The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-12-04

the window In the other building one
rtiooy below. 1t is true Ehe bit of light
telS oily sR1oSef gSn 'Sungss@ SEb'
Betsy's exhcting and onefous duties
as salesgirl at the notions oeunter-of
seta s.ssl lns ~ s51lscsss 9s sil s4
ling compensation of seyen dollars the
wsekystaFtlng shsw- l!tts ypfsat be.
ps0euseA ISnSthSt tanaSu "A ztaAe& WY
Of daily necessities. And 1t is also
true the WINDOW OF the room across
the court afforded little distraction,
for cup to the writing of this-Bsty's
ssbry-Iknaxe{nah he'd unte3enSea$
! ~sFS~IBefsys sHeaA, seirsifg~{otDxf-
lection and dying because there was
nope on whom to lavish the love pent
%'ossssrpHfaS M atss'lg
it's substitute only on the "Fiction
page" of the evening paper. 1t was
ferS Unsatisfactory substitute l.
Q Thel taM oSNAdghs6 had Gada ID
blsterlng advance, and it seemed to
Retsyy this day kitat SUMMER wasfef-
)estinE SeAfNa 70 1ea1sa S,sarNM
scorching memory Of its torrid pres
ence. A hot, musty humidity pasted
the ringlsts> aboFspaaw Rsrspring fsres-
head into .f9ntasticff orhsfyS shS en-'
tered thssfoom 6f6h tl5eR tronH the
intermipbles elimtH OF stairs. Up
vent the window TIE courtyard semi
ing forth its nightly quota of onion
and other SVdorYgfoHH stiHt 9usrters
below. Betsy had no caste For the ar
ticles of food on her table and list
ASIs sSlsssS ssrsslt ,e %
TO see the -wfnuow- the puffdfng-Up
posite. She leaned forward Glar-
-ipgly fyTst9e6 form and NOT 'syeM ire
dirty pan@ SoSfeale& tue yeft low Jet
of gaslfSM wAi1 illu n&ted tie room
ahd itS sq}ttafy. SxcuYAnt, ~ Betsy.
laughed aloud.
~ "A neighbour. she unused, / and,
feached fof the pillow from the BED 81
6alesihedt Standardization eomforts
able. "Romance!" her thought con-,
tinued, and shfhe txPJsed two ppratl
ty rows of even white teeth. 1t was
in spite of, an¬because of, her
iethsssthsesRSy vi considsre4ynt II
'frAS tiveS foff3thA Win sergeA 8kir
'4cudfs ccisfn1ed hssSfe by lusfroHe
sheen and the white lawn waistsno
/ longer admired, further mendipD 0C
But there was little in the mans oc-
cupation to excite undue curiosity or
romantic ,copjectures; laboriously he,
wrote, stopping to press his temples
with his fingertips or pass alrhArd-
kerchief over his forehead. Betsy
slipped SfrUhI the sill to the fSof,l aud
pr0trudeds het head through the win
dow into the court until she could
almost touch the opposite wall, for up
through space came the, voice of the
Cfnanp falhtiy singing "a ''7N 7"N =
fsWhenIyeMSship O. DfsawY comes ips,
dear,
10 twheh11fs cargo comes to EshoreJlo q
With, gold scr fine, 1t will all be thine,
You alone | adore"
and ethea \ abruptly stoppedIJ b Betsy
climbed, hack onto the window ledge,
and leaning far forward. peered down
Ahto fthe' robin. A gasp Of Gfonst$fhaf
,tionyescapedy her lips as she jumped
to the floor and tore down The steps9
ftheIascentCot which had so taxed her
strength Qst into the street she ran.
ana Up to the doorydf thesnAxt biil6I
ingsT ylIoH
Mrs. Slattery appeared In answer
to the imperative summons of the belEy
2aud drritatsd because supper was in
terrppted, eyed with landlady's sus-
tpfcioh stRe1 minated and disheveled
BetSyto she did not make q likely
dopking9 F9qmer. flo s,y
CT guess oall the rooms be bfilied,ss
was the Dchft and Unsolicited Qnfor-
madSnaeBetsy inserted her foot be-
tWsen d9sp Thnd panel to prevent 1t
being, shut in her face, sIaay = sDic
IL am not looking for a room, but,
.Autyf1@e yamFsyqkssVe rnnpsyss
ness OF the situation presented itself.
"0sen of yNpr tenants seems in trou-
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