New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

IL know said Billy shortly, with uoupiep look.
Poor little thing 1t must be even tougher on girl
@Thev're not so hard at ALL Wall Papers when you get
the hang of them" he treasured her. why, could
show YOU enough in fifteen minutes
"Oh, will you:' she was flashing II again; mats
next Thursday" She raised dinky little wad Of a
pocket handkerchief.
ing admitted Merrick slowly. Between you and me,
Shouldn't mind waiting until the Department could get
ON lis feet bit Now if YOU gong to look after
rog,larl,-" 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.
- # was Worth the sacrifice to that sparkle in
her ewes and know he had put 1t there perhaps the
afternoon will be the best time for me to teach you the
etocl. he suggested There are few things want
TO look through myself first, and | must 60 out now
and" he rubbed his unshaved chin
~And must get back to my Office It's twelve said
Miss Ellsworth, suddenly developing conscience.
lust one moment" detained Aler1ck 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 Ihere' wasn't
right?~ triumphantly Wouldn't they give any poor
i;tfe nervous kid the ricketts,? And here's something
that's been Worrying me- This red and green dining
room pattern-of course dining room must be red and
green and facing south
sob. how did you know that? Joyously.
"Whv thats Just one OF the things anyone or
knows | like those curlyCues don't you! But The
question IS Has it too much green!
Miss Ellsworth weighed the problem mpartialy. Il
think the trouble is she decided, that the green TOO
much on the olive hate Olivel This alcove has TOO
rrncb olive" She considered it with speculative eye
whats the matter with making this alcove an Ideal
Corner and changing it every week! she suggested ez
citedlv For the first time we can drape TINS req STUN
all around, with tapestry dado ana PAM lLc 'oI
black and borrow some Mission chairs and dyan from
Adkins.-I'n ask him,-and have palms IN china pots
and pitchers Of emonade-or, anyway, ice water And
il viii make dandy resting place on the way over %
Mattresses and look just like the urSh Koo' ID. me
Waldorf Oh, can't YOU see II:
Biy \Ierrick regarded her with admiration. aere
didn't tell you you'd soon get the hang OF II; il sure
would wake up the Department. he conceded.
Miss Ellsworths checks were glowing pmker IMAM me
reonies in the roll she examining "And-oh What
DO YOU think? III get them to give US little space IN
The Era every afternoon, maybe even IN The star
and we'll run a column Of Hints for the Home snail
we call it Wall wers:-all about Wall Papers, and the
;rnortance Of choosing your own-its most like COS
ing friend And won't we get this whole town ticking
~Bv love-" said Billy Aerrick under his breath His
ewes confirmed you're the dearest girl but is lips
only added And you be sure 70 come do"h .' elei-
Yes. III be down. She assured her preceptor and
trpped lightly through the arch TO break the news
gently to Adkins about those Mission chairs
TT is matter Of store record that Wall Paper ul-
denly began to look up. July is not ordinarily all
Paper month; but this July-there IS something very
entcing about pitcher Of iced lemonade served with
dainty glasses and straws at about the spot your knees
egin to weaken in protest at the distance over from
Mattresses And those daily Wall Flower talks IN The
Star began 70 raise a ripple OF interest. On Shamrock
Dav. Wall Papers beat to smithereens It's own best
record for FIVE years.
And so they worked and planned and enthused. quite
unconscious that the mercury scared and nothing more
was said Of Australia; until one day when the ache u
fenq an irnposor grew too great 70 be borne and Billy
Nerrck with set lips stood himself before her and
her to listen to the tale Of twenty much snudse
up years
1t was a grimy enough tale, in all conscience ior
starting with how he was pucked at Harvard tor not
telling who were the others in that little poker ga and