Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-01-27
TO RENT---ROOMS
0F COURSE we can do 1t. Why
mot 2N
by Kenneth Hor.ord.


What could say to that?
Susan had made up her mind and that
vas the end of il.
But" ventured, 1.-THE work. Think
Ct the work."
THAT is why favor the plan. 1t will
Five me something to do when you are
away"
This with certain cutting tone, as
much as to say, "and you are away |
most Of the time"
very WELL" l agreed, ut shall be
as you soy. Well take the house and
you can rent the four rooms If you
want to-"
"And just think" she went on. well
get all the rent back. Then we will
get our shelter for nothing"
please don't call our home shelter
begged, whereat she offered: "Well,
what else is il? We are sure of food.
You make enough week TO get that
some weeks; and the shelter is all that
remains for me to think Of"
Every WE'LL" said l, 'we'll move"
And we did.
Three days later, after the carpets
had been cut over and mating had
been bought for the hall bedroom up
stairs, we were snugly-or, at least
Ileasantly-housed at 23l Sunny street.
Hanging the pictures and learning
The ms and outs of the gas furnace had
tired Susan, so we agreed to put off plac-
ing the advertisement in the paper UNI
I'll the following Sunday. The Satur-
day night before, we walked down to
the Office and gave the young man be-
hind the counter So cents in exchange
for a slip saying that we had taken
about an eighth Of an inch of space for
one day--in the paper of the following
morning.
Susan went about 1t all enthusiast
ically, and she was up at the first cry
of the newsboys the next morn
ing and into my pocket for
nickel TO buy that paper. She
locked through it twice by the fain'
light of the north window before she
found the advertisement we had placed
the night before, and when she did she
appeared MS pleased with herself, with
Il, and with the world in general, as
child in the second grade with new
slate.
"But it's awfully little, don't yo'
think, Reuben?" she asked.
| looked at the three lines. 1t die
lcok little, but | would not have dis
couraeed Susan for the world. ION
there'll some one see it," ! ventured.
Shut want a great many to see H.
she went on. IL want great many u
come SO that we can select from them
! wouldn't have ordinary people Il
the house for the world
To tell the truth, had no idea tina
in the city of Detroit there would b
very many people ~..o 'yould see thos
three lines advertising the rooms W
lad TO rent, but held my opinion I
ryself, only venturing to remark I
Susan, standing there by the window
the half light: you'll see."
And she did, and that before the do
. was out.
We we're at breakfast. The choI
ere excellent, the rolls done TO tur
and the coffee nearer like mothers tina
INV Susan ever before had made. III
doorbell rang. Nov, whom the wor
ran that be?" exclaimed Susan, dro
ping her fork on the plate before h
with a clatter.
at may be your brother" / 81
gested. ,.
at isn't either" she disagree
Wbereat | suggested that one OF
hest means of learning who IT "
would be to answer the bell.
The idea seemed to impress list
rnon Susan's mind favorably, for
did as suggested.
listened, mouthful of chop po's
on the tip of my fork in mid air.
ayes" heard Susan say TO the pr
son nj the door. 1--WE have rooms TO re-
DO YOU desire to look at the furnish
ones or tho unfurnished onesP'
smiled. Apparently the pers
wished the latter. for Susan look u
or her along the hall, to the door at
end There was silence for nome
followed by a confusion OF volces,
seemed TO me, and then the iron, Us
oIoeed and Susan came back INTO
dining.room.
Che sot down near the register
a. the fable, though ! wanted ano'I
cup of coffee.
"What is it?" asked.
..,t was n man." was her reply
That being bit unsatisfactory {
timed: "What did he want'
"Rooms."
"Didnt he like oursf
"Ue did until ] told him they "
heated with natural gas, ana then
.tarted for the door. He said his WI
cousin was asphyxiated by natural
once and that his wife wouidn U Nv
house where it was used.
"Did he say anything else?
ayes: he asked if this was ooaro
,,orsec | wouldn't have had him
way. he seemed so snapPy anu .h b.,
s,id one thing about the pretty sn'
we put up in there. ,o.1s
"Nell. there will be others
oncouragingly. and poured a sec
cup of coffee for myself .rh., hogan 6
ing steadily at nine , o'clock asa ana t a9 J
mn all day. Susan didn wan. ,, ~
upnrcb for fear that she would
.o,ne one. and she knew thst c
some 80 tbe bell IL it should rim
There was, first, woman a :. Wi VI,
Whitfield nose and crescen. carr carr,
Sbe wanted the unfurnished room n
one ner pamistry parlor. and ;,
Pr" che was not in the oflice,ren
business. The woman WIN so W..
and the crescents left the noa a 6
~. ,.;ro ms she passed .