Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-11-05
An Improbable
Experiment.

weeks. 50 he took mother. He inyit-
ed me 10 go also. but declined, lor
/ thought II would be a real treat
70 my dear parents 10 go away to-
gether without even daughter 10
. spoil the duet.
Besides. do not find much JOY IN
travelling with father and mother.
They don't care for the theatre and
other amusemnts that ! ike, and
mother IS so terribly conscientious
about sightseeing. When 20 east
like TO see the people and the shops
and | cannot endure being dragged
around and having my mind i'm
proved by looking at dull, old his
torical spots that mother dofes on.
Father, too. is rather trying when
away from home.
He lives in constant fear that
|, some one Will miss a train or be late
TO meal and as ! find 1t difficult to
hurry we aren't really congenial
travelling companions.
I told them that / wanted them
to have a second honeymoon and
that they should spend the money
that would have been used for my
expenses. had gone, upon their own
pleasures. Father was touched at
my unselfishness and made me a
pIcsnt of SIS in addition TO my reg
ulag allowance.
Now, Lucille" he said with a
laugh. maybe you'll be able to get
out of the hole with this little sum
to help lift the financial gloom in
which you always appear to be strug-
CLING"
Thank you, dad, dear" ! answer
ed. Pm going to do better with my
money matters after this.
A sudden idea had occurred to me
and / could hardly wait until the
travellers were out OF thehouse 10
put into operation a money-making
scheme that / had evolved.
Cousin Fannie" l announced
when we left the station after see
ing them off, I'm going to rent
fathers and mothers room while
they are gone"
"Oh, no, Lucille, she objected
don't believe your mother would like
IT,"
I'm sure mother would be glad
to have me show a desire to improve
the family fortunes and think it's
actually wastefuI to let that beauti-
full front room remain 1noccupied
when it might furnish a revenue of
SO a week. Kindly see that it's
cleaned to-day, for I expect gentle
man and his wife to take possession
husbands uncle and aunt have been
looking for just such a room and /
telephoned them this morning that
they could come to our house"
Then / left Cousin Fannie, for I
had an errand to do. ! rent into
store where father had an account
and bought a handsome Persian rug
and a Morris chair and had them
charged. They were pretty expen-
slye, but one can't expect TO make
money without some outlay OF capt
tai, and / wished to make the room
attractive so that Mr.. and Mrs. Mars
den would be contented.
When ] reached home ! found the
house in great confusion. Our maid >
trunk was going out OF the back
door while the Marsdens' luggage was
coming IN the front way.
Annie refused to stay said COu-
Gin Fannie, "and was quite impeT-
tinent when she learned that we were
going to take dodgers had to elsen
the room muself."
The Marsdens came early the next
morning and were delighted with the
room( but they wanted an entirely
different arrangement OF the fuTni-
ture. BY the time we got f fixed 70
suit them, / was exhausted
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rival ] was greatly surprised 70 r.
ceiye a telegram from father saying
that he and mother were coming
home the next day. important nat
tiers needing his attention here
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Mrs Narsden when ! gave her no
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