The Glenwood post., 1913-02-01
DER UlllIvIIE6 GUEST
0y WILLIAM Oa,aroaL

Always vhsa - lFsaaal ~ q,
eoDste Arsa0-tAsG q eo0o ~ uvlng
- - aDArtnsat q ~ evA-aAo -
0Asd her faaey nsre vtth ~ soaso
0oa tAan IN aay sEAae.
Bhis vaS o1slsoa. inAs0nah = -
- . woman 1et nach inc1Anal =
liability. being foaA q hsr ovn -
10y, % vhy h faAey - sAsslA
eDays - fsfnAshiAg 49, eQAso GAA0r
~. laying tAs srsy rug - ~ 1ass.
oAging tAs 1imity eaFtains -
esothins tie Aarssiliss sDcaaA. -
sself eosA not expaaia.
ne even arranged tie hooks = tAe
ne white eass. books calculated -
- guest in good hunor vitA hin
ook books which vouA beinG aboat
~ peaceful state Of ninl oooAueive
- sleep. Che would have 10 sseitiAs
oDsels. no passioaats poems. ~ soek
o1AGtcal nrebrands in her gusst
Gambler. There should be such vol-
anes as The Measure Of the Hours.
~oDciety and Solitude" Sesame and
Laies.' These would become the
shelves and gratify 4 guest even II he
oever get beyond the titles.
eo when by . generous increase IN
~ salary the apartment was made
Dossible she took one with ave rooms
lnotead Of four because, a. she told
IL agent, she must have . spars
soem"
The rooms Of reality arc never A.
&nIu I'm Cd In he
houses Of our Imagination. Still. her
guest chamber was a marvel of white
ness and daintiness. There was .
lovely gray hand woven flower bcrd-
cred rug on the floor and . French
striped paper with a pattern of tiny
rosebuds on the wall. The woodwork
Was white. and SO were the little iron
~ and the enameled dresser and the
sti6 chair. There was another chair.
Q rocker. covered with cretonne Of
much the same pattern az the paper.
and it stood close to low wicker ta.
BILE, on which was placed . small rain.
bow glass vase, an Indian basket and
q few books.
The covers of the books were Of
the same colors as those in the wall
paper-pink, to match the buds, or
green, to match the buds leaves-and
they looked like the kind Of books one
b proud to buy, but never has time
- read. But "The Measure Of the
Hesrs." Society and Solitude" and
Sesame and Lilies" stood up fresh
eAA inviting.
n was . conventional room. bat Il
- cost much thought and self-Aenial
- Drocure It. And Il was tsa t1ass
0aes coetly than her eva.
III where vas tie U1GsG3 Aflas
Osoo months Of rssidsacs - her 0ev
Asqs shs had BOW t1E1sl lsvn, ~
1egUsilles sDreal nee ~ Asvess fA
~ SaiAbsv giass vasa. ~ bro1ght
- tAs gusse tsvsl tAse - ASsssaf
~ eabrst1eeel. OF euosva. - osgts
e aEinasy Dsessas haA sss1Uss1 ~
Fs60r ~ ~ s9pessssl tAsossivss
= Aavirg ale0e' ~ 1sso - ~ ~
eaA>4<n1A.ey. - q having MT Q
strong 1ssaFo nsvef - - eSaiosl -
emery 0U0 ~ SoGs esssssl eo0-
fortsr 80 ~ Aazseillss s0ssal tAat
covered T.
SoAsttBe0 tAs guest was Q ooasin
whom - hAA known In her cAild-
hood al wAo had gone through Har.
ward aA1 was Row practicing Law IN
Bostoa: the rose comforter and the
"sesaoe and Lilies" would b noos
too fins 1oe hin. Then again It WAS
an old fFlsaA q her fathers. an aris-
tocrae1o Vo0an. who hid visited then
IN the 1ays q their prosperity. aad
who. be1ng htsfaU n her tastes.
would - sars to appreciate tAs asal
Ny - ~ S1ilt and to posnes upea
The -oanA0o 81 Lfliso."
One 1ay. . niauts aftse sAe bad
closed - 6eoe % the grocsr's sAabby
~, ~ ~ asossats1 to deliver heP
sroess1ao aesee - - returned As0e
ct ntGAk - Asas1 Q esNsA - ~
1aek ossdA aaA ~ sssnA q eeae eas
falnne - S0sas1 ~ epse sa1sAl6
anl s1gno1 II elsee1ss ligAt upel tAs
vhies oDo-se - ~ w. ~ . ~
nese beosso ~ bssa sgDlpining y
her W - laA bes1gAt wAits ees4-
meal n1esal q ~ ysllow sAs ~
ordero4 Nov lis facs was - white
- tho 0eal and ~ looked - II -
would Asvsr again deliver groceriea
He vas saly . mite Of . boy and
she ~ oe1ls dimculty In getting hin
into ~ g1sst chamber and On top a
the Massellles spread. where ~ ~
mainoo until tAe arrival Of Q strange
doctos. WAe esdefeA that he b placed
under ~ DfiseA covssist and tat
he rs0A1A tAsre untn abss to b ~
movelto ~ Aeoe. Tha& vas Ho< N
IL ~ - e tAs sseoeA we'd.
Tk1oo ~ wssks sAs AsesaFol -
Be th4 0a0QsGse ot her lifs. though tAe
guese ~ eseavaea her spafs oAan-
ber eAoWoa - interest sttAse h
booaD - .1o1Qseks. After - ~
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tAs m111 y0skss. staEiAg ns1leaeivsay
q ~ t411D q - booan anA q ~
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