Show kiam X 16 am X jacobs ladders x X mended by MATILDA ST ey M cop alx hta V H illy was a business man and E not in tile least temperamental men t but tile the lir side of ills his nature would hurst burst out now und again in spite of him it had been bursting forth of 0 late inte in n lie file form of bf interior decorating illi hta own three bachilo r rooms were having a regular overhauling as regards color scheme ie saturday after nouns A ant and sundays everly spent ou on a ladder ile he hint hild from un an impoverished artist stenciling birds find beasts find what not above the molding moli linK of tits hi library lie wits having n hn hally lly time until he be nearly r broke up op hla his utin toiny tomy as welt well ns as tile HIP ladder on oil which he wits was I 1 perched they aliey calne flown down together in a lacap everly fortunately unbroken but the ladder faring mw worse norse it was a light steel find wood affer daintily built for tt the ie use of artists lie fie sat down in it peeve tt it was early curly on saturday afternoon and the day and coill tomorrow would he be ansted everly wits no good at mending things even n broken heart that lip lie supposed lie he was ell currying about within him in hla his early and very tender years he had loveda loved n maiden who find thrown him down to marry a richer man and since that tittle he tind hod left girls strictly alone tie ile picked up the paper idly thinking more of ills hla loss than what ho was reading hut but suddenly he saw tin on advertisement that caught and held his interest it t read in jacobs colls ladders mended invisible and good as now new N carter r everly popped out of 0 hla his chair took down the nd dressi which not for far away folded up his ladder and began to wills whistle tle the dily day had brightened he hoped carter would be in on saturday and could mend the ladder while he waited everly realized that he find never heard of a ladder known as aa jacobs but lit supposed ased that anyone who could mend ladders could assuredly mend this one everly went by taxi to a side street where he supposed Car cortero terN shop would be taking the ladder with him the taxi drew into tile the curb but not in front of a it was one of the leaser apart UM nt buildings well supposed everly carter evidently does a little home work tie he got out with ills hla ladder abid collided in the dark ball with mith a young lady nhut to ascend the stairway everly drew back to let hergo her go up attend ahead of him but she wined turned 6 n too palo pale face toward him and naked asked that he go first im very tired fired she said and want to take my time going up so everly went enton on with tile ills ladders ladder but was vividly const conscious lous all the way or of the lovely girl joll tolling ingup up behind him he fie wanted to wait and give her tin an arm up the stairs however he arrived at af the fourth floor and saw tile the name carter 0 on the doorplate the girl was just behind and stood on the some same lending landing while he put down ills his lad ladder derand and rang the bell are you yon wanting N carter naked asked she well yes I 1 want to get this lad ind der mended I 1 read hla big advertisement in the paper and nun non carter grasped tile the stair rail test eat she lose her balance ohl she sald said and then repented repeated tile the bright remark olt ohl I 1 then she phe smiled at him allf if you let mei me I 1 will open the door for you j 1 live here myse myself ever everly I 1 y and his supposed jacobs ladder ladi indi fallowes fallowed fall owed her into a cheery apartment tile hie thoughts now worked upon the supposition th that atthe the girl had an indigent who worked at home mending ladders InId pre while ohp tolled in the city he fie felt fell that lie he would dig like the he fie waited a 0 moment ment or two while non nan di divested vestel herself af f a small tint flat thereby releasing a glorious riot hot of bf tl ilan she was tri more ore at home and felt the she could handle this dellonte situation without wounding him now that site she lind had him safely within the apartment I 1 site she find dreaded turning him and his ladder away la in the boll oll will you be frightfully hurt at af me 11 tl ll I 1 laugh a at t 1 y you 0 ual she he asked by tove jove said everly swiftly 1 I 1 dont think I 1 care you do to me and he quite meant what he sald because hi he knew without the atie sligh slightest doubt that this girl ans anc day going to he mrs allt F averly Bv vel erly IY j then cariie come hilrea here and nd let me show you a jacobbs jacob s ladder everly ali ew cw fato the girl and alo to her sewing basket high with v ith stockings site she picked one on n and nd running her I 1 hand down it showed him a awl jacohs Jt cohs ladder the kind I 1 mend site she laughed softly I 1 averly hurst burst into a regular guffaw that must hive have been heard beard in n ille he next an d after a moment of very huppy 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