Show IN matter fatter out of ilace the fierce animosity some ardent housekeepers exhibit toward dust seems amusingly exaggerated to quieter souls to tho the true dust hater no family trouble or family joy is paramount with her mouth slie she may mourn williams sorrow or exult over editha prosperity her yes are roving they spy tho the bit of tuff huff upon the carpet and she checks her sobs to pick it up the recital of editha happiness is interrupted ahil while le she walks across the floor to wipe off a tables edgo edge or to lament tho the difficult difficulty ty of keeping a room clean when the windows are so often opened births Birt lis deaths or marriages may como come and go in her household not one of these disturbs lier her equanimity half eo so much as having her sweeping da day f postponed they arc are all of less importance than the discovery that her dreaded enemy has gained a foothold in some unsuspected comer corner an enthusiast of this sort ono one evening with a tragic air requested her husband in osband to accompany her to an upper chamber the tired lawyer was impressed baher by her solemn manner and heavily climbed the necessary stairs the tile lady led him into a room and pointed sternly to a table look at that she said indignantly three times this week I 1 havo have told mary to dust it I 1 believe she neglects it purposely I 1 am completely ened cried the lawyer looked at the table and sighed my dear he lie replied today I 1 have bad had to deal with a murderer and two burglars I 1 havo have also examined two wife beaters and one child stealer but anything like the moral depravity of mary yary I 1 confess I 1 never saw before befort beverl never 1 and the lady triumphantly led lea the procession down stairs Ilar harpers pers bazar |