Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-12-03
Mr. PLACYs PLACE
Glimpse Into the Future Would
Have Increased loans
Interest.


Eating a late breakfast on one sum-
ner holiday, that there were no wom-
IN In that family. If there were
Mrs Placy she would have made the |
builders hurry. Men are so help
ess-"
Joan and her mother had for the |
mast nine months been watching with |
aeighborly interest the building OF the
house next door There had always
been a vacant lot there. Mrs. Placy
lied when Mr.. Placy bought the place
and it was not until his children had
finished their education that he had
decided to build-to give up hotel life
In the city for the security and quiet
Of the suburbs.
'Mr. Placy has promising son,
said Mrs. Granger. They were talk
ing about him at my bridge club yes
terday. He has Just finished his art
in Paris and is on one of the big
magazines now. They say he has
studio on the north side of the house
with a skylight I do wish we could
see the house before they move In.
Having no women in the family and
we having no men makes 1t so Diff
cult for us to see it later-especially
the upstairs part" Mrs. Granger
sighed mournfully.
but suppose you can manage so
that young Mr.. Placy will call" she
went on. ut would be only natural
If he was good boy and not too
spoiled by his years in Paris 1t would
be rather nice. You could have him
in your evening bridge club. ! don't
believe anyone else would know him
first and you being neighbors-l sup
pose he is very continental and for
eign, which | think is rather better
than the rough and tumble American
manners. l do wish they would get
in. The house is done and all that is
needed is to have the lawn fixed up
and they could come out from the'city.
It is so hard to get workmen to do
anything"
Joan had not heard the last part of
her mothers breakfast monologue.
of young Placy and wondering what
continental manners would be like at
close range.
81 suppose they will always have a
gardener to do everything" Mrs,
Granger went on. "You must be
careful, JOAN not to let them see you
working in our garden patch toe
much. They will really think we can't
afford to have things done"
Joan was watching the future home
of the Placys from over the top of her
coffee cup. There is workman out
there now" she said. "He is straight
ening things up. Poor thing, to have
to work on a holiday"
Joan watched the young man in
overalls. He was carrying toilfully
pile of boards that lay on the front
lawn to the back of the place and was
apparently getting the lawn ready fol
seed. His khaki shirt was open al
the throat and he had on pair o.
faded overalls and occasionally ht
mopped his sunburned face.
Poor thing" murmured Joan, "tt
have to work in this broiling sun"
Joan went about the house. doing
various puttering pieces of work tina
would keep her on the side toward
the new house, with her mind still pre-
occupied with the continental MI
Piacy Meantime she would look GU
occasionally to see how the work wa
progressing and wondered whethe
the Pacys would be able to move il
next week At twelve o'clock Joan say
the workman lay down his spade witt
which he had been leveling the from
lawn. He produced box of luncl
that he had brought with him an
retired to the GOODNESS of the shade o
the trees behind the house for hi
monday meal Joan watched hir
from a window.
Joan hurried to the kitchen an
with deft fingers prepared a coolin
drink of lemons and grapejuice. POO
thing" she thought Perhaps if
give him a cool drink like this h
won't be tempted to go off to a saloor
He is so young and decent looking"
Then Joan got a thick glass tha
wouldn't matter if it broke and pr
the cooling beverage with ice tha
made it tinkle delightfully."- into a
earthen pitcher. Then with two pa
ty cakes that the cook had just mad
she hurried to the back yard to tn
hedge that grew between the lots.
She clapped her hands to attrat
the workman's attention and h
jumped to his feet and ran towar
her. He smiled gratefully at tn
sound of the ice.
Il thought you looked very hot" sh
said. 1T is too bad to have to wor
on a holiday" Joan said this in he
college-settlement manner, that cor
bined perfect cordially and yet il
finite reserve.
There wasn't anyone else to do 1t
replied the workman. Besides,
isn't hard work
Not compared with the work yc
are accustomed to-" said Joan, and IL