South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-31

carelessly inserted, which gave one
an unpleasant impression OF the ten
ant Others were printed and one or
two were on metal plates.
Helen pressed the bell under a neat
card in small script type-"Miss Laura
Wilson," From the door came an an
swering click.
indie the hall was dark and narrow.
The stairs were az the back. She had
Just turned the second flight when
Laura Wilson. in a large bib apron.
appeared at the landing above.
"Oh, IL was dear OF you to come"
leading Helen into the little four-room
flat I've been 80 excited about IL
all day. / could hardly wait TO get
home from the office"
Il do hope you haven't gone TO any
trouble protested Helen as she took
off her things in the tiny bedroom.
what cunning little place" look
Ing around with eager interest.
isn't it, And I'm so absurdly
proud OF II all ! On, I've so much TO
tell you-I don't know where 70 begin.
IL seems so wonderful 10 have a real
home OF my own. Wait, I've some
thing on the stove that'il burnt Come
on out IL you want to-" and she dart
ed into the kitchen.
Il had been over a year since Helen
had called on Laura Wilson in her din
gy furnished room. She had just come
10 New York then from Helen's home
town. and Helen's mother had written
her 10 call and see what she could do
20 make her feel less lonely.
Helen had had Laura TO dinner sew
eral times and then had lost track Of
her, as one so often does IN New I ork
Ii was only by chance they had met
again IN the subway. Laura had told
her enthusiastically Of a little four
room flat she had taken on One Hun
rfsrf Ia str
eagerly insisted on her coming up
some evening for dinner.
I'D ask Mr.. Curtis, too" she laugh
ed. "only I haven't enough dishes. %
SO Helen promised 20 come the first
evening Warren dined out. She felt
conscience stricken that she had not
kept In touch with her. A young Wo-
man alone I'm New York-there were
many ways she might have helped
her.
isn't il the dearest little kitchen ?"
proudly, as Helen exclaimed over il
ALL Il had the loveliest time fixing
up my china closet Look painted
III all white myself"
Everything was blue and white. the
shelving paper the china, the tea and
coffee Canisters and even the enamel
ed saucepans.
But doesn't 1T cost good deal to
keep this up2' for she knew Laura S
salary as stenOgrapher could not
be very large.
ct doesn't cost me any more than
IL did I'm that awful furnished room.
and / made myself sick eating around
az cheap restaurants"
But your rent here'i-began Helen.
MY rent is just twenty-fOur dol
lars" as she took from the refrigera-
tor a plate of butter and put a gener-
Gus spoonful iB the potatoes she was
Dreaming. Ell have the bedroom rent
ed 10 a young girl for two dollars and
a half a week. I'll show 10 to YOU in
minute. That was supposed 20 be the
living room you were in-I've made
that into my bedroom, Nnd used the
dining room for sitting room. Do
YOU like oniOns?" taking a bunch OF
young onions from a basket of fresh
Vegetables under the table.
Love them, answered Helen
promptly.
We'll. that makes about eleven dol
lars a month, which leaves my rent
only thirteen. and paid fifteen for that
second story back room at Mrs. Ellis
on's-yOu know how dingy and de-
pressing that was"
Again she went to the refrigerator
and took out q platter of five freshly
cut lamb chops with paper frills on
the trimmed bones.
II told my butcher L was going to
have my first company dinner tonight
and you see how he dressed up the
chops" taking off the papers and lay
ing the chops on the hot iron grill
"Oh, j can't tell you how 1 love IL all
my little kitchen and my own bath
But YOU haven't seen anything. have
yOu2 Now as she showed the grill
back in the oven, come, III show you
the fiat"
Helen was enthusiastic about il all
Everything was SO clean and orderly
The tiny bathroom was spOtessly
white.
The landlord papered the rooms
but he wouldn't do anything 10 the
bathroom and kitchen-sC / had &c
paint all this woodwork myself Oh
YOU don't know what YOU can do with
a can Of white paint"
What a clever idea" exclaimed
Helen, pointing 20 step-ladder which
was tied up by two big hooks on the
wall OF the bathroom.
Yes, I didn't have any place tc
put It. so ] tied IL up there" It's out
OK the way. and Il doesn't look SO bad
does it2"
But how did YOU get all these
things-surely YOU don't get IL fur
nished for S24G'
"Ch, mono they're all mine. Wait
III have 10 turn the chops,'
IL was not until they sat down q
dinner that they really had chanc'
20 talk.
cit all came through this advertise
ment'-darting into her bedroom ant
coming back with a newspaper clip
ping which she laid by Helen's plate
"WANTED-To sell the contents
of q four-rOOm flat. No reaSOna-
BILE offer refused. Party leaving
the city. II desired. flat can be
rented for S24. Apply Powell.
No. -. W. 156th st
81 saw this I'm one OF the Sunda,
papers and came right up. An oil,
lady hal t.. she was selling out TO g
10 live with her son. She let me hav
everything for S35. OF course. it
an cheap furniture. but It's not II
such bad taste, and everything wa
clean"
why. I think that was wonderful,
cheap-S25t Not the rugs too ''
Eyes. the rugs and curtains-every
thing but the china and the kitchen
ware. I bought that new but II cos
very little. This blue china is all tel
cents. except the meat platter-tha