The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-01
BY JOHN YouNoLovE.
CHAPTER Y

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Life with the elacriy gentleman
and bis son proved closer So ouf
ideal 81 most comfoy, ter least cost
than any arrangement zee had yet
tried
The four 81 us rented 4 terrace
apartment lor bali OF a double
house, Tor k85 per month. With
Ccnstance's careful management VI
household affairs oug total exs
penses never ran above $50 per
month and feil AZ low as $50. max
fng nv share between So and sac
per mouth Allowing s per week
for clothes and lnc.denmlB, uat
total cost ~ living was about So
per week for Constance and the
For a few weeks iie gon smooth.
~ Then We begin % pay for our
fruEanty in loss ot comforts As
soon a. We Kni fairly 90 know our
housemRtes the son proved % be g
drunken ryoihsate and the father.
We learned. was approaching a a.
vurce suit
However. we endured 81. for Ne
were Twins cheanly. payinE up ouF
debts and repienlshiug our ward
robe What @ better. W. could see
clearly our way clear ahead and
were only waiting 90 recupeFate
fully before beginning our model
var vt living
Al the end Of six months Ne
wefe ready 90 begin Aud then. at
the last moment. w. INDUCED our.
selves We diesluaicd A friend Of
ours was leaving 8 beautiful bone
IN n suburb 10 spend the summer
a. a resort She wanted someone
TO occupy her home and she offer
ed her furnished house 20 VS. a.
exactly the rental she Was paying
$50 per month
I saw hos pale Constance
cheeks had become after the try.
ing experience Of the winter. aud
how wlstfuiiy she locked about the
suburban houses grounds And
then took the offer There was
a garden behind the house and q
tennis court near by. aad se would
regard living there a. an outing a
bit extensive. bat worth it
We spent a delightful summer
we Improved the t,mo by careful
III establishing our credit, Be- that
BY early fall Ne had open accounts
With two OF the best dry goods
stores and at fbo best furniture
store in the city Also we began
looking for a cheap apartment one
that should embody not a ieN. but
ell the convenience one might ex.
pect iu r. cheap flat
BY late tall We bad found the
jewel The five -FcumB were weli
arranged The building waa con
venienf 10 my work and vas just
on The edge 81 the best residence
section OF the city The landlord
agreed 90 redecorate the apart.
ment cheaply. but in The browns
We asked for The rent VAS $3.50
per month. but nH 90 was early iu
the season and he lacked tenants.
be finally signed the lease giving
us the suite FOR $40 per month
Then W. began ieiHufely ~ &C.
lect furniture. piece by piece AZ
the furniture store We now went
20 We found prices were below
those Of The other inHiailmani
FIRMS their goods much better
and their terms 81 payment practi
oaiiy whatever we should say
in the fan friend OF ours
broke 40 housekeeping. and we
bought from him q library table. an
easy chair and two very good orr
entail rugs. al ID splendid condi
ton. for about half their original
cost.
IN the late fall We moved into
our new home We left unfur
nished at The start one az our fwo
bedrooms. using the room for q
sort Of store room We bought q
bookcase. rugs. q box couch. easy
chairs, aud some hail. kitchen and
laundry equipment from the furni
ture store, curtains and drnperlea
from one of the dry goods stores
Injured everything ior 500 az a
t6st 81 81, And Began real home
ne 9t lag',
We bad never parted with the
furniture Constance had originally
owned. and This waB sufficient o.
furnish one bedroom We decided
not fo invest lu q dining room out
n until We should .leor on INC
debts already Incurred 50. for a
dining room table we used au old
fashioned fallIeaf sowing table
Constance bad, and for dining room
chairs four wicker Bar Harb0I
eh8irs. Intending them iat.r for
bedroom arr aYles room chairs
bui tnia arrangement has proven
w. comfortable ln our dining room
that we silll cling 10 M
The couch la I'D our living room
ns O. lounge when we arc alone and
az the guest bed when we have
company Last Christmas brought
us a drop light for the biz library
table Our books haFo Increased