Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-12-08

4 anu buO iCt MIN VA hoi thO PiSoShs
with that understanding.
So the torrid months of July and
August slipped by, and September
came in with the Dog star dying hard.
Despite the heat, they really were
very comfortable in their new abode
high up in one of the great apartment
hotels overlooking the park. Eunice
had never appeared lovelier. All her
good points were enhanced by the
/ pretty toilets in which she felt she
could now indulge, and with feminine
| quickness she soon adapted herself
and her personal adornments to her
new circumstances. OF one thing she
was secretly very glad: Wilfrids
| beautiful ring, which had been often
| out of place in the latitude of Mac
| dougal street, now never left her
| finger-a trifling fact which did not
| escape the keen scrutiny OF old John
| Trevecca. But never word said he.
One evening, after a scorching hot
| day, when all the city to the south
ward lay shredded in a steaming haze
of heat, Eunice and her father, having
| just finished dinner, were sitting at
the open window in the fast-deepening
twilight, the old man putting at
| great meerschaum pipe which had
been one of Willis earliest gifts in his
opulent days.
"a gentleman to see Mr.. Trevecca,"
| announced the voice of maid
| servant out of the dusk of the inner
room.
who do you suppose 1t can be?"
said Eunice, switching on the lights
did the gentleman give any name?'
she inquired.
mo, ma'am; he said he wanted to
see Mr.. Trevecca personally" was the
reply.
Old John rose heavily out of his
spacious chair and went shutting into
the reception-room, closing the door
behind him. A young man rose upon
his entrance, saying:
my names Matthews, Mr.. Trevec-
ca. I've looked you up because there's
friend of mine who l fancy is a
friend of yours also, and who needs
some attention-Wilfrid Stennis."
| "Eh, lad zee doan't say sol" rumbled
the old fellow. "An' what do zee says
| tn matter wi tn lad?
We'll, sir, as far as / can make
out he's all gone to pieces-pegged
out-down on his luck, y know" was
the jerky answer.
Old Trevecca nodded and smoked
furiously, as was his wont when in
wardly excited.
''He rooms across the hall from me
same rooms he had before he came
into all that money. Been working
pretty hard all summer-no vacation,
y know-and guess he's about tuck
cred out. Little off his head when l
got home tonight. Kept mumbling
lot of rubbish, but caught on to your
name. Remembered he used to know
you, and so l came up here. Beastly
boarding g-house-people don't care
no place for a sick man, y know.
Ought to have a doctor or a nurse,
I guess!"
During this speech old John was
study. His huge bulk heaved and
swelled, his eyes flashed fire from un,
der their bushy thatches, and he fair
ly belched smoke.
"Eh, lad!" he rumbled, gripping
the hand of young Stanley Matthews
and nearly dragging him off his feet,
"y' COON Ia tn rect shop, y did!
Alive got summun in there as'll be
both doctor and nuss to poor wifi.
Be y goin' rect back? Yes? Then
We'll be WI y in tn twinklin' o. a
bedpost! Bide ye there!"
He fairly trotted into the room
where he had left Eunice
"Pit an y things, lassie!" he cried,
struggling out Of his detested fashion
able lounging-jacket and into street
coat and jamming the soft felt wide
awake, to which he still clung, on his
grizzled head, II want zee ia COON
wi me this minute!"
Eunice's maid at signal fetched
her hat and gloves, and in five min
utes they were out on Columbus av-
enue and boarding passing car. The
introduction to Matthews was accom-
plished in this wise:
This is tn nuss an tn doctor 1
was tellin' zee of, Mr.. Matthews-my
daughter, Miss Trevecca," accom-
panied by a mighty jab of the elbow
that nearly knocked the breath out of
the astonished Stanley.
They alighted at the corner of
Waverley place and Broadway and
walked through to Washington square.
1t was many weeks since Eunice had
been in the neighborhood, and she
looked curiously at the once familiar
scenes, and smiled the heavy and
fetid air with something of disgust.
Matthews led the way up the stoop OF
one of the old-fashioned houses on the
south side of the square, which was
filled with boarders of both sexes ta-
king the air, who looked wonderingly
at the daintily dressed Eunice as
they made way for the trio.
IF you'll wait here" said Stanley,
showing them into the boarding house
parlor, ''Tll just run up and see If he's