Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-04-19


their advice dary. It was three eve
nings after the ~alcove argument" thai
the matter was renewed
Arthur began Prue. Helen and
have been figuring on the dining
room today How long do you sup
pose il must be to seat "a people at
table?"
Hadn't you better hire 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 It 81. We might have 25 to
dinner some time. you know"
Why, there isn't house In town
over SO 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 she says"
And Mr. Hepburn was I'm five to
her ono. All the dining rooms In
Europe are small"
Arthur. | must have this dining
room as want IT."
Then your father Will have to give
you two more lots to build onl"
The decorations of the dining
room are to be left solely to me.
There win be six staned-glass win
dows There will be a parquet floor.
There viii be plush seats in all the |
windows. The border at the ceiling |
VIII 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 If any old barn
were good enough for me to live In.
Oh, and I want 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?"
Mr. Hope, / did not expect to find y
'uch traits Of character in you am /
disappointed, sir. You suggested a ,
yoodbine cottage. and"
And you fire a palace at mel"
Everybody remarked that they
hought It would end that way. and
Hiss Dix and Mr.. Hepburn felt them v
elves square with the world. And II
hen the old mule came in and took W
he center OF the stage for a few
linutes. He had come from no one II
new where. He was going no one =,
new where. He was idling his time
way on the streets when Miss Prue
lenning left home to match some
bbon at one OF the village stores.
he was jaunty. She looked sweet. -
ne carried red parasol, and II
as long before the hobble skirt had
'peared. She met scores OF people. th
Id at last she met the mule. He ST
me galloping to meet her, and his &C
avs OF welcome were terrific. cl'
II was the red parasol that brought 10
g mule. He may have taken It tie
r some new breakfast food. Some ~;
Ing would have happened in a ro
oment more had not Arthur Hone II
en- at hand to make hero OF him
II by rescuing a maiden all for be
n. The mule was kicked and be
ned and cussed, and as the half tec
nting girl reclined in the strong re
ms of her former fiance he thought VI
heard her murmur; tbe
You can have any architect Won ma
III, Arthur" Gle
And you can have a bay window che
a French" he found himself say. "
80 con
II think square parlor is all I is
III" n
But II you want two, three or acc
alcoves you shall have theml" NIT
said dining room 81 feet long. q
now see"
will buy the race track to build Npi
Ven never have "a people to din. W
Sho
geveri Let them go to chop
iei"
md that tiled kitchen floor. Ar.
4 don't want it. They say they Nc
: moths" l.
GU shall have a plano In place of no.
was
e cottage was built VINO
OF I'll
as t
Golnq Too Far. . 10