Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-31
CHAPTER " Continued

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N MT visit byturns all the Hillerton Blas-
y 1e1is, he decided then. when he had eX:
hausted their resources, he would. OF
eogrss turn to the town md reGordS tba Ssipb ah
y uoR1nk villages.
q N Armed with pencil and a very bust
Y uteelfke looking notebook, therefore ne
.x started at 2 o'clock for the home of
Jnnles Blaisdell. Remembering Mr.. Blais-
I dsli's kind permission to come and ask
~ the questions he liked he deemed 1t
6ttlng to begin there.
3 He had nc trouble in finding the house,
but there was no one in sight this, time,
- he aScended the steps. The. house,
indeed seemed strangely quiet. He was
Inst about to ring the bell when around
X Ne corner of the veranda came hur-
ried step and a warning voice,
oh. please, don't ring the bell Mhat sd
q d Il? Isn't 1t something that l can DO
Nj. smith turned sharply. He thought
& 1t nrst. from the. trim. slender hgure.
and the waving hair above the gracefully
1oised head. that he was confronting a
young woman. Then he saw the silver
threads at the temples and the fine lines
~ am looking for Mrs Blaisdell-
Mrs James Blaisdell.' he answered INT
s.soh you're Mr.. Smith. Aren't you Mr..
\ GnithY' She smiled brightly, then went
-, before he could reply. You see,
benny told me- He described you per-
tsOh. did he? The young rascal; I
1hncy should be edited to near It
that description: r ~.
The other laughed. Then pit
Skl9lishly. she demanded: -,
AShouid You like to hear it-really?"
ss~T certainly should. I've already col
Y &cfed ! few samples of Benny's descrip-
~Tken you shall have this one. SIT
1y,. Mr.: Smith" She motiored him to
: = chair, and dropped easily into one her-
Il l'snenny said your were tall and not
\ ~ fhat YOU had a wreath of light hair
s3Ss;nT 4 bald spot. and whiskers that
(, y - clipped as even as Mr.. Pennock
- !: and that your lips. Wlthou.
! SSSinr said, Run away, little ooy'
= sTn,,r ewes said. Come here
\ ISV .lk Benny did pretty we'll
ESQ ] Judge, go YOU recognized recognize Mr me
sjsh I bit dryIy "But-you-. You
S YOU have the advantage of me
Tsnuy hasn't described you to me-" He
Iauped significantly. NJ,
ssOh. I'm just here to help out. Mrs.
4 iatisdeii is i'll upstairs-one OF her
3s1Snches. That is why l asked you
Aet to ring. She gets so nervous Wnen ,,nrl
dc bell rings. She thinks it's callers,
dad that she won't be ready to receive
fbem; and she hurries up and begins 10
drers. So asked you not to ring.
But she isn't seriously III! 90 -
.Oh. no. just headache. she mas
tnem Cften. you wanted ~ 'oSee.nt see Of
u Another time. Just as well Some
duerti3ns-that is ALL ~,
;Oh. for the book, of course. Oh
vea I have heard about that, TOO
Ina smiled again brightly. But cant
Z you wait? Mr.. Blaisdell will soon Dc Dc
here. He's coming early so l can &C
Nsne. l have to go home"
..Miss Duff. My name is Duff" -,
" ~You don't mean-'Poor Maggie !"
n gfEot until the words were out did Mr
1aifh realize quite how they x. w9ult S,mnI
fIsd miser ably, and she came to hi
s1 sx3h. yes. Tm-Poor Maggie" Their
w an odd something ,,tn IN her conid eMpree pe
fnfhcm He was cropping for some
4 36trx- anything to say, when SUDDEN
shere was a sound behind them. an
4 ths little woman at his side sprang
@oh. Hattie. you came down" sh
oxclaffned as Mrs. James Blalsde
opened the screen door and stepped ,s; 0u y
Soh. lis only Mr.. Smith With
lp8k very like annoyance Mrs. Blals
cell advanced and held out her naht n
uutfdily about one ear below soms %
what twisted pyramid Of puffs He
& drsrs. though manifestly an expensiv
one. showed haste In ,.s 1astsn,mE tsnmgt
eopss one had come-a caller So
Ni'm eiad--if you're better" smile
eiss Msssie ,n;ss Mr. rsen smith HI has GO come 'G
~ you some questions. Hattie. Good
~ - With another CHEEKY smile an
= nod to Mr.. Smith. she disappeare
{E1o the house A minute later NJ
Smith saw her hurrying down sid
unfh to the street.
ssYou called to ask some questions?
ME-. Biaisdel sank languidly into
ABOUT the BlaisdelI ffamily-ye
mt perhaps another day. when you al
1seiing better, Mrs. Biaisdell;"
sQh: no." She smiled a little MOI ,,oI
K ~ any time--though I'm not sure ca
.a {r,1 You very much. ever.
n think it's fine you are maxim
~ book, though. Some way 1t CIV
+. 0d IKE that. Don't you think so? Al
~ BIaisdells are really a very nil
ailY-one of the oldest in Hillerto
{. 10Ih, OF course they haven't mut
fI cueht to find a good deal of mi
z. ~ here. then. II they have live
I. 80 long"
<=<< ~. / suppose so. Now, what ca
81 you? OF course, can tell yo
GA my own family. My husband
4, real estate business. You kne
Xldn't you? Perhaps you see II
Estate Journal. His picture WI
= year ago last June. There wi
ufrt1o-up on Hillerton. ! was IN
III fhough there wasn't much abo
But I've got other clippings. wi
8 ~. Y you'd like to see them-whe
r & Doured. and been hostess. and
3> you know"
M smith took out his notebook al
- me see, Mrs. Blaisdell. your hu
* - fathers name was Rufus, l
What was his mothers maid
= please ?"
g mothers maiden name? q
@both.' Our little girl Is named I
Bessie. you know-you saw her la
Jim wanted to, so / let him. II
mro{ty name-Elizabeth-st
= 3 little oid-fashioned now, dol
1nk{ OF course we are anxious
&Vorything Just right for o
A young lady soon comil
you can't be too particuls
~ reason why I wanted to 9
6-~on the West Side. mes
0ho y anybody lives on q