The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-30

| PehNg VI NAAN W wondering
what had caused the tapping. l arose.
went TO the window. threw up the
sash and, putting out my head, looked
about me. Seeing nothing, l went
back TO my seat before the fire.
In few minutes there came an
other tap. Turning again, 1 saw tho
cause. The flame on the hearth light
ed up the face of young girl
Now, maintain that there's nothing
prettier on earth than a pretty girl,
and when lonesome bachelor in n
house by himself sees a pretty girls
face at his window, illuminated by n
freight, it's the prettiest sight he ever
saw. At any rate, If vista OF heaven
had been opened to me couldn't have
been more delighted.
L whirled my chair around and sat
enraptured. The window was lust
high enough from the ground and the
girl just tall enough to show her face.
but not the rest of her body. She
could see me fairly well by the light
of the fire.
who are you," she asked, "and
what are you doing hereY'
I'm pin peddler, and L stopped
here for overnight"
us that all? l thought you must be
n robber."
Il suppose robber would be more
attractive to you than tin peddler."
Not nice tin peddler."
There was some announcement I'm
this But / was curious to find out
about the house was in.
Where did you come fromY- I
asked.
From just over a rise in the ground.
Our place is hidden by trees. 1 saw
smoke against the sky and came to
the hill to find out what 1t come from.
Since 1t was from this chimney
thought I'd come on and see who was
in the house."
I'm very glad to see you. I'm Gu
rious to know how the premises ham
pened to be left rs they are. I've been
FORMING theories about it. Perhaps
you can tell me which theory Is cor
rect"
what are theyT
THAT couple" pointing to the picture
of bride and groom, "had just been
and come TO live here. Is
that sor
mo; another couple just married
did"
"Well, one of that other couple
died"
mo; they're both alive"
"They had spat and separated"
mo such thing"
Then they were separated by that
rusty looking old woman whose pic
,ure hangs there. She was the mother
n-law Of one of them"
Not at all. She is my mother and
lovely"
"One more guess. One or the other
vas extravagant, and that broke them
lp."
You're no guesser. None Of those
,uesses Is right"
''Well, tell me-"
MY married sister lived here; that's
H. Her husbands father died and
ett MIN better farm. They had TO
o right Off and left everything as it
vas. They've been trying to sell this
ne ever since"
What do they ask for itY'
Il don't know, but l can find ont if
on want to buy it. Pa can tell YOU.
ou'd better com. over to our house.
We have spare room"
Covering the fire, 1 went with the
irl, met her father and mother and
the night in the house. I
pologlzed for breaking into the vacant
ace, which they said was under their
ire, ana asked them what II was TO
bought for They named a fair
nee, ana L told them they might
rite the owner that 1 would buv tbe
'operty. Somewhat surprised. they
'ked why 1 wished that particular
'operty.
Because" replied, 81 am full of
What did you say your business
z asked the old lady, she by whose
cture L had judged her to be a moth
-in-law.
"A tin peddler."
'Humph." -
The girl who had discovered me
lghed.
:. "iS you going 10 DO with
AFTER you have bought itp asked the
man.
Live in it."
but you're not married, are your
In the old woman.
No, but I'm going to be-"
gave the girl look, and she Blush
She was the only one present who
spected my intentions. The others
y no conception of them.
ne next morning before leaving
'ok hands with them all, the girls
nu lying in mine longer than the
ers. l told them that L would be
ng that way again in a week and
they would have a deed for the
M and everything on it just as It
od l would give them q check for
Then went to the barn. got nv
IN ana drove away. The girl look
atter me rather curiously, as IL she
III not believe her senses, for with
speaking a word to her I had made
understand that 1 wished her to
rry me and set up housekeeping