Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-24
CHAPTER /.
Paradlsn 81 -. -.

Paradise on Easy Terms.
Ycung Mrs. Reynolds sat on ths
steps OF her new bungalow, a home d
her own with ell the conyeniences d
city apartment gas, hot and cnlt
water. modern plumbing. Only fifty
minutes from Herald square, yet re
moved from the strife and turmoil ot
the crowded metropolis. A place Il
rear children where they could romI
and play. Close to schools and
churches. Excellent markets. Half an
acre OF ground to raise her own yege
tables and chickens. A fine view 81
the bay and plenty OF good air. "A
spot to live az God meant her to live
Only nve hundred dollars down and
the rest the same 40 rent!
Glorious ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF subur
ban life: vivid picture from the land
sharks brush. The painter struggles
70 express on canvas the subtle power
sf nature; with what facile dow OF
verbal coloring does this other artist
reveal its charml
Jane wanted q home and so did
Bob, her husband, and, with their lin.
Tied means, that meant home In the
suburbs. Al the first inspection Of
this modern Elysium the agent per.
suaded Reynolds to invest. What bet
ter could they do. he argued. The
pretty little house, new anS clssn and
no easy to care for. And the land;
why, that alone was worth the price.
Think of the saving q garden would
mean and what q Joy those new-Iaid
eEgsl Jane, somehow, was not riot
Dusly enthusiastic, but Bob was and
she acquiesced. The task Of moving
Rad fallen to her, for her husbands
duties kept him at the Office even on
such a momentous occasion as this.
oh, If the vans would only come, :"
she sighed. what in the world can
have happsnedf II is four o'clock and
they promised to have them here by
noon"
Down the road, the one that the
utopian Land company's map digni-
aed az Sunset street. there appeared
a vision OF hope. A soiled, swagger-
ing. red-faced, blue-aproned vision.
There's one of the movers now"
exclaimed the young wife. She adj
yanced to meet him.
Goodness, what makes you SO late?
Mr.. Green said you'd be here by
fwelvej o'clock. How viii We ever get
moved In tonight?'
That's what's bothering me, mad.
am The trucks are down at the en-
trance to this paradise and Rockefel-
Isr himself doesn't own enough gaso-
line to get them up through the sand,
The boss said they was finished
streets. They're finished the way they
were when Staten island was discoy-
srcd, but that's all. We've been try
ING for hours. putting boards I'm front
ct the wheels. but it's no go. I've got
TO get teams from somewhere. That1l
be extra That's why I came up TO
zee ron. Is IL all right7"
~oh, / don't know. guess SO. YouTl
have to settle that with Mr.. Reynolds.
But for mercy sakes do anything NEG
essary 70 get us moved In. I'VE waited
here for four hours"
Wen do our best. n1a'am, but It'll
take ,some time yet. And / don't
banker after many Of these Staten
island Jobs"
Mrs. Reynolds went back for another
IL In pretty" she said, but it's a
little lonesome. IL they would only
hurry And do wish Bob could have
Got of. He would have stirred those
stupid men up some way"
She had spent the hours OF her long
vigil planning . place for all thair
goods and chattels. She had al cam.
pleta \ picture of the ensemble an a
stage manager has OF HIS setting. That
ought to expedite matters. she
thought, when the furniture did come.
Altar what seemed another intermt.
nable wait she sighted an approaching
wagon. II was an ordinary truckmanss
cart such a. 10 used In construction
work II was piled high with bureaus.
tables, chairs and boxes In q tumbIed.
anomalous mass that augured many
breaks and scratches.
This Ii the best l could do. rnasam.
called thu driver, as he brought ths
Dad to q halt MT the door. There
lint moving van within I'VE miles
md it'd be dark before ws got ona
But we'll get ron In all right.
~oh. do be careful, won't yOu r. she
Il wouldn't heap things
10
Startling fests Of prestidigitation |
Ind the energy moving men ara wont
% display when their task 10 nearing
IN end soon disposed OF the load. The
lontsnts Of the last wagon were dis
appearing when Reynolds arrived. He l
md had hard day at the oflcs and
! tiresoms trip On subway. ferry and
Sollay that seemed doubly long he-
lanss q tbs suspense BUT he bound