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The Young VisitersCHAPTER 1QUITE A YOUNG GIRLMr Salteena was an elderly man of 42 and was fond of asking peaple tostay with him. He had quite a young girl staying with him of 17 namedEthel Monticue. Mr Salteena had dark short hair and mustache andwiskers which were very black and twisty. He was middle sized and hehad very pale blue eyes. He had a pale brown suit but on Sundays hehad a black one and he had a topper every day as he thorght it morebecoming. Ethel Monticue had fair hair done on the top and blue eyes.She had a blue velvit frock which had grown rarther short in thesleeves. She had a black straw hat and kid gloves.[Pg 24]One morning Mr Salteena came down to brekfast and found Ethel had comedown first which was strange. Is the tea made Ethel he said rubbinghis hands. Yes said Ethel and such a quear shaped parcel has come foryou Yes indeed it was a quear shape parcel it was a hat box tied downvery tight and a letter stuffed between the string. Well well said MrSalteena parcels do turn quear I will read the letter first and sosaying he tore open the letter and this is what it said My dear Alfred.I want you to come for a stop with me so I have sent you a top hat wraped up in tishu paper inside the box. Will you wear it staying with me because it is very uncommon. Please bring one of your young ladies whichever is the prettiest in the face. I remain Yours truely Bernard Clark.[Pg 25]Well said Mr Salteena I shall take you to stay Ethel and fancy himsending me a top hat. Then Mr S. opened the box and there lay the mostsplendid top hat of a lovly rich tone rarther like grapes with aribbon round compleat.Well said Mr Salteena peevishly I dont know if I shall like it the bowof the ribbon is too flighty for my age. Then he sat down and eat theegg which Ethel had so kindly laid for him. After he had finished hismeal he got down and began to write to Bernard Clark he ran up stairson his fat legs and took out his blotter with a loud sniff and this iswhat he wrote My dear Bernard Certinly I shall come and stay with you next Monday I will bring Ethel Monticue commonly called Miss M. She is very active and pretty. I do hope I shall enjoy myself with you. I am fond of digging in the garden and I am parshial to ladies if [Pg 26] they are nice I suppose it is my nature. I am not quite a gentleman but you would hardly notice it but cant be helped anyhow. We will come by the 3-15. Your old and valud friend Alfred Salteena.Perhaps my readers will be wondering why Bernard Clark had asked MrSalteena to stay with him. He was a lonely man in a remote spot and heliked peaple and partys but he did not know many. What rot mutteredBernard Clark as he read Mr Salteenas letter. He was rarther apresumshious man.