The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-02-28
Next Door
Neiighbors
BY Alvah Jordan Garth
(cOpyrlght. lg1s. western Newspaper IInlon.l

reported John Hardy, real estate
agent, to his wife.
How is that, denr?"
81 rented both of the Albemarle
bungalows. just think of 1t Vacant
for year ana both leased on the
same day"
"Who are the new tenantsY
Mrs. Lucia Morris, young widow,
and Prof. Albion White"
"Why, how rOmantic!'
Not on the professors part. He is
| young man, but a most distracted
being. Why! when he took out his
cheCkbook he had entirely forgotten
the amount agreed on. Valuable alb
straction, though, for they say he
writes scientific book a year that
brings him in "A royal fortune. When
he is at that work he is absolutely abb
sorbed. Mrs Morris has a modest In
come She says if the place suits her
she may purchase 1t, provided she can
dispose of some property she owns"
The bungalows were exactly alike.
hedge separated them and each was
surrounded by a pretty garden. Into
his bungalow, with a hired man and
cook Professor White moved. Later,
with maid Mrs. Morris established
herself IN her new dOmicile.
A week Inter the Inst snow of spring
covered tho walks The professor
hailed an opportunity for exercise,
took a broom and started in, his mind
drifting outside of his occupation, and
no L,ent an and on his muscles moving
mechanically his mind n thousand
m,Ies ayov
ooh Mrs Morris" called out the
maid to her mistress "Will YOU lust
look ot our neighbor He has cleaned
all of his own sidewalk and ours and
he is keeping ON. bent on sweeping the
whole street His cook saws he's Just
that way half of the time"
az declorer" smoke the widow. half
pitvinply. half odmiringly. for the pro-
fessor had n face and manner that
caused n woman 70 look twice at him.
"It's dreodfuIlv. hold of me nerhaps.
but I must really stop him."
She threw n scarf over her head
and came unon the dilipent snow
sweeper. 30 feet cleared away on the
next block She touched the profes-
sor's arm.
won't Won forgive me?" said Mrs.
Norris sweetlv. "but Won can scarcely
: extend your kindly work for the entire
Street"
g "Weul Well" observed the profess
;, sor az started ont 70 clenr our block
a Mrs Morris and thank Won for check
1 inc INV rash snurt of ministry
/. "Thav toll mo Won know everything
that is wise and beoutifrl professor. :,
smoke tho widow
"rbot,s ouite an exoggeretion"
, az think Won could give me heaps and
! heaps Of snJendid advice as to LAYING
ont NV Garden "
ooh thot's excellent" said he bright
, eninp nm m,rvelmslv "Whv we might
combine flower scheme TO cover both
nIoces hormoniousIv"
The result wns that the professor
snent the nleusontest evening of his
life becoming ouite enraptured over
tho nutuoI Garden pIon Then his puh-
fishers called him TO tbe civ. and
whom no got hack snring was well on
tic wov
He wos lingering neor tho hedpe tho
navt morning when he cauqht the echo
NJ voices Mrs Morris was sneak,ng.
"Its true Won ore NV holf-brother
sbe was saving ..hut Won received more
than two.tbirds of NV fathers estate
bovo so,,udarad If shomefullv die.
graced the family and have already
coioled mo out Of largo SIMS on the
nromIsa of reformation am now so
closely driven for money that can
hardly mill throuph"
"Rnt 7 am nromised a snlendid no.
clifton II c,n cot two hundred dollars
70 +oLo mo IA panama Holm mo iust
tbis once"
az cannot trust Won"
Tho nrofassor wont around +o tho
s+roat9 uo onnrooched tho slinLing
sIouch,r, man who loft tho NJorri.
bun,oIow
"Youna man " ba said az varv much
roenoct tho lady Won bove met loft
ond if van arc in eornn,.. nc tn trr.n,no
ovor q now, loaf will nerson,IIv risE
tho in,,nstr,ort of tbot two bmrdrod
louorsn ,.hioh no ala for,o+ u fou
i,+o ono of bie fts of abstraction ond
~ dr.l, roturnin,, homo p,ode q ro+uroI
,,t.+n,,o Tho burcoIo,,s. ,yoro rroc,oo-
" oIiko rnuittinqIv he turned info
thot ~ his f,i, noighhor