The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-24
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BY Elelle Becker.

Into the midst of the amazing
of modern prosperous
farm life. where cornfields, pigs, a
dinner bell, wind pump and
wood pies hold the same relation
Ito usefulness as the Haviland that
was used every day, the piano, the
ARRAY of classics, the velvet rugs
land silken hangings did, Julie!
came.
1t was all happen so, a case OF
la days visit, mutual liking
among the distant cousins, and an
Invitation to remain for the sum-
liner.
1t took Juliet some time to get
lcustomed to Haviland without nap
Ikins, but she got so that she wore
her kitchen apron to tho table.
For she was domestic body, even
lie she was tall and slender and
given to painting canvas now
land then down along the creek.
OF course, there was a young
man who wore corduroy and ate
with his knife-solid silver. Such
la coupling was really distressing,
liz you did look the other way, and
he was your fifth cousin. When
Juliet wandered off down Hazel
creek, another, a very neighborly
neighbor, indeed, was found fish,
ing, or would come afterwards.
The fifth cousin didn't care for
her when she painted, and the
fisherman didL't find her attractive
washing dishes. He was roman
: tic and q gentleman farmer
Mr.. Ignace Cheltenham. He had
graduated somewhere, and knew
too much of the world, he said.
He liked ideal seclusion, and came
to think Juliet the proper addition
to that seclusion, which was within
the four walls of a small mansion
Overlooking the creek at the bend.
Mr.. I. Cheltenham knew that
Juliet was an orphan, and that
she really had no home 'lf she
wouldn't be 80 plebian rs to enjoy
,scurrying around in gingham-er
I-er-house dresses, and cooking.
I shall get that taste from her.
She shall wear--er--er" Well,
you can't expect gentleman-far-
mer-fisherman to be modiste,
ttoo. Nevertheless, he was now
imagining Juliet in some vague,
blue chiffon Grafton" as he went,
carrying his pole toward tho syca-
more. He would go through the
lformality of proposing.
The fifth cousin had gone to the
fields early in the morning. with
the image of Juliet's housewifely
manner and sweet white face and
red lips in his mind. She could
tpoach eggs better than anyone he
ever saw, and she never burned
1.-THE toast. And he never heard her
lsay she had a headache. II she
lust wouldn't fool around with
those pafntsi He could buy steel
tengravings.
The two men met under the syc-
tamore, and after each had told the
Iother polite flb, walked up to the
road together. Juliet was not
lpainting that morning.
But they saw her sitting In the
hammock In the yard, an easled
canvas before her which she was
admirfng enthusiastically. She
wore a bingham house dress and
IA sunbonnet. The latter tool
away as much OF the ''gentleman
farmers" view of the blne chriffor
las did the easel the far Cousins
visions.
But-behind the oak tina. Sc.
toured the end of the hammock was
la stranger, and he was gazing first
lat her and then at the picture.
i InvoIuntarily the other two
stopped. They saw man, with
little style. great deal OF express
|sion, and general air OF good
breeding and good Fellowship. 81
down close to Juliet. anil kiss bel
Repeatedly They heard HIN
laugh and say. $50 one OF then
= didn't like your soul. and the Other
your elothes7 Well. since we botf
Hove the one and don't need many
IIof the other, painting IN the hills
I've can wait for them until We
bring back that load Of oanvase,
land have that exhibit. eh2 And