Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

big chair, and be promptly asked to gel
up therefrom.
why. there's no harm in it."
NO" said Mr.. Bowling hastily, mo
harm, of course. But suppose any one
came in-they might draw wrong conclu.
sions."
well, you are particular"
"One cannot be too particular. Sit
down over there, please, and tell me what
it is
1t was the rent for the quarter to be
made up. Could Mr.. Bowling, just for
this once, help his struggling neighbors"
Fifteen pounds to make up. To you
who are so rich, it may seem nothing al
al. but we don't know where to get it
no more than the man in the moon. Rog-
e-s won't show us any mercy. Rogers
Will serve us the same as he did young
French-put in a distraint and bundle
up out into the street"
Indirectly, too. Miss Barter caused vex
alton to Mr.. Bowling. One of the few
stanch customers of Robes ct Modes was
the sumptuously dressed Mrs. Bowling
and when she visited the shop she always
came upstairs to the Office to see hel
husband The most loyal husband does
not want his wife at his business ad
dress. and Mr.. Bowling, when conduct
| ing a professional interview. was otter
fiustered and confused by hearing we'll
known heavy footsteps on the stairs.
| One day it CHANGED that Mrs. Bowling
coming up. met MISS Barter going down
Miss Barter, explained that she vas
expecting Mrs. Bowling. and she had
not called to try on. Mrs. Bowling. how
| ever. required further explanation from
her husband. Thus Miss Barter became
La source of ever-increasing trouble to
Mr.. Bowling.
| She was troublesome also to Mr.. Crun-
den. When he came for business talk
with his architect and adviser she would
| Intercept him sometimes in the narrow
passage.
"Oh. Mr.. Crunden. 1 am so delighted al
your success. One likes tine persons one
respects to be great and famous. You are
a Croesus now, aren't you, Mr. Crunden-
owning half tie town. But don't forge,
humble friends MIR. Crunden, now thai
| you are such a great man. l can never
| forget you and your kindness and chiv-
| airy to poor little me-and I'm proud and
grateful, Mr. Crunden, to think of your
| kindness"
Mr. Crunden grunted. an. his answers
| to these compliments were both short and
| surly: he found Miss Barters flatterine
attentions very troublesome.
But most of all was Miss Jessie trouble
| some to Jack Vincent.
Jack. | came up to the cottage three
evenings last week and you were never in
| If you went out on purpose to avoid me,
| think Il very mean of you. Yes, do
Jack. Here was l sitting alone, and pin
! ing to go to the theater-and no one tc
take me. And you did as good as promise
for last week. You dIu, Jack"
| We'll, you know. .essie, we are so busy
just now; and after work 1 really am sc
tired-that ! should go to sleep at the
| theater"
'Oh, l don't mind about the theater
though you used to take me. Jack, when.
ever asked you. / don't mind If we
only go for quiet walk
| Jack in these days walked by himselt
very quietly and warily when he knew
! that there was a probability of meeting
Miss Barter AT the sight of her largely
picturesque hat and severely trim was,
| he had more than once lodged round 9
corner and run a little way in true grey
| hound fashion. Miss Barter was the
| lady who had complimented him on look
| ing like greyhound.
And with the thinness, Jack, you've
grown so handsome-so thoroughbred
| too"
| Miss Jessie was always lavish of compli
! ments. but Jack now extracted. from
her soft words no more qualification thar
had Mr.. Crunden. He. with Mr.. Crunder
! and Mr.. Bowling, found her most trouble.
| some.
The fact was that so far as Jack was
concerned. Jessie was necessarily trou
blesome. Jack had a place--a large place
lin her future plans. 1t seemed to Jessie
obvious that although Jack might still
| look an aristocrat. he had certainly
ceased to be one: the Medford upheava
had swept away all those social barriers
they stood now side oy side on the same
| level, and no one could think IL strange
If they linked hands and walked on sid.
| by side forever. So IL seemed to Jessie
/ Her only doubt was. would such life
long union be the best thing for her