The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-20
BY JOHN ELKINS
Copyright. BY W. C. chapman.)

work with just the faintest shadow
across the patient lines.
II know mother, you are a dear.
wish too had more faith. But some
day L get just desperate. The little
mean dollars a week 1 earn at
that liter only keeps us alive
AnG eet is enough to give one
nerv 0stration."
- II, 1 thought 1t was very
qui decent"
az but I'm ashamed to ask any
one here. If we could only move into
better neighborhood"
"But we couldn't afford ii, dear"
81 know of some new flats in Benton
place for no more than we pay here"
How much room?" asked the
mother.
"Oh, two rooms, a kitchenette and
BATH"
But we couldn't do with that"
I'VE could manage. And It's just a
swell entrance"
But here we have little garden,
and"
"And chickens" finished Florence
dIsgustedly. Chickens that are an
awful bother"
But they furnish us with nice fresh
eggs, and"
And get into the yard next door.
It's all right as long as no one lives
there. But just wait till there's ten
ant. and there'll be row. Lady
Grey Is determined to go over there"
Yes" sighed Mrs. Bennett, II
don't see what has got into that hen"
II know, mother, you like the little
patch of ground and the chlckens-but
/ do want some OF the good times 9TH
er girls have. I could go with the
people around here-but you know |
don't care for them"
mo, dear. you wouldn't be your fa-
theirs daughter IL you did"
A fashionable nelghborhood meant
more to the dwellers In this small city
thnn cosmopolitan can well under
stand. IL was the sized place where
one calls ON the new neighbor when
she moves into the same block. Holly
street with the small, poor houses. I'm
which the BENEFITS lived was we'll
nigh rcproach TO mention I'm the good
society of Brentford.
The next morning she turned back
as she was starting out. "Mothcyl"
she called. "They are painting the
vacant house,"
"Why 80 they are! l guess we're
going To have nIghborsw
Workmen went I'm and out. and II
man WIS preparing the ground for
small garden.
"Ah hal" cried Florence. "Now
Lady Grey Will have To go into retire.
ment, or lose her neck"
"I'll watch her" protested Mrs. Ben
nett.
well. l don't want your job,
laughed the girl as she swung off to
the office.
That evening II tale of woe awaited
her.
"Oh. Florence Such dreadful
woman has moved In Just common
Irish creature with n thick brogue"
Il told you your own wouldn't come
10 you by way of Holly street,"
Her mother being In the joking
mood. went on: "She spoke TO me
we'll IL was insultIng"
II foresee Lady Grey made the first
call"
"Yes. | thought / had stopped up
that hole In the runway. but she got
through. and the way that woman went
for me. l don't know what we're go-
Ing 10 do"
Two or three days after this, as
Florence was taking survey of their
small grassy plot with it's hardy an
nuals and shrubbery. female voice
hailed her over the fence. She turned
and saw the owner gazing at her.
"Say, miss" she called, I'D loikc We
to look afther that hen o. yours, or
rs thru as I'm talkin' I'll look afther
her mesilf. Here's the row of phlox
all mixed up wild the 'sturtions, an
the sticks layin galley west. Its
enough To be thryin' the patience q
holy saint. SO Ii is !"
Florence heard door open on the
other side of the fence.
YES" she agreed. "I should think
IL would be. Mother thought she had
fastened. In Lady Grey. I'm very
sorry. Did she get over there AGAIN.
whether twas Lady Grey or Lady
White. she's II diyil OF n hen, an If
she comes over again. I'll"
Here the torrent OF words came sud
denly 10 stop with masculine voice
breaking in: Margaret! Margaret!
what is the matter?"
well If yer wantin' garden just
ye thry havin' IL wild hen!'
"But the lady has said she was
sorry"
Yes indeed" said Florence. land
j promise you you shall not be annoyed
any more
Here rather good-looking young
man emerged from obscurity. More ex-
plantations followed, and the militant