The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-09-24

you CAN HELPp SHE CONCEDED, WITH
SMILE
over and the dishes washed he went
out Of doors to smoke his pipe. He
did not enter the place again until
1t was time to seek the chill bedroom.
1t was raining the next morning,
and he spent a most miserable day
roaming about the dreary rooms and
wishing for the Sunday papers. He
had a couple of books in his satchel,
but he could not make himself COM
Portable enough to read, and, after
vainly seeking to change the furniture
about into some semblance Of COM
fort, he gave it up and dragged an
old rocker out to the barn. Here, at
least, he felt less oppressed by the
dreariness of it all.
He spent fairly comfortable after
noon and was just about to rouse him
self to go in and prepare supper when
the sound of wheels caught his ear,
followed in a moment by the jangle
of the doorbell.
He raced across the yard and
through the house to present himself
at the door. A young girl stood on
the porch, while an elderly woman sat
In the covered buggy.
Good afternoon" was her brisk
greeting. "Is Mrs. Prescott at homer
There isn't any Mrs. Prescott" he
said, with a laugh, unless you mean
my mother. She is in England just
now"
II am Miss Marsden," she explained.
81 drove out to get acquainted and
see how you liked the place. sup
posed, Of course, that there was a fam
ily."
There isn't any family" he said,
land l don't like the place OF all
the dismal places l was ever in this is
the worst. was going in to tell your
brother SO in the morning. Comfort
able and homelike,'" he quoted from
the advertisement. And he promised
to have 1t all fixed up"
"There was a woman here all day
Friday" the girl said Didn't she
clean up properlyY
"She cleaned up," he conceded, "but
| can't make the place look homelike.
I shiver every time look at 1t. I'm
going to change the name and call
it Lemon farm instead"
II guess it's not as bad as that" she
said, with a ripping laugh. II thought
there would be woman in the family
10 make things look honey so die
not come myself. May we come inT
He stood aside in silent invitation
He followed them into the house, ant
his admiration for the personality Of
the brisk young woman increased al
she rapidly moved from room to room
giving the touch here and there tha
was needed to transform the apart
ments.
you're a magician" he declared as
with final pat to the sofa pillows
she transformed the parior and movet
into the dining room. 'Now it look
like place to be lived IN"
TITS the, purely feminine touch tina
no bachelor can acquire she said
with a little laugh. IF I had known
that you were alone, l should hav'
been out yesterday morning before you
arrived"
I'm glad you waited" he said sim
ply. won't you and your mother sta!
TO supper? 1 can cook If I can't keel
house. / will put the horse up ant
you can telephone your brother"
81 am f. Marsden,' she explained
II have no brother When father diet
decided to keep up the business. Ev'
Marsden did not look very well, and
besides, people do not like to do bust
ness with a woman. So, between tn
simple initial and typewriter, man
age to get along"
You should come to town." he ad
vised, land call yourself a home
maker 1t ought to be worth lot o
money"
'aThat might be profitable in winter,
she agreed. Perhaps l will try It."
but in the meantime, supper" b
Insisted Til look after the horse
There are couple of magazines yo'
might care to look at while am gone
shall not be long"