Evening journal., 1899-02-13

was the end of it.
"But," ventured, "the work. Think
CT the work"
THAT is why favor the plan. twill
give 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 WE'LL" l agreed. at shall be
as you say. Wen 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 it? We are sure Of food.
You make enough a week to get that
some weeks; and the shelter is all that
remains for me TO think Of"
very WE'LL" said I, well 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
Lleasantly-housed at 231 Sunny erect.
hanging the pictures aud ls.gling
the ms and outs of the gas furnace had
tired Susan, so we agreed to put off plac-
ing the advertisement in the paper un-
III the following Sunday. The satur-
day night before, we walked down to
the Office and gave the young man be-
hind the counter 5s 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 it all enthusiast
.ically. and she was up at the first cry
of the newsboys the next morn
ing and into my pocket for a
nickel to buy that paper. She
locked through II 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 as pleased with herself, with
s.. and with the world in general, as a
child in the second grade with new
slate.
But it's awfully little, don't you
think, Reuben?' she asked.
looked at the three lines. II did
look little, but ] would not have dis
couraged Susan for the world. "Oh
therell some one see it," yentured.
"But | want great many to see it,
she went On. Il want great many &c
come so that we can select from them
i wouldn't have ordinary people in
'he house for the world"
To tell the truth. had no idea thai
in the city of Detroit there would be
very many people who would see those
three lines advertising the rooms We
had to rent, but l held my opinion e
myself, only venturing TO remark t'
Susan. standing there by the window IL
the half light: you'll see"
And she did, and that before the da.
was out.
We were at breakfast. The chopi
' ere excellent, the rolls done 10 a turn
and the coffee nearer like mothers THAI
any Susan ever before had made. Th'
doorbell rang. "Now, who in the worl'
can that be?" exclaimed Susan. drop
ping her fork on the plate before he
with a clatter.
at may be your brother" sug
gested.
1T isn't either" she disagreed
Whereat l suggested that one OF tn
best means of learning who it wa
would be 10 answer the bell.
The idea seemed TO impress itsel
upon Susan's mind favorably. for sh
did as suggested.
i listened, a mouthful of chop poise
on the tip of my fork in mid air.
"Yes," l heard Susan say to the per
son at the door, "we have rooms 10 rent
Do you desire to look at the furnishe
ones or The unfurnished ones2'
l smiled. Apparently the perso
wished The Inter. for Susan took hiT
or her along the hall. to the doorpt th
end. There was silence for momen
followed by a confusion Of voices.
seemed to me. and then the front doc
closed and Susan came back into IN
dining-room.
She sat down near the register, nc
At the table. though l wanted anothe
cup OF coffee.
"What is it?" ] asked.
at was a man." was her reply.
That being a bit unsatisfactory COZ
tinued: "What did he want?"
Rooms"
Didn't he like ours?"
"IIe Gid until told him they we1
heated with natural gas. and then b
started for the door. lie said bis wife
eousiu was asphyxiaied by natural g;
once and that his wife wouldn't live
house where il was used"
did he say anything else?'
Yes he asked Il this was boardln
house? wouldn't have had him an.
way. he seemed so snappy and nev'
haid one thing about the pretty shade
we put up in there"
well. there will be Others" sal
rncouragingly. and poured secor
.up OF coffee for myself
And there were. They began con
Ing steadily at nine o'clock and kept
up all day. Susan didn't want TO 60
church for fear that she would mil
some one. and she knew that cou