The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
SUES TENANTS
BY MILDRED WHITE.
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}. 1921. Western Newspaper Union


Miss Sue Heathcote, who inherited the
house as 1t came down In the family,
found the solitude of her surroundings
growing unbearable.
Miss Sue In her younger years had
known travel and the companionship
Of college days. Also, her ever de-
creasing legacy could not much longer
permit the service of Lena.
The elderly woman could not con-
ceive of life without Lena's attention.
1t was Lena who, finally realizing Miss
Sues problem, made the astonishing
suggestion Of renting the west wing
astonishing because no person through
all past years had occupied Heathcote
house save Heathcote.
But as days passed, Miss Sue grew
to dwell pleasantly upon Lena's sug-
gestion; 1t would be undoubtedly COM
forting, as well as helpful, to have
some nice person about.
Lena was sure the person offered
! for Miss Sues consideration was nice /;
Mrs. Dale Of the White inn told her
so. A young lady from the city, who
was stopping at the inn, desired a
more sequestered and quiet location.
Mrs. Dale thought that the young lady
In question had either been disap-
pointed in love, or was just kind Of
invalid-though she didn't look It..
! Anyway, the young woman deter
minedly avoided all guests of the inn
and kept resolutely to her own upper
balcony. But she preferred garden
to sit In, she said; Mrs. Dale assured
Lena that the young lady would come
swell recommended" And after Miss
Rhoda Brent was summoned to talk
business with Miss Sue, she begged
only the assurance, before agreeing to
rent the delightful west wing Of
the Heathcote house, that there would
be no intruders there. Miss Sue ex-
only inmates of the house and would
not disturb their tenant.
"Oh. I'm not a recluse," the girl
laughed, "it's just that l grow tired
being forced to mix with strange peo-
pie, as l go about"
concerning a disappointing love af-
fair. This Miss Brent has got too
taking ways" said Lena, ''for a man
to forget her-easily."
The young woman was a charming
companion. Old Miss Sue grew to
look forward eagerly for the short Wis
its accorded her. Miss Rhoda Brent
appeared happily contented walking or
reading in her part of the garden
walled off for the west wing; she had
her own entrance there also, and rare
ly visited other parts Of the great
house. Lena, for an extra allowance,
gladly served the tenants meals in her
own rooms.
Miss Sue, busy with her embroid-
cries, loved to seek silently q seat in
the garden near the west wall--it was
there only that she could hear Miss
Rhoda sing. And 1t was there, one
evening, that stranger directed by
Lena, found her. He came with re-
quest to rent the east wing for the
remainder Of the summer. The inn
keeper had admitted, the stranger
said, that Miss Heathcote let out
part of her house he himself would be
willing to pay generous price for the
exclusiveness of the location. The
strangers name was John Allison and
he was preacher, he announced
smilingly.
She had assured Rhoda Brent that
there would be no other occupants of
the house save Lena and herself, bu.
before the advanced price offered by
the newcomer Miss Sues conscience
subsidized: The east wing was his for
the time he required.
"After ALL" she told Lena later, "the
tenants need not know of each others
presence. The gardens are as sepa-
rately divided as the house."
Old Miss Sue found her lonely hours
past; new and delightful interest filed
Z her days. 1t was really exciting to
plan her tenants visits apart.
!, Miss Sue thought with sympathy all
that day Of the young woman whom
she and Lena had learned to love.
Strangely enough, she felt sorry, too.
ioi thC SChCtdiiy JOuu ALI
son. And presently, to her astonished
ears came Rhoda Brent's lovely laugh
ing voice. The young woman was
actually talking to some one over In
her divided part Of the garden.
"John Allison" said Rhoda, may
never run away from you, though
cross to the other side of the world7"
"You can never run away from my
love-" the man replied.
You will not see," the girl said Inn
patiently, show impossible It all Is. I
must be concert singer, John, for
that l have studied-and proved my
skill. How can pastors wife keep
running around the world?"
"She can not" John Allison firmly
replied; her place is at her husbands
side. What is the applause Of the
world to love. RhodaT'
Shamelessly, breathlessly. Miss Sue
listened. Here was romance, wonder
romance. at last. in old Heathcote
garden.
"John." said the girl at last, II came
here to try to forget you. Isn't It a