. American cookery . out arms in welcome, seemed tosay: Five? Why, we dont mind five atall. Why, five is an adorable number —we can tuck away five the easiest ever —and theres no new finish to spoil! Sup-pose—? why, suppose—? Perhaps that is why I dropped downoff the steps. Ill wait over here tillyour next trip out, I told the conductor. And then I made myself quite at home,because there was a sign which saidFOR SALE, and because a neighbor-man with a rake and a very raggedy hatand a most reassuring smile told me to,and because I had a sort of presciencetingling through my bones that this plac
. American cookery . out arms in welcome, seemed tosay: Five? Why, we dont mind five atall. Why, five is an adorable number —we can tuck away five the easiest ever —and theres no new finish to spoil! Sup-pose—? why, suppose—? Perhaps that is why I dropped downoff the steps. Ill wait over here tillyour next trip out, I told the conductor. And then I made myself quite at home,because there was a sign which saidFOR SALE, and because a neighbor-man with a rake and a very raggedy hatand a most reassuring smile told me to,and because I had a sort of presciencetingling through my bones that this placewas going to mean much to me. Itraveled all over the two acres that wentwith the little tumbledy shack of a house;I sat under the pines and filled mylungs with the spicy fragrance; I foundthe bend in the creek back of the house —a horseshoe bend that hovered over aperfect pearl of a pool, sandy-bottomed,mirror-surfaced, coolly challenging everyone to go a-wading! . . Ive discovered an absolute duck of. THE HOUSE AT THE END OF SOME TROLLEY LINE OWNING ONES OWN 417 a place — and it isnt polished —? buttheres room for five—-only youll haveto buy, because it isnt for rent, but itsabominably cheap —? and two heavenlypines thrown in for good measure! Iexplained to Rodney that evening. And then we went out to look at it —because, as Rodney said, we just had tolive somewhere — but Rodney failed toenthuse abundantly. Looks like gnomes lived there, hegrumbled, eyeing the shadowy, moonlitstructure. Rambles all over the groundlike a squash vine. Room for five, prompted I; plus thefather and mother of five! A fine chance Id have to relax,pursued Rodney, critically. It wouldbe me for overalls and a paint pot, post-haste. And Id have to put on someporches, of course. Professional men get too little exer-cise, quoted I. Humph! And you could do it after hours —and vacations. I dont know as I am so awfully keenabout such stunts, Sadie May, said myhusband. But I could see
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