The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11

haps the pOStm1n - trained 70 IN
sert his letters under her arm+like .
stage duel thrust.
In the afternoon the Millers are ~
utterly unit to be seen ~ In the
morning. Should = caller ring. the
Millers peek through an upper win
dow or peer over the banisters
through the curtained glass Of the
front door until the outlined indemnity
Of the caller II somewhat established.
If she be an ultra-fashionable, she II
allowed to ring herself to finish and
to depart. Then, after safe lapse OF
minutes. Miller opens the door to An
inf1nitesimal extent and secures the
callers card. II the ringer be . we'll
known friend. she 10 admitted through
az narrow . gap a. il compatible
with her width and thickness. and II
entertained in . back room.
During the hours Of day every NIL
Ter has her front hair up and her
back hair down. She has her waist
outside Of her skirt belt. and lots Of
chance lattice-work showing where It
has no business to show. She u col
larless and girdleless. but she 10 also
unconcerned and unashamed. Briefly.
the Nillers look upon day ~ . bore.
endurable only ~ the necessary pre-
cursor Of the blessed night. With the
going up Of the gas the Millers begin
to live. Like magic. up comes their
back hair and down comes their
front. Immaculate hosiery and foot
wear are donned. Each pretty face
loses it, daylight Indifference and be-
gins to sparkle and dimple.
Az the outside darkness deepens,
the Miller house brightens. One after
another, their window shades ny up.
and the brilliantly illuminated rooms
are visible to all by-passers who care
to look. Not . moment are callers
kept waiting now. The house soon
throngs with guests. mostly men.
Among them move the Millers. all
gowned with careful and effective
neatness. The piano tinkles, voices
ring in musical unison. charming
laughter bubbles out.
Millers and Millerites leak into the
street, there to converse merrily In
the dark-a little too merrily, some
of US think-we who have outgrown
the sweet witchery Of stars and moon
and prosily like to be abed by ten.
Personally, I think there IL no sound
more inane and mirthless than the
would-be merriment Of people think
should be asleep.
Some Of ~ wonder rather glumly II
the Millers 80 to bed at all. For
every midnight, savory odors Of cook
ing steal from their walls, and their
china jingles. Their laughter gets
louder. Or perhaps 1t only sounds
louder because the street cars have
stopped running.
What 10 really trying Is the time of
good-bys. That comes between one
and three o'clock. II the callers would
go In bunch, 1t wouldn't be 30 bad,
but they 90 like Browns cows. one
after another, and each one cordially
keeps on good-bying for the length Of
q block. and Is as cordially answered
by q faithful Miller from her door.
step.
Beulah's callers are mostly college
boys. and they are prone to MARBLE
their neutrality-suspicious. for . mile.
We rather like to hear Bule's friends
coming-it sounds melodious In the
early evening. But part songs At two
O'Clock at night-in the ears Of man
who has to be shaving at share ad.
missibly damnable. And there Is one
Of the singers who invariably remem-
bers that he hasn't repeated certain
Joke TO Beulah. He remembers this
when halfway downtown; but, undis
mayed by distance. he proceeds to re-
count 1t, his fresh young voice send
ing warning in q stentorian: "oh, say
Bule!" But don't let's talk about
this.
When all the jewellers finally de-
part, do the Millers sleep? They EN-
phatically do not. They sit in the
open and chat things over. HAPPY
Amy Miller gets an industrious 1T and
cuts out . shirt waist. To keep her
in countenancs. Mrs. Miller has not
been unknown to 30 down into the
basement and put lace curtains into
midnight soak. Some. say she has
0VOA W0Suou 0au ot8ECaoU tu0u IQ6u.
This IL hard to believe; but 1t is real
" on record that Mallie Miller thinks
nothing Of baking q cake at 1 a. M,
which they all wait for and eat. There
II nothing Miller won't do after II
O'Clock at night-except 60 to bed.
They house-clean like bats. Often
q . midnight, when some Of Us on
the street have been coming homo
from the theater. We have noted Q
Miller window being washed BY
ghostly Miller arm not visibly at.
tached to any Miller body. Others
Of NJ, opening . late easement for
the hurting Of . can toward q cat
chorus, have heard in the Miller
house the regular muhled rap Of Q
tack hammer. putting down carpets.
oh, we'll, there IL nothing GRIMM
a IN the Millers' fad. Then, again, It