The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-10-04

spTl0S broken on the way HOinc W
night" he said. keeping a thumb be-
tween the leaves of his book "Oh, l
don't know-not late"
Look at this" She appeared in
the doorway holding up small
bronze clock, whose hands>were point
ing to quarter past ~.
THAT isn't right" he protested.
but it is ] asked the telephone
girl for the correct time before |
started it this afternoon. Why, | Just
lay down on the bed by baby for
minute this evening and | must have
dropped off and slept all this time.
Have you been reading ever since |
went into the BEDROOM"
why, yes-unless I've been asleep
in my chair | would have sworn it
wasn't later than ten"
And we were going to bed early to-
night so you could get a good start in
the morning! Isn't it ridiculous?
Come on, now. Don't read any more
Mrs. Hawley began to hustle about,
fastening windows and turning off
lights.
I'll set the alarm for seven she
said L don't see how we could stand
it to get up at six now. Come, hurry
1t will be one o'clock before we're
asleep"
They were just doing off when
sound from the apartment overhead
made Mrs. Hawley sit up in bed
What do you think of that?' she
exclaimed, Indignantly. That man up
stairs is playing ragtime at one o'clock
in the morning"
It's a poor outlook for getting up
early" Hawley agreed They're hav-
ing a midnight party down below, too,
from the noises that come up through
the court"
I'm going to see. It's no use trying
to sleep while that pianos being
thumped"
Accordingly, in dressing gown and
slippers, Mrs. Hawley reconnoitered.
1t was long time before she returned
to the bedroom. Brown" she said,
then, what kind of a building have
We moved in1o?"
"A fiat building" he answered, with
husbandlike omniscience.
"Hark! They've been playing cards
at their dining room table down there,
and now they're making coffee. | saw
them turn on the light in the kitchen
just now and | smell the coffee. At
two o'clock in the morning! And lis
ten! That Incorporating Mr.. Hess
has just come in-nOw! Brown, we're
certainly not obliged to endure such
performances until this time in the
morning-not in a respectable build
ing. | shall complain to the agent to-
morrow
1t seemed to the Hawleys that they
had just closed their eyes when the
ring of the alarm clock startled them.
You made a mistake setting it,"
Hawley declared, lighting a match to
investigate. mo, sir" he added, in an
aggrieved tone. IT'S actually seven
o'clock. Raining, too, and dark as a
pocket"
Mrs. Hawley rubbed her eyes and
accepted her fate courageously. With
all the lights on to make the dark
morning more cheerful, she flew
about and had breakfast on the table
in short order.
Everybody except us seems to have
oversight this dark morning" she re-
marked, complacently, as they sat
down. THE building is perfectly still.
The milkmans late again. too, but
luckily | had some cream left over.
I'm out of all patience with him. If it
happens again I'll change"
There he comes now" said Haw-
ley. I'll give him breeze myself"
Five minutes later an injured-look-
ing man came back TO his place at the
Ia lie. Mrs. Hawley," he demanded,
- lat time yesterday did you set that
wonderful clock?"
What do you mean? didn't set it,
started it at half past three. And
the funny part was that it happened
to have stopped al the exact minute
the telephone girl told me the time. so
| just wound it without touching the
hands
And didn't look at it AGAIN."
Not until night. Mary Bartell was
mere anu Nchl ny uef WdJCn. why =
He knitted his brows. Then he
looked up solemnly You started il
with the hands at quarter past six.
thinking it was half past three. and
you hustled me off to bed at half past
nine. And it is now five o'clock in
the morning.
AS he was starting for his office at
eight o'clock, still grumpy, she called |
him back to the door.
It's important" she told him, as he |
came reluctantly up the stairs again.
Il wanted to ask if you aren't glad we
found out our mistake before | COM !
planned to the agent?"
'Pshaw! You've made me miss my !
train for that" was all he said.
But, though 1t sounded cross, she !
went back into her fiat satisfied. AS !
he turned the corner of the stairway !
going down she had caught him smil. |
ing.