Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-20

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cleanse the clothes. Her maid protest
ed that it was useless for dishwashing.
Her own experience was that it was
running her own good complexion. and
still with a persistence worthy of
better object she stuck TO the soap.
although in the cellar there was accu-
mulated a formidable pile of unused
cakes on a shelf I'm a dark corner.
while Mr.. Gadwall made his periodical
purchases of soap and Mrs Gadwall
saved the wrappers.
The parlOr lamp loomed up largely
on the horizon now. Mrs. Gadwall had
made trip TO town and looked at the
articles displayed in the large pre-
MUM rooms of the Bubble Froth people
and she came home with renewed con
fidence and enthusiasm concerning a
very handsome lamp she had seen.
Wrought iron base, Henry, and has
an art shade highly ornamented with
art glass in amber. and it has long
beaded fringe. It's just beautiful"
VERY well, my dear; I'm glad you
was quite weary of the lamp by this
time. In gloomy moments he had de.
clared that his dishes, his clothes and
his home smelled rankly of Bubble
Froth soap.
Mrs Gadwall had changed three
washerwomen on account of the soap,
and she had only retained Bridget be.
cause she had promised that hard
working damsel her own choice of
soaps if she would remain. Then there
Were more unused cakes added to the
pile in the cellar, and after awhile no
one in the house used it, but Mrs Cad
wall continued to purchase it, for the
lamp was a tangible thing now, with
only ten more soap wrappers standing
between it and the Gadwalls front
parlor,
At last one snowy morning in Febru.
airy Mrs. Gadwall united the small
package her husband had brought
I home the night before and disclosed
the last ten cakes of soap that she had
| asked him to purchase. Gayly she
obLIlpGN OLI lIC hldDlltlS anu OuNt
more counted the total number she
possessed-1S4 at last!
Half an hour after luncheon she
came into the kitchen dressed for out
doors Bridget" she announced, I'm
going into town on the 2:O3. You will
| look after little Horace when he wakes
! from his nap?"
"Yes, ma'am," said Bridget cheerfully
as her mistress laid a shining half
dollar on the kitchen table Pm
afraid you'll be havin' a terrible time
of it. It's rainin' now and freezin' as
it falls"
81 shall probably return with Mr..
Gadwall," said she hastily, "and, oh,
Bridget"
Yes, ma'am."
"If the charities department wagon
should call for contributions you can
give them all that soap in the cellar"
Eyes, am-there'll be 142 cakes
I'm thinkin'," returned Bridget.
Mrs. Gadwall clutched the bag con.
tanning her soap wrappers and walked
warily to the station 1t was all up
hill, and she had to tramp in the mid.
die of the snowy road. 1t was raining
and freezing as it fell She told her.
self that they would have to take a
cab when she and Henry returned that
evening
But somehow she missed her hus-
band. Delayed street traffic made her
late in reaching his office. and he had
departed for home on an earlier train.
so his stenographer said. ION account
of the storm" the young woman had
added
Mrs. Gadwall was late in reaching
the premium store of the soap COM
pany, but at last she surrendered her
precious wrappers and received in re-
turn "A large and snowy lamp with
much art glass in its makeup.
Shall we send 1t, MADAME" inquired
the clerk, but Mrs. Gadwall recollected
that the Colvins were coming over to
play cards that evening, and she want
ed the lamp to display to their admir-
ing and possibly envious eyes
81 will carry it If you will wrap il
carefully" she said and in spite of his
protestations against the icy and in
clement weather Mrs Gadwall set forth
with two huge bundles. one containing
the lamp and the other the precious
> art glass globe.
She diSmOunted from the train al
Lawn Villas with several other com
muters, who. laden with bundles, rail
e ed at the delayed service on the line
The storm had ceased. stars shOne over
head. but underfoot the walking was
icy and treacherous,
70 At different turnings one after an
other of her fellow travellers left he
e until Mrs. Gadwall had to make he
y way down her own dimly lighted
street alone She passed the Colvins
t house and. seeing a light in an uppe
e room. decided that they were preparing
e for their card game
= The sight caused her to hasten he
t. steps. Faster she walked. noting witt
a satisfaction that Henry had cleared
V the walks in front OF their place ant
= wondering why he had not come fort
to meet her. The lamp and shade wer
}. fearfully heavy, and her arms achet
q from carrying them. as well as he
h clumsy fur muff.
- She managed TO omen the cate wit