The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-25
dsrried Life the
Third Year
..r.n's Search for q
|r,rnished apartment
Il Iondo,, is Most Dis
|Dwaging
|cpuragsng
ABEL HERBERT URNER


,orious daggcrs and sword
styewn over the bookcases
lu and desk.
ssarsly they wouldn t rent tn
.,r,pt like thisH' exclaimed
-. "Tbey'd put away some o.
E, things.
jISo. ma am. it's TO be ronteo
~ Il is" and the caretake
ri over to raise the blinds
: 4, M Sslopes to Colonel Mawson-
cupe to India." "
gunt nv YOU don't think it could
isd for less than three
IS afraid not. ma am. But
.an zee the agents-Edgcomb
Tickham. No. l42 Oxford
Elm made a note of the ad-
and then stepped again to
door OF tho bedroom. There
csnopied bed hung With
silk curtains and the walls
covered with rare old prints
snrHvings.
Helen II looked like the
setting Of an English nlay.
,ould picture Colonel Nav
aiming In, throwing himself
one of the curiously carved
u while japanese valet
oR his boots and brought him
|iiIky and soda.
ElN an hour later Helen found
"a In the office Of Edgcomb g.
Sism, "House Agents. At
fsw minutes wait in the out.
,Scs she WAS ushered in to Mr..
Slam. He was the typical
isoated. deliberate English
f.ss man.
was evidently a pleasant
ID in the monotoDy of his day
h5e charming Young Ameri-
I nsh in and declare with her
q, impulsive enthusiasm that
bad Just seen the most
Hbal" apartment, which was
what she wanted but the
uhker had said it must be rent
M three months and she want
4 for only one.
Ven Helen paused breathless,
GlHngly asked what apart
Kit was. Eagerly she gave the
isss.
appointment.
'Tht's Colonel Mawson IS
Hnnsnt-no ! IN afraid it would
impossible to let that for less
y three months. If he were
b liussli, it is very probable he
k make an exception in this
y" implying that so charming
Applicant could not be refused.
bu Ts've NO choice in the mat
3. Ind you can understand. I'm
pTt, Wy be would not wish to
ni Eace of that kind for only
Hosih."
Ss had, of course. understood
ll along, but with the egot-
o. her feminity she had hoped
s,srule that restriction.
aslsn was always inclined TO
tst all rules and regulations
" be adjusted to suit ber con-
teiee' She was never aggres-
ser assertive about it, and yet
I Often sweetly uureasop-
Che could never see why sne
7Sl 7Sa not be made an exception.
sT we've another two-room
msnt on Great Portland
Rsk that might interest you.
lust around the corner from
i YOU wish I'll 90 over
e = WITH you now.D
md herself walking along
.'a street with an estate agent
uI MocS coat and nigh nat was
aslsn a somewhat novel sensa-
80 t. feminine intuition told her
A' Wickham's excessive
~ was due not to his de,
~ rent the apartment but TO
.ery evident interest in her.
su exceptional woman who
hGt take pleasure in the
sage that she has aroused
ralion aud interest-and Hell
~ not an exceptional woman.
was an old-fashioned brick
q, WIN an air of faded ele-
A hveried servant opened
s'0f and showed them the
\; q Aeleu's surprise it was the
az az room and the room back
y sA'tea .I1 as Il bedroom that was
lne huge rooms and high
nsnJEve JEave such an atmosphere
'sa1eur that she was aston.
ka *aen Mr., Wickham men
a '"s prlce-only 8 pounds a
hi I"a Where is the bathq'' she
m;sssi ;essti1p around for a door
night lead into one.
ss,.ss ~ sae third floor. madame" 1"
iSSsd the servant.
N T. ! 'ne third floor! Oh, we
k., AFRAID you'll find that
|ta,.l q laATd ID 10 get in London
|Is,oNa a Mr.. Wickbam. WColonel
~ was very exceptional.
|ts jUa IKE these rooms-after
ssIss, oath is a small matter, -
hsrsss.lss .lsugbcd. "I'm afraid we
"a, has aon Z think so, I'd
d bzts I've a hall room and my
ant oro shan q, all this luxury
paesd hastily. "' oee'' f"'e'
q Eu0uu g.. va re hDO1lFU.
and we We 90 many new ho-
/ alnnsta tapartments with a bath
y IN ~ hsetery room, that we 've
Ahide' 'H'nk ok them a necessity" "
Rtleu MI, nr, Wickbam insisted
10 r;Dmnine back TO the office
oes of fsnt give her tho ad.
2h, I" several othe1 apart
',if w. ~ none Of these will an.
ionOry,nnw Will write or telephone
ef elsa el'cw' ;,' may have some
TO Find.
aad "gre ,b four places op the
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