South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-06

My neighbor ia making over the
old house. He bought it only the
other day. and I haven't seen him
since. but ! know he loves flowers
and likes the singing of the wind in
the chimney and can't bear to shut
himself up when ali the great. beau
tiful world outside is calling for him
to come and look at II.
Books he loves. old books and
friends, too. are his Old friends
and new ones, Music is his delight.
and he has a wife who loves all
these things with him.
1 have never heard of him nor of
his wife. ] don't even know their
names / couldn't tell you whether
the man il a lawyer, a doctor,
painter writer or plumber, or
the president of an uplift society.
l don't even know whether ne
believes in Ouija, but, without "a
doubt in the world. he's interested
in fortune tellers and loves 10 sit and
listen 10 some queer. grabbed crea-
ture reading for him the story OF
his life.
Steaks. DebusSey and Dogs.
I think he likes his steaks rare,
course. / shouldn't be at all sur
prised if both he and his wife hao
a fad for alligator pears and for
California artichOkes. Ripe olives,
Of course. they fancy-big ones,
slightly Favored with garlic
The new music-DebusSey and
the younger Strauss-wen possibly;
but Mendelssohn and Beethoven ard
Chopin. certainly
House dresses in dull blue. and
Chinese rObes-soft swishv things
embroidered in gold and silver
maybe she doesn't wear them at all.
the wife of my new neighbor, she
loves them. however. I'm sure of
that
Smoke? OF course, he smokes
not cigars. but a pipe or cigarettes,
] think therell be an Irish TERROR
or an English buhdog in the garden
and. dear me, they're building a
pergola and planting a pink passion
vine and a purple bOugainvillia : o
grow over II,
Such things mean tea and sand
wiches and little cakes.
They're not so Outrag eously young
They're Just in the nice. knowing
thirties. be sure of thatl
How do I know all these things?
Why. by the house. OF course, Also
by the things they're doing 10 IL.
II was always such a neat, prim.
quiet. respectable. sort OF Sat-en lit
tie house II had narrow doors and
rather small windows. and no per-
gola and no balconv-not even
generous porch. The people who
lived there were nice. quiet. kindly.
sensible. practical people. with no
nonsense about them Busy people
with beds 10 make and bread 10 set
and piano lessons 10 practice. and
telephones 70 answer. and accounts
20 keep. and all the everyday detan
OF busy. honest. money-ma king
money-slving lives 20 be attended
10.
oh. yes they know there was
view, They could hear the ses
Just AZ the right turn OF the tide.
and they must have realized that
from the top OF the house they
could look out on a clear dav and
sec The breakers on the beach. gay
in the sunshine
How Boots Talk.
The lighthouse ON the island
threw its strong light into their
very windows I think that's why
they had such heavy curtains. The
little garden was always neat and
well tended
But they didn't have time 20 fuss
much about views and scenery and
moods. and too many windows
meant too much work. What was
a house for. II not 10 keep out the
world ana the scenery and the over.
poWering scent OF too many roses