Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-16
The Business Of
Living % % %
DOUGLAS HAS NO USE FOR Mr..
CnREv
BY MRS. EVA LEONARD.

OOO0IAS HAS NO USE FOR MR..
COREY.
Patty, come and see my desk
Patty had barely had time to remove
her wraps. isn't that a beauty? Flea
nor gave 1t to me for my birthday
Douglas began explaining all the fine
points Of the desk. ut is Just what I
have been needing these years and
never expected to have" he continued
in pleased excitement.
1T certainly Is a beauty. I have
been looking for desk myself, but l
did not see anything like this"
i got 1t at a sale. The Fowlers sold
all their goods at auction, you may re-
member" Eleanor had come UP to her
sister-in- laws side.
THAT was two months ago. Where
have you kept it?" She turned to her
brother. Il suppose, though, that you
are so unobserving that it stood here
all that time and you did not know It,"
NO" laughed Eleanor. "a friend
kindly stored 1t for me, and I had 1t
sent over last night"
Il was wondering where you had
kept 1t. Who stored 1t for your" ask
ed Douglas.
"Mr. Corey let It stand in his office.
He was at the sale and offered to do
it. told him 1t was for your birth
day present" Eleanor hoped her face
did not look as red as 1t felt.
I wonder how he happened to do It.
We have been friendly enough, but
never intimate" remarked Douglas.
Il would store that desk for an in
definite time. When you want it stor-
ed again remember me-" Eleanor was
grateful to Patty for this remark.
Has Mrs. Corey returned from the
eastT was Patty's next question.
mot that I have heard Of" replied
Douglas. "She seems to be a fugitive
from matrimony.
Il wonder why, he seems to be a
good Sort murmured Patty.
women like him, have noticed"
Douglass tone said that men or at
least one man did not.
please tell mo a story, Aunt Patty"
begged little Margaret, resting on her
orutches.
"Come over to the davenport. 1t
seems dreadful to sec you on crutches
and on Thanksgiving day at that"
Patty led the way and soon had the
little girl cozily resting among the pill
lows, her crutches out Of sight.
Aunt Patty was a great favorite
with the children. They admired her
handsome clothes and Jack appreciated
the fact that the most of his pocket
money came from his liberal aunt.
Margaret who loved beautiful things
realized that her fresh hair ribbons
and all of her daintiest frocks came
from the same source, and she had
fully made up her mind that when she
grew up she would be at the head Of
the glove department in big store.
Even Eleanor sometimes wondered
what 1t must be like to have a big
salary to spend exactly as she pleas
ed. At this present moment she was
revolving this question In her mind as
she flew around putting the finishing
touches to the dinner. "Shall l ask
Patty to lend me the ten dollars that I
still owe on the desk? Would 1t be bet
ter to owe Patty than Mr.. Corey? RI
could go at once and pay the debt and
bring the bracelet home" How she
longed to be able to do It But on the
other hand she reflected that 1t would
be very hard to ask favor of the girl
who already had heaped gifts on her
and the children. "She might think
was presuming on her good nature.
Our relations have been so cordial I
will not run the risk of having any
business tangle spoil them. Mr.. Corey
Is comparative stranger. I should