Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-14

plans. hut there were many other
thins" - bn decided Mr. Hepburn
and - - Hint fail to tender
their advice daily. II was three eve-
nings after the 'aicove argument" that
the matter was renewed.
Arthur" began Prue, Helen and
have been figuring on the dining
room today. How long do you sup
pose It must be to seat "a people at
table?"
Hadn't you better hire a hall?"
Arthur replied. sarcastically.
There must be two feet OF room
for every person. and two feet of.
spare room at the ends OF the table.
That makes SO feet, though we'd bet
Ter call 1t 81. We might have rs to
dinner some time. you know"
why, there isn't a house In town
over G5 feet In depth, and here you
want 81 feet Of our cottage for
dining room alone"
But Miss Dix was In several
houses in London when she was
abroad, and che says"
And Mr.. Hepburn was In five to
her one. All the dining rooms in
Europe are small" ..... 49,.
Arthur, I must have this dining
room as I want it,"
Then your father will have to give
you two more lots to build on!"
The decorations of the d!ninb
room are to be left solely to me
There will be six stained.glass win.
dows. There will be a parquet floor.
There will be plush seats In all the
windows. The border at the ceiling
Will be two feet deep, and represent
a procession OF peacocks. The fire.
place"
And where is the money to come
from?" demanded Mr.. Hope.
The money? Arthur, you cannot
love me or you would not mention
money. You talk as II any old barn
were good enough for me to live in.
Oh. and I want a tiled floor In the
Kitchen. too. Helen says that all
the best houses in Chicago"
Don't you want the cellar bottom
paved with rubIes?"
MIR. Hope, I did not expect to find
| such traits Of character In you. am
disappointed, sir. You suggested a
woodbine cottage, and"
And you fire a palace at mel"
Everybody remarked that they
thought 1t would end that way, and
Miss Dix and Mr.. Hepburn felt them.
selves square with the world. And
then the old mule came In and took
the center OF the stage for few
minutes. He had come from no one
knew where. He was going no one
knew where. He was idling his time
away on the streets when Miss Prue
Glenning left home to match some
| ribbon at one OF the village stores.
She was jaunty. She looked sweet.
She carried red parasol. and It
was long before the hobble skirt had
| appeared. She met scores of people,
and at last she met the mule. lie
came galloping to meet her, and his
brays OF welcome were terrific.
il was the red parasol that brought
the mule. He may have taken II
for some new breakfast food. Some
thing would have happened In
mor!tnt more had not Arthur Hope
been at hand to make hero Of him.
self by rescuing maiden all for
| lorn. The mule was kicked and
cuffed and cussed. and as the half
fainting girl reclined in the strong
arms OF her former flance he thought
he heard her murmur:
you can have any architect you
wish. Arthur"
And you can have q bay window
or French" he found himself say.
Ing.
Il think a square parIor is all
right"
But II you want two. three or
four alcoves you shall have them!"
Il said n dining room 81 feet long,
but now sec"
81 will buy the race track to build
on"
We'll never have "a people to din.
ner!"
Never! Lot them go to a chop.
housed"
And that tiled kitchen floor Ar.
thur don't want It. They say they
draw moths"
You shall have a piano in place OF
IT,"
! The cottage was built.