Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-20
The Man From
Latham's
BY CLARlSSA MACKlE

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e, 1921, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
Did you order the window shades,
SallyT" asked Miss Ruth Diller when
she returned from visit TO Chicago.
The very day yeu left, dear White
holland for all the lower rooms. You
said the others could be turned and
used another year. l am expecting
them to be delivered any Gay now"
II hope they will send man to
hang Them" remarked Miss Ruth as
she walked complacently around the
fine old. house where. they lived TO-
gether. There was strange look on
the elder Miss OILERS face, mix
.ure Of pride, contentment, guilt
and apprehension. Occasionally she
brushed her snowy hair back with
thin, nervous hand.
Ruth" suddenly screamed Sally,
pulling at her sisters left hand.
"What is the natter" demanded
Ruth with Il conscious smile.
"Where-did you get this ring"
asked Sally in mufled tone.
Judge Bronson placed it there. my
dear" said Ruth proudly, as they both
admired the splendid diamond cluster
ring.
"And you are going to marry him"
"Certainly-in the spring. OF course
YOU will live with us. Sally, dear"
Perhaps" said Sally seriously, but
she kissed her sister and wished her
happiness with q fervOr prompted by
the deep love they bore for each other.
AS Ruth went upstairs 10 put away
her things Sally sat in the parlOr win
dow and looked out at the weil-kept
grounds with the flower gardens,
where they had worked together
Judge Bronson had been an Old sweet
heart of Ruth's, but lovers quarrel
had separated them and he had mar
ried another girl and lost her. Lately
he had renewed his courtship of the
elder Miss Diller.
1T will be lonely hore," thought
Sally with,a heavy heart, rs she got
up TO prepare the evening meal. 81
wonder if there will be any pleasant
surprises for me-"
The next morning Judge Bronson
came with his big automobile and car
ried Miss Ruth away for the day.
Sally Smilingly refused to 20 with
them. II am expecting the man from
Latham's," she explained.
Sally was crying-a lonely little fig
ure in a gray house frock, with a
mist of brown hair lightly busted with
white. Even Sally was losing her
youth Then the doorbell rang
sharply.
Sally opened the door to find that
the man from Latham's had ut last
arrived. He had covered delivery
car In the driveway and was bringing
a roll of window shades up to the
porch.
Good morning. One more package
of shades" he called as he returned
TO the car.
Sally left the door open and went
into the big living room. where the
sun was shining, plants were blooming
and where goldfish and canaries lived
happily in the pleasant environment.
A glance at the mirror showed traces
of tears. She wiped them carefully
away and dabbed Il bit of powder on
her pretty nose.
Here am" said the pleasant voice
of the man from Latham'S, "all ready
10 begin work"
"YOu might start in the front room,
said Sally, coming out into the biz
hall, where he waited, surrounded by
rolls Of snowy window shades. Have
YOU a stepladder?'
"Everything ready" said the man
briskly. with sharp side glance at
Sally that made her uneasy. She won
Gered if he knew she was alone, and
she was glad that the silver was locked
up in the hidden cupboard.
She stood in the doorway and
watched him narrowly. and then with
growing interest. He looked different
from any other workman she had ever
observed. His clothes were handsome
and we'll cut, like Judge BronsonS
lie removed his coat and hung it over
a chair, revealing spOtleSS white
negIigee shirt, with q handsome sill;
scarf, and as lie lifted his hand Ia
adjust the ladder she glimpsed q
platinum watch Oh his wrist.
What manner of workman was this:
lie worked faster and more eff.
ciently than anyone she had ever seen
and soon all the lower shades were
hung and found to fit perfectly AND
1o run up and down with remarkable
SmOOthnesS.
Don't you ever do anything except
hang window shadcs?" she inquired
AS they returned to the parIor - that