Evening star., 1928-10-27
Feed NV Wrens.

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THE young Russells had come to
Oakville in the procession OF
eager workers which the recent
Il establishment of a great factory
had brought there. They were
very young, indeed. and fresh from the
city Indeed it was the first time in
her life that Peach Russell had ever set
foot in small country town. She found
keen difference from what she had
been used to.
But like it, Billy really do" she
told her husband. 'Its SO quiet and
orderly. I'm sure we can save lots of
money iiere. hud do yUu know what
I'm thinking?"
NO; what?" returned Billy. He was
continually being astonished by the
wisdom of Peach's little blond pate. She
was only a confectionery salesgirl when
he married her, as delectable and un-
substantial seemingly as a pink French
cream, but she was making wonderful
wife. Billy was a very good sort of
young fellow himself steady and grave
and honest, but he would have told you
frankly that he wasn't marker to
Peach" And so he thought now.
I've been thinking that I wish we
had real home" said Peach. "You
know, Billy, little house where could
learn to cook and do things like that
It's nice here at Mrs. Killens, but it
costs SO much. I'm sure we could live
cheaper in our own home. And If we're
ever going to have home we want to
establish it while we're young"
You're right, Peachie," agreed Billy
Well look us up house"
One March Saturday when they had
half days leisure, they went forth to
look for house. They had gathered a
few facts to guide them, but they were
as ignorant as ever were a pair of
young birds attempting to build their
first nest
Not that Saturday did they find what
they wanted, and perhaps they never
Would have found it at all if it had not
been for MIR. Killing, the kindly real
estate man. AS it was, the instant they
saw the house they knew they must
have it.
1t was gray and small and compact
like a bumblebee's nest, only neither
Billy nor Peach had ever seen a BUM
blebee'S nest, so they could not draw
that comparison. Within it had lust
the kind of rooms that a pair of young
married people would delight in-a
darling tiny kitchen and dining room, a
Silable living room. a wee den to snug
gle down in cold Winter evenings. Up
stairs there were two bedrooms and a
bath and two closets, all freshly papered
and white painted. There was land
enough about the little house for flow
ers and vegetables and a lawnmower.
can just see you with your coat off
pushing a laWnmOWer, while set here
On the porch darning your socks!" whis-
pered Peach. "Oh, Billy, let's have it!''
1T will take lots of saving and
economy, Peachie," said Billy.
But it will be fun to save and econ
omize? I'll be the best little saver and
economizer you ever saw, Billy. Honest,
will"
What could Billy say to that except
that she should have the house? Mrs.
Duke smiled wryly.
forgot to say that Mrs. Duke was
the woman who owned the house and
lived in it. She was very old. in
Peach's eyes, and she had never been
anything that was worth looking at,
she shifted and cackled and sighed
she was just that kind of woman. She
made Peach feel that she was making a
sacrifice when she gave up her dear
little house
I've lived here 26 years." she shifted.
ano MI: Duke has been gone from me