Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-29
Their Married Life"
Copyright by In%ternationaI News Service.

Copyright, 1914, International News
Service
This must be the place. sale
Helen, looking up rather obviously a.
the brownstone front of the house.
Louise hesitated. Il don't know
that I want to go in at all, now were
here" she parted. Really, L dom
think Bob would like it.; do you
Helen? OF course the neighborhooo
fs all right, but the windows LOOK
cheerless. Still we might as wei
chance it. We really don't have &c
stay"
Helen followed Louise up the steps
and Louise gave the bell a
peal. She lauihed at the anxious look
on Helen's face.
Helen, you're taking things toe
seriously. I see h a l must be care
full not to show my feelings or your
be worried all afternoon, because !
expect to go the round of all the
places we have on this list.
Helen gave q relieved sigh. We'll
If you really are not going to stay IN
q place you are sure won't SUIT you
Just because you want to be settleui
then 1 really don't care"
MY dear, how little you know me-
but here someone - now FOL
the inside of the place
A tall, thin maid with a soiled apron
opened the door and looked the In
truders up and down.
I'VE should like to see some OF the
rooms you have advertised, said
Louise, with her ingratiating smile.
YES, ma'am. Will you come n and
I'll call Mrs. Beverly. Right this
way" And the maid showed them
into a typical clearinghouse parlor
and departed on her hunt for the lady
of the house.
shutters All Closed
Louise and Helen looked around
the room interestedly. The shutters
were closed aid the windows were
without draperies of any kind to re-
lieve their ugliness. The chairs were
all covered with their annual summer
dress and some family portraits with
massive gilt frames which hung on
the walls were draped with mosquito
netting. In one corner of the room
was an ~antiquated piano, on which
was a Followed bust of Beethoven, and
through the sliding doors. which were
partly open, Helen could see a glimpse
of an untidy sleeping room.
Some one must nave the room be-
hind this one she whispered to
Louise; the bed in there isn't made
up yet"
my dear. " said Louise, drawing up
her face into a horrible grimace, "can
you imagine Bob ~lQunging in here after
dinner every night while he smokes
his cigar? 1t would be as good as a
circus"
Some ones coming" warned
Helen, as the rustic of a skirt was
heard in the hall, and the next minute
Louise had risen to speak to q rather
severe looking person, who sat POM
pously in one of the capaclous chairs
and waited.
II am looking for a place to
board" began Louise without any pre-
amble. II read your advertisement.
Perhaps you will be kind enough to
show me what you have?"
Certainly, madam. Are you two
young ladies going to room together %
ooh, no." went on Louise; 1.-THE
rooms are for myself and my hus-
band. We shall want two rooms and
a bath, If o can accommodate us"
Mrs. Beverly sighed heavily as she
rose to show the way upstairs. "Ill
show you what 1 have. Mrs. -"
Curtis" filled in Louise.
She Shows OF the Rooms
Curtis" repeated the landlady, me-
chemically. IT can give you the two
rooms an the second HOOf, Dut you
would have to share the bathroom
with the ballroom boarder. That's the
best 1 can do for you; these houses
aren't built so that / could give you q
private bath; perhaps it won't suit you
at ALL" n Mrs. Beverly threw open
the door of the second floor front as
she spoke. Helen and Louise followed
her and looked hastily around. Every
thing was clean enough and the two
rooms connected by sliding doors.
81 can have the bed taken out OF
the front room If you want to use II
for a s~ittingroom," said Mrs. Beverly,
as though she were offering a great
favor, land the terms would be 500
a week with board"
Louise a a hasty look at Helen
and hen turned smilingly to the
glommy Mrs. Beverly.
"Of course I can't decide definitely
until my husband has seen them. |
shall have to let you know, and l am
so much obliged to you for showing
them to me. I'll let you known in a
day or so If we decide to take them
OF course / had counted on a private
bath
Mrs. Beverly frightened up consid-
Nrably as she showed her guests down
stairs. Helen thought she seemed re.
lieved that Louise had not decided or
the rooms
II have a sister. Mrs. Curtis, who
has an apartment uptown. I think
she would have Just the rooms you
are looking for the landlady volun.