Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.


IT. HE room was charming Helen
could hardly restrain an eXcla-
nation Of delight when the French
manager unlocked the door and
,rosseu over TO draw the heavy curtains
from the long. low windows
The paneled walls, the furniture. the
draperies, were all IN old rose silk tapes
try The bedroom adjoining was ex-
quisitely dainty in white and pale blue
The low French dressing table, the
cheval mirror, the two cane beds with
the pale blue silk hangings and cover
let's, made Il look Ike a stage setting
Act l. Mile 's Boudoir'-in a
modern French play
Il was all so surprisingly dainty and
luxurious for "a hotel that Helen feared
it would be most expensive-mor than
they could pay
What do you ask for these rooms2'
she ventured.
twenty-five francs a day. Madame"
he answered in surprisingly good Eng
fish
And what for breakfast served up
here?"
Two francs for coffee and rolls"
only nine more francs for the rooms,
and the same for breakfast as they were
paying now! And the dirt and dingl-
ness Of the other place compared TO the
charm and cleanliness Of this, Helen
pictured herself. IN her dainty white
morning gown and boudoir cap, having
breakfast IN this rose silk room. This
picture decided her
Very well IN take the rooms
We're at place on the Boulevard Capu
cines now. but wen come tomorrow
morning or late this evening
The manager took her down on the
mirrored elevator TO the palm-liued hail
and office below, where Helen made a
deposit OF twenty-five francs to secure
tho rooms
on the way back in the bus her cour-
age began 20 waver She had arranged
to move without Warrcn's consent or
knowledge But when she again saw
the diuginess and shabhiness of the
rooms they we're IN and thought OF the
wretched breakfast they had had that
morning. her courage was renewed.
A Bold Scheme.
As she packed the few things they
had unpacked for the night her strong
est desire was to move now II was only
half-past one, and Warren would not
be back until almost seven. Why not
get "A cab and take their baggage over
now-and have everything unpacked
and IN place by the time he got there?
She could not reach him during the
afternoon, but she could leave a note
here giving him the address Of the new
place
For Helen this was a most audacious
scheme. and she was athrln with ex-
citemeut at the very dariugness of it
an For once she would show Warren
that she could take the initiative, that
she would not stay IN a place that was
both uncomfortable and unclean. mere
ly because he did not want the bother
OF moving
There was rusty pen and dusty
ink bottle on the mantel Helen took
some paper from her handbag and
wrote hurredly;
Dear Have just found the most
American Express Company this morn
ing TO get our mail heard some AMER
lean women talking about a delightful
hotel / took down the address and
looked Ct up at once. The rooms are
so beautiful and So moderate. that
couldn't resist engaging them.
I do hope you won't be annoyed. but
this place is SO dirty that felt
couldn't stay / am going To get cal
and move the things over now. so ev-
erything win be in place when you get
there. The address is Hotel Ronceray
10 Rue Montaigne You can get a bus
on the corner that will take you &c
the door / viii pay the bin here
Hastily HELEN.
StH fearing that her courage might
be short-lived, she determined to act
quickly. Resolutely she went down e
the office and asked for their bill The
man seemed surprised and displeased
for he had plainly expected them tC
stay several weeks
Helen WAS amazed at the bill she