Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-14
ALL'S WELL

where in particaisr. An ,up-to-date sum mer cottage on the lake, when one had servants to do the work; a good car to drive few miles to the nearest farm house for milk and other necessary things, and another 10 or more for fresh meat. An ideal place to stay for week end with party of friends. and an up-to- the-minute motor boat to take you to the surrounding beauty spots. Such things Mignon remembered made Dubois Point livable few times during the hottest part of the summer season.
 But Dubois Point had an entirely diff ferent aspect when Byron and she open ed it with two boarders. After their he- tel expenses were paid they had no money to hire hep. Byron supposed he would be expected to clean shoes, wait on the table and help Mignon around the house. Neither of them, however. dream cd in their imagining, the amount of work that two boarders. themslves and one small cottage could make in every 24 hours The creation of the world seemed a simple feat compared with their days labor at Dubois Point Then there was the fear that the boarders might leave, they were paying so well, and the honey moon bills looked as though they might be paid, off if all went well. It was as-
 
 beds were seldom ever made until sun set; the meals were never on time, and provided out of tin cans most of the time. and the cottage was in general state of chaos
 The young husband and wife honestly tried to make the. best of a bad situation, not only for their boarders, but in trying to help themselves. The boarders cer- tainly must have had the patience of Job and the digestion of an ostrich though they never complained and were always delightful company. MT. Russell l Radford was a very quiet. very neatly dressed man in the late sos, and Mrs. Keel a widow, was about the same age. l Neither gave any information about him
 self. It was hard to tell what station of life they belonged to-. Apparently they were interested in each other or the life
 at Dubois Poin+ would not havs satis- i fled them for three weeks at the h'r i rate of board they were paying. Byron
 said it was robbery. and once. nervously
 suggested 10 Mrs. Keel that they were not recieving their moneys wortk but she gently but dignity said everything
 was as they expected.
 Doing the unusual always cannes to a climax. It was a blistering July morn ing when the locusts sizzled around and i storm. Mgnon, very white and tired. wal frying steak over the gas stove and By ron with hair as long as his poet name sake, and two days groth on his chin
 was scraping new potatoes when 1T 1 walked the two boarders, looking very
 cool in white garments and also out O.
 place in the general muddle of unwaeheC
 dishes of the tiny kitchen, which in thu
 old days Nak'o. the little Japanese cook
 kept immaculate.
 Mrs Keel cot ghed gently 'ffrs snt
 Mrs Murdock. we wish to inform yol
 that we are leaving you as boarders to
 day; but your people wish us to stay ol
 and take care of the cottage. So tna l you both can have a rest. To explain Mrs. Murdock's uncle will arrive tomor l row with MT. Murdonl5 and they wish u ; to get the house in order. ." 'eWho in the thunder are you. .. am what are. you getting at?" Byron reare . his slim form up to it's full six feet. 't'We are sorry, but we were paid b :; yoir people to come here as boarder : to see how you would make c- Twill you forgive us? We have rSporte that you were the 'ganest pair we hay : ever seen, and we are proud to work fo both of yAI"
 : And it was just a bluff, our peop1
 being mad at us for getting married' l. exclaimed Byron.
 t..Jugt a bluff, to see what you wei
 freally made of. sir" said AlF Radfor with 2 slight bow. g. cs ss u "And they are coming to- see us< t F morrow. Mignon, darling. 1 think thu f. have realized we are not a couple .n tame kittens :but I'm awfully sor ny that our boarders had to suffer on our a ..S count. Will you forgive us and belle S us that we will be the most considera se people you ever have got a meal for U we have learned from experience, al at ,ii your great patience.''
 af Byron Nurdocfl9 'gripped the man-st ur wants hand while Mignon wound | ye arms around Mrs. Keels plump ne
 and kissed her Later they were turn d. laughing out of the disordered kitchen al rest up for the great reunion of the mt CT row-Boston Post.
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