Gilpin observer., 1908-11-19
THE PARROT AND
THE PHOTOGRAPH
BY s. e. KIser

The Ciawfords ha1 parrot and the
BcldsAs lad phonograph, and nac-
row hall separated them.
I'd rather be sentenced to occupy
a eel in 'Eaukars' Row at the reai-
tentialy than Lave to move" said
Crawford, but it looks to me as If
wed have 10 get cut That phono-
graph Is Soing to make nervous
wreck of me If | have to listen to It
much longer"
i m glad his wife replied, that
you are coming to your senses at last.
II you had listened to me last spring
we would be nicely settled somewhere
else now and all this trouble would be
owe WITH. If you find it ncrve-racking.
Wneh You are here for few hours at
night and in the morning, what do you
think Of the effect it has on me- being
here all day? l heard to-day of some
new flats in a lovely neighborhood Ii
you Ike I'll go and lcok at them to-
morrow"
While the Crawfcrds were discus
sing the matter Belden was informing
his wife that his endurance had aaout
| reached Us limit.
That parrot" he said, 'is going to
make raying maniac of me if can't
get away from it pretty soon. If /
owned fiat building | wouldn't let
family with parrot into it any more
tran | would think of admitting peo-
PIE whc were stricken with the plague
By George | wish there might be some
| & y riI nf hn
without causing general disturb
ance"
There is way, Henry" his wife
answered, and I've been seriously
considering it, although l haven
wanted TO say anything . you until l
was sure about it, for | didn't want to
| be disappointed if it didn't happen to
be possible. | have been inquiring
about some new flats that are going tc
BE- very attractive, and if we T7ish to
| engage one of them now we can get it
| for just what we are paying here.
Aside from the parrot, the new Place
will be much more desirable than this
| and-caa't you go over with me III the
morning to take a look at it before
start!cg downtown"
Bed n argued feeb'y against NOV
| Ing, but at length permitted himself
to be won over, and after he lad seen
| the new fiat he became enthusiastic
1T will be Just as well,' he said.
mot to let the Crawfords know that
we intend to get away-at least not
until we are all ready to move. There's
no use having a quarrel with them if
" ~ Cr
| jump 10 the conclusion .isht off that
We were trying to get away from them
If they found out about cur intention
to so, for I've spoken to several peo-
| pie about the parrot. Crawford's all
right, but his wife is a regular spitire
! don't want you to get in.o any scold-
ing contest with her. Start the ma
chine. Let's have a little music"
A day or two later Mrs. Crawford
met Mrs. Belden on the stairway
y suppose said Mrs. Crawford
YOU have no intention 0. moving this
sIring, have you?"
Well" replied the other lazy, feel
ing little g..lty, we haven't thought
much about it. My husband hates
moving. so that I'm always afraid to
mention the subject 10 him. l suppose
We'll have to stay and make the best
OF 1t here"
Go way, Go way, Get a move."
yelled the parrot in Mrs. Crawfords
fat
When Crawford got home at night
his wife said:
Il had hoped the Beldens might be
thinking of going, so that it wouldn't
be necessary for us to do so, but
they're not. l had a talk with her
about it to-day. So we may as we'll de
eide right away whether to stay or
not"
They've decided for us" her hus-
band declared I'VE will have to go;
so you may as well begin making ar
rengements. But don't lie. the Beldens
know anything about it. We may as
well leave on good terms with them ii
We can. Hello. Polly!'
Hello! Hello, Hello, Help. Help.
Help! Poli-i-ice!" screamed the parrot.
During the next two weeks things
were strangely silent in the Crawford
and Belden apartments, except for oc.
casional hammerings; then one morn.
ing two large vans backed up in front
OF the building, and at last the secret
was out. The Beldens knew the Crav;,
fords were moving and the Crawfords
knew the Beldens were off to a new
habitation. Both women kept in their
rooms, and the men, avoiding each
other, started away. leaving the NOV.
ers to handle things as they pleased.
Belden had been sitting for ten min
utes on the front steps of the new flat
building, when he perceived coming
up the street man who seemed tc
| NO n q b,r