The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
Our Daily Sport Story

had to go up and see what was going
 If curiosity filled her before she
 opened the door, astonishment pre-
 vailed when she gazed at the trans
 formed apartment. The windows were washed Inside and out, the carpet brightened up all the furniture wiped and cleaned, a dainty coverlet was on the bed and score of pretty and arr l tistic things were tastefully placed about the room. And in the grate a 1 fire was burning smartly. The entire l effect was most hotne-like and che 4eFu1. Mrs. Huggins could scarcely believe tt was in her own house. <s6e had never seen anything like sft-certainly noth- ing even Suggesting 1t there.
 | Are yqd goin' to have & fire all the 1 hnlsT demanded Mrs. Huggins. Coal costs a lot
 I'm going to try to be comfortable. replied the girl T think I can earn enough to keep warm and have enough to eat"
 The miracle was duly announced to various of the dodgers as they came m that evening, principally in the form | Of admonitions given with more or less vehemence by Mrs. Huggins
 NO more rought house in Number :" she said sharply to Rose and Madge. two bindery girls, who occupied the next room to the new lodger "Of course, l know there ain't been no 1 harm In it, but there's been a lot of noise. Let the fellers take you to a dance if you want to make racket. AS long as we've got real teddy we won't scare her out" -t
 Cut ont rushin' the growler to Mum | Der 1s,' she commanded Tim Ragan and Ed Root. Either drink your beer at the the saioon or move up on the third 4loor. Second floors respectable now" . All or this was alarming but the very first evening Nina invited the bindery girls in to see her
 | do so want to know you." she said You see have always lived m, m the country and been friends with 1 all my neighbors"
 Awe-struck with the comfort and
 beauty or the room the girls went in l very silent and very Hi at ease finder the friendly chatter of the new Iodger i they thawed out and remained Ionr 1 time, telling the little stores of tbafr narrow lives. s'ie't One by one. all of the dodgers were ! invited Into the transformed roor, snd went forth with great frendiiness snd respect TOT the gentle girl who was SO oinerent from them all One hv one me rooms of all the lodgers began to take on q new atmosphere Even Nrs Huggtns swept the halls twice a v-sat and once was seen tn aetuaI1- sc-,,T them Nina helped all with suggest. ions and with the work of ,her bsnds The two bindery girls spent much of their spare time making things for their room after they were shown how It could be done with practically no ev. pense for material.
 Tn the meantime the new ledoAr bed zone out only two days looki,g for woFh aelore she announced joyouslv t''j sHe had secured a position in T@"sPapsr clipping bureau To he slye
 IT vas very small and tha work H@ff and the collar faded from hhr
 +-@H- p'r she made enough tn nav '9'r" eNt and live trugallv a6d sS5
 1't '.' time ro the comfort of
 r-'r1 and of those aboat ner . anne fn 1u a little rafber. li- ' jt'- VI s~rs fr .ha ,,arto,,. -,,.-.. 1 Nn' g"n"ra1'v in Nv,-e ty,,,o.,S -u"fo7 l thHrN Were r7Doue Title surrors .,. I T' over the crate fire and to v,btoh ~, | c"htrlnnted their mite. And tbero "o ~ 70 pc talk Of books which 1ed e t4e 1 IT"u'nE or books And the eivIs ,o,-.i slS l su 'o sVW and to make cIo+bas as nats TOT themselves and-fn shnrt HTnt @iu l nuBEHs boarding house cap,n 4'A
 sne ap.dlns place Of a crowd ot ,',.,, e snectfns "oe,Ii,-ihtormed and se1f-re. v,ftIo,,t ps"p!e' And all this hannaned | without essential increase fl, tba t~p['Ieu ~ l or the people-exceptinR tbat vases ambition led 10 better u,nrt, eroused Root became foreman l '"u hd Where ne worked and Rose boc,',,.pp "',op 1 tie rofe-wonan of her bind.r .. '''iS there were other adyancofnents ,.tt ,t,.G quite surprised those roncarp,,5 ",Su lighted the little home conmunitv ue-
 Also was there marrying and glv-