Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-03
The Carleton Case .z!. !! .:.:s. e.>s. !,

didn't even know you were married. I
wouldn't know 1t now, if 1 hadn't hap
pened to stop in there on the way up
| from the train. l only did it out of
| curiosity, too. wondered who on
earth had built that house, so near the
| big one.".
Satterlee's face lit up with pleasure.
| I'm more than glad you did, sir" he
said IT'S a neat little place, if I am
saying so. And you were after seeing
the Mrs. | suppose?"
| Jack nodded again. "Yes, indeed,
did She's prettier than ever Tom
And she was telling me all about the
house. So MIR. Carleton built it for
you"
| Satterlee pushed the wagon back into
place, removed his apron. and took his
stand in front of Carleton. "Yes, sir, "
he answered. ''you see, it was like this.
l always liked Jeanne fine-no one
could help IT, she's got that way with
her-but | always thought as how she
was more than a cut above me, being
as you might say, lady, almost And
she neverd have much to say to me,
either, excepting to pass the time OF
day, and such like things, you know,
| just friendly like, and nothing more.
But about a year ago of sudden she
began to seem to take more notice of
me, and at last, never dreaming ] was
doing anything more than settle all my
hopes of ever getting her, once and for
ALL / got that crazy about her | up
and asked her-and she said she would
And then l didn't know what to do.
wanted to go to housekeeping, Oh
course | knew where l could rent a
tidy little house down in the village
but ! was feared of losing my job il
Mr. Carleton shouldn't seem to take
kindly to the idea of it.
'"Well, at last | told him. and he
seemed pleased enough, and asked me
about any plans, and so on, and finally
he said he'd like to think ii over fol
a while So | said all right of course
and one evening he came down here
and talked a long time about how fine
a thing it was to be married--he spoke
something beautiful about his poor
dear lady--and said as how that I'd
always done my work right, and beer
a faithful man to him, and as how he
knew Jeanne was a fine girl. and SO
on, and finally that he'd hate to have
me leave him-I got scared then-but
he didn't want me so far away as the
village, and so, If I'd like it., partly fol
me and partly for good example tc
the rest of the house, he'd build me a
cottage right here on the place and sci
me up to housekeeping there. And that
he did, and you've seen the cottage for
yourself, so there's no need of my saying
what a neat little place il is or how
happy we are, | like it fine, and
Jeanne even more than me, | beievei
you know what it is for a woman tc
have her own home to fuss round with;
flowers and a vegetable garden, and al
such things We couldn't be better
fixed in all the wide world
Carleton slowly nodded well,
should say not" he said at length
"And about the money. too. Jeanne
was telling me of that"
Satterlees face frightened WASN'T
that the greatest ever" he said q
never knew she had relatives so wei
fixed as that; guess she didn't either;
but Mr. Carleton looked after all the
law part of it for her and it seems
she gets a steady income for the rest
of her life. Not so much, of course
for some folks, but for her, you see it's
just pm iioHeS, " uo 40 SliS hhVs
with. OF course I'd never touch a cent
of it; I'm doing pretty well myself and
/ live simple. anyway; but she likes hei
fine clothes, and her trip in town. same
as all the women do, and I'm glad tC
let her have the fun. Sometimes ] gel
let off, too. but don't like to go often
there's plenty doing hero with sis
horses and that rascal of car. AnC
this summer she's going off for two
months to the mountains with some
friends of hers. You see the worl
gets Stacker them Mr.. Carleton always
goes away about that time, and it,
pretty hot here. of course, for wom
an, anyway. Yes. Jeannes quite the
lady now. and no one more glad thar
me-"