South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-13

II you will write or telephone me to-
morrow. / may have something else"
Hard To- Find.
There were four places on the list.
and three more among the news
paper advertisements. which Warren
had marked that morning.
Helen went TO them all. but there
was some objection 30 each one Be
sides she had set her heart on Col.
MawsOn's apartment and with the
picture Of that in her mind, nothing
else seemed desirable.
Half past FIVE found her back at
the hotel, tired and discouraged.
IL was only a few minutes until
Warren came.
We'll. what luck?" as he threw
himself heavily ina chair. "Jove I'm
tired. What'd you find?"
ooh, dear. | found the most won
derful place. an army officers apart
ment He's gone to India and left
it 10 be rented just as il is And it's
full Of the most interesting things
that he's collected all over the world.
And. oh, the most beautiful rugs
and old prints"
Sounds pretty good. How much ,"
"Only four and a half guineas a
week. And there's q caretaker on
the place TO serve breakfast-of it's
ideal
Good, When did you take il from
tomorrow. We want to get out Of
II couldn't get it that's the trouble.
They wouldn't rent it for less than
three months"
Couldn't get it? Then why in
thunder are you talking about it? Let's
hear about something you can get.
But l wanted that so mucl. / saw
a lot Of other places, but they couldn't
compare with It."
"By jOve. IL that isn't like a woman
--harping on something she can't get!
What are the other places Gke?"
We'll, there was one on Great Port
land ST The agent took me to that.
Dear. what do you think? / met the
incest man-Mr. Wickham, of Edge
comb and Wickham. house agents,
and he took me himself to look at
an apartment. Wasn't that most un-
usual"
Huh, What about the place."
well there were two very nice
large rooms on the first fioor-but
the bath was on the third. That's
what / found everywhere. It's al
most impossible to get a private bath.
Then there was a fairly good place on
Welbeck st, but there they had only
a single bed"
We'll, couldn't they put in a double
bed-or another single one"
mo, I asked them but they hadn't
any. You see il wes an apartment
that was being sublet just as il was.
But the janitor said / could rent bed
at any furniture store. Did you ever
hear Of such a thing"
"Oh. YES they do that here. You
can rent any kind Of furniture for as
long as you want. But We won't
bother with that. What else did you
find ."
well we will do better. If YOU can't
find a place. can. Might have
known you'd fizzle out"
But dear I tried so hard. tire
mulously Il went till ] was ready to
drop-didn't even stop for lunch. But
I had To wait so long every place
they're so slow and deliberate. You
know you said yourself you couldn't
do business fast over here
That's different can get an
apartment fast enough. Here, it's
only a quarter of six now, I'll have
time TO go TO a couple of places be
fore dinner. Want TO come along?
Helen was painfully tired. Her feet
ached. her back ached and she could
have cried at the thought of starting
out again.
We'll, for heavens sake, don't come
if YOU don't want to-" cOntemptuouSly.
noticing her hesitation. If you're
that tired. you'd better stay here. Have
your dinner sent up, and I'll bum
around and get mine wherever ! hap
pen TO be"
but the dread Of spending the
evening alone in that hotel room. sent
Helen TO her feet with a hurried:
"Oh, no. no. dear-Im not tired. I
want TO gO-I'd love TO. Wait, I'll
be ready in just a moment"
Hurry up then. I'm going TO find
that apartment tonight"
Warren strobe out into the hall.
swinging his cane with an energy and
vigOr that suggested a determination
TO walk miles.
And Helen. trying TO force back all
signs Of WEAKNESS lest he be irritated,
gathered up her gloves and handbag
and hurried meekly after him
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