Evening journal., 1899-06-17
TO RENT---ROOMS
"OF COURSE we can do it, Why
" not?"
BY Kenneth Her,ord.

Susan had made up her mind and that
vas The end OF H.
"But" ventured. "ihe work Think
CT the work."
THAT is why favor the plan. II will
sive me something TO do when you are
away"
This with a certain cutting tone. as
much as 10 say. land you are away
most Of the time"
VERY well," ! agreed, it shall be
as you say. Wen take the house and
you can rent the four rooms II you
want to-"
"And just think" she went on. Wen
get all the rent back. Then we will
get our shelter for nothing"
please don't call our home shelter -
/ begged, whereat she offered. We'll.
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 WELL" said !, "we'l move"
And we did.
Three days later. nfter the carpets
had been cut over and mating had
/ been bought for the hall bedroom up
, stairs. we were snugly-or, at least
IleasaRtly-housed at 23l Sunny street.
Hanging the pictures and learning
{ the ins and outs Of the gas furnace had
e tired Susan, so we agreed 10 put of pac-
I ing the advertisement in The paper un.
+ Ill the following Sunday. The Saiur-
day night before. we walked down 10
the Office and gave the young man be.
D hind the counter IS cents In exchange
for q 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 IL all enthusiast.
= ically. and she was up at the first cry
n of the newsboys the next morn
ing and into my pocket for 8
/. nickel to buy that paper. Sh'
p locked through 1t twice by the fain
l. light of the north window before she
d found the advertisement WE had place.
sr the night before. and when she did sh'
Or appeared as pleased with herself, will
d, s.. and with the world in general. as
y. child in the second grade with new
a. slate.
at "But it's awfully little, don't yoi
Is think, Reuben2" she asked.
l looked at the three lines. II dil
is look little, but would not have dis
ceuraged Susan for the world. "Of
u therell some one see IT," ] yentured.
"But l want n great many to see il.
she went on. 81 want Il great many '
- come so that we can select from then
na / wouldn't have ordinary people i
N 'he house for the world"
To tell the truth, had no idea tina
n in the city OF Detroit there would b
very many people who would see thos
as three lines advertising the rooms "
M had 10 rent, but ! held my opinion )
IT. nyself, only venturing to remark I
Susan. standing there by the window
on the half light: You'll see"
la And she did, and that before the da
was out.
I'm We were at breakfast. The choI
. \ ere excellent. the rolls done 10 a tur
li- and the coffee nearer like mothers thn
any Susan ever before had made IN
'e doorbell rang. "Now. who in the wor
az can that be?" exclaimed Susan. drol
=, ping her fork on the plate before HI
r.. with olatter.
''It may be your brother" su
to gested.
1T isn't either" she disagree
on, Whereat ! suggested that one Of Il
best means of learning who ii ~
would be 10 answer the bell.
The idea seemed TO impresa itsc
upon Susan's mind favoraby. for 81
M did as l suggested.
listened. a mouthful Of chop pois
on the tip Of my fork in mid mir.
80 o. ayes" heard Susan say 10 the pc
.en son at the door, 1--WE have roons TO rer
~ Do you desire to look at the furnish
ones or tho unfurnished ones2"
nix l smiled. Apparently the pers'
.eb wished the latter. for Susan took hi
tts or her along the hall. TO the door at q
ars end. There was silence for a momeI
followed by a confusion Of voices.
en- seemed 10 me. and then the front do
iea- closed and Susan came back into 4
mo- iining-room.
She sat down near the register. n
well 1t the table, though ! wanted anoth
cup Of coffee.
or What is it?' ] asked.
'ehs 1T was a man" was her reply.
That being bit unsatisfactory ! &C
s ss tinued; What did he want?"
-"' "Rooms."
49, "Didnf he like ours?"
lie Cid until told him they we
80 heated with natural gas. and then
started for the door. lie said bis wifi
med cousin was asphyxiated by natural z
ntic once and that his wife wouldn't live
house where IL was used"
oent Did he say anything elseP"
nily ayes; he asked II this was o boardi
house? J wouldn't have had him al
nina way. he seemed so snappy and ne'
xer- said one thing about the pretty shaS
we put up in there"
.ank "Well. there will be others" | sa
saay encouragingly. and poured seco
Mil ,up OF coffee for myself.
And there were. They began co
ner Ing steadily AT nine o'clock and KEEP
up all day. Susan didn't want TO 60
&c - church for fear that she would m
IT. IT. some one. and she knew that Co