The Little River news., 1915-08-28
NO ANSWER REQUIRED
By HELEN DERBY.

Philip Corning rolled up the ar chitect's blue prints and put them in 8 drawer of his desk.
 Tell MT. Nelson that will give him my opinion later about the plans,' lie said to the architects assistant. "l have to consult-another person.
 When he was alone Philip took out the plans and gloated over them. He and Rosamund had bored over them all winter, and they had agreed that the house would be perfect. Nelson, the architect, had almost lost his pa tience as the young lovers ordered first one change and then another in the plans of the house.
 And now the worm had turned The temperamental Mr. Nelson had de- clared that it was an utter impossibil- ity to build a flight of stairs in the manner directed by the future Mrs. Corning.
 Now, Rosamund Delway was tem- peramental as well as Oscar Nelson: therefore, when Philip broke the news to her over the telephone and hinted that they must sit tight and accept the plans as they were without fur ther changes, Rosamund promptly in- formed him that, she simply must in- sist upon changing the pantry to the other side of the kitchen becalse she had decided that the pantry space would be larger and, facing the east end of the house, she could have what she had always desired-a pantry win dow overrup with morning glories.
 It would be so cute to see them every morning." she purred over the wire.
 1t will be cute to see Nelson's face when you offer him that argument!" he chuckled.
 T don't intend to see him-you must tell him, Phil!"
 1T? Not on your life, darling" And he had followed this inelegant remark with such wise reasoning that Rosa mund flew into a pretty temper and told him he could live alone in his old house.
  ceiver and Philip had continued to stare at the space ahead of him with blank incredulity in his eyes until cen- trals acid voice had twice demanded Number"
 That is how it ha opened that Philip was alone when messenger boy brought him a small square, white package sealed with red wax bearing Rosamund's monogram.
 Walt, boy ordered Philip, break ing the seals, but the lad was half way down the outer office.
 Philip glared at the sight of the en- gagement ring he had given Rosa mund. So the engagement was broken and she wouldn't listen to reason. She had said, No answer required"
 He locked the ring in his safe and sat down and wrote a note to Oscar Nelson, architect.
 Dear sir" Philip ticked out on the typewriter with one finger, upon fur ther consideration l have decided to suspend operations upon my new house on Elm highway Please send me an accounting to date and l will forward check by return mail.
 Faithfully yours,
 PHILIP CORNING"
 And on the outside of the envelope he wrote line under the address No answer required" At least he would be spared Nelson's hotheaded protests.
 Then he rang for a messenger boy. Out on Elm highway, where a charm ing suburb was forming, little brown shingled house had it's eyes shuttered and its doors padlocked.
 People who knew all about the build CTS wondered what had happened to stop operations, until the news filtered through various sources that the en- gagement was broken and the little brown house would not be occupied this summer So the neighbors on Elm highway ceased to watch for the happy lovers, although Mrs. Bruce Wade declared she had seen Philip Corning stalking around the unfin- ished house in the moonlight.
 One rainy day Philip slammed his dssk cover end. shrngging on rain coat. went for . tramp along Elm hi0hway. The steady downDour MIMI A.s llltlses 1Dix1h ApA thA