The silver messenger., 1912-03-05

VINO is to select the furn,.b,no., -,
MY wife, Of course"
La! la. Do you still holo % u.
you said-that the first young ,adv
over the Intel should ba Won,
choice?" 'oo'
most certainly do"
Dut suppose she is red-headed
cross-eyed and club-footed7"
MY dear Aunt Darboy. the word q,
d "estcott Is sacred. The first thina
III sKlrts TO enter the new house eets
proposal Of marriage from vonr,
truly II she rejects II with scora
don't blame me-"
Inc house was ready for thu hach
eior TO take up his quarters In. but
he hung on at his club. Under those
circumstances no skirt" could YER,
well appear. Mrs Darboy showed Ger
tam OF her friends through ths
hanch, as she called it, but the,
were either married lacies or youus
ones already spoken for. The one
"nom her nephew was to fall In love
with and marry kept far away.
Don't you see how 1t 1872" he asked
one day. I've got to resort to al
enticement. Tomorrow shall han,
out a sign and coax my bird in. Won
der | didn't think Of that before"
And the next day sign readlnI
This House to Rent" appeared OF
the front door, and a man was sta
toned on the steps to answer ques
tions.
A mile away lived the Widow Glen
.dening She had daughter, Myrtle
and the house she occupied was rent
ed. 1t had been rented for a yea
that mother and daughter might lool
about a little before buying. Mis-
Myrtle had passed and repassed tn
new house while 1t was building, an,
she had stood and surveyed 1t witt
envy when completed, but she had no
learned the name OF the owner Who
ever 1t was would occupy 1t himself
OF course. OF sudden the sign az
! peared. 1t had not been out an hou
when the girl stopped before it an
asked Of the man smoking his pipe O.
the steps:
But I'd rather buy than rent D
you suppose they'd sell!"
Cant say, miss. One can never tel
what folks will do. There's a lea
man and his fat wife In there nov
looking to rent 1t for a hundred years
and there comes a tall man and hi
| short wife to do the same thing. Be
ter take a look and make up you
mind"
But want to tell mother and fetc
her" was protested.
Never wait for your mother, mis-
not when there's such a manslo
as this on the market It'll be snappe
up in 30 seconds after your back
turned"
Then I'll run In and look 1t over
The lean man and his fat wife, VII
we're going from room to room, we
coined Miss Myrtle with hostile look
but she went skipping from place
nlace and finally came to that wonde
full library. The others had alread
explored It. The door stood open, an
as she entered 1t the girl gave 1t
nush II shut and there was a cllc
II was one Of Mr.. Westcott's sprin'
lock ideas to fasten himself In whe
he wanted to mediate.
Miss Myrtle sprang to the door an
pounded on it. Then she called. Inc
she screamed the police and nj
ienartments. From ten o'clock IN IL
morning until nine In the evenin
and the last two hours In darkness
The lean man and his fat Vile wei
about their business, the tall man al
his short wife didn't penetrate as ID
as the library. and dozen o'he'
tried the door and went away thlnkln
the room might hold old mats an
shoes.
Ar nine O'Clock Mr.. Westcott appea
od switched on the lights to see
smoke bv. and after start OF surpri'
Of the huddled and weeping inquire .
the floor he rushed over to II WIN Il
exclamation: .,;d
"Nv noor-poor child, but | said
would do it. and I surely VIII
'Is Charles going to marry ~, W.
c,ondeningg" repeated Aunt parn'
three months later to gossip! "a .a'i, :
.us ia A westcott never breaks L
word,"