Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-06-13

traixing OF cement. Now, you nate
scorned my side of the river, and /
have objected to your side Of the river.
That Is the bad beginning which, let
us hope, makes the good ending. Who
is to arbitrate in u dispute?"
"Why. We'll split the difference, Of
course"
"How can we do that? Live in a
houseboat on the river like Frank
stockton's 'Rudder Granger"
"No; settle in the city Of New York,
which is practically an island in the
Hudson" neutrality-suspicious.
would you like to live in New
YorkW
wouldn't 1! Imagine any one hav-
ing the chance living anywhere else"
"In a hotel, I s~uppose-the Halldorf
for choice"
Yves; we could live in a hotel until
we found the ideal fat, high up in a
nice apartment house, with a view like
that from the top of Mount Washing
ton or from the top Of the Washington
monument"
"But you forget I made one proviso
in the beginning, and that is that I am
going to build a church, and the church
is to be situated not in the city of New
York, but in the village Of Haver-
stock"
New York is just the place from
which to construct such an edifce.
Haverstock will be somewhere near
the West Shore railway. Very well.
We can take a trip up there once a
week or oftener, if you like, and see
how the work is progressing. Then
the people of Haverstock will respect
US. AS we drive from the station
they'll say:
There's the two young ladies from
New York who are building the
church,
"But If we settle down among
them they'll think we're only ordinary
villagers instead of the distinguished
persons we are. Or, while our fat is
being made ready we could live at
one of the big hotels in the Catskills
and come down as often as we like on
the inclined railway. Indeed, until the
weather gets colder the Catskills is the
place.
'And. 10. the catskills print the distant
And Ger their airy tops the faint clouds
driven,
80 softly blending that the cheated eye
Forgets or which is earth or which Is
heaven"
THAT ought to carry the day for the
Catskills, Kate. What sort of habita-
ton shall we choose, a big hotel or a
select private boarding house?"
"Oh, a big hotel, of course-the big
gest there is, whatever its name may
be-one of those whose rates are so
high that the proprietor daren't adver-
tise them, but says in his announce
ment, For terms apply to the man.
ager.' 1t must have ample grounds,
support an excellent band and adver-
tse q renowned cuisine. Your room
at least should have a private balcony,
On which you can place a telescope
and watch the building of your church
down below. L, being a humble per-
son in a subordinate position, should
have a balcony also to make up for
those Deficiencies"
Every well, Kate; that's settled. But.
although two lone women may set up
housekeeping in a New York fiat, they
cannot very we'll go alone to a fash
ionable hotel"
"Oh, yes, we can. Best of references
given and required"
Il was going to suggest pursued
Dorothy, not noticing the interruption,
that we invite your father and moth
er to accompany us. They might enjoy
a change from sea air to mountain
air"
Katherine frowned q little and de-
INJURED.
"Are you going to be fearfully con-
ventional, Dorothy?"
eve must pay some attention to the
conventions, don't you think?"
Il had hoped not. l yearn to be a
bachelor girl and w a latchkey.'
"We shall each possess a latchkey
when we settle down in New York.
Our fiat will be our castle, and, al
though our latchkey will let us in, our
Yale lock will keep other people out.
A noted summer resort calls for diff
ferent treatment, because there we
lead a semipublic life. Besides, 1 am
selfish enough to wish my coming out
to be under the auspices of so we'll
known q man as Captain Kempt."
"All right; I'll see what they say
about it. You don't want Sabina,
take it,"
eyes, if she will consent to Gomez
81 doubt if she will, but I'll see. Be-
sides, 10Y that I come to think about
it, it's only fair l should allow my dot
ing parents to know that 1 am about
to desert them"
With that Katherine quilted the room
and went down the stairs hippety-hop.
Dorothy drew the letter from its
place of concealment and read it for
the third time, although one not inter
ested might have termed it a most
commonplace document. 1t began,