Evening star., 1927-12-01
Lonely Street,
- Isle RANDALL, hanging up
L-< tea towels on the back porch.
caught the eye of Mrs Warner.

n Isle RANDALL, hanging up
- tea towels on the back porch,
caught the eye of Mrs Warner,
A--< who was standing at the win.
dow OF her own house, and nod
Ged prettily. Without showing any
response the regal white.haired WON.
an became attentive to bowl OF gold.
fish At the same moment Sophie's
kitten scampered up the lilac tree In
dire panic barely escaping Miss
Brent's Shiperke that was in hot pur.
suit Elsie dashed to the rescue of
poor frightened Teddy When she had
forcihly extracted him from the hough
he clung TO her instead, a shudderina
bunch of fur
.you are mean little dog to chase
helpless kitten not third as big
a. Yourself" said Elsie to the Ship
erke Then she saw Miss Brent strid.
ing across the lawn. leash in hand
Miss Brent posed as sportswoman n.
She wore severely tailored clothes and
had an unyielding tread.
"Good morning" she said, coldlv
eyeing the fair-haired and daintily
frocked Elsie. II am sorry that
Beauty has a perfect antipathy for
cats" The way she said cats The
way she collared Beauty and led him
away from degrading proximity TO
felfnes Elsie's soft eyes were very
bright as she carried Teddy in to his
mistress.
Poor Sophie was, as usual. lying upon
the davenport in the living room. She
held out her weak arm for the kitten.
Her eyes. blue and soft like Elsie's. un'
derstood the look on the younger sis
ter's face. Some more unneighborli'
ness" she questioned.
Elsie smiled bravely. We'll, we
don't seem to be getting accepted very
fast" she said. Its perpleNing' feaI'
w You're Il very nice person: my
Sophie. And though | say 1t as
shouldn't. so am |. Can't imagine
what's the trouble, can YOU
''Of course | don't matter Tor am
sick" sighed Sophie. "But you are
wholesonlely healthy, Funny you
can't make anybody see now woi'n.
while YOU are Must be lot of Grass
IGNORANCE here on Lonely street De-
cause of our experience.
In reality it was named Locust
street; all the blue.lettered-on'crea
background signs said so. Ii was al
together a delightful residence section.
with the small white house of the
Randall sisters tucked in among the
larger rouses.
Elsie had found that small white
house by way of an advertisement
SoDhie needed country air ana quiet'
There had been an ANXIOUS seafch
through the papers and then-success.
Three davs later they found them
selves at home in a comfortably fur.
njshed dwelling for which very rea'
sonable rent was exacted by con-.
siderate agent. "Now we are COINS
TO be happy Elsie had cried. But
they were not happy. Sophie fussed
about the attitude of their nelgnoofs
and that held her back. She had
said when she saw the location: Oh.
Elsie. darling. Look at all these
charming houses. Now we shall have
some real neighbors." But the neigh
bers refused to neighbor.
Vet even though Miss Brent and
Mrs. Warner had given Elsie the cold
shoulder there was still young Mrs.
Page. Mrs, Page had a dear little
Bow Blue nf son and 1t was through
Robert that Elsie hoped to win his
mother She had way with children
and when one daN she saw Rohert re-
gardfng her with signs of friendship
In his handsome eyes she swiftly re-
sponded. Within minutes ne was
helping her plant daffodii bulbs whiie
she explained to him that each plain
brown ball held imprisoned within II q
beautiful. golden fairy TO which next
Spring the rain and sunshine would
bring. release. The kneelin2 Elsie In
her blue f.ock and white sweater and
the STOPPING Robert had reached that
poiut of intimacy where he had begun
To lose his .timidity when both were
recalled by the sharp voice OF Julia.
Mrs. Pages young maid. Julia dashed
forward. seized Robert by the hand
and dragged him away. scolding audi
bly,: '.Yeuf mother will do sonsethtns
terrible to you for running away. Do
YOU want me to. tell her when she
rets home from her bridge party? She
toll YOU not to go over there There's
nobody nice there for you to play
Wi.h--"
There's Miss Elsie! And she Is.
too. nice! And she's got kitten.
shouted the half-sobbing child.
There was no fash in Elsie's eyes
i as she heard this. only paincd look.
which was presently drowned by hot
tears. Then she saw Sophie watch
ing her wistfully from the window and
she laughed But even as-she laughed
she said to herself: I'm all through.
/ shall make no more overtutes NO
matter--"-her lips tightened-"what
happens TO any one OF them ! am
although
That afternoon she began to study
the papers for another advertisement
Probably they should never again find
a home that suited them like this
one. hut for all that they were going
to move to anoeher place,
i've found it, she cried gayiy.
"Sophie. listen. -Fdr sale or to rent,
pretty cottage Of six rooms. fireplace,
garden. elms. fine neighborhood.
Owner going abroad for extensive
stay. Inquire on premises Of Mrs
Sturgis @Lilacway. Winkle.' Winklef
What a delicious name. Can't you
picture it. Sophie? Elm trees. garden
and neighbors, Sophie "
Sophie did not brighten. But |
like it here" she said. -"Still-per.
haps you had better write to Mrs.
Eturgis.'' .s
With a determined air. Elsie sat
down at her desk. She dipped her
pen. wrote two lines. was considering
O third when she was startled by the