The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
LISTENING IN
 ON EYE
Mystery House

NAySbCEy AlVuSO. I//T AM ever so sorry to trouble you" SS said the woman at the door po- litely. But l do want to much l to 20 through your house. It is very hard to find a place to live nowadays and when I saw that this house was | for sale I wondered if you would be so kind as to show me through"
 "Why, certainly" said the tenant, trying to be cordial. 'I hope you will excuse the way it looks, though, as we are all. torn up. My son is coming to make us visit" &
 gTm sure it looks very nice, "9said the applicant as she looked around. "Oh, you have one of those new porch pillows, haven't you, only you use it in the living room?"
 eve have no real porch here," said the tenant. "This is the only dark room in the house, the porch roof on the next house makes it sO."
 Well, that makes it very conven- ient for you," said the applicant. "As I see you feel you don't have to keep this room as clean as most rooms be- cause it doesn't show. Is that picture of your song'
 'No, that is a cousin" said the ten ant, cOldly. "We use this room as a library and it is a very pleasant room In winter"
 Funny how people called a room4like this a library" unused the applicant. Ut used to be that a room wasn't library unless it had lot of books in it. Your books are mostly fancy ones and not sets, but l suppose one has to be up to date in such things as well as T. sal a. author, but can't see who"
 Those are books of anthologies," said the tenant. "My husband likes them"
 "I never read any by her." said the applicant with interest. T will ask for some next time I'm downtown"
 t'And this," said the tenant, ''is what we call the children's room or second bedroom"
 It must be very sad for yOu," said the applicant symphthetically, T should think you'd want to move with all their toys and things to remind you, don't you know. You see, have heard about the separation and how the chill dren are gone to the folks. Those things are so sad, aren't they?
 ''The children are out on my uncle's ranch" said the tenant. "And my hus- band is abroad on business. This is the third bedroom and beyond it are two others that are too mixed up to show yOu."
 Whats up here, the attic" asked the applicant.
 Two unfinished rooms" said the ten ant wearily. Not worth seeing, of course"
 "I'll run up though" said the appli- cant. You are so modest about it all want to see everything"
 We just store things there," said the tenant as the other woman came. down. That's all"
 "I don't wonder you stuck those things away" said the applicant. "Of all the old-fashioned stuff Whatever will you do with all that junk in a small apartmentY
 "It happens we are going to a home in the east" said the tenant in self defense. "That has thirty rooms. It was my grandmOther's and it is the Hudson river" NJ
 "Oh, we were wondering" said the applicant, ''I said to Mary this morn ing wondered where you were going and she said she didn't know, but if as they Sdlu yOuL AdU AOAC OAl and left you, it must be to a small apartment. She'll be glad to hear Oth. erwise."
 "I have shown you all tn rooms" said the tenant with a sigh. "So, as the man is waiting for me I shall have to ask to be excused. We leave a month from today and the agent will have charge of all renting or any sale. Of course we prefer to sell"
 'SO you own it, do youY asked the applicant. "I was saying to Mary this morning I wondered if you did and she said she didn't know. You needn't bother to give me the name of the agent, though, as we ain't going to move. was just curious to see the Inside of it and stopped on the way to market. Good morning"
 A NEW INSTRUMENT
 Alfred-Do you know, old fellow, that I've always had a wonderful ear for music?
 Ernest--Is that so?
 "Yes, at the age of 2 I used to play on the linoleum. Edinburgh Scots man.