The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-19

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There Was a startled, pttcous look In her
eyes
avenue. the Drive or Lincoln Park
boulevard, but it's just as swell as
am or ever hope to be-"
There's nothing against Wells
street, butt got ashamed OF itself
when 1t crossed the river"
"They call it Fifth avenue" sneered
broom. but 1t isn't the avenue. is it,
Bansemer was surprised to note tone
Of affectionate pride In the question
mo indeed!"
"Oh, there's only one, Mr.. Graydon, =
said the old clerk quite warmly; 'our
own Fifth avenuev'
II had no idea you cared SO much
for swagger things. MFR. Droom." OBJ
served the other. genuinely surprised.
Even Broadway Is heaven to me-"
said broom, some Of the rasp gone
from his voice. "Goodby. got this
way" he said when they reached the
sidewalk little later. The young man
watched his gaunt figure az It slouched
away In thOsemidarkness.
by George. the old chap is actually
homesickv' muttered he. ~ didn't
think It was In him."
broom had rooms over q millinery
shop In Wells street There was a
bedroom at the back and q ''llving
room" In front, overlooking the street
from the third story Of the building
OF the bedchamber there ID but little
to say, except that Il contained bed,
q washstand. q mirror. two straight
backed chairs and clOthespress.
broom went out for his bath-every
Saturday night. The Giving room, -
however, was queer In more ways than
one. In one corner on chest of draw
ers stood his oil stove, while In the op
posite corner big sheet iron heater
made itself conspicuous. Firewood
was piled behind the stove winter and
summer, broom lamentlng that one
could not safely discriminate between
the seasons In Chicago. The chest OF
drawers contained his stock Of pro
visions, his cooking and table utensils
his medicine and small assortment Of
carpenters TOOLS. He had no use fol
an icebOx.
A bookcase, old enough to warm the
heart OF the most ardent antiquarian
held his small and unusual collection
Of books. Standing side by side OF
the same shelf were French romancei
and the Holy Bible, much bethumbet
| and penciled. There were schoolbookl
alongside of sentimental love tales
Greek lexicons and quaint old fair,
stories, law books and works on Grim
inology: books on botany. geology
anatomy and physics. In all perhap
there were 200 volumes. A life Of Ma
poleon revealed signs Of almost con
slant usage. There We're three pOr
traits Of the Corsican on the ding.
green walls.
The strange character Of the maj
was best shown by the pictures tina
adorned or rather disHgured the walls
Vulgar photographs and prints were I
be seen on all sides. Mingled wit
these cheap creations were excellen
copies of famous MadOnnas, qualr
Scriptural drawings. cpgravings Of tn
Saviour and an allegorical colore
print which emphasized the Joys Q
heaven. There was also badly draw
but localized portrait of broom. don
In crayon at the age of twenty. TIL
portrait was one Of his priced posses
sions. He loved II best because 1t wa
bust and did not expose his longit'
dinal defects. II broom ever had Ell
tertained a feminine visitor In h
apartments. there Is no record Of IL
, fact. But few men had seen the int
. rior of his home. and they had gor
away with distressed, perplexed sens
bilities.
He cooked his own meals on the O
stove aud. alone. ate them from the II
tie table that stood near the heate
Occasionally he went out to a nearh
eating house for lonely feast. IL
rooms usually reeked with the Odor I
; boiled coffee, burned cabbage al
grease, pungent chemicals and lor
, suffering bed linen. OF his "fron
/, room 1t may be said that 1t was kite
en-. dining room, parlor, library, wor
shop, laboratory and CONSERVATION
Four Aowerpots, in which as maj
geraniums existed with difficulty d
spite Droom's constant and unwave
: ing care. occupied conspicuous pla
on the window sills overlooking Il
street. He watched over them wi
all the tender solicitude of lover, 81
prising as 1t may appear when Of
pauses to consider the vicious exteri