Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-04-13
RESIDENTS
OF LONELY
STREET
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10 by D. J, walah.l

~ Isle RANDALL, hanging up
X tea towels on the back porch,
IL caught the eye OF Mrs War
ner, who was standing at the
window Of her own house and nodded
prettily. Without showing any re
Spouse the regal white-haired woman
became attentive to bowl of goldfish
At the same moment Sophie's kitten
scampered up the lilac tree In dire
panic barely escaping Miss Brehi's
Shiperke that was In hot pursuit El
sic dashed to the rescue OF pb0r
frightened Teddy. When she had
forclbly extracted him from the bc;:ae
he chung to her instead. shudeaFfiig
bunch of fur.
"You are mean little dog to
chase helpless kitten not third as
big as yourself" said Elsie to the
Shiperke. Then she saw Miss Brent
striding across the lawn, leash In
hand. Miss Brent posed as sports
woman. She wore severely tailored
clothes and had an unyleldlng tread
Good morning" she said. coldly
cycling the fair-haired and daintily
frocked Elsie. II am sorry that
Beauty has perfect antipathy for
cats" The way she said catsl The
way she collared Beauty and led him
away from degrading proximity to
felines. Elsle's soft eyes were very
bright as she carried Teddy in to his
mistress.
Poor Sophie was as usual lying up
on the davenport in the living room.
She held out her weak arm for the
kitten. Her eyes, blue and soft like
Elsie's, understood the look on the
younger sisters face. "Some more
unneighborllnessT she questioned
Elsie smiled bravely. swell, we
don't seem to be getting accepted
very fast" she said. "It's perplexlng,
really. You're very nice person, my
Sophie. And though I say it-so am
l. Can't imagine what's the trouble.
can your"
"Of course | don't matter for l am
SICK" sighed Sophie. "But you are
wholesomely healthy. Funny you
can't make anybody see how worth
while you are. Must be lot Of Grass
ignorance here on Lonely street be.
cause Of their experience. In reality
1t was named Locust street; all the
blue lettered on cream background
signs said so. It was altogether
delightful residence section with the
small white house Of the Randall SIS
tiers tucked In among the larger
houses.
Elsie had found that small white
house by way Of an advertisement.
Sophie needed country air and quiet.
There had been an anxious search
through the papers and then-suc-
cess. Three days later they found
themselves at home in a comfortably
furnished dwelling for which very
reasonable rent was exacted by con-
slderate agent. "Now we are going
to be happyr Elsie had cried. But
they were not happy. Sophie fused
about the attitude Of their nelghbors
and that held her back. She had said
when she saw the location: "0h,
Elsie, darlingi Look at all these
charming houses. Now we shall have
some neighbors." But the neighbors
refused to nelghbor.
Yet 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
Boy-Blue Of son and 1t was through
Robert that Elsie hoped to win his
mother. She had a way with children
and when one day she saw Robert re.
gardlng her with signs Of friendship
In his handsome eyes she swiftly re-
sponded. Within five minutes he was
helping her plant daffodil bulbs while
she explained to him that each plain
brown ball held imprisoned within II
a beautiful golden fairy to which next
spring the rain and sunshine would
bring release. The kneeling Elsie In
her blue frOck and white sweater and
the STOPPING Robert had reached that
point of intimacy where he had be-
gun to lose his tlmidlty when both
we're recalled by the sharp voice Of
Julia, Mrs. Pages young maid. Julia
dashed forward, seized Robert by the
hand and dragged him away. scoldIng
audibly: "Your mother will do some
thing terrible to you for running
away. DO you want me to tell her
when she gets home from her bridge
party2 She told you not to go over
there. There's nobody nice there for
you to play with"
There's Miss Elsie! And she is,
too, nice And she's got kittenp
shouted the half-sobbing child.
There was no flash In EIsie's eyes
as she heard this, only palned look
which was presently drowned by hot
tears. Then she saw Sophie watching
her wistfully from the window and
she laughed. But even as she
laughed she said to herself: "Pm all
through. shall make no more over
lures. No matter" her lips tight
ened-"what happens to any one of
them I am-all-through."
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 but for all that they were going
to move to another place.
"Ive found I'll" she cried guyly
Sophie, listen For sale or to rent
pretty cottage Of six rooms, fireplace.
garden, elms, fine nelghborhood Own
er going abroad for extensive stay. In
quIre on premises Of Mrs SturgIs
Lllacway, Wlnkle.' WinkIel What
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