Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

lSAS GAZETTE. ST. JOSEPH.
her neighbors to while away the hour
Of the long. hot day.
At night Bob pulled prodiEiously q
cheap. black cigars while he sat out
side after dinner and battled with a
endless host of mosquitoes. When hs
had smoked himself dizzy he would
succumb to q superior force and joif
Jane inside. Lights made 1t more I'm
comfortable within. 90. usually, they
sat in the dark and talked until bed
time.
Friends came from the city occasion.
ally, but their visits were not fro
quently repeated. It was q tremen.
dous trip from Harlem or the Heights,
where their few acquaintances lived.
and one by one all but Dick dropped
away. He came regularly every Wed
nesday.
They tried two or three trips to
New York themselves. but the dis
lance made these q hardship rather
than q pleasure and there was the
added expense. Once when they at
tempted a little dinner after a night
at roof garden they missed TIE last
boat and had to stay at a hotel Bob
tried to conceal his misgivings as to
how this would affect the weeks
finances. but Jane knew. They gave
1t up and stayed at home.
So the summer passed and fall came.
Bob missed his garden. Frost nipped
the tomatoes that had been SO late in
starting and this marked the last of
their outdoor activities. The monot-
ony for both began to pail. but they
hid their feelings from each other.
More and more, Jane sought refuge
In the futile companionship Of the COS
siping Mrs. Collins. They went occa-
sionally to New York for the matinees,
but more frequently to spend an after
noon In idle wandering through the
stores. for the funds of each were
frugal. They were returning from
such q journey one evening in late
October.
Come In and rest minute" Jane In
vited. az they reached her bungalow.
I know I'm tired and I guess you are"
Going to the matinee from Staten
Island sure does one up" Mrs. Collins
lcquiesced and she glanced about with
longing air as II she hoped her
neighbor might offer something In the
way Of resuscitation.
Jane comprehended readily, but q
The had nothing to offer she let the
lint 60 unnoticed.
The trip is certainly terrible" she
lgreed. Coming homo on those fer
les and trolleys nearly drives me wild
But it's worth while after all"
her neighbor. Il don't
now what l would do II didn't just
lick up and 60 where l can breathe
he air Of Manhattan once in q while.
Ind the matinees! used to go two |
Y three times q week when had my |
title fat in Amsterdam avenue. Just |
owe the theaters. Didn't you think
he show this afternoon was lovely"
mo. / didn't" Jane answered. Il just
ated 1t. That beautiful home. those
ervants and those lovely gowns. A.
anyone could believe that heroine
ould be unhappy with all she had.
md 1t does seem as II those things
'ere going to be out Of reach for
ver."
The play, In 30 far a. material en-
ironment was concerned, had pre-
ented the very antithesis Of their own
fe. All the Injuries and indulgences
nat money can give were wildly Dor
aged. but the sequel proved the indis-
utable maxim. all that glitters Il not
DID," Jane had an innate longing for
more lofty station In life than was
ers. She believed that poverty and IT.
city exactions were her worst foes and
nat any woman. given the opportuni-
es that money bestows. had the max
q of happiness within her hands. She
I'd no sympathy or tolerance for the
leory that wealth breeds discomfort
Id woe. Mrs. Collins. on the other
md. while not gifted with an ana
teal mind. had q rough and ready
lnse of perceptive. She was 40 fond
good things in life as one. but she
10 actuated IN her longings BY Q
'irit Of jealousy rather than the be-
II that the best was rightfully hers.
, she sympathized with the hoi polloa
ID rejoiced when the wealthy heroine I,
opt While she did not observe the Z
le distinction between herself and I
ne. she recognized their common
md Of complaint and attempted
lace.
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