The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-09
BOARDING HOUSE POSSIBILITIES
 INVOLVING HEART INTEREST
An Entirely New Idea LaunchedBeer by Far Than the Best Matrimonial Agency-When a Man Sees Woman Three .. Times Day, He Comes Precious Near Realizing Her
 Real Worth-The Plans of the Most High Little
 Gods-Plain Boarding House Propinquy
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

up journalism. Another failure She talked about going on the stage, and just as she was about to do so one of heI friends suggested boarding house, and being at her rows end, she decided or that"
 Did she succeed?" asked Miss Petunia T should say so." Annabelle said. At least the way I measure success. She was so charming and well bred and klnc and considerate and she had no thought | in the business except to make her pay ing guests comfortable. All of her friend, got busy and secured boarders for her Each knew some crusty old bachelor who needed a home and some nice woman tC take an interest in him, and so they l secured the town and got the pick. An. nabelle being a perfect lady and hlghIs refined, couldn't cope with the regular boarding house crowd and her friends knew it.
 "Well?' Miss Petuna drawled.
 Tn five months she had married of three girls and men-the matches being made right in her own dear boarding house, Nancy announced. and I've got Nii' ptb6tSt otNitt Oi dll lD ltii IDN. All nabelle is-er-er engaged herself to the most charming man in the whole bunch That's why l say a boarding house is q fine Matrimonial Agency
 Why shouldn't it be?" Miss Petunla said, knowingly. q can think of nc greater test of woman's real Nature than living in boarding house either as guest or a Land Lady. If a man sees q woman three times day he comes pre- n liyina I,zv woman who can keep her temper when the coffee is cold and the toast burned on Monday morning when she's trying 10 get down to the office on time, Is the sort who would be likely to be sweet tempered all through the day. Same way with the Land Lady. If Annabelle lives up to her boarding house reputation of trying 10 make people comfortable, she will in all probability make her future husband a very good wife
 Have you ever thought of boarding house keeping as an occupation beyond the bare making a living for yourself?' asked Nancy
 T haven't until now" Miss Petunia con fessed. 'I have very positive views, how ever. on certain other subjects, and one of them is that woman is much hap pier married with a house 10 keep than she Is trying to make a living at A pro.
 
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 May l tell Annabele that?' asked Nancy, seriously
 ''I intend to talk the matter over with her myself,' said Miss Petuna Angel face. 'I believe that there is a high re- ward awaiting the woman who as the head of boarding house supplied with all the comforts of home, also furnishes suitable heart mates. The world, my dear child, is hdeously lonesome place if one hasn't home and home is always built on a cornerstone of two hearts which truly love each other"
 And the queerest thing about 1t all Nancy chimed In, Ifs that what we think Is the plan of the most High Little Gods in arranging the destiny of our lives. in the end often turns out to be something like Plain Boarding house Propinquty.
 "All of life is strange" Miss Petunia agreed quietly. flor that matter"