The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-05-05


/ Dubois Point was ten miIes from ne
where In particular. An up-to-dat
summer cottage on the lake, when on
had servants TO do the work . zoo
chr to drive 4 few niles to the near
cat farmhouse for milk and other nee
sasary thugs. and smother ten d
more tor fresh meat. An ilsaI piac,
to Dtay fee . wSsk end MI . part,
Of friends, AID an uDrtoZAo- mtnst,
motor best to take yGu T. ne ssr
rsundlnS beauty sDetA Nu1A thing,
nignen reWe1AheFed nAde DuBsii
Peint livabIs Nv dimes dustn0 IL
hottest pan q the Sunsmss SsAsss.
But DuBois PSint hod, N entirely
diRerent sspset whss - aA1 Byrss
oppaD1 Il Wath I've hs1S1srA Amer
their A.'tsi sxpenetn WNro I'D thsy
bad NO msDoy 10 hire help. Dyrsa rap
ppsed hs weBid b. sxpscte1 70 clean
shoss. wait a tabla ard hsjp Mignon
around the h0uso. Mother q them.
however, dreamed, In their lnnaginings,
the amount Of work tat i've DOarders,
themselves and one srnail cottage could
make In every ~ hours. The creation
Of the world seemed Z simple feat com
pared with their dsy's labor at Du-
bcis Point Then there was the fear
that the boarders might leave, they
were paying 20 well, and the honey
moon bills looked ~ though they
might BE- paid OF u all went we'll 1t
was astonishing that thsy did not
leave; their beds were seldom ever
made until sunset; the meals Wers
never On time, and provided out Of tin
cans most Of the time. and the cottage
vas 10 = general state Of chaos.
The young husband and wife honest
" tried 70 make the best Of bad sit-
uation, not only for their boarders, but
IN trying 70 help themselves. The
boarders certainly must have had the
patience Of Jsb and the digestion n an
ostrich, though they never complained
and were always delightful company.
Mr.. Russell RadfOrd was Q very quiet.
very neatly dressed man In the late
oO1, and ArA Keel. q widow, was about
the same ago. They gave. NO informa-
lion about themselves. II was hard
10 tell what station Of life they be-
onged to. Apparently they were In
'erested In each other, Or the life at
Dubois Point would not have satisfied
hem for three weeks at the high rate
II board they we're paying. Byron said
I was robbery and once Eervously sug-
rested to Mrs. Keel that they were not
.eceiving their moneys worth. but she
gently but with dignity said everything
Doing the unusual always comes to
! climax. 1t was a blistering July
morning, when the locusts slzzled
round and the lake looked Ike a
aim before a storm. Mignon. very
White and tired, was frying steak over
he gas stove, and Byron, with hair as |
ong as his poet namesake, and two
lays growth on his chin. was scrap
ng new potatoes, when In walked the
wo boarders, looking very cool IN
White garments, and also out of place |
n the general muddle Of unwashed |
fishes Of the tiny kitchen. which In
he old days Nakito. the little Japa-
ese cook, kept immaculate.
Mrs. Keel coughed gently. Mr.. and
IRIS. Murdoch, we wish to inform you
hat we are leaving you as boarders
Dday; but your people wish Us to stay
n and take care of the cottage. 20
nat you can both have rest. To ex-
lain, Mrs. Murdock's uncle will ar
We tomorrow with Mr.. Murdock and
iey wish US to get the house IN I
rder
VINO IN tho thunder are you
nd what are you getting atF Byron
JARED Ma slim FORM up to It's fuli ux
eet.
we are sorry out We were paid ~
BUR people 70 come mere ae DoarOeTo