The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-06-10
CLEANING
UP
By MyRA q. MAJOR

home ~ Mrs Luclla Goodwin and they
were congenial aud pretty well salts.
fed sextette. There was n .ir. Emil
Gray and hts young wife the two
Misses Ward. sp,nsters. Gordon i.lsls
and Mile Forester. The young man
last named was mn Industrial engineer
the young lady an assistant bookkcep-
or. and with them principally the
story has Co 10.
The Grnys had just started out In
married life. Gordon l.lsle was nj the
time working on a salary and Miss
FORESTER was beginner In her ten
existing position. She and the Gruys
were content 20 occupy MONS on the
third floor. while Lisle had nm apart.
mcnt in the half attic. The Misses
Ward. having an income from u small
estate. were able to pay for more pre-
tcntlous quarters on the floor below.
hut these grades 81 means dld not NJ.
feet the regard with which Mrs. Good.
win considered them. All were wei.
come 10 the double parior on the first
fioor. and many pleasant concert eve
nings they passed. Mrs. Goodwin the
delighted high priestess ~ 50 much
harmony and comfort. Mile nc the
plano. Lisle accompanying her with
his violin. the splnsters always called
upon for an old time duet and the
Grays In an ecstasy Of enjoyment sen.
timentally holding hands.
II was when there was a break IN
this perfect circle that Mile grew sad
and thoughtful and the others lost
their former home interest. The
young man had told his friends enough
To indicate that he had fingered In the
/ city 10 contest a lawsuit which In
VOWED n large amount due him from
an engineering corporation. The case
went against him and he was n very
much disappointed man.
somehow I lost all the important
papers In the matter" he told Mile
sorrowfully the evening they parted.
Il have got 20 90 back 90 hard work.
pennIless and defrauded. II Is n dis
I appointment To have you ~ out Of
my life. Miss FORESTER" he added
with deep feeling. for your company
/ has been pleasure and an inspiration
To me. have asked my sister. Mr..
hartley, To invite you 90 her home.
for she viii miss you too and u will
be n solace 20 me 10 realize that you
two are sometimes thinking Of me"
II shall never forget you" answered
Mile with truth and emotion. and
she broke down In tears after his de
parture.
Once a week after that on invitation
Mile was an evening guest Of Lisle's
sister. They became true friends and
more so than ever when on one occa-
sion Mrs. BARLEY told Mile that she
was the only girl Gordon had ever
loved and Mile. overcome. confessed
that he had won the affection she had
never before revealed. In heart 90
heart sympathy those two read the
frequent letters the brother wrote to
his sister and they sent back messages
OF hope and cheer
Mrs. Goodwin. the kindly landlady.
took her first vacation In twenty years
and by a mere coincidence exactly at
the time that Mile was apportioned
hers. A helpful Impulse came 20 the
latter after she had decided that she
would remain In the city during the
two weeks spell Of leisure. Mrs.
Goodwin had been kind and motherly
toward her and Mile set az work 60
repay oil her friendly consideration.
n. t.r.rfIx l.nAl.I.s ia H.r k..a0 I.ts
amid her multltudlnous duties she neg
lccted cleaning house that spring
Tie vacant room that Lisle had occu-
pied had not found another tenant.
In systematic way Mile started
to have a grand surprise for Mrs
Goodwin when she returned. Mrs.
Gray gave her what assistance she
could and the cleaning up program
was good practice for the bride 81 a
year and gave Mile a new insight A.
TO household work.
Somehow Il saddened. yet engrosse,i
her 10 work In the room that Isle
had occupied. II had not been touch.
Ell since his departure and he had left
some framed pictures on the wall.
there was AN old straw hat N closet
and In wastebasket pencil sketches Of
bridge and conduit work that he had
mapped out. On a window ledge Nil
lie came upon a faded rose bud. She
wondered II II was one she had worn
In her hair and gave 10 him one
evening
Mile did not eyade a thorough ren.
ovation % the neglected room. There
was a wardrobe chest 81 drawers set |
In a niche and all Of these she dis
lodged and scrubbed and made sweet !
and clean. As she was setting one |
back In the place her eyes fell upon |
crushed package Of papers wedged
In behind a lining board and the bot. |
tom Of the wardrobe. She drew n |
forth. Ten minutes later. hurriedly
dressed and all In a iiutter. Mile has
tened from the house 10 seek the sis. |
ter Of the man she loved.
These must be the missing papers |
your brother 50 often told me about" |
spoke Mile breathlessly. "Ohi n NJ.
do they not mean something 20 himf'
and Mrs. BARLEY uttered a glad cry as
she looked them over.