The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-24
Daily Short Story
Guiding Cottages.

There were two red houses in Acre
mans Road which shouldered each
other ~confdentally and seemed on
such manifectly ~afectionate terms
that the notion of their respective in
habitants being anything but bosom
friends was simply ridiculous. The
thought struck Dollabella Downey
quite forcibly when she bought one OF
these said houses. and made her more
eager h a was her wont tshe was not
curious by natureb TO catch a glimpse
of her next-door neighbor. Oddly
enough. II was quite a fortnight after
she a moved in before So did so.
and the nthe manner OF her catching
was sadly AT variance with her Gus
tomary traditions Of dignity.
Consumed. n May evening. with
n desire TO know something Of that
n~eiGhbor's tastes n habits. she rose
on al inverted backing box which she
had laced against her garden wall TO
axe n furtive peep at the adjacent
premises. The neighbor. curiously
enough. chose that precise spot and
moment for a similar maneuver. Re
suit their noses all but met The
neighbor said afterwards that he was
training a creeper. but the denoue-
ment was in any case absurd. Dolla-
bellashrieked. Her hlacking box
turned turtle at tho start she gave.
and she nearly sprained an ankle as
she fell plump into a group Of peOnies.
With a countenance the color OF those
tiamhoyant blossoms. and tears Of
modification in her eyes. she scram-
hled M and went maiestically indoors.
hanging tho front door 10 ease her
feelings The neiPhbor-Such i the
depraVity ~ man-lauEhed After
that there was only n course open
To Dollabella. tho neX'-door ncichbor
must he iSnorcd-sent 30 Coventry
ostracised-crushed.
80 when the wears wife called one
afternoon. and was fun o. that do
nrhtful Mr Randall an vour loft
"Dollahcila dropped from pleasant vol
utility 20 cold ind.cds" and "r.aUNs'
anc The Wears wife. seeming som"
'nntr'trmps. rushed on at score 90 tb"
subject " tho Rcd Cross S"cietr.
which was A. that particular time he
ing forced upon The village.
Would Miss Pownrv ioine Shc look
81 so capablc-and-it was splendid
trimming. even II Germany never diA
invade us
Miss Powney was drawn into n
pr"miS" 20 attend lectures ia thu
schoolruDm
II MAS two months later. nul TIL
.Il'ry GLORY. OF q Jul, evening t""k
tN.. '''iddiinC rottaSc~"-as th"v
Ven" irr' 'r"utlv sHilrG int. Iu al
most ir"pica, embrace. Mi.- Powu-,
was ''rt huSv "a garden hose in one
h'ud and a ht'l" black l"lum". with q
whit" whIt.igis ou it, cover. in thu
other Sho appeared. between bouts
~ watering. go le coWuitfIuc Some
thine 90
Tn -aN' ..pr man Wa~ un m" lad
d'r ~" was ~chronicaily ON ladders
]. Heh'..I bad consulted her IaVror
brother ss - tho possibility - "a Sn-
g." woman getting an Injunction
aar'n-' I'nIi. who psrp"fgIliN
m'.u''': h'irhf- axe and. rt.r q
Ir"i"Nt OF pruning commanded other
:''opi' domains Moreover. hc was
wr'st'inr n his wh.-iine GOT upon
luiia'.".lt's usry"s Whenever she
Jockey . p could 90 his straw hat
and p pair ~ hig brown hands among
~" '"Irr branches y - mulberry tree
9r. 3d." e'Eht ANNOYED her
Fractures said UoUapolla r, her
s't. "~ Do hnsei q fhirstv-iaoklrg
'.HmF ~ .arrtf.afs. ARE. of sN Nlrtls.
s'wr.. .,rmIorrJ convex ~orcave
'r" that sounds uorsors"'-w,it a
minute
~h" throw hack rs- hetd and looked
% 90" ~kt f7r Ir.ptro'ion
Nr'.g whe 'u. went tho man
r'>. door
m"i. romr"and implicated
..''"> aE't
-h-.-ss r4ro--rner .rfowp
Good Efivrr- cried Do.rabev,.
and Goo lt'.a black book with th.
Nl.f" "hir.isie fell from her nerve.
tiah'u hand fo no ground
~'m''hinc had happened next door
something which included a splinter
'- -"If and o.. 'or sudden confac'
az % heavy body NTH Mother Rar'h
TIN" Vni-tiinE lad ceased ahruptI,
IN ~" middle" ~ q bar. frere uas No
longer ant eu ~ a straw hat and
e.fpr.uc hands
Io.iah'I.a listening i1 cold horror.
''ffd '"o or three Er0ans. and fhou
more was q Eua-tlv silence
H"f i'tr' fhuWp"d hard against ho-
f'he h'' breath cams" ig little urcom.
inf-ihIe ca-re
~ an accident ~ como sort er4
'7lf afir"ssiue th' flower borders
N"" Vhaf ought T fo do.
Ih" oll'hocks and svcet williams
Rating rr vi"" 0f 'hc subject sha
"iH What common eer-o prompted
np IH" contest promises 10 be- worry
interesting and exciting
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