The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-01-09

came GOWN from tn1 IooT ABOVE.
-oh, good evening. Mr.. Estriliat~
said Mrs. Moore. hid your sister,
Just then the voice Of Captain Han.
ska broke In from behind the door.
Wait . minute. Ask Mr.. Wade II
he minds my not getting up. I'VE .
cold and I've taksn some medicine. -
VERY well. Captain replied Mrs
Moore Estrilla. seeing that she was
engaged. went on dovn-stxirs to the
front door.
This narrative has gone. 90 far.
from the point OF visw OF Mrs. Moore
We will shift now to Miss Harding !.
for . time let Der mind be the crystal
Of our thought. A moment before Mrs.
Moore came back and told Mr.. Wade
that Captain Hanska would see him.
Mr.. Estrilia appeared ct the door OF
the parlor. Although they had seen
but little OF him at Mrs. Moore's. he
was popular for Latin lightncss OF
temperament. q cheerful and winning
smile. q nimble wit which lost nothing
because OF his quaint accent. and va
rious. winsome. actor tricks which
Mrs. Moore called "capers. At that
moment they were singing "Yiphl
addy.hiay." then In IL Arst run. Mr..
Estr!lla. bundled up In hat and E.ack-
intosh. cut curvet In the hall. kicked
out one OF his small Andaiusian feet.
Joined = note OF the chorus in a pleas-
ant. l'-1t. tenor voice. changed TO a
falso,o tone which was plainly An
ir'it4tien OF Miss Hardings singing.
aud whirled toward the outer door,
Miss Harding called;
Come In and sins!" But Mr., ES
trilla only pivoted through the door.
calling
"Buenos noches ZIP hiaddy- hi.ay!"
Perhaps Ave minutes later, Misc
Harding went upstairs for a handker-
chief For q moment she was absent
Minded rare thing with her-so
that instead OF turning on the second
moor, where her room was situated.
she continued another flight and
brought up. suddenly aware Of her
mistake. Mt the third.noor landing.
Something held her there for a mo-
ment--the sound OF high words from
Captain Hanska's room Miss Hard
ing paused longer than necessary. She
was an honorable girl enough. but the
most honorable OF ue pay instructive
tribute TO our curiosity.
4 tell you both won't" came Cap
tain Hanska's rather harsh voice.
oh. think perhaps I can make you
change your mind" came other &C.
cents which, Miss Harding reflected.
went perfectly with tho personality
OF Mr. Lawrence Wade.
Some sort OF rumpus going on up
there" said Miss Harding as shs 70.
gained the parior, Then remsm berinG
that she must account to Miss Jonss
for her presence on the third floor.
the bachelor quarters Of the establish
ment--she added vaguely. You can
hear It Just as plain!"
They had all stopped singing from
very WEAKNESS OF voice, and Mrs.
Moore and Professor Noli had retired
TO leave the young couples alone with
their devices. when Mr.. Wade ap
peared again In the hMi---this time on
h's way out Every one saw him
plainly especially Miss Harding, who
sat facing the door,
Look who's here. Essie," abe whis
pered In an undertone 10 Miss Jones
A she recalled II afterward. he
seemed n little pale He cast no more
than one quick absent glance at the
group by tho piano, and the door
closed behind him. Within ten min.
utee. the company" left and the
Young women went to their room
There was silence in the house
Silence until half past two o'clock --
and then Tommy North, who occupied
the third door front. came home from
a stag smoker drunk
This was not the first time that be
had returned uncertain OF tongue and
foot, IN the hours OF vice. On the last
occasion. he made 30 much noise that
Miss Harding refused him her coun.
tenance tor week and Mrs Moore
gave him warning That warning
rested at the bottom OF his maudlin
psychology 40 he crept up TO the
front door. unlocked II. and stole
within.
The vigilant Mrs. Moore. who woke
ut every night entrance OF dodgers.
leapsd out Of bed. opened her door n
crack. and observed Tommy ~ he
stood balancing himself under the dim
point Of the gH%Iet oblivious 10 the
open door and the watchtul eye. he
made = turn about the newelpost and
began putting ono foot cautiously BE-
fore the other. saying over and over
drunken refrain which ran:
Hay fcct---straw toot--one goes mp
and the other goes down" SO he
vanished from the vision Of Mrs.
Moore by similar devices he negc
t'ated the stretch OF hall carpet on
the second Moor. and took the next
aish,. He VAS near his haven now
his Own room. third floor front. In
tae dim hall light. he balanced him.
sell and let his toHsue play again.
Energy and perseverance victory
Nmost won" he said Jus, talk to
yoGr Feet and le, err DO your work .