The herald., 1921-08-25

When Willie Mcintosh pushed Il
button al 20 Forest street he felt
his tie once more. drew in his undt
lip, and then let it roll back vii
something like smack, clicked
heels together, and. when the do,
finally opened Willie was at his hes
Il, have something of Interest,"
"Nu, thank you" answered the com,
ly looking woman in crisp, higl
pitched voice. The door would hay
gone 10 with u bang only-Willie'
iooJ was there.
My dear madam"
Don't you dear madam me-"
1T Will take just u few moments
explain"
And haven't any few moments
spare listening TO you explain why
should use the kind Of soap you &c
there. or the Shoe-blacking, tn
brushes, holders. extracts, furnitur
polish or anything that you got In tina
rusty-looking valiSe.
I've bit a lot OF times, but TOD
Aggie just the other day, when som
scamp sold me some useless eggles
stuff that / wouldn't feed To the hens
that l was done! And that amt tn
first time I've been Stung, either. On
Of those smooth, oily gents came 10 tn
door not long ago with one Of then
vacuumS. Fool that l was, lets hin
in; well, he did clean the parlOr rug
and me a-telling him all the time tina
didn't want the peSky thing. What
more, was foolish enough TO get hiE
the glass Of water he asked me for S,
nice like, and Aggie and me has beeI
looking for things ever since"
IF you will but listen"
I'll do no such thing II / hadn"
listened to the phOny Photographic
that came here and took the only pic
ture OF Jim, my first husband, apron
Using he'd bring back such a swell pic
ture, the copy OF the one l gave him
only in cOlors, and big gold frame
I'd still have the So / paid on account
1t amt that l want 10 he hard on you
my man, but just won't buy anything
/ don't want"
But l don't want to sell you any
thing"
"Humph-that's what they all say.
That's the very words the woman said
when she left the trial bottle Of wash.
ing fluid, and glory be! 1t warn't q
week before she was back looking FOR
the 30 cents she said | owed her for
the stuff. I've been the laughing stock
OF this family long enough
Willie Mcintosh mOpped his brow
and said something under his breath
that wasn't one bit like Willie. Once
more he tried to get In a word edge
wise.
Sarah Matilda Waite WitherspOon."
You're clever. young man! You're
clever! The whole name, too. They
tell me that's a great trick you fellows
got-getting our names from the neigh
bors. l can't say that l ever thought
j owned a real pretty name, yet / do
say that ii has rather n certain dignity
TO II, for all that Great heavens, a
woman my age standing here banter
ing words with a peddler Ought TO
know better. You just trot along. ]
amt gonna buy a copper's worth of
any smooth looking man with a valise.
That's as true as-as true as I'll never
come into copper Of Hiram Maddi-
sons mOney-thOugh by rights I ought
to--and, may yeti"
"I-wait minute-that's it"
shouted Willie"
"It is, is Il? SO you're another one
Of those fellows that got wind OF me
likely to come into Uncle Hiram's
money, Ell? Now, what kind Of stocks
would you suggest that 1 buyf That's
IL l get it-just II get It."
"Yes," gulped Willie, that's"
yes, nothing" went on Sarah With
erspoOn, placing a plump hand over
each generous hip. "He amt dead yet
I've waited so long now, that / just
know that II will go to foreign mis-
sions."
"No-no-listen, Sarah"
Don't you call me SARAH Just who
do you think you arer
Willie, nigh exhausted, took Off his
hat, put down his valise, slowly FUN
bled in his vest pocket and drew out a
little white card.
my card"
"William Macintosh" read Sarah,
aloud. mot Uncle Hiram's lawyerr'
1.-The same, at your service"
my land! Why didn't you say sor
pardon me, but why didn't you give
me a chance? Your uncle has passed
away"
"YOu don't sayl How sudden Poor,
dear uncle-and-and-er-do you
happen to know anything about-the
money!
THE late Hiram Madison went
through his money. As you are the
only living relative, I've come to you
in regard to settlement Of some Of the
late Hiram Maddison's bills, etc"
Here Willie coughed and took his
time. Well he knew that there would
be no further Interruptions for few
moments, anyway; as Sarah Matilda
Waite WitherspOon lay at his feet In
q heap!