News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26

pany's art; pretty and alluring, but
built to sell at large profit. The ex
terror was attractive if not imposing
The lower half was stucco and the up
per brown-stained shingles. The eX
tending mansard roof dropped low
over the veranda and gave a snug
squatty appearance to the whole
Within, it boosted no reception room
or hall. The big living room ran the
full breadth of the house, and served
as a parlor, library and dining-room
On this the most pretentious efforts Of
the builder had been spent On the
side abutting the kitchen it had sta
tionary sideboard Of mission effect,
The entire wall was paneled halfway
with a similar wood; cheap ash,
stained in imitation of mission oak.
Above the paneling on this end of the
room was a narrow shelf meant to
retain the usual array of stems or
plates. Though not separated by door
or arch, the attempt had been made
to have this half conform to the re-
quirements Of dining-room, leaving
the other to serve as a library. The
low windows were set with uniform
simplicity; one on either side of the
door and one at each end. In the liv-
ing half of the room a window seat
ran from door to wall, and combina-
ton bookshelf and desk Offset the buff
fet of the other side. This corner Jane
had converted into q comfy" home
like lounging place. Pillows of her
own making were scattered plentifully
along the window seat and piled high
at the end against the wall. A little
center table laden with books, maya
zines and Bob'5 tobacco tray was in
reach, and, beside it, a big morris
chair and James smaller rocker. Here
their evenings were spent in Bob's
reading aloud while Jane sewed, or
with occasional games of cribbage and
pinochle.
Diversions were not plentiful and in
deed there was little need of them.
Bob's day in the city, his long trip
home, the dinner, his hour with his
garden and James daily struggle with
domestic duties left little energy for
nocturnal pastime. An hour or two
usually found them ready for the
little room at the back, which, though
dignified nominally as a guests cham
Der, they had Communicated for sleep
ing purposes themselves. This room
and the kitchen, with a bath between,
divided the space in back of the long
living room. Here the builder had
recompensed himself for such eXtrava-
gances as were INDUCED in in the
front. The room was of barren sim
plicity; severe white walls, a window,
closet, and door to the bathroom with
woodwork of the cheapest spruce.
The only access to the second story
was the stairway in the kitchen Thers
were two rooms there. A long one
across the front of the house, but, on
account of the sloping roof much mar
rover than the one below and with
a lower ceiling. The other was above
the guest chamber, while the space
over the kitchen was left unfinished
for storeroom purposes.
Space galore" said Meade as he
eyed these unused rooms. you
might take boarder."
"Try us and see, Dick. know one
we would be glad to have, wouldn't
we, Jane?" her husband answered.
Certainly. Why don't you co it,
Dick? Just think what a help you'd
be, too"
Sure. Little Tom Sawyer here
would let me weed the garden and
feed his hens and, maybe, if l were
real good, you'd let me wash the
Dishes"
well, I'd consider it,"
81 wouldn't like anything better,
Jane, but you know a newspaper man
keeps rather strenuous hours Some
times Pm through at midnight and
sometimes at four in the morning. I'd
have to make a swim of it if l wanted
to get across the bay at that hour. No,
j guess l am doomed to the hall bed
room in Washington square"
And the little place on the corner,
Dick. Don't omit that; the place
where they uncrown monarchs, divide
.Rockefeller's millions and drown all
social ills in a flood of amber and
foam. Honest, now, isn't that what
you're thinking of as much as the
swim across the bay? But, speaking
of corners, we've got one ourselves.
There's a little, fat German two
blocks down the street who'd just love
to talk Schopenhauer with you"
mo doubt III meet him, Bob. III
need both philosophy and his mer-
chandise as a bracer for the return
trip"
You're not going back tonight,
Dick" Jane announced stay and go
with Bob in the morning. Why, you'll
miss half the fun of you don't have
one of our commuters breakfasts. Up
with the birds, you know. Coffee and
rolls at fve-thirty and new-laid eggs
II there Are any. That's the time
when you get the true bucolic spirit"
A note of irony in her tone brought
Bob with a start.
NO, little rebel" he exclaimed, you