New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
TWO FLATS.
A NOVEL IN A NUTSHELL

NOVEL IN A NUTSHELL
He had sat and she had fiat 1t was about
Said he Mine is the most convenient little
place
"Oh so is mine" said she
II have charming sittng-room and a little
dinng-room; my, own bedroom Is quite regal
always put a fellow up"
u have three bedrooms" quoth she.
-. But not a bathroom" he said firmly. Now.
But have a bathrooms beauty. Heaps Of hot
Mine has a shower-bath.'
Il can't say care about shower-bath"
All said he i was evident evident that Tia he Pitisd
her for her ME abode H scored ono
Mine is not noisy" she said and unconseioqsIy
she rolled up bread-pellet in her fingers and laid
1t beside her on the table The scoring should be
She became gracious She said You must como
and see my fiat am always at home on Sum
Thank you" he said. and he brutal enough
to add. II Is little out OF me way Tor me, ..
roll.
OF course IT is" she rejoined sweetly: but you
times. j."
when the hostess bowed and she sailed out o. tns
room. her train yard behind her and splendid
Goodnight" She said, little later; Il shall ex-
pect you some Sunday"
And he went. .
The porter kept him waiting minutes in the
'.Abominably managed place"
Very draughty" he remarked. settling himself
down into his coat as the ft bore him upward,
He decided it would be objectionable TO have
He groped with aggressive caution in the passage.
when the maid had admitted him. and knocked over
an umbrella loudly.
His smile beautiful and bland as he entered
her drawing room
Il am so sorry 10 enter in such noisy fashion.
he said. but it's so dark in your passage that I
could see nothing and I'm afraid 1 have knocked
we have the electric light" she replied sharp
Iy. Why was it not turned on?'
Perhaps something has gone wrong with it," he
said kindly. These electric lights are not quite
s sef always Use 0d-faSNi0ned lamps my
"Awfuy nifty aren't they?" she said laughing.
Not If they are managed properly" he replied.
VIII l,, son s SUPERIOR ar p vas g. .r ,o.
what pity there are French wndoWs-so very
But airy. like air."
II think could give you a hint about your man
But haven't seen yours. you see. and at pres
ent | am quite pleased with my own" The atmos-
phere was charged with
He planned little dinner with the theatre at
terward She must see his fiat. Her aunt should
ehapero On her, and he would ask Heatheote.she
night-o make fourth My dining ar room is only
SID OF room -
fully. ''
She took him along the passage now no. ard
flung open the dning-room door
VERY hot in summertime I'm afraid" he said.
And warm in winter"
b She him her little dodge for mn
her oak sideboard-picked up, a great bargain. at
a country sale C'some little bits Of it really are
her @th Re ~ eti
was a the day she Ma to- to dn %h
Oh wish could sho% nm the b bedroSm rs.
s Ssdoom Would h
But perhaps he would think 1t odd"
down ii" the passage A ' again n.y. and shifting Slightly rs
the little hall. | have a little hall with a sky;
ai ERt and 1t makes the whole place so light and
Rather a waste of room. ism it?"
oh no! | use IL a smoking-room. -
Eysrg g room %e of she SAID
But one doesn't bark ones shns in IT," he said.
smng and knockins oyer the umbrella again
will be nasty about his things on Wednesday"
But her aunt spoiled it all Her aunt was prepared
to be pleased with everything. Her aunt had 70
tact; She admired his room where they left ,heir
dining room; while her niece wrung her hands ana
Il really believe" said the aunt. good-naturedly.
II really believe l like this fiat better than my
Il couldn't live in such place. cried her niece.
wildly. and Mr.. Heatheote stared. .s 49,. ".
came often 70 her fat He once admired her Ter cell
posed She he accepted him. And they forgot all
their quarrels and became sentimental at once
he Dat hsi it She gave h@ ond look
MY. stting-room just wants a womans touch:
make. But now, sweetest, 1t will be perfect
''YOu Will be able 10 nang all my PICTURES, sno
went on. Il have always had an upholsterer to do
IL before"
And YOU shall hold the nails. darling"
you will be able 10 fuss about the hot-water
pines when they 20 wrong" she said And she
added up his occupations. she was delighted TO find
that even a has his uses
MY hot-water pipes do not 80 wrong" he sa36
superbly.
nut mine do
when you come TO my home love-
when you mine
Il do not think you seriously suppose. dear
est that it would not be more fitting that my fat
should now be our JOINT nome;
1T will hold admirably the small bedroom
shall be my dressing room, and the hall-wel you
know, the hall be anything"
My dnng-room will dine ten people; what
should wei
Mine is a cosey little place for two"
But the extra bedroom, dear. and the electric
light
"A woman must give up even the electric light
and cling to her husband"
oh WON'T" she said. 81 WON'T"
Thus they parted.
There are charmingy furnished flats SIN
occupied by two separate owners one is on the
Cadoean estate, and one is Portman Square
Neither OF them is to be let A house agent who
might put this one on his list. But he was told
with whitening scorn. that had IL been 10 let he
would have been given notice in due form-so far.
the fiat suited its present owner admirably
This IL the story of the two fats as far as Il can
be told at present.-tSketch
PRESIDENT HAYES'S LITTLE BOOK.
From The Chicago Times Herald