The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-03
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: MOVING DAY.
BY ISABEL FROST.

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1t had never occurred to Alice Bar
ton that Mr.. Paxton, her landlord
would not trust her indefinitely, evel
though she had not taken the time t,
apprlse him of her intentions. Sh,
had meant TO drop In the office on he
way TO the station and tell his slave a
the desk that they might renew hel
lease; but 1t was pouring pitchforks
and she had to make train; therefor,
she trusted to luck and the landlords
intuition.
|. When she returned on May l she en-
countered large packing cases in hei
hall, also young man In shirtsleeves
wrestling with the same.
"I'll have these out Of the way In
just minute so you can get by" he
told her, pleasantly.
But l don't want to get by" said
Alice frigidly. THANK you. merely
wish to get into my apartment"
He looked at her In surprise.
"Thefe seems to be some mistake
here. I rented this apartment under
the impression that 1t was vacant he
explained. "From May for one year.
I'm just moving in
Alice's face turned shade paler.
Manners were instructive second ma
ture to her, and she forced herself to
speak very quietly.
MAY phone the officer" she asked,
a bit helplessly.
Paxton's voice was suave but firm.
He reminded her that they had written
several times. inquiring her intentions
on the renewal of her lease, and she
had calmly ignored them.
Have you anything else left In tho
she asked.
mo, l am very sorry, but there is
at all left. We waited until
the very last moment for your decision,
but Mr.. Reeves wished the apartment
on the first, and we accommodated
him. If there is anything that we can
do.
She thanked him and hung up the re-
,eiver. Drawing off her gray suede
gloves, she looked around her a bit
iredly.
''I'll pack up my things right away"
The said.
'You won't do anything of the sort. |
shall not retain the apartment" he |
old her resolutely. ut was beastly of |
hem to rent II without your knowl- |
dge I'm going 10 throw the whole |
hing up"
but you can't, you know. Not II
ou've signed lease She laughed |
ather YEARLY. "If you don't mind,
hink TIL make cup OF tea for myself
efore I pack my dishes. Won't you
DIN meT
Before the impromptu tea was half
yer. she made several enlightening
iscoveries. First, Mr.. Reeves was a
ale msn. the same class as her broth
r Tom. This In itself would have war
anted her in accepting almost any ia
or at his hands. The time slipped
way while he told of Toms initiation
ito their fraternity. and then she
,und herself reading TO him Toms
Ist letter from France, where he had
lined the aviation corps.
"Of course, you understand" he told
er. when they had finished tea, that
can't possibly let you go out of here.
they won't let me step down and
1t. shall sublet to you"
She wrote 10 Tom. telling him of the
meeting, and asking him If
: remembered Dick Reeves. class
3, Yale. The answer did not come
lex for nearly two months. and in
AT time Dick had securely estab-
shed himself as a landlord who be-
owed remarkable attention upon his
nant. He called frequently.
Then came the letter from Tom. She
,ver forgot the moment when she
'ened II, Just after Dick had gone.
Hes one of the finest old chaps |
err met, but he got into mix-up at
llege with a girl who blew into town
tn road show. ! guess she was a
uare little kid, all right. for she new
tried to hold Dick, and told him he
Is making fool of himself for moth
z. His old man went mad over the
air and cut Dick Off without cent.
, stuck II out. though. working his
" through his last year, and took his
gree. l don't know what became of q