Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-08
the PARROT AND
the PnOn0eRAPn
ey 8. z. kisoS

licldcuS had rhUncGraph, anu ha
row hail separate! them.
I'd rather be sentenced TO occupy
q cell in bankers Row at III" reni-
Tertiary than have 10 move, SAID
Crawford. but it looks to me as II
we'd have to get out. That ph"h"'
graph is going To make nervous
wreck Of me If hav" to listen |" IL
much longer.
I'm glad. his wife cplI"d. that
you are coming to your senses AT last'
II you had listened to IN" last spring
We would b" nicely settled somewhere
else now and alt this tr"uhl" would DO
over with II you find ii n"rr"-raCkihg.
when yuu are here Tor a few hours at
night aud in the. morning. what do YOU
think OF the effect II has on me, being
here ali day heard to-day OF some
new fats III lovely ncighbUrhnod. III
you ike III 20 and look at them to-
morrow
While the Crawfords wer" discus,
sing the matter lieldcn was Informing
his wife that his entiu:ancc had ABOUT
reached its limit
IIil Itl lNt, ~ HSA'i, 10 c''''~
make Il ray ing maniac of me- II can
get away from II pretty soon. II l
owned ttat building | wouldn't lct "a
family with parrot into i, any more
than would think Of admitting reo'
pie who were stricken with the plague.
by George. wish there might be some
way OF getting rid Of tn" Insane"
In II
unre
There Is way. Henry" his wifi"
answered and I've been seriously
considering it. although haven
wanted to say anything - YOU until
was sure uh0dt il. for didn't want to
bs disappointed If 1t didn't happen to
be- possible | have been inquirinY
about some new flats that are going TO
be very attractive, and II We wish to
engage one of them now We can get 1t
for Just what We are paying mere
Aside from the parrot. the new place
will be much more desirable than this
and-Ca YOU so over with me III the
morning To take look at 1t before
starting downtown"
BeIdrn argued fecbly against NOV
Ing; but at length permitted himself
to be won over. and after he had seen
the new fiat he became enthusiastic.
1t will be just as we'll" 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
no use having quarrel with them II
We can avoid 1t. They would. OF course.
Jump to the conclusion right OF that
we were trying to get away from them
II they found out about our intention
to go, for I've spoken to several peo-
pie about the parrot. Crawford's all
right. but his wife Is a regular spitfire.
! don't want you to get into 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
Il suppose" said Mrs. Crawford.
you have no intention o. moving this
spring. have you?
Well" replied the other lady. feel
ing little guilty. we haven't thought
much about II. My husband hates
moving. so that I'm always afraid TO
mention the subject to him. ! suppose
we'll have to stay and make the best
OF II 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 IL wouldn't
b. necessary for US to do so, but
they're not | had a talk with her
about II to-day. So We may as well de-
eide right away whether to stay OF
not.
They've decided for u.s." her nus
band declared We will have 10 go ::
so YOU may as well begin making ar
rangemeats But don't lc: the Beldens
know anything about it. We may as
well leave on good terms with them If
We can Hello. Polly"
Hello, Hello, Hello. Help Help!
Help, Poli-i ict," screamed the parrot.
During the next two weeks things
were strangely silent in the Crawford
and BeIden apartments. except for oc'
casiouaI hammeriBgs: then one morn.
lag two large vans hacked up in front
Of the building. and at last the secret
was out The HeldsDS knew the CraU.
fords were moving and the Crawfords
knew the BeIdeus were of TO a new
hahitafiOn Roth women Kept in their
rooms. and the men. avoiding each
other. started away. leaving the NOV
crE to handle things as they pleased
peidep had been sitting for ten min
uies on the front steps Of the new fiat
building. when he perceived coming
MP the street a man who seemed &c
BE- in q hurry.