El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-24

ebT BELIEVE It's cooler in the din
ing room than here. We can
open the hall door and get a
breeze through"
cit isn't cool anywhere. and this
apartments the limit. There's no ven
tilation in these rooms at all; they're
damned right up against that brick
wall. Well not stay here another
summer, can tell you thatF'
But dear, this is unusually hot
weather; we've never had 1t like this.
Yesterday was the hottest day in II
years Wasn't that what the papers
said ?"
yes, but this place is insufferable.
It's hotter than my office. and that's
bad enough. Get on your things. and
We'll go out for car ride I'm not
going to swelter here all evening"
But. dear what about .winifred?"
Have Mrs. OGrady come up and stay
with her"
Helen hesitated.. She disliked leaving
her with the janitor's wife. and yet it
was too hot to drag her around night
like this.
We'll, If you want to stay you can.
but I'm going out. You've been cooped
up here all day, should think you'd
like to get a little air"
"Oh, you know / would, I'd love to-
was only thinking about Winifredr'
well. get Mrs. OGrady. She's glad
to sit here a couple of hours for SO
cents"
All Cars Crowded.
Helen telephoned down to Mrs. O'Gra-
dy, who came up at once
Where shall we go?" asked Warren,
when little later they reached the
street. Take the car to One Hundred
and Twentyfifth street and come back
on the Riverside bus?"
ooh, that would be lovely."
"All right. here comes a car"
But the car was crowded, there was
not seat and several were standing.
mo use trying to get on there. We'll
have to wait for the next"
But the next was even more crowded.
Warren swung his cane impatiently.
anywhere in New York you always
have to go with the rabble.''
Wait, dear. maybe there'll be some
seats on the next one" said Helen.
hopefully.
It was several minutes before another
came There were just two seats on
the rear platform. Two workmen in
their shirt sleeves and a colored boy
were the other occupants.
But it isn't so bad, dear" said Hell
en-. You really do get better view
on the back seat than anywhere in the
car, and it's cool back here"
Warren hung his hat on his cane and
ran his hand through his hair.
It's better than that stuffy apart
ment. Helen. we've really got to get
out of there. I meant what I said. Pm
not going to spend another summer in
that place"
But, Warren. where can We go? We
can't get anything else for what we
are paying there"
''Why can't we? There are plenty of
apartments in New York"
But you know the agent made US a
special rate on that and 1 heard that
the first of October they're going to
raise all the apartments $40 month
to anyone coming in. Only those who
have leases can renew them at the
same rates"
Nonsense. They can't get any more
than they are getting for those flats"
why, yes, Warren. they're cheap,
we have six rooms and bath for $40.
And for that neighborhood that's very
low don't believe we could get any
thing else for that"
.'Of course you can, it's only a mat
ter of looking. You can get anything if
you look for 1t long enough and go
after it right. AS soon as this heat
lets up little we'll go out some af-
ternoon and size up few places.
There" he pointed to some large
apartment houses they were passing,
those look like pretty decent places,
and I'll wager the room would be cool,
too"
But, DEAR do you want to come so
far up?"
We'll. If 1 take the subway few |
more stations don't matter"
"AIl out, Car aheadr' shouted the |
conductor.
Warren muttered something about |
the wretched service of the surface |
cars. They managed to get a seat in |
the car ahead, but at the next corner |
some people crowded in and stood in |
front of them
Gomez" Warren rose angrdly. I'm |