The Huttig news., 1913-09-20
GAME OF BORROWING
By EMILY JOHNSON.

fellow. As many of the women as managed to get a look at the familys furniture decided that the platchetts did not possess any too much Of this worlds goods. These furnishings were plain and somewhat seanty. ac- cord to Pleasantville standards But one and all voted the Platchetts desir- able neghbors.
 Platchett made friends readily. He was usually smiling, was great story teller and never failed to laugh al any story told by another He was. in- deed. a good lstener-he would sit and listened as if his life depended upon it. Mrs. Platchett was in these things fair match for her husband, and the little Platchetts seemed to pattern their behavior similarly.
 The first morning that Platchett joined the other male members Of the suburban colony for the ride to town in the smoker of the 2:1b he searched his pockets in full view of everybody in the car Then. with frank smile he accepted a match from Penderhy He held the match in his hand and put the other hand into his breast pocket with full confidence-only to draw if out again empty.
 'I came away without single smolyet" he declared. What do you think of thati'
 Penderby was sympathetic. He pressed a cigar upon his new neigh. bor, cigar of that variety known az the Penderby choice, three costing 30 cents. The borrower smiled again lit the cigar and seemed we'll pleased And he did not bother to return the smoke the next morning, nor on the morning following.
 Soon the Platchetts became ae- quainted with every family in Pleas antville, and then the game began in earnest
 The front door bell. or maybe the side door boil, or even the back door bell of some one of the houses in the suburb would ring persistently A trip to the door would disclose one of the little Platehetts standing there ready to deliver his or her message as soon as the door was opened Please, ma'am." was invariably fol- lowed by a request that the neighhor lend mamma this or papa that or both parents the other thing It went from bad to worse, and when the Plat ehetts had been in the house a month i lacking just one day-the neighbors decided to rebel
 The men were responsible for the idea. even as they were responsible for the meeting at which the plan was formed
 Next day. after the male population of Pleasantville had gone to it's vari- GUS offices, it was discovered that 1 Platchett had not caught tt SIS. The women Of the suburb knew luter in the that he had not gone to town at all. but before they knew this the plan had been put in operation.
 Early In the morning an ancient, woolly headed servitor of the Pen derbys arrived at the Platcbett resi- dence He carried portable vacuum cleaner. and he made polite exnlana- tion. Marse Penderhy done say yo' is to use dis yah today he said, an he sent it over so's yo' wouldn't have to come after it
 Before Uncle Eben was out of sight the half grown Truman hoy came I'D the steps with talking machine in his arms. Ma said shed save YOU trip he routed, and it's time you was usin it again" He turned and was gone
 As the Thurman boy went out Of the front gate little Bobby larson. from tho brick hoHse down the street. trudged up the front walk with a basket filled with neatly tied and la beled packages. These were marked "enp of sugar. pinch Of tea, olive, oil for salad dressing" vinegar you forgot to order" and Hour to do till the groeer's bey gets here" He set the basket down, pointed to 1t with a gesture evidently rehearsed and went away
 ts Bobby larson vanished Mrs Mar ley. tle neyt-door neighbor, called in person. Tn going to my sisters to spend the day" she began. and I thought I'd just come over before I iNif dHu ttii Ntu tHdl ipu can nave the surrey and old Dick this afternoon. So you won't have to run out to q te,e- phone for them. you know" She tened and marched down the steps, looking back not at all
 Mrs. Piatchett moved the various ob- iects inside tho houGe and shut the door. She was smiiing and when she cal ad Plaichott he smiled ss usual
 When the meu cane from town that evening they ate suppers aud made their way to Penderby'g for the meet ing. They wanted more news than they had been aDie u set
 Marley, the next-door neighboi. had gone to his wife's sisters for dinner, and il WAS late when he arrived. We'll he commenced q don't so much mind their using old Dick and the surrey to haul all that crowd to their new home--fiye good miles it is to Farville. too but do think it was rubbing it in to haul their household furnishings, a bit at time, in.~thei same vehicle
 And I'll tell you something else"