Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-26

get at him. His collection of books
numbered only three volumes, but he
wasn't worrying about that. One can
90 to a department store any day and
ask the person at the book counter to
recommend and send home a couple
of thousand books! They will reach
the house almost as soon as you do
Charles" said the aunt one day
when h called. ''is that house neArly
done?"
When we have put up a lowell
rack in the kitchen we shall be ready
for the grand opening" WAS the
deply.
who is to select the furnislijngs%
my wife, of course"
la! la! Do you still hold to what
you said-that the first young lady
over the Intel should be your
choice?"
81 most certainly do"
But suppose she is red-headedr
cross-eyed and club-footed?
my dear Aunt Darboy. the word OF
a Westcott is sacred. The first thing
in skirts to enter the new house gets
a proposal Of marriage from yours
truly. If she rejects it with scorn'
don't blame me-"
The house was ready for the bach
elor to take up his quarters In, but
be hung on at his club. Under those
circumstances no skirt" could very
well appear. Mrs. Darboy showed GER
tain Of her friends through the
Ranch" as she called it, but they
we're either married ladies or young
ones already spoken for. The one
whom her nephew was TO fall in love
with and marry kept far away.
Don't you see how it Isl" he asked
one day. 1--WE got to resort to an
enticenent. Tomorrow l shall hang
out a sign and coax my bird in. Won
der I didn't think of that before.
And the next day sign reading
This House to Rent" appeared on
, the front door, and a man was sta
toned on the steps to answer ques-
tons.
A mile away lived the Widow Glen
dening. She had daughter, Myrtle,
and the house she occupied was rent
ed. It had been rented for year
that mother and laughter might look
about a little before buying. Miss
Myrtle had passed and repassed the
new house while it was building. ana
she had stood and surveyed 1t with
envy when completed, but she had not
learned the name of the owner. Who
ever Il was would occupy 1t himself
of course. OF a sudden the sign ap-
peared. It had not been out an hour
when the girl stopped before It and
asked of the man smoking his pipe on
the steps:
But I'd rather buy than rent. Do
you suppose they'd SELF"
Cant say, miss One can never tell
what folks will do. There's a lean
man and his fat wife in there now
looking to rent It for hundred years.
and there comes a tall man and his
short wife to do the same thing. Bet
ter take a look and make up your
mind
But want to tell mother and fetch
her." was protested
Never wait for your mother, miss
not when there's such a mansion
as this on the market tn be snapped
up in 30 seconds after your back is
| turned"
"Then I'll run In and look ii over.
The lean man and his fat wife, who
we're going from room to room. vel
coined Miss Myrtle with hostile looks
but she went skipping from place to
place and finally came to that wonder
full library. The others had already
explored II. The door stood open. and
as she entered It the girl gave 1t
push II shut and there was a click
II was one OF Mr. Westcott's spring
lock ideas to fasten himself In when
he wanted to mediate.
Miss Myrtle sprang to the door and
pounded on 1t. Then she called. Then
she screamed for the police and fire
departments. From ten o'clock In the
morning until nine In the evening
and the last two hours in darkness!
The lean man and his fat wife went
about their business. the tall man and
his short wife didn't penetrate as fal
as the library. and a dozen Others
tried the door and went away thinking
the room might hold old hats and
shoes
At nine O'Clock Mr.. Westcott appear
ed. switched on the lights to see Il
smoke by, and after a start of surprise
at the huddled and weeping figure OF
the door he rushed over to it with TIT
exclamation:
MY poor--poor child, but said
would do II. and ! surely will
rs Charles going to marry Mis-
Glendening?" repeated Aunt Darbo!
three months later to a gossipy caller
"He is. Westcott never breaks hi
world"
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