Evening star., 1913-04-20

"They re not so hard at ALL Wall Papers, when you get
the hang of them, he reassured her why, could
show you enough in fifteen minutes
"Oh will you?" she flashing it again. "Thats
what need, to show me. But If you re leaving
next Thursday She raised dinky little wad of
pocket handkerchief.
well haven't exactly told Highly yet that I'm leav-
ing, admitted Merrick slowly Between YOU and me,
shouldn't mind waiting until the Department could get
on its feet bit. Now, if you going to look after 1t
regularly Poor little thing! No. at any cost, she
must not be permitted to fall down and lose her job.
not if he could prevent it.
on, I'm so glad
~ 1t worth the sacrifice to see that sparkle IN
her eyes, and know he had put there. "Perhaps the
afternoon will be the best time for to teach you the
stock" he suggested. There few things want
to look through myself first, and must go out now
and he rubbed his unshaved chin.
"And must get back to my office: it's twelve, said
Miss Ellsworth, suddenly developing a conscience
4Just moment detained Merrck in new ac-
cents of authority "If this is your Department, you
must look after it thoroughly. Come back here and let
me show you those Kate Greenaways There, wasntI
right?' triumphantly. Wouldn't they give any poor
that's been worrying This red and green dining
pattern course dining room must be red and
green and facing south"
"Oh how did you know that?' joyously.
"Why, that's just of the things anyone-er-
knows | like those curlycues, don't you? But the
question IS Has it too much green?
Miss Ellsworth weighed the problem impartlaly. Il
think the trouble s she decided that the green is too
much the olive. l hate oive This alcove has too
much olive" She considered it with speculative eyes
"What's the matter with making this acove an Ideal
Corner, and changing it every week. she suggested ex
citedy "For the first time, drape this red stuff
all around, with tapestry dado, and paint the floor
black and borrow some Mission chairs and dvan from
Adkns-I'l ask him,-and have palms IN china pots,
and pitchers of lemonade-or anyway, ice water And
it will make jim dandy resting place on the over to
Mattresses and look just like the Turkish Room at the
Waldorf. Oh, can't you see 1t!
Billy Merrick regarded her with admiration. There,
didn't tell you you'd soon get the hang OF it! 1t sure
Ike he ne
Miss Elsworths cheeks were glowing pinker than the
peonies in the roll she was examining "And-oh, what
do you think? I'll get them to give little space in
The Era every afternoon, maybe in The Star,
and I'll run column of Hints for the Home-or shall
we call it Wall Flowers?-a about Wall Papers, and the
importance of choosing your own-lts most like cEoos-
ing friend And won't we get this whole town talking
and buying?"
ABy Jove!" said Billy Merrcl under his breath His
eyes confirmed you're the dearest grl!' but his lips
only added And you'll be sure to come down this after
noon?"
"Yes III be down., she assured her preceptor, and
tripped lightly through the arch to break the news
gently to Adkins about those Mission chairs.
TT is matter of store record that Wall Papers sud
denly began to look up. July is not ordinarily Wall
Paper month; but this July-there is something very
enticng about pitcher of iced lemonade served with
dainty glasses and sraws at about the spot your knees
begn to weaken in protest at the distance over from
Mattresses And those daily Wall Flower talks IN The
Star" began to raise ripple of interest. On Shamrock
Day, Wall Papers beat to smlthereens its own best
record for five years.
And so they worked and planned and enthused quite
unconscious that the mercury scared and nothing
was said of Australia; until day, when the ache OF
being mposor grew too great to be borne, and Billy
Merck with set lips stood himself before her and forced
her to listen the tale of twentyseven much snudged
up years.
1t was grimy enough tale in all conscience; for,
starting with how he plucked at Harvard for not
telling who the others in that little poker game and
funking his examsall but the Art Courses, slurred
omitted nothing, not Aunt Sophas legacy