The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
In the House Of
the Loving Heart
BY Keith Gordon
Copyright, 1908, bg T. G. Mcclure
BY K eth Gorolor,

''The idea of any wise person caring
for money, especially in New York."
she gibed as they sank down upon one
of the benches at the entrance to the
park. The carriages were hurrying
feverishly after one another as if hap
piness lay at the other end or else roll
ing sadly back again as if to indicate
that it was not there after ALL
Hazard turned an astonished face
toward her.
You're guying," ne observed disap
provingly. New York's the place
where one needs it most Every one
knows that
Every one" she echoed with scorn.
''And why? Simply because every one
| is suffering from the greed of posses
sion. They want to possess, not to en-
joy. They buy-buy-buy! Then they
/ put what they have bought into safe
deposit vault and hurry off to Europe.
where they begin all over again.
| There's one of them now" And she
nodded gayly in response to bow from
! a lady in a passing victoria.
"Who is it? asked Hazard laconical-
".
Mrs Lofty" laughed the girl, fol-
lowing the disappearing carriage with
derisive eyes. Poor thing!'
"Then you'd rather be Elise Sher-
win. student of art, and sit here on a
bench with a poor young lawyer than
| be Mrs. Lofty, would you?" he asked,
watching a lock of hair which the
spring wind blew softly across her
| cheek.
'T certainly WOULD she replied with
promptness. "She never has any time
for enjoyment or cultivation or reading
or--or anything that counts" she ended
vaguely. ''You see, she has response
bilities There are the servants. OF
course 1 don't need to tell you about
the aWfulness of the servants. Then
there is her house, one of those fearful
places that just grip you by the throat
when you enter and throttle YOU"
She paused for breath, with a remi-
niscent expression. Then she continued:
''You feel as if some one has just died
OR perhaps 'demised' would be more
IN accord Will Tic
"But one doesn't need to do such
things with money" her companion in
terrupted with argumentative intention.
NO l don't suppose one does. And
yet they generally do. You see, no
blesse oblige seems to demand that
when you have a million or upward
you copy one of the royal palaces of
Europe and live your poor little repub~
lican life in it, though I'm sure don't
know why she finished thoughfully
''StiIl, money is good thing, and you
can't say that it isn't. A fellow must
| have decent clothes, and it strikes me
that that simple little tailor made
gown that you are wearing cost''-he
screwed his face up in the effort at ap
praisement-"a about $780,"
Only SIS" she corrected and re-
| turned to her subject somewhat hur-
riedly.
There's another thing. When you're
rich you just have to have a complex
i0n-and no mere man can know what
a fearful responsibility that is. It's
worse than servants. You have to en-
ploy beauty doctors and have little
pots Of greasy stuff about. You should
see Mrs. Lofty's supply. 1t is i'm
mense."
Hazard smiled in an absent way and
then began with the air of q man who
is weighing his words, IF you really
| prefer a castle in Spain to anything
! She cut him short.
tot
| He shook his head.
She pointed in the direction of the
great. dark hotel which frowned down
upon them.
cit ees vanish, nest pas?" she MINI
licked. Behold in its place my House
OF the Loving Heart! l think the name
especially telling since it is situated,
as you see on what we might call the
Street of Love of Money.
Il hope you see the house plainly.
The style is sort of modified Italian,
With projecting cornice and an inner
court
fIaZard nodded.
." u you think the boxes of hya-
ti0ths il the windows and the big, low
/ 49, = I'VE SslN & II a lLlell14y lOOh Iudl
Is Nssa- aiIn at particularly she ex-
plain II with well feigned anxiety, "a
friendly looking house!'
Great, was Hazards feeling COM
nont But who in thunder is that
man standing at the Window" and
de strained his eyes toward the great
hotel Then he turned to her with an
expression Of pleased and innocent sur
prise by Jove it's meH'
ct looked so homely and inviting,
suppose. that l couldn't resist it," he
| explained as he noticed the warm flush
rising in her cheeks.
In a moment she had recovered her
self
"Since you. are in hope you like the
divans and the low table and the books
and pictures Please notice, too, that
things are within reach. 1t doesn't
look, does it. as if | were trying to live
up to my fortune or suggest that
have stopped to think what Mrs. Lofty
would have done under similar cir