Carolyn Wells

A Chain of Evidence Carolyn Wells

I do hate changes, but when my sister Laura, who keeps house for me, determined to movefurther uptown, I really had no choice in the matter but to acquiesce. I am a bachelor oflong standing, and it's my opinion that the way to manage women is simply to humor theirwhims, and since Laura's husband died I've been rather more indulgent to her than before. Any way, the chief thing to have in one's household is peace, and I found I secured thateasily enough by letting Laura do just as she liked; and as in return she kept my homecomfortable and pleasant for me, I considered that honors were even. Therefore, when shedecided we would move, I made no serious objection. At least, not in advance. Had I known what apartment-hunting meant I should have refusedto leave our Gramercy Park home. But "Uptown" and "West Side" represented to Laura the Mecca of her desires, and Iunsuspectingly agreed to her plans.