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amused way. lie plunged at his
work with avidity. trying 20 ban
ish the memory of a slim young
person in a rose linen smocz with
curly, dark hair.
He made the discovery the next
morning that from his windows on
the inner court he could look over
1T her windows. Quite against his
instinct OF good taste he found
himself doing so constantly. She
had window boxes where sprins
bulbs doomed profusely. Long
cream scrim curtains huns within
in cottage fashion. and when the
wind blew he caught glimpse Of
daffodil-tinted cretonne.
She came twice a day 20 water
her plants. Then she would stand
for n long while looking steadfastly
up at the square patch of sky five
stories above lie used TO wonder
if she could be a un-worshipper.
The shaft OF sunlight just struck
her windows as it shone aslant
down the court, and she drank il in
even as her flowers did.
so passed the weeks and their
acquaintance ripened. lie insisted
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upon emptying her waste basket
for her when the garbage bell
rang at Z. He always carried
Mario's basket to her door now
adays and often at night they
passed each other in the Italian
garden on the roof Here was a
place where dreams might come
true. Beyond its mystery OF shad-
owy pergola the lights of the city
decked the skies, indeed like Jew
els in the Ethiope's ear" The brill
liant crescents of the three bride es
over the river were like necklaces
on the bosom OF the night
He rarely spoke TO her UP there;
but he felt strangely comforted TO
watch her leaning over the par
apet, her face turned toward the
sky.
His book was nearing completion
toward the middle Of the summer.
Aston remarked TO him one day
that he could leave his east side
den very soon. All the way back
across town the prospect Of such a
thing troubled Linnelle. Il would
mean separation from her. his
neighbor. He 1ad dinner at a lit
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Charlie zepp, the OIy,npia's peer
less press agent, leaned against the
door jam OF dressing room No. 1.
rubbing his hands gleefully and
seeming at peace with the world. For
the stock company had closed their
summer engagement, and now his
imaginative genius was given fun
play. Vaudeville had returned 10
cheer him up and give him ideas
coolies of them
"C'mou out" grunted Andy SEQ
bell. the property man. staggering
under a loan Of a heavy box. Il
want TO get in there"
Certainly certainly. asseuted
Charlie. stepping nimbly out of the
way. Then ne followed Andy into
The room. Kinda like old times,
eh. Andy" he inquired. pleasantly
Things are gonna hum in "a week
or so"
Hum TO durn much" snorted
Andy. STRENGTHENING his labor-stit-
ened frame and waving menacing
finger 60 Charles face This wan
Is playin' hob with u.s."
"How 500" asked Charlie lnuo-
Gently. You're pitchiu' wild. youne
Teller The house VIII be inst as
run as ever"
Ding the house" reiorted Andy
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Fraser's bell and hand it 20 her. He
found her name on the door OF n
little apartment down the hall and
took the basket 10 il. making note
OF its contents on the way-grape
fruit, peppers. cucumb ers. oranges.
endive and romaine. IL only need
ed ambrosia TO place her on the
celestial vegetarian diet. And she
was not in. He caTted it back TO
his own apartment and II made
him nervous. 1t broke up his en-
tire morning Of peace. Why the
dickens couldn't she be IN when
she knew she was having goods
delivered? He felt responsible for
her lunch and went 10 her door
several times unsuccessfully. Then
just as ne was starting % write
down "A new idea, his telephone
bell started 20 ring madly. II was
his neighbor. Mario had told her
he had left her goods with Mr..
Iinnelle. apartment II. Would he
be kind enough to let her have
them?
Llnnelle smoked savagely on his
return. She had been smiling at
him again in that cool. appraising.
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THE WAR OF GARDENERS

tons within. lie thought Of Mary
Ann, that precious family jewel who
had come TO live with them after
the honeymoon. and of the three
delectable meals he and Laura had
sat down 10 every day. Mary Ann
had left at Christmas and with war
I'm sight. flour at 50 a sack, potatoes
at more than that a busheL, and
eggs 20 be mentioned only in the
same breath with the billion
dollar appropriation. they had de-
cided not to replace her, just as they
decided not 10 have new awnings
and flower boxes. The same spirit
OF economy had induced them to
spade up the perennials 10 make
room for turnips.
But the worst of the whole thing
was Laura's Unsuitable penchant for
canning. The summer before eff
hcient Mary Ann had given her les
sons. and from the time the first
pale. timid strawberry had appeared
in market Laura had been at il.
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had their usual places on the other
side OF the table, and Rodney Jud-
son. Prof. JudsOn's eldest son. who
had but recently graduated from
BrOmptou. sat between the young
aspirant and his sister.
So there were "a good many dishes
for one small pair of hands 90 wash
unaided and a good many pots and
pans had had 90 be used IN prep
aration FOR the meal. and in Mrs.
Judson's household no pots and
pans, however stubbornly they had
resisted the first additions were ever
LEFT Ito soak till the next day.
SO Ursula was still at her work
when the clock on the kitchen shelf
pointed 20 9 o'clock. She heard a
crealing sound toward the back
stairs and wished that the light OF
the solitary oil lamp shed a more
far-reaChing glow. Then door dis
tinctly opened. Yes. II was the back
stairs door, and mans figure that
was neither that OF Prof. Judson
nor his son came out OF the shadow.
10 was the young eastern professor,
and he stepped toward Ursula with
a degree of embarrassment that
was not in very good keeping with
the appearance of perfect self
possession and poise that ne had
shown at dinner.
IT just thought maybe YOU would
give me a glass of water" he began
as Ursula leveled her eyes at him in
unfeigned surprise Mrs. Judson.
7 guess, forgot 20 put any in my
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mate-he would not call it resident
-of the DISCS apartments.
At some time Mr.. Digs had felt
the weight of his millions preying
upon his mind and had placed
model apartments FOR the deserv-
ing poor in their midst. But
strange TO say the local inhabitants
refused 20 move out Of their
familiar rookeries. ana the three
great Georgian buildings with their
patio courtyards and Italian gar
dens on the roof would have gone
a-begging for tenants had not little
Bohemia swept IN 20 the rescue,
and taken possession.
After the third day I'm his new
lodgings the monotony pallCd on
him. He had prowled around the
neighborhood and made the alarm
ing discovery that instead OF being
in the midst of thugs and night
hawks he was in the midst of high
~ respectable old settlers. Instead
of their being peculiar 10 their
kind, they regarded him as n rara
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liz looked SO bare and cheerless that
he was almost tempted 20 turn back
{, the station and take the first
train away from trouble. The porch
boxes that last year had been Il
varicolOred mass of foliage and
trailing vines were now innocent OF
so much as g coat of paint; the
awnings. SO bravely and cheerfully
striped q year before. hung stained
and respondent from dry. dusty
caves: the flower beds formerly
gorged with peonies. big orange
peoples. roses and a thousand varie-
ties of everything, and the close
clipped emerald lawn. had given
way 20 a vegeta Die garden. in turn
desert OF furrOwed brown loan.
then a heterogeneous collection o.
cornstalks. potato vines and bean
poles. and now at the end of sum
mer n desolate waste.
But F-ed's thoughts were bitter.
not so much on account of the war
dress Of the house as with condi-
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avis
lie was buying green peppers
and fresh tomatoes from the little
Greek Mario at the corner and an
swering his questions idly. when
he became aware of another Gus
toner who seemed highly amused
at his inquisition
you stay very long" asked
Mario.
For awhile"
WHAT do YOU do for a living
Write Play the music? Paint?
sculp? 30? Just professor. huh %
Iinnelle felt his face redden rs
the girl smiled.
Must one give an excuse FOR liz
Ing here 80 he asked.
And Mario let il pass. Hearing
the girl give her address for the
livery Of goods, Linnelle realized
that he had a neighbOr lie caught
one swift glance from big gray
eyes that smiled at him as ne pass
ed on. When his own goods were
delivered via the dumb waiter
there was another basket thereon.
Mario's voice called up asking him
10 be 50 good as TO ring Miss
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room, and ] didn't want 10 bother
any Of the people upstairs" he fab
ricated. and then more truthfully:
These country college folk certain
r. go 10 bed with the chickens"
They always drink the spigot
water" Ursula commented with q
voice that marked no infection.
Even from the shadow in which
Mr.. Greig was standing she could
see that he was watching her with
an interest that was not entirely
necessary.
She moved toward the tray. where
stood neat array OF perfectly shin
ing glasses. and took one
TOO bad 20 have To use clean
one, objected the professor. II re-
member when we were youngsters
the cook AT home used 10 make US
drink out OF a tim cup-hated 70
nave % polish exera tumblers YOU
know"
Ursula made no comment, filed
a glass and handed it 10 the in
truder.
But then. that cook was very
cross" said the man. trying 10
make his voice sound perfectly self
possessed. but not succeeding. land
this cook isn't cross, is she?"
still Ursula made no comment
Icrrold Grieg drank the water,
for which ne had no thirst, and
then watched Ursula intently as she
continued her task at the sink
Il used TO help that cook of ours
dry dishes" he prevaricated. and
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sigh OF RELIEF.
III be SO glad when this is
over" she said. i've soaked in
local atmosphere until I'm sick
and tired Of il. and ] want 10 90
home. You see. AR. Linnelle. I'rl
an actress and ] have n perfectlr
dandy part in Carruthers' new
production. Children Of CLAY
only came down here 20 live and
catch the spirit OF the east side. T.
it hadn't been for YOU living so
near to me- Ia have been scared %
death"
"Tf e hadn't been for you liviu@
so near 20 me I'd have been bored
70 death" returned Linnellc. I'm
going back 20 washington 50. next
week Ny books just finished
can't tell you what it's all meant t'
me. down here. I'll always love
the place because OF YOU"
Marjorie was silent. He stepped
toward the door and turned
Come up 20 the roof" he said
At want TO tell YOU there" And
they went on up the tive flights 90.
stairs together.
Copyright, 1910.
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THY NEIGHBOR

Linnelle moved into his bachelor
apartments on the 18th of the
month lie had had suite down
NJ the exclusive WaItermere on
Washington so. when Aston & Co.
gave him the order for a book It
was to deal with New York life on
the group system, showing how the
city was divided into little neigh
borhood villages, especially among
the poor
Young Aston had suggested
that he move over to the east side
and study conditions among the
submerged tenth at first hand. II
had not appealed 10 Linnelle He
was not OF the tramp-poet variety.
Even while he liked 20 be "a den
izen Of the old Greenwich villace.
still his quarters were on the north
side of the square. However, in
the interests Of art, he had crossed
the dead lines beyond Third av.
and sought a temporary eyrie
south OF Thirtv-fourth St Thus il
came 10 pass that he became an in
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that held it. but. thanks 70 the
soap and water. It slid easily from
his grasp back into the suds
Then there was a silence broken
only by the splashing OF the water
in Ersula's dishpan: and Ursula
deep blue eyes, as she washed pots
and pans with her unwelcone as
sistant at her side, penetrated deep
through the dish water into the
regions OF brown study beyond.
a penny for your thoughts was
the way the young professor broke
the silence.
Il was wondering whether YOU
knew anything about the girls in
the college out here. You know it
is a coeducational place"
I'm not especially anxious TO
meet them" sighed Grieg. - man
doesn't care much for that sort of
girl-brains don't count for much
in women-not half so much as a
pretty face like yours" He was
looking intently at Ursula who for
one fleeting second was tempted to
rub the elf-satisfed smile from his
face with one swoop OF her soapy
dish cloth. Instead she looked at
the kitchen clock. The hands
pointer TO a quarter after nine
She knew Rodney would be back
from his call on the college presi-
dent in n few minutes and until
that time she could manage the
professor elect alone.
,-4nTTt--
coquetry. "Oh, some Of the girls
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CAMOUFLAGE-MC CORLNNE

ceived q winning smile in return
Then Andy Goughed and looked
away.
sorry Miss Corinne." muttered
Andy, his back turned. frantically
busying himself with some props.
I'm afraid youn have TO take a
black curtain. I've combed tn town
for q scener. SOS Mr.. Forrest.
"Oh. what shall do?" pouted
Corinne in despair i've worked SO
hard on this act. and now it's going
TO be spoiled. Mr.. Forrest promised
me he'd TX IT,"
At that moment tall. serious
visaged Young man. his gaze bent as
usual on Corinne. appeared in the
doorway and she turned 70 him with
a worried look.
"Oh. Frank" she appealed 10 him.
What am I To do? 1 can't get my
scenery.
If you ask me" he replied slow
~. his gaze full upon her. you may
know what answer TO expect"
Now. Frank. be reasona BILE" she
pleaded. wistfully. Don't begin
that again. I'm going through with
this. Now. you're an artist-you
know lots Of others in the profess
sion. Isn't there someone YOU know
who'd do this for me-for you. il YOU
asked them ."
The very thing" chimed III
Charlie Zepp, beaming brightly
"Mebbe your friend'n paint tn scene
FOR YOU"
Corinne and Frank Arnold turned
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Fred was too paralyzed to enlighten
him.
after all" though Fred. ut
won't hurt to let him think I'm a
little tin angel I've been after "A
raise and this may help some. I'll
go get bite somwhere, telephone
to Laura and humor the old chap
by working like a sailor all even
ing"
That night Fred came tiptoeing in
at - o'clock fearful OF waking his
wife, but she was sitting up sewing
beside the living room lamp and
looking like his honeymoon wife OF
last year. She was dressed in a
gown he liked and her hair. always
lovely. looked prettier than 81 had
for months. Someway the whole
room has the old honey look There
were flowers in a big bowl on the
table and a plate Of sandwiches,
dainty and appetizing beside Il.
There was a smell Of coffee. too.
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aren't so bad looking" she said.
Some Of the poor farmers daugh-
tiers take places in the professors
families. In return for working
three or four hours a day they get
their board and keep and they eat
with the families-all except when
there is extra company They call
them student helps
For a moment the young man
looked alarmed. "You don't happen
20 be one of those girls?" he asked
hurriedly. To flirt with girl
who might later be a student in
one of his classes and who pos
sessed the dignity OF being a candi-
date for a college degree was quite
another thing from passing a few
otherwise dull moments with a
forlorn little kitchen maid whose
youthful charms happened to take
his fancy.
Il don't look il, do Il" asked
Ursula in way that dispelled the
instructors anxienties.
"Of course. YOU don't" he as
sured her. when l get this Job
out here in the fall I'm going TO
manage somehow 10 see more Of
you. Perhaps my sister will get
YOU 10 work for us instead Of the
Judsons. No one need know that
] arranged il, and somehow we can
manage 20 have a few good times
together. 1 see you aren't going
10 be cross with me, are YOU
sfTrha7 Won prn ally uofrr 70 cra4
the appointment? Ursula asked
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7 don't see why 1 shouldn't help
you. Everyone has gone TO bed
and 7 am supposed 10 be in my
room-no one viii know" lie had
taken a towel from the rack and
had begun 10 dry one OF the pans
that Ursula had just washed do
YOU know" he ventured. encogr-
ased because Ursula had not re-
pulsed his effort AZ helpfulness.
10 YOU know, you are the most
extraordinary pretty girl I've seen
i'm a long time I noticed you the
first thing we went into the dining
rOom-couldn't keep my eyes off
from YOU. and ] fancy I made 2
tumble OF what / said 70 the pro-
lessor just because ! was so intent
on watching you
You seemed perfectly self-pos-
sessed" commented the girl, with
out smile. Il should judge that
YOU are one OF the sort that usual
~ does keep a good deal OF self
possession"
a pause followed and then
Grieg. taking another pan from the
draining rack, got back 10 his first
track. You are really too pretty.
\ girl as pretty as YOU are has no
place in a kitchen. In the place l
come from she wouldn't stay in a
hole like this for a minute. Hands
like yours weren't made for this
sort OF thing" Then, as the next
pan was transferred from the soapy
dish water 10 the draining rack. he
tried 10 seize the slim white hand
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STUDENT HELP

Ursula had watched the principal
guest or the evening with interest. IL
was the new instructor OF psychoI-
ogy. Jerrold Greig. who was being
considered for the vacancy in Prof
Ju.isOn's department at Brompton
COLLEGE. lie had come from one Of
the larger eastern colleges and
brought with him and very obvious
IS showed IN his manner and bear
ing considerably more OF urbanitv
than was possessed by most mem
bers OF the BromptOn college fac
ulty. ~ the head Of the table sat
Prof. Judson and az the ather end
Mrs. JudsOn presiding over the tea
cups. for Bromptou families still
drank tea with their evening meal.
and had the eta service spread be-
fore the mistress OF the house in as
stately array as the meat platter
and carving things were spread at
the other end OF the table before the
host. The rule of etiquette that
directs the hostess to seat her man
guest or honor at her right and the
woman guest OF honor at the hosts
right apparently did no. trouble the
JudsOns. for JerrOld Greig sat
where IL was most convenient for
the professor 10 talk with him az his
own right, and Mr.. Greig's elder sis
ter--for this sister. who. in the
event that Mr.. Greig received the
appointment, would be the head Of
his household. had come with him
sat at Mrs. Judson's left. Grand
father and Grandmother Judson
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The cellar was full to grooming, but
still she kept on.
For goodness sake, can't you ever
get through ." Fred had asked de-
spondently the day before, when
Laura. up 10 her neck in pear but
ter. had set him down 10 a fried egg
and potato on the corner Of the
kitchen table.
Goodness, no. There are the to-
matoes yet and picalilli and catsupi"
Then why can't we eat some Of
them ?"
Because they're for winter"
Fred did not argue. But he
smelled the tomatoes now and pre-
dicted another triangular meal in
the kitchen.
He was right-almOst-eXcept
that tonight's meal had but one di-
mension-a baked potato.
II was just too tired 10 cook,
Fred" declared Laura YEARLY.
And then Fred said things he'd
never meant 20 say about coming
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4 mean back here. Here we open
"a week from rday On stenson quits
tn paint shop and joins that camu-
hage corps. An we amt got n new
baels-drop in tn place"
"Camouhage? puzzled Charlie,
aloud. What's that-Treuch pas
try. er WHAT"
cts a cinch il amt takin' care o.
ivory" remarked Andy. with a snin,
cor he'd stay home L take care o.
your knob. II you'd read the parts
O. tn paper that amt got nothln' Z
do with show stuff ye'd know that all
tn artists an scene painters have
gone in tn army Z fool tn Dutch
Il see-I see" replied the other,
sagely. Gas don't work no more.
They're gonna shoot paint from tn
trenches.
III I thought YOU W-uz kiddin' me,
growled Andy. ominously. I'D put
dent in your bean Z let tn air in.
But 1 see YOU amt Tn more I
think O. some press guys salaries III
more I think o. tn wars waste. Get
nae -Camouaage means fakin'
DRAWN scenery that can be huns
up ia th' air SOS tn Dutch'H shoot
high am miss our boys So Stem
son eets TN war bug in his bean and
now little Corinne-thats some o
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By Jane Osborn

with feigned enthusiasm over the
prospect.
surely Did you hear me pull
ing the wool over the old mans
eyes? did manage 20 make "a
good impression. even II you. ySu
little beauty. were doing your best
TO rattle me. The only person
standing IN the way OF me,
understand. was that son OF the
professors. Rodney Judson. And,
of course, he wouldn't stand any
show against me even with his own
father"
Young Mr. Grieg had abandoned
the task of assistant and stood very
close TO the girls side where he
could see every graduation in the
coral tints that came and went in
her checks under his gaze.
Good night. Mr.. Grieg." she
said as she heard the first football
OF Rodney Judson outside.
You won't send me away with
out a better goodnight than that
-" that was what the young in
structor intended TO say, but he
never said IL. For before he could
say more than two syilables. Rod
ney Judson stood before him in the
kitchen. He made a badly calcu-
lated step toward the back stairs.
Don't hurry away" said Ursula
very sweetly. turning 20 the pro
fessor's son who was in the kitch-
en- by this time. Rodney, Mr..
Grieg has been down 10 get "a glass
OF water Mr.. Grieg. IL viii do no
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Blu Archie Cameron New

the best little scener in this burg
and hurried him up"
ooh, let me see IT. she urged. fly
ing to the door excitedly. but Andy
barred the way.
Please" he begged. in sudden
alarm. don't look yet. Ter
it's"
Nonsense she answered him
blithely, and slipping past him, she
darted up the steps leading 20 the
loft. At her approach. Arnold
Strengthened up and darted behind
pile Of canvas. but not before she
had entered the room and stared at
him aghast.
Prank" she cried, in surprise.
and he emerged, meekly, from his
hiding place, and faced her with a
queer smile, his face and hands be-
smeared with green and yellow
splotches. Then she turned a won
derlng gaze 10 the immense canvas
and pointed 70 Il dunbly. Did you
-do-this2"
Yes" he confessed, sheeplishly.
Why" she asked. simply.
Because you wanted IT," he told
her. matter-of- fact. You had your
hopes all built up. so 10 keep your
plans from falling through. I jump
ed in the breach"
"But-Frank." was all she said.
and as two big tears welled In her
eyes, she turned her face away from
him. and started towards the door
"Corinne." he called after her. IN
alarm. You're not angry -
She stopped still. and he darted 20