The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-05-22

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Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper uhio"-'
There were six boarders ut the
home Of Mrs. Luella Goodwin and they
were a congenial and pretty vel salts
fed sextette. There was a Fir. ENID
Gray and his young wife, the Two
Misses Ward, spinsters, Gordan Lis'e-.
and Millie Forester. The young man
last named was an industrial eng neer,
the young lady an assistant booi keep
err, and with them principally the
story has to do.
The Grays had just starteds.out IN
married life, Gordon Isle was at me
time working on q salary and MISS
Forester was beginner In her then
existing position. She and the Grays
were content to occupy rooms on the
third floor, while Isle had an apart
ment in the half attic. The Misses
Ward, having an income from a small
estate, were able to pay for more pre-
tentious quarters on the floor below,
but these grades of means did not ar
feet the regard with which Mrs. Good
win considered them. All We're well
come to the double parlor on the first
floor, and many pleasant concert eve
nings they passed. Mrs. Goodwin the
delighted high priestess OF SO mucn
harmony and comfort. Mile. at the
piano, Isle accompanying, her. with
his violin. the spinsters always called
upon for an old time duet and the
Grays in an ecstasy of enjoyment SEN
timentally holding hands.
It was when there was 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 to contest a lawsuit which in
yolved a large amount due him from
an engineering corporation. The case
went against him and lie was very
much disappointed man. sizes
Somehow lost all the important
papers in the matter" he told Millie
sorrowfully the evening they parted.
81 have got to go back to hard work,
penniless and defrauded. 1t, Is a dis
appointment to have you go out OF
my life,l Miss FORESTER" he added
with. deep feeling. "for, your. company
has been pleasure and an inspiration
|. to me-, i have asked my sister, Mrs.
BARLEY, to invite you to her home,
for she win miss you, too and 1t will
be solace to me to realize that you
two are sometimes thinking Of me-"
9 ~ shall never forget you." answered
Afillle with truth and emotion, and
she broke down in tears after his de-
parture. AsAe sssd 81 a.le
Once 4 week after that on invitation
Mile: was an evening guest OF Isles
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 evei
loved and Afillie, overcome. confessed
that he had won the affection she had
never before revealed. In heart yte
i heart sympathy those two read the
frequent letters the. brother wrote te
j his sister and they sent back messages
of hope and cheer.
Mrs. Goodwin, the Kindly IandIady
took her first vacation in twenty years
and by a mere coincidence exactly a
the time that Mile was apportionet
hers. A helpful impulse came to TIT
latter after she had decided that SIN
would remain in the city during TIL
two weeks !, spell of leisure. Mrs
Goodwin had been kind and motherl.
i toward her and Mile set at work +
repay all her friendly consideration
| The portIy landlady did her best. bu
amid her multitudinous duties she neg
Iected cleaning house that spring
! The vacant room that Isle had occu
/ pied had not found another tenant.
In systematic way Mile starte'
to have grand surprise for Mrs
Goodwin when she returned. Mrs
Gray gave her what assistance sh
could and the cleaning up program
was good practice for the bride of {
year and gave Mile a new insight a
to, household work.
b Somehow it saddened, yet engrosse'
her to work in the room that Lisl
had occupied. 1t had not been touch
ed since his departure and he had lief
some framed pictures on the wal
there was an old straw hat In a close
and IN wastebasket pencil sketches o
bridge and conduit work that he ha