Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-06
She Had Been a Queen in One of Hel
Past IncarnutfOns.
Their Married Life
By MABEL HERBERT URNER

Yes, sir; $50 a year. It's assessed
for five thousand"
Nov, / suppose you've had this
title examiner"
well. no. sir. I haven't. but I'll
have it done. 1 know it's all right,
for my husband bought this house in
1864"
In 1854" repeated Warren in as
tonishment.
Yes. sir. You see, was Mr. Toll
mans second wife - he was almost
twice my age when 1 married him.
That's his picture" nodding proudly
toward crayon portrait of portly
old man with side whiskers.
isn't that uniform" asked
Helen"
A Sea Captain
Yes, maam; he was a sea captain.
He ran for twenty years between here
and the West Indies. He was well
off, but, of course, his first wifes
children came in for their share. This
house and the house in Cypress street
that 1 rent was willed to me and my
boy"
oh, then your son has an interest
in this?" observed Warren.
No. sir; not a penny. Every brick
and every board in this and the Cy-
press street house is MINEl" with un-
expected vehemence. His fathers will
was that when my boy was twenty
one l should divide half and half
And I've done it. A year ago this
February I gave him $1,000 in cash, -
her lips trembled, and now he hasn't
got a cent"
You don't mean he spent it all in
that time?" murmured Helen, sympa-
thetically, for Mrs. Tollman had un-
consciously turned to her.
Yes ma'am-it's all gone. He's a
good boy. but he got in the clutches
of a bad woman-and she got every
cent of his money"
That's hard" admitted Warren
PITY you gave it to him in cash."
That's the way he wanted it, and
| wanted to keep the house. 1 had
three appraisers go over every inch of
this and the Cypress street house.
They appraised 1t all at fourteen thou
sand. and Albert got his seven thou
sand in cash. kept roomers eigh-
teen years, ever since his father died,
to save this money-now it's all gone.
That woman got every cent of it! And
she's forty - old enough to be his
mother,"
'Is she an actress?" asked Helen
impulsively.
mo, ma'am, she's no actress. She's
the wife of dentist here. And now
that she's spent all my sons money
she's through with him. At least,
I've got that to be thankful for"
Hope you're not mortgaging this
to give him more" advised Warren
No. indeed, sir" decidedly. Hes
had his share. I'll give him home
but no more money. He's book
keeping now in a furniture factory
getting only fifteen week. No, I'm
taking this mortgage to build some
bungalows on a couple of lots 7 bought
three years ago at Rockaway. The
lots amt bringing in anything and
if put up couple of cottages can
rent them for $500 a season.
Warren Interested
Warren, who was always interested
in real estate, began talking to her
about Rockaway lots, but Helen kept
man Of forty who had gotten his seven
thousand dollars.
She looked at his mother, whole
some and hardworking. and thought
of all she must have suffered as she
saw her boys fortune slip away from
him. She was not a woman to give
up easily. for Helen read both
strength and character In her firm
mouth and chin. But evidently she
nad peen helpless TO contend with the
fascination that held her son.
Then Helen tried to picture this
other woman, this woman of forty.
What had been her power? What did
she looks like? How had she held
this boy of twenty-one?
We'll, Mrs. Tollman," as Warren
now rose, you have the title looked
up, and you can call this closed. You
understand about the terms-51s per
cent for three years."
"Yes. sir, I'll have Mr.. Claf1in, my
lawyer, attend to all that"
Then he can send. the papers
around to my office. You've got an
attractive little home here, Mrs. Toll
man. Some OF these old frame houses
are better built than the f1imsy brick
ones they're putting up now"
"Yes, sir. this is a well-built house,
and we've tried to keep it up" proud
ly. as she followed them to the door.
II hope you'll be successful with
your bungalows" murmured Helen
Thank YOU very kindly. ma am |
hope So" opening the door for them.
As they came down the steps Helen