The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

courage of Youth and the Financial Sup port of all the Money Spenders along State Street, so they started in on Period Decoration. Each room in the House was supposed to stand for a Period. Some of them stood for a good deal.
 A few of the Periods looked like Ex- camation Points.
 The young couple disregarded the Toll Gate Period and the Log-Cabin Period, but they worked in every one of the Louies until the Gilt Furniture gave out. The delightful Caller at the House be- side the Lake would pass from an East Indian Corridor through an Early Colonial Ante-Room into Japanese Boudoir and, after resting his Hat. would be escorted into the Italian Renaissance Drawing Room to meet the hostess. From this exquisite Apartment which are up one years Rent of popular Buffet near Van Buren Street, there could be obtained a ravshing glimpse of the Turkish Cozy- Corner beyond, including the Battle-Axes and the Red Lamp.
 Frances soon began to hob-nob with the most delicatessen Circles, including Fam files that dated back to the Fire of 1871. She was not at all Dizzy, even when she looked down from the Mountain Peak at her happy Birthplace 15.000 feet be- low
 Willoughby turned out to be a satis- factory Housemate. His Voltage was not high, but he always at Peas with a Fork and never pulled at the Leash when taken to a Musicale.
 In front of each Ear he carried a neat Area of Human Ivy, so that he could speak up at a Meeting of the Directors. Until the year 1895, the restricted Side CIr Commercial Probity.
 This Facial Landscaping the F'rock Coat, and steadfast devotion to Toilet Soap made him suitable for Exhibition Purposes.
 Frances became almost fond of him, after the Honeymoon evaporated and their Romance ripened into Acquaintanceship.
 It was a gladstone day for both when she traced the Dope back through Swig- get County, Pennsylvania, and discovered that she was an honest-to- goodness Daughter of the American Revolution.
 Willoughby could not ask a representa- tive of good old Colial Stock to ride around in a stingy Coupe with a Coon planted out on the Weather-Seat.
 He changed the Terms in several Leases and was enabled to slip her hot Sur prise on the Birthday.
 When she came down the Steps for the usual bowl along the Avenue so as to get SOffe freSn smoke, she Deneld a rubber tired Victoria, drawn by two expensive Bang-Tails in jingly Harness and sur mounted by important Turks In over whelmng Livery.
 She was so trancifed with Delight that she went right over to Willoughby and gave him a Sweet Kiss, after looking about rather carefully for the exposed portion of the Frontispiece.
 Frances did a lot of Calling within the next two weeks, and to all those who re- marked upon the smartness of the Equip age, she declared that the Man she had to put up with carried Throbbing Heart even if he was an Intellectual Midge.
 In the year 1913. a slender Young Thing. all of whose Habiliments seemed melting and dripping downward, came wearily from Stateroom B as the Train pulled into Reno. New
 She seemed quite alone, except for a couple of Maids
 After she had given Directions con- cerning the nine Wardrobe Trunks and the Live Stock she was motored to a specially reserved Cottage at the cor her of Liberty Street and Hope Ave- nue.
 Next day she sat at the other side of a Table from a Lawyer removing the poisoned Javelins from her fragile Per- son and holding them up before the shuddering Shyster.
 She had a Tale of Woe calculated to pulp a Heart of Stone. Tn blocking out