Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-05-16
SHE HAS A GRIEVANCE

I
8 Mrs. Regan. with deep yearning Sh
7 ing that divided her back porch froI
the next one In the GaribaIdi nat.
Wouldn't |. just Him talking 3
nmooth and pleasant and nodding hi
head Yes. Mrs. Regain Certainly
Mrs. Regan'' as though his mouth wa
full OF butterl
Il was just going through the base
meat OF the laundry. when I saw hin
talking TO the janitor and the janito
calling him Mr. Phelps as polite al
could be. II flashed over me here wal
my chance
Il went right up 10 him when
heard the name. Are you the Mr.
Phelps that owns the buldIng?' says
l. Are you the landlord Yes
madam. says he, kind OF startled like
Mr.. Kelly, the agent being sick.
thought I'd come around myself and
have a look at things
Well. says |. I'm glad to have a
few words with you Not wanting TO
say anything against any one when
he's not here. won't tell you how that
man Kelly has deceived and brow
beaten me and said yes and acted no
20 a few simple little requests / had
10 make. II that man Kelly was to be
asked his own name point blank he'd
say II was Jones just because he hates
10 tell the truth.
Look az my gas stoyei | says.
No. says impatient. for Mr.. Phelps
looked around the basement kind OF
Wild. as though he expected TO see the
stove there among the laundry tubs.
II amt here, but I'll be glad to show II
20 you! Here am l. working myself
10 skin and bone trying TO keep the
nickel on that stove bright and 1t
looks like old junk And he up and
says he won't furnish new one be-
cause this was new last year And
me asking him polite and gentle for
new shelves In the pantry every time
I've laid eyes on him, and him saying
he'd see about II and he hasn't!
These shelves are two Inches too wide
for any shelf paper and I'm a neat wo-
man and | don't like dust over next
the wall even II Il doesn't show.
Now, | put Il 20 you. Mr. Phelps
says. is that any way to treat
tenant as pays prompt each month";
No. no. indeed Mr. Phelps an
swered. breathless like. II you'll ex-
cuse me-
Just a minute. | says. taking him
by the arm. While you're here | want
you to come upstairs and look at the
wall paper I'm my parlor. I've had
Mr. Kelly look at II every time I've
seen him and he's agreed that | should
have Il done over and then he doesn't
do it, or course. picked II out when
l came In aud that was all right. but
how did know my daughter Mamie
was going to get craze to have her
hair dyed that reddish tint You can
seen for youself. Mr. Phelps. how red !
hair won't so at all with this pinkish
paper Mamie has an artistic temp'ra-
ment and she says every time she has !
TO come into this room Il makes her
feel faint and she Is neglecting her
piano practice something shocking
Just because she can't stand her hair
next TO this paper.
Henry Dilbeck the plumber
around the corner. ! says. is paying
particular attention to Mamie and,
goodness knows. she may lose him.
feeling so awful about the paper and
not being able to concentrate her at
iention on him as she ought. men be-
ng so keen on being made a fuss
An mil
Phelps. | says. would feel sorry for
Mamie and not let the price Of a few
oils OF paper spoil her life. poor girl!
Though | don't see why she picked
'ut that shade OF red for her hair,
wen II Il Is stylish When viii you
end the paperhangers. MIR Phelps''
He said at once that he'd see and
tarted 10 go. but | stopped him.
aid that besides the gas stove and
he paper and the pantry shelves
santed the floors done over and new
gindow shades and new gas fixtures
4 tho dining room like they have at
Irs Casey's IN the next street. and
hat there ought to be a new carpet
own the front stairs. All he did was
on anu SAY ltH anu AAftt WITH mo
nd told him that he was a gentle
ian with sense and Kelly might we'll
IKE a lesson from him
When ! wsa opening a closet door
, show him where needed new
ooss he opened tho front door and
ia out
Il waited and waited week for
le paperhaugers and the new stove
nd things and nothing happened.
nd then | looked In the telephone
,ok and called up Mr.. Phelps Office
o dealing with that Kelly for me-
hen can get the owner,
What do you suppose gotg Some
lip OF a girl says: Mr.. Phelps left
ord TO tell AIRS Regaa that he'd gone
the middle OF Africa for ten years
Id was likely 10 be- delayed gettln'
lck and for Mrs RegAn 10 please see
r. Kelly
Kelly, You cant trust any OF en-,
% 1 Hut wouldn't Ike to tell AR.
Helps what | think Of him He's
17z4'u Kelly f''-ghiraro r,ffv ~a,vs