, they de-
tached the front room and by the end
of the week had moved the rest OF the
house forward about 30 feet MISS
I<yddv in the interim remained locked
IN in her narrow castle, only dartinS
ont 10 procure food fyom the kitchen.
On these occasions Jethuel would beat
retreat to the barn, The front room
was the rear room now, and standing
hy itself. surrounded by the cellar
walls. ii looked odd and desolate Just
what Lyddy would do in the winter
worried Jethuel not a little; but his
wife quieted him by declaring that
with the first snow Lgddy would seek
refuge in the back room and all would
/ be we'll
One day Iyddy opened her door and
caught Jethuel. who was passing.
"Jethuel, you've lodged me fer
some time, Now you pay heed a min
ute ter what 1 say. You an Laura
have deserted me, but lemme tell you
this. an you be sure Ter tell her III
never come inter your house till she
begs me on her knees an prays me ter
take tn best room lookin out on tn
pitchmope read. She nor You never
will enter my room till size does this,
an also promises ter move this room
so It viii iine with tn new house.
Now you've heard me, git! Only little
/ Dan ever comes in here till what I've
said has ben done"
The ten-year-old yorngster alluded
70. was the one person to whom
his mother, Mrs. Philbrick, bowed
her head He ruled her, even as
he ruled his spinater aunt. Prob
ably if Lyddy had been asked OF
give up her room for his sake
She would have suffered But the
mother was too jealous of the boys af-
feetions to be beholden TO Lyddy IL
his behalf
And so, with the exception Of tbs
boy. Dan, Miss Lyddy received no Wis
itors. The boys mother forbid him
going there. but he disregarded hen
commands and called daily. knowing
,fnIl well the weakness Of her love,
It was after the carpenters hat
worked two days in raising the Ole
house up story that there occurred
the first serious misfortune to CONF
TO the Philbrick household. Mrs
Philbrick had been frying donghnut
and had left her task to get ar arm
fnl of wood. The fat boiled over
, and when she returned she found IN
rear Of the house ablaze. with JetAue
! and the carpenters working desperate
|, lv to stop the flames from spreading.
y "Ohl On, Where's Daniel!
moaned Jethuel, as he saw his VIII
coming up the path alone
"DanI in there?' shrieked the dis
tracted mother. rushing for the blas
g ing doorway. ~
Il have Dan in here | fetche
him through tn end winder an dow
p th' ladder. He's burned some, Gale
Miss Lyddy from her doorway. The
she turned and closed the door an
locked it.
Lem me in Lyddy Philbrick.
shrieked the frenzied mother
Miss Lydly came to the window an
looked down on the distracted won
an calmly. When she could MAX
herself heard she said: NO. 70
can't come in here. Now listen; Il
house is ruined. an although tn me
are savin' enough ter shelter you al
Iethuel. irn be no place fer this boz
But If you say so. you can have nm
If YOU do take him inter that ruin
water soaked an smoky he'll probahl
die. Leave him here an III take
good care Of him as You would. -
Won two can't come in. You'll reca
/. lect ! made a vow
Il must be with Dan1." choked u
mother. Il must be with hin
Lem me in"
Dan showed his frightened face