Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-03-05
HOME BEAUTIFUL
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:. .yas an hour for dreams, but Bar
Esnning's thoughts were more
.ot,cal than romantic. "Tve just got
y Forget the cold. unsatisfactory fig
'.os and trust that the Lord will pro-
u,So. she remarked. putting out the
am and gazing wistfully through the
s.,,o,v across the field. to the row OF
,,gbts along the shore and beyond,
here the lighthouse was blinking one,
two--0ne, two.
when the great ancestral home had
.oon left to her, the only living de-
acondant of fine race of men and
n,o, she had been alarmed almost
,n,o manic by the prospect of being
sola mistress of such an elephantine
state Whatever could she do with a
nonse of 80 rooms, quiet, spinSter
,,,uon like herself? She sighed
hooyily How she would have loved
! All every room with children, and
ashland nursery maids and all the
raronbernaia Of real home. But
.,asi She was thirty-two years old,
md though not bad looking, yet so deS-
rprately shy that the mere sight of a
man caused her to hide her head like
mo ostrich, and her tongue became
nralyzed completely.
Her desire to do some mothering
overcame every obstacle, and she soon
6opred that she could have children
same one eIse's to be sure, but chill
Aren nevertheless. So she founded n
home for the mites, where they ran
wild through the big rooms, and grew
faf and healthy in the fragrant air
that blew in from the ocean. For
three months happiness prevailed.
Barbara had just finished her ac-
counts. She was satisfied that her
prlyate income was sufficient to pay
food bills nurses and cooks salaries,
and the other running expenses of the
house. But there was not one red
cent left for clothes How were Is
pairs of feet to be booted and 10 backs
protected from the wintry blasts?
1.-THE Lord must provide" Barbara
reiterated, trying to throw off all care.
"Why, what have we heref"
1t was little Bertha, Juggling at her
skirt miss Babs, Miss Babs, heard
burglar in the house"
"0nly the wind or a creaking stair.
Old houses like this are full of
sounds"
But this sound was of an opening
window and tumble"
This convinced Barbara that 1t was
time to act. She tucked Bertha into
bed, seized her revolver, and stepping
into the elevator, slid noiselessly to
the street floor. There, silhouetted
against the dining room windows, was
imani
He turned like a shot when Barbara
approached.
whats the idea?" asked Barbara,
wiring the revolver so that 1t gilt
tered in the dim light.
Why-er-why-" the intruder
stammered. 81 hope you don't mind
my calling at this hour?"
Mind" screamed Barbara hys-
terically. AT midnight?"
I declare" murmured the man.
She takes me for a burglar"
What else could take you for?"
barbara snapped peevishly. "You GER
@ihiy aren't making a social visit"
My dear Miss Tanning, as per my
usual stupidness, I've made a mess of
= kindly-intentioned act. I'm your
aeghoor, Philip Mead"
BARBARA hardly knew how to act to-
"aru the man she had heard so much
ol' out had never met before. Lets
sN down and talk it over" she sug-
chair.
oh, don't sit down" cautioned the
"sitor' out Barbara had already struck
nard object which caused her to leap
Instantly from the chair. The next
aOnieht she was holding up a pair of
suOes' A second survey betrayed a
va On every chair, heap of stock
Jugs oefore the fireplace, and outside
- the porch, a pile of boxes the con.
cuts l OF which she could well imagine.
"nat have you done?" she queried,
10 bewilderment.
ihilip swayed nervously from heel
t, zoe. You don't know how many
s..s e' i've watched you and your chill
s leu. I've envied you with nv whole
ne MATT !, and SOUL" he began. "All my
- : We wanted to be loved, to marry,
n. "aVe a home and children, But
wh. 700 blamed shy 1 lose my wits
na "eneVer l meet a woman (the dark
.na 's was helping him along). and
nlr no one that cares a row of
WIS" S iOr me anyway. When saw
vssa grand, self-sacrifcing work you
Sss .s uolng just had to help. didn't
these" "oiey' so Drought
an. LOU darling" Barbara forgot her
az, 49, awe of the male and flung her
mon. around Pills neck. The next
fin. uent they were laughing and chat.
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