The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03

more desirable quarters Each spring they had moved, until the pretty new furniture with which Mrs Stanhope had started her city career as a housewife looked far less presentable than the old-fashioned stuff they had sold at the auction before leaving Grafton Flights. All her ambitions seemed to center on showing off the new apart ments to her women friends. and assuring them she secured bargain which should make them turn green with envy.
 The next morning Madeline ana hes father left the house together.
 Do you think 1t Is becoming mania '" he asked anxiously.
 s'N6; she has nothing else to do. I wish
 Madeline stopped and looked down the iong stretch of asphalt pavement. Her father supplied the words:
 'aThnt we were back in Grafton Flights, wher she had roses to train and the neigh bor,s chickens to shoc off our lawn Seems as if all city women are restless"
 'sYes I guess it's in the air l felt as getting some where, for a while after we moved to town-but now
 They separated at the corner. a,
 T hope those Bulgravia apartments VIII all be on a court, with no closets and an
 .'No such luck" responded Madeline. with forced smile. They'll be very modern and all desirable, and if you are dear. sensible father you'll have a business call to Chicago about April l. If will De over when you come back .,,,-
  eyes turned grave as soon as her father turned away And all day the thought or her mothers restless spirit, the inevitable moving, the noise. the discomfort. oarnea in on her heart and soul until she could hardly work. Finally she flung aside her pen and asked to be excused for the arter- noon. She might as get it over with. so she boarded the car which passed the Bul9- rayia The new apartments were consider ably farther out than she had anticipated, and as one passenger after another dropped off and the soft spring air crept Into the car, a sudden desire to see Grafton Heights with its suburban restfulness took possess lon of her.
 Band A. depot" bawled the conductor.
 Madeline Bprang to her feet. The Bull gravia apartments were half h mile beyond but this was the last station of the B. and A. inside the city limits. And the B. and A. led to Grafton Heightsi
 She left the train, and gszed around in suprise The depot building was entirely new. a pretty brick and tile affair with trim flower beds all laid out for spring planting. She crossed the tracks and follow ed the street leading to their old home, but was amazed to find that the streets. mere striplings when they left, now inter twined their branches over the sidewalk. An air of permanency and restfulness seemed to envelop the community Progress was there, but not half finished building, torn ivy had grown over the Burden gstewaysl Tn front of her own old home. she stopped and almost rubbed her eyes. Had 1t really been that pretty7
 No. there was new porch on the south side and a bay window had been thrown out from her room What lovely room 1t must be, with that flood of light pouring into it.
 T wonder if they'd care"
 with firmly set lips she threw hesitation to the winds opened the low iron gate, and walked up the well-kept path to the frent door.
 T beg pardon-' she said as white haired lady opened the door. and then she stopped and her face turned first scarlet. then white "oh, Mrs. Carruth, I did not know you had bought the place. I just 
 gentle insistent hand drew her inside the door and led her into the sitting room. Madeline leaned against the doorJanh. staring aronud her. It was just as they