The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-07-04
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bis back 10 her. evidently surveying
the place which had been obviously
neglected The smaller trees and
shrubbery had not been trimmed fol
long while The walks We're over
grown with weeds. aud here and
there broken limb was hanging
from tree Hearing the door open
the man turned and, seeing young
woman In The opening, instlnctiyelJ
raised bis hat
Beg pardon" be said is the care
taker abontf'
There IL no caretaker."
what no earetakeft"
"Not that know OF
The man stood thinking for few
moments. the girl waiting for him 20
y coed
I'm going 10 look over the house
with view to certain changes"
sent by the agentf'
"No. the owner"
The girl didn't like TO admit him
without a voucher. and she didn't Ike
to refuse him admittance
II am commissioned" she said ito
toy out plan for decoration and
superlntend the work II you are to
DO the same with regard 10 the
changes IN the bulding suppose that
is no reason why you shonld not
take advantage Of my being here TO let
| you In.
Thank y0n very much. We may
| gain something IN the matter Of Of
feet by hooking the house over to-
gether"
How?
why, there should he harmony he
tween the construction and the deeora
| ton
u see Perhaps something may be
gained. as yon suggest
Thcy entered the main hall passed.
through The lower rooms. then up
stairs. then down again the man look
lug for spaces lifted frr enlargement.
the woman laying out scheme for
decorate
Il presume. said The man. chat
you are acting professionally here.
In reply she handed him a card on
which was engraved "Edna j slrang,
Decorator
They fell TO talking Of scheme for
the principal suit Of rooms on the
main floor She laid out one. and he
asked her how another he suggested
would do--dafk green for one room, q
golden tan for another. She said the
effect would be too somber Not with
white woodwork" he insisted She
caught his Idea and looked at him sur
prised
Il thought you were merely an archi-
tect,' she continued
Didn't tell you that architecture
aud decoration go together"
She pouted She had been engaged
to decorate the house. and this build
err had suggested scheme of colors
that she felt obliged to adopt. An
other faculty she noticed In him that
proved his artistic taste. AS they
passed through the rooms he pro
nounced the pictures hanging on the
walls daubs One or two he pointed
ont as exceptions. and Miss Strang
knew he was right
The architect finished his inspee
tlnn and went away, but the next
morning he reappeared with a roll OF
paper on which he had laid out plans
for alterations. For awhile he busted
himself with these plans. Mt the same
time inspecting the places where the
alterations were TO be made, making
notes and changes Then he joined
the decorator to suggest the color
scheme for the rooms opening into
those he proposed TO add In every
case she was surprised at his knowl-
edge Of the subject and his taste.
Then she found herself sitting In an
easy chair while be sat In another In
one OF the big drawing rooms listen
Ing to him while he talked OF art. OF |
nnslc. OF sculpture, OF painting. lndi |
Eating by his words that he was an |
adept In all He admitted 10 have |
been abroad. and she was astonlshed |
At the variety Of information he had
picked up on his trip Then they fell |
20 talking again OF the owner OF the
3laee
Il have heard, \" he said, that be Is |
nxlng up this place TO settle in; that
b. Is tired OF wandering; that his
astes are really domestic and be IL
going 10 marry. think there must be
fomething IN this last, for can't see
why he should care TO live alone IN a
place Ike this
Ibid sou hear he l. engaerdf'
No but | did hear that be didnt
propose to select wifi, from anona
he high fiiers With whom h. has hren
accustomed 70 bobnoh
u should thlnk he would wish oh,
Of bis own class"
1T depends upon what you mean by
.lass sm told that women We con
slider the very highest Of the high
i,ink cocktails and smoke cigarettes,
some OF them because Il Is expected OF
them by the set 10 which they move.
sihers because they hare formed the
habit 81 drinking aud smoking Just Ike
men.
Miss Sirang shrugged ber shoulders
They say that Blakcslee. The owner
n the tnmbledown place hiss sickened
Of ail that. He wants home, a wife
~ the same grade Of purity and re-
huement as bis mother. and children
wbom he mas train 40 20 be > credit
10 their country
u shouldn't think a man with snch
admirable feeling would bc satisfied
10 he a globe tfattef
That's what hear about giakcsles
They say he has come 70 that age
lbout thirty when rich yonng men
.iiher begin TO cccnry themselves n
.ame life wofk Or beoone dissatisfied
iisgraaBtiesi. miserable men
What can they dot They have 10
incentive 70 afttun
They can mork fcr others II nor for
themselves I'm toid fhat islskeslee j.
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