The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-04
An Improbable
Experiment.

Father was called east last weel
on business which he expected WoulC
Get&in him in New York for seyera
weeks, SO he took mother. He inyit
ed me to go also, but | declined, fol
| thought it would be a real treat
to my dear parents to go away to
ecther without even a daughter tC
spoil the duet,
Besides, | do not find much JOY IN
travelling with father and mother
They don't care for the theatre and
other amusemnts that | like. and
| mother is SO terribly conscientious
| about sightseeing. When | go east
| like to see the people and the shops
and ! cannot endure being dragge
around and having my mind i'm
| proved by looking at dull, old his
torical spots that mother dotes on
Father, too Is rather trying when
away from home.
He lives in constant fear that
some one Will miss train or be late
to a meal and as find it difficult to
hurry We aren't really congenial
travelling companions.
| told them that | wanted them
to have a second honeymoon and
that they should spend the money
that would have been used for my
! expenses. had | gone. upon their own
pleasures. Father was touched al
my unselfishness and made me a
presnt of $25 in addition to my reg
ular allowance.
Now, Lucille" he said with a
laugh, maybe you'll be able to get
out of the hole with this little sum
to help lift the financial gloom in
which you always appear to be strug-
Cling"
Thank you, dad, dear" I answer
ed I'm going to do better with my
money matters after this, "
A sudden idea had occurred TO me
and I could hardly wait until the
travellers were out OF thehouse to
put into operation a money-making
scheme that had evolved.
Cousin Fannie" announced
when we left the station after see
ing them off. I'm going to rent
fathers and mothers room while
they are gone,
ooh. no, Lucille she objected I
don't believe your mother would like
It."
I'm sure mother would be glad
to have me show a desire to improve
the family fortunes and | think its
actually wasteful to let that beauti-
ful front room remain unoccupied
when It might furnish a revenue of
So a week. Kindly see that it's
cleaned to-day, for expect a gentle
man and his wife to take possession
Of it tomorrow. Frances Marsden' S
husbands uncle and aunt have been
looking tor just such a room and
telephOned them this morning that
they could come to our house. %
Then left Cousin Fannie, for I
had an errand TO do. | went into a
store where father had an account
and bought a handsome Persian rug
and a Morris chair and had them
charged. They We're pretty eXpen-
sive, but one can't expect to make
money without some outlay OF capt.
tai, and | wished to make the room
attractive so that Mr.. and Mrs. Mars
den would be contented.
NNTh.at, I 81 b.N
house in great confusion. Our maid
trunk was going out OF the back
door while the Marsdens' luggage was
coming in the front way
Annie refused to stay" said Cou-
sin Fannie, and was quite imper-
tlnent when she learned that we were
going to take lodgers. had to claen
the room muself."
The Marsd ems came early the next
morning and were delighted with the
room but they wanted an entirely
different arrangement of the furni-
ture. BY the time we got 1t fixed to
suit them, was exhausted
Just a week after the Mars lens al
rival | was greatly surprised to re-
ceive a telegram from father saying
that he and mother were coming
home the next day, important mat
tiers needing his attention here.
But. Miss Lucille" demonstrated
Mrs. Marsden when / gave her no
tice to leave, we have just got set
tied and you can t expect us to move
now, when we fully expected to have
the room for nearly two months"
81 am sorry, but | must ask you
to go to-day" | said.
This is preposterous'" exclaimed
Mr. Marsden. Il never heard of such
treatment
Mrs. Marsden was so fearful and
her husband so indignant that it was
impossible to reason with them, so
said simply that.I would telephone
for an expressman to come for their
trunks.
They both showed so much temper
when they left that It was positively
a relief to have them go.
Father was not at all appreciatiye
of my efforts to earn money and o.
Their was dreadfully upset to fln1 the
maid gone. Neither of them Sc, m
ed to think OF all the trouble and