fK A HOUSE FOR TWO.
IP and I were going
to build a home.
We decided upon
that os soon as we
were formally en
gaged, for, as I told
Tip, I had always
heard that if a man
has a pleasant
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■ i / iiouit* ui xua own iits
' ' is much less apt to
tall back on the
clubs and bachelor dissipations. Tip
quite agreed with me and added that
he had always heard that a young mar
ried woman needed a home, as she was
dpt to fall into frivolous, idle ways if
boarding, and nine times out of ten
would get into mischief.
This made me angry. “Do you mean,
Tipton Marchmont, that I-” I began,
but he hastened to say he thought I
would be the tenth woman and could
make a paradise in a boarding-house
or anywhere else, and produced a book
of plans, in which we were absorbed
the rest of the evening. Unfortunately
our tastes were so dissimilar that the
plans which Tip admired I thought
horrid, und vice versa. You have no
Idea how that book, “Twenty Beautiful
Designs of a Home," affected us. I as
sure you, if we had not been too well
bred I honestly believe we would have
come to blows over the plans for the
house we expected to pass a happy,
blissful future in together. As we each
expected to put an equal amount in the
building, neither felt the right to say
positively that it must be this style or
that
Finally, finding our engagement in
danger of being broken off, we agreed
upon leaving the whole matter to an
experienced architect, each promising
to be satisfied with the result, and I
did not go near the place until it was
finished, preferring to see it in a com
pleted state. The wedding was set for
the 1st of December, the arrangement
being that we would return from our
trip in time to give a royal house
warming on Christmas. The day the
keys were turned over to Tip he came
for me and we went to look at the place,
cooing like two turtle doves on the
way, convinced that-we were the hap
piest people in the world.
I had an idea that Tip would break
tect a few private bints of what I liked,
eo I was awfully disappointed to find
fc , that he had not, and that the house
bore no semblance to the dream house
I had built. Tip was In high glee and
did not notice my lack of enthusiasm.
I stood It as long as I could beforo I
broke out:
“I don’t like It one bit, Tipton March
mont, and think you’re real mean not
to have had It suit me better.”
Tip’s Irish blood was up In a minute.
"I think you are aware," he said, stiffly,
"that we left It, uy mutual consent, al
together to the architect’s taste.”
“He seems to have followed some
other person’s taste pretty closely,” I
said, with an Insinuating toss of my
head. I hope I may never see Tip as
angry again as he was then. He didn’t
swear, but looked as though he was
dying to, as he retorted hotly:
"I suppose you mean to say that
I-”
But right there I stopped him by say
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TIP! DEAR TIP!
*■ lng: "Distinctly understand that I in*
sinuate nothing, but since this horrid,
ugly, tasteless old house pleases you,
I wish you Joy of living In It, I, for one,
Jj never expect to darken Its doors again."
"What do you mean, Madge?” he
asked, sternly; “aren’t you going to
keep your promlBe and marry me?**
"Not If you expect me to live in this
house,” I answered, defiantly,
j-!; Tip grew defiant, too, and said:
, "Madge, don’t be absurd. We certainly
will live here."
1 had not thought he could be so
cruel, but expected him to make all
sorts of concessions which I would ac
cept, kindly referring afterward to my
jft magnanimity, so 1 answered that I cer
* , tainly would not and told him 1 con
’' - sidered our engagement at an end. Tip
stood as If he had been struck for a
moment before he said, in a changed
: > . voice: “What is to be done about the
if.!’. 1 house? You forget it is half yours.”
"l. ■} “It Is nothing to me what is done
?■** with It,” I answered, grandly indiffer
| ' ent to the fact that two-thirds of my
patrimony was invested in it; then I
eg,? 4 walked out, leaving Tip in full pos
Vv <2 session. Once 3afely outside I dropped
f my veil to hide the tears that would fall,
w. | while I sobbed out: “Oh, why was Tip
’ so unkind and why was I so hateful?
I’s The house might have been altered af
j ter a bit to please me, but now it Is
' / , too late.”
\ At the end of three miserable days
- : “ the note I had been hoping for came,
but It only said:
:* * * "Miss Pardey—Dear Madam: I have
- arranged with Nece & Bros, to put the
house, 333 B street, on their sale list.
5 . % They hope to make a speedy sale, in
„ the event of which your share of the
; i -' f amount will be placed to your credit at
the National. Respectfully,
"TIPTON MARCHMONT.”
ft/’,:., ;■ I told myself bitterly that a man who
could write such a letter to the girl
' he had sworn to love always was a
heartless monster, and the girl was well
rid of him. For two days afterward
I cried steadily, but toward the end of
the next day went out, behind a heavy
veil, to get some fresh air. Wandering
aimlessly about, my feet unconsciously
strayed in the direction of that miser
able house, when a sudden yearning to
go in it, once more to dream for a lit
tle time of the joys I had hoped would
be mine under its roof-tree, impelled
me to run up the steps and try the door.
It had been left unlocked by the care
less agents, no doubt, and I felt indig
nant at their lack of care.
As I passed through room after room
I began to think I could tolerate, nay,
even love the place. But at the door of
the little suite of rooms which were
designed for our private apartments
I hesitated a moment, then opened it
softly for one hasty glance around. A
cry escaped my lips, for in the dim light
I saw the figure of a man in the win
dow seat, his head resting on his hands
in a dejected way, his frame shaking
as if with dry sobs. At my cry he
raised his head and started to his feet,
and then I saw that it was Tip and be
fore I could beat a retreat he had rushed
at me, crying, “Madge, my own dar
ling!” and had folded me in his arms.
With my head resting on his dear
breast, with his arms holding me as if
they would never let me go again, I
could only say, “Tip, dear, dear Tip,”
and burst into a flood of happy tears
that washed all the bitterness of our
quarrel away.
The house-warming took place "as
advertised," at 333 U street, on Christ
mas day, Nece & Bros, failing to make a
sale because the owners concluded to
keep the house and occupy it them
selves.
120,000,000 OF OUR TONGUE.
Wri, era of Book* In Kngllnh Have Thl*
Va*t Audience,
The population of the British islands
is 40,000,000; that of the states is 60,
000,000, says Sir Walter Besant in The
Queen. There are about 20,000,000 in
our colonies and in India who speak and
read our language—120,000,000 in all.
Now, consider what this represents to
a writer as an audience. You think it
is impossible for a man to command the
attention of this vast body? I will
show you that it is by no means im
possible. First of all, they all read—
+ ntknln a# iknnn m ( 111a 1*00(1 NPyI
we are multiplying tree libraries every
where; there are about 300 In this coun
try, 1,000 in Australia, 300 In New
Zealand, 1,500 In the United States and
so on—the number increasing every
day. Every one of these libraries will
have to take the new book of the pop
ular writer—whether poet, preacher,
teacher or novelist. It will take, in
many cases, several copies. Well, with
certain exceptions, there Is no place of
residence which is not within easy
reach of some town or township, there
fore within easy reach of a free library.
Then I have learned practically, by
walking about this country, that mar
ket towns are, as a rule, placed at eight
or ten miles from each other; this
means that the average distance from a
market town is less than five miles. It
will not be long before every market
town in these islands will have Its free
library. The Bame thing may be said
of America and Australia. Then every
man or woman who reads, i. e., all but
the children, will be able to get at any
new book by a good writer, and the
possibility of'8pep''ing to the whole of
the English speaking races will .be ac
complished. There will not, after all,
be so many libraries. How many will
be wanted in Great Britain and Ire
land? If we reckon one library for
every 20,000 people, we shall want
2.000 libraries, of which about 300 will
be wanted for London alone. Practi
cally tne libraries of the great cities
must serve far more than 20,000 peo
ple for each. Probably each one will
have to supply the wants ef 100,000 peo
ple. On the other hand the smaller
towns will have libraries for a much
smaller population. In other words,
6.000 free libraries, properly placed,
would suffice for the wants of the whole
English speaking world.
Land of Thor and Odin.
Scandinavia is truly the land of the
yule log. of Christinas stories and le
gends of Thor and Odin. Then is the
time for skating, dancing and a general
frolic. It is customary for every mem
ber of the family to take a bath on the
afternoon preceding Christmas and oft
times it is the only thorough bath that
is received during the year. When the
eve comes the Bible is read in nearly
every houseshold and family service
is held. In many villages candles are
left burning in the windows all night
to give light to Kristine, who brings
the gifts. It is also the custom to set a
cake of meal out in the snow as a
Christmas offering. The birds of the
air are thought of and a sheaf of
wheat is placed on a/pole in front of
each house to provide them with food.
—Kansas City Times.
Got Into the Saloon*.
A great manufacturing company in
Massachusetts recently paid its work
men on Saturday evening 700 ten-dollar
bills, each bill being marked. By the
following Tuesday 410 of these marked
bills Were deposited in the bank by the
saloonkeepers of the town. Four thou
sand one hundred dollars had passed
from the hands of workmen on Saturday
night and Sunday, and left them noth
ing to show for this great sum of money
but headaches and poverty in their
homes.
Wife—George, didn’t you say you
were the heaviest batter in the nine
last summer?
Husband—Yes, dear.
Wife—Well, would you mind beating
a carpet for me for about half an hour?
—Texas Siftings
An Old Soldier’s Recommendation.
In the late war I was a soldier in the
First Maryland Volunteers, company G.
During my term of service I contracted t
chronic diarrhoea. Since then i have
used a great amount of medicine, but
when I found any that would give me
relief it would injure ray stomach, until
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea remedy was brought to my notice.
I used it and will say it is the only
remedy that gave me permanent relief
and no bad results follow. I take pleas
ure in recommending this preparation to
all of my old comrades, who, while
giving their services to their country,
contracted this dreadful disease as I did,
from eating unwholsome and uncooked
food. Yours truly, A. E. Bending,
Halsey, Oregon. For sale by P. C.
Corrigan, druggist.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
LEGAL NOTICE.
I’etor Hartvig and Mrs. Peter Hartvig, Ills
wife, first name unknown, defendants, will
take notice that on the 28tli day of December,
ISO!!, plaintiff herein, tiled a petition In the
district court of Holt county, Nebraska,
against said defendants, the object ana
prayer of which are to foreclose u certain
mortgage executed by defendants James 1*.
Hymer and Jennie M. Ilymor, husband and
wife, to the South Platte Loan and Trust
Company upon the southeast cjiuirter of
section nineteen. In township thirty, of range
sixteen west, in Holt county, Nebraska, to
secure the payment of their promissory note
dated April 20,1891. for the sum of $35.00 and
interest at the rate of ten per cent, per
annum payablo semi-annually and ten per
cent, after maturity; that there is now duo
upon said note and mortgage according to
the terms thereof the sum of *138.05 and Inter
est at the rate of ten percoot.perannum
from 1st day of January, 1804, and plaintiff
prays that said premises may be decreed to
be sold to satisfy the amount due thereon.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before the l(St,h day of March, 1800.
Dated February 8,1808.
The South Platte Loan and Tbust Co.
Hy G. Norberg, Adams and W. R. Butler,
31-4 Attorneys.
In tho District Court of Holt County Neb.
Aultinan, Miller & Co., of Akron, Ohio, an j
Incorporated company, under tho general
laws of Ohio, plaintiff. 1
vs. J
Wilson Stewart, John Barnett and Catherine
Burnett, defendants. I
NOTICE: ”1'
Tho above named defendants. John Barnett
and Catherine Barnett, will take notice that
on the 28th day of January, 1800. the plaintiff
begun an action In the dlstrlut court of licit
county, Nebrask, against you and each of
you to recover a judgment against each of
you for the sum of *50.00 on a certain promis
sory note given by you and your oo-defend
ant Stewurt to the plaintiff on the 2ist day of
March, 1802. plaintiff alleging in said petition
that there is due on said note said amount.
You are further notified that on the same
a ay, me aoove named piainuir. caused to be
Hied In said court an affidavit for an order of
attachment against vou and that on the
same day there was issued out of said court
a writ of attachment aguinst you for the
above amount, nud you are further notified
that on the 28th day of January, 18SKS, at V
o'clock P. M-. that the sheriff of Holt, county
Nebraska, levied upon, to satisfy said writ,
the following described real estate as your j
property under and by virtue of said writ of
attachment so issued, to-wlt: Northwest
'quarter suction eleven, township tweuty
elght, range ten, west 6th p. m„ aud being
situated lu Holt county, Nebraska.
You are further notified that the ground
uipon which said writ of attachment Issued
is that you urea non-resident of the state of
Nebraska; you are also notified that on the
4th day of lebruary, 1896, the plaintiff herein
tiled an allidavlt for service by publication
against you alleging that you are non-resi
dents of the state of Nebraska.
You arc further notified Mint the plaintiff
demands judgment against you in the
amount heretofore stated and will ask that |
the property attached bo sold for the pur
pose of paying said judgment and costs.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before the 16th day of March. 1696.
Dated Februa'ry 4,1896.
31-4 It. It. Dickson,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
In the District Court of Holt County, Neb.
Aultmau. Miller and Co., Akron, Ohio, an in- ■
corporated company, under tlio general >
laws of Ohio, plaintiff, 5
vs.
William Veale, defendant.
NOTICE. j
Tho above named defendant, William
Veale, will take notice that on the 28th day
of January. 1896, tho plaintiff began an action
in the district court of Holt county, Ne
braska, against you to recover judgment
against you for the sum of *100.00 onn certain
promissory note given by you to the plaintiff
on tho 11th day of July. 1892, plaintiff alleg
ing in said petition thut there is due on said
note said arnonnt.
You are further notified that on the same
day. the above named plaintiff, caused to bo
filed in said court an affidavit for an order of
attachment against you and thut on the
same day there was Issued out of said oourt a
writ of attachment against you for the above
amount, and yon are further notified that on
the 29th day of January. 1896, at4 o’clock p.
M., that the sheriff of lloit county, Nebraska,
levied upon to satisfy said writ the following
described real estate as your property under
and by virtue of said writ of attachment so
Issued, to-wit: Sout heast quarter of section
twenty-six, township thirty-one, range
thirteen, west 6th p. M. and being sltuutcd
in Holt county, Nebraska.
You are further notified that the ground
upon which said writ of attachment issued is
Nebraska; you nro also notified that on the
4th day of February, ItHMi, the plaintiff herein
tiled an affidavit for service by publication
against you alleging that you are non-resi
dent of the state of Nebraska.
You are further notified that the plaintiff
demands judgment against you In the
amount heretofore stated and will ask that j
the properly attuclied be sold for the purpose
of paying said judgment and costs.
1 ou are required to answer said petition
on or before the 18th day of March, iHWi.
Dated February 4,1880.
If I-4 It H. Dickson,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
NOTICETO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANTS
(First publication In The Frontier Feb. 6,’Mi.)
In the district court of Holt county, Neb.
Nathaniel Knowles, plaintiff,
vs.
Delbert M. Benner et. al., defendants.
To Delbert M. Benner, Billie It. Benner,
Charles 1). Stoveus. Fierce Wright & Co.,
Muclagan & Fierce. Marlon Boles, Laura
E. Boles. John Doe, tenant whose ilrstname
is to fids plaintiff unknown, defendants In
the above entitled cause:
You are heruby notitted that you have
been sued by the plaintiff In the above en
titled cause in the district court, of Holt
county. Nebraska, and that on or before the
18th day of March, A. D. 18B0. yeu must
answer the petition of the plaintiff, now on
Hie in the office of the clerk of suid district
court, in which the plaintiff usk that a judg
ment be rendered by the court foreclosing a
mortgRge given by the defendants Delbert
M. Benner and Lillie K. Benner to the Lom
bard Investment Company and now owned
by the plaintiff, upon the following described
real property, situated tu the county of Holt
and state of Nebraska, towlt: East half of
the southwest quarter, the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter the southeast
quarter of northwest quarter of section two.
township thirty; also the south half of the
southwest quarter and the west half of the
southeast quarter of section twenty-two,
township thirty-one, all In range nine west,
that the equity of redemption of each and all
of the defendants named in the title of said
cause In and to said mortgaged premises be
forever barred and foreclosed; that any
right, title, lieu or Interest owned or clulmed
by you, or either of you, in or to suid
premises, be adjudged to be junior and
inferior to the plaintiff 's mortgage lien there
on and that said lands lie sold to pay the In
debtedness secured bv said mortgage.
You are hereby further notified that. If you
fail to answer suid petition on or before the
day hereinbefore stated, the facts and alle
gations contained in said petition will lie
takeu as true and judgment rendered us
therein prayed for.
31-4 D. M. VlKSONHAI.gR,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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