Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-11-02

| pancy Of the promises to wondering
what had caused the tapping. arose.
| went to the window, threw up tho
sash and, putting out my head. looked
| about ne. Seeing nothing, went
back to my seat before the fire.
In few minutes there came an.
other tap Turning again, saw the
cause, The tame on the hearth light
ed up the face OF Il young girl.
Now, | maintain that there's nothing
| prettier on earth than pretty girl,
and when lonesome bachelor In
house by himself sees pretty girls
face at his window, illuminated by n
tireltght, it's the prcttiest sight he ever
saw, At any rate, If vista Of heaven
had been orcHed to me l couldn't have
been more delighted.
whirled my chair around and sat
enraptured. The window was Just
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 we'll by the light
of the fire.
"Who are YOU" she asked. land
I'm pin pcddlcr, and stopped
here for overnight"
rs that all? | thought you must be
| Il rohher"
IL suppose a robber would be moro
attractive to YOU than a tin peddler."
Not Il nice tin pcddlcr."
There was some encouragement in
this, But | was curious to find out
about the house | was In.
where did you come fromY
| asked
Prom just over rise In the ground.
| Our place Is hidden by trees. | 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"
"Im very glad to see you. I'm Gu
! riouS to know how the premises hap
pened TO he left as they are, I've been
forming theories about 1t. Perhaps
you can tell me which theory il cor
| rect"
what are theyT'
THAT couple" pointing TO the picture
| of bride and groom, chad just been
married and come to live here. Is
that SOP"
mo; another couple just married
| did"
"well, one OF that other couple
| died"
mo; they're both alive"
"They had spat and separated"
"No such thing"
"Then they were separated by that
crusty looking old woman whose pic
| ture hangs there. she was the mother
in-law of one OF them"
mot ut all. She is my mother and
| perfectly lovely"
| zone more guess. One or the other
was extravagant, and that broke them
up"
you're no guesser None of those
| guesses Is right"
"Well, tell me-"
my married sister lived here; that's
all. Her husbands father died and
left him n better fnrm. They had to
go right off and left everything rs 1t
was They've been trying to sell this
| one ever since"
what do they ask for it?'
II don't know, but | can find out II
you want to buy 1t. Pa can tell you.
You'd better come over to our house
We have spare room"
Covering the fire, went with the
girl. met her father and mother and
remained the night In the house. l
| o., III tt1t hn INF
place, which they said was under their
care, and asked them what It was to
be bought for. They named fair
price, and / told them they might
| write the owner that would buy the
property. Somewhat surprised, they
asked why l wished that particular
property.
Because" replied. II am full OF
romance"
"What did you say your business
ISL" asked the old lady, she by whose
picture | had judged her to be moth
! er-ln-law
"a tin peddler."
"Humph."
The girl who had discovered me
laughed.
and what are you going to do with
1t after you have bought it2' asked the
| old man.
Give In It,"
But you're not married. are your
put in the old woman.
mo, but I'm going to be-"
gave the girl look. and she blush
+ ed. She was the only one present who
suspected my intentions. The others
had no conception OF them.
The next morning before leaving |
shook hands with them all, the girls
hand lying in mine longer than the
others. told them that would be
along that way again In a week and
! If they would have n deed for the
farm and everything Oh 1t just as It
stood | would give them "A check for
| 1t. Then | went to the barn, got my