The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-28

took an interest In hers. Wnen MISS
Johnson arrived, with the largest
amount OF luggage ever brought TO
the fats, even by lady, Mary zoos
to her" at once, and volunteered ner
assistance in unpacking. While they
were engaged In this pleasant occu.
patton, she arranged to come In ana
do Miss Johnsons hair every evening.
Its every bit her own" size told
the porter's wife, land her complex
ion too; and you can see that she's
never been used to doing things tor
herself. never saw manners IKE
she's got, except in play, nor looks
either"
On the second evening Mary told
Miss Johnson all about her FAMILY
.and on the third evening, while she
was acting as lady's maid, she con-
fided that she was engaged to one
young man in the grocery line, and
his mothers brother an inspector OF
police; and can't bear me to look at
man hardly-not that ! want to.
Why, he's jealous even Of the gentle
man next door In 3B!"
"What is he like?" Miss Johnson
asked.
Mary fumbled in her dress and
produced locket.
He's fair" she said; and his hair
~ tell him it's gingery, but it's
golden sort Of brown"
HE looks a very nice fellow" Miss
Johnson said; quite good-looking. ]
hope you'll be very happy. But !
meant the gentleman in the next fiat.
I've not seen him yet.
Mary paused in her hairdressing to
reply with sufficient impressiveness.
And you never will, Miss she de-
clared, NOR anyone else. Seven
months, come next week, I've waited
on him and never set eyes on him, or
bean in his rooms further than the
hail-not to dust them, even. Good
ness knows what state they'll be
I'M"
Doesn't he ever go out?"
"Never!" said Mary emphatically
"That is very strange"
Strange! It's downright unnatural,
and he must be off his head, though
it's sensible enough what he writes
on the slate, I'm bound to say"
"The slater" Miss Johnson looked
inquiry at Mary in the looking-glass
THE slate,p Mary repeated, nod
ding her head. "He writes his orders
on 1t and puts it outside the door;
and | bring the things he wants and
leave them there; and when I've gone
he takes them in. Sometimes / speak
to. him. but he always writes the an
swer-when he answers. Once q
week he writes Yourself" and leaves
a couple Of dollars on the slate. So
I've no cause to complain, and him
wanting next to nothing done Meth
er: but 1t gives me the creeps talk
ing to a man what no ones ever
seen"
Someone must have seen him
when he came" Miss Johnson sug
gested
"Well, the porter says as he did,
and the porter's wife says as she did;
but one makes him out tall and dark
and the other short and fair So
you can't go by either of them"
Didn't you ever get peep, Ma
ry?"
The two faces in the looking.gla
smiled with very similar expressions.
In their different degrees they were
both very feminine. women.
"Once | hid around the outer door"
Mary confessed, land l caught just a
glimpse Of him, but" she Uttered
"Yes?" said Miss Johnson eagerly.
"How did he look? | mean, what is
he like?"
II didn't have time to notice, for
he slammed the door in a way that
made me jump nearly out Of my skin!
The next morning he wrote that if
did not restrain my impertinent cur.
iosity-he'd scrawled over the i'm
pertinent, but made it out-he
should leave at once So didn't try
any more. It's no use killing the
goose that lays the golden eggs, so
to speak You see, I'm putting by in
case-Well, Mr.. Jones hopes to be
head clerk by Christmas; and If /
see any little thing for our-for a
house, get it, and put it by, you see,
Miss"
Il see. Are you very fond of him,
Nary"
Mary twisted Miss Johnson's hair
tightly.
you do get fond Of people," she
apologized More than reason some
times; and that's what expect hap
pened to him" She nodded her head