El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-29

CCT HIS must be the place" said
Helen. looking up rather du-
- biously at the Srownstone
front Of the house.
Louise hesitated- "I don't know that
I want to go in at all, now were
here" she parried. Really, I don't
think Bob would like it; do you, Helen?
OF course the neighborhOod is all
right. but the windows look cheerless-
Stil we might as well chance it We
really don't have to stay"
Helen Followed Louise up the steps
and Louise gave the bell resOunding
peal She laughed at the anxious look
on Helen's face
srIelen. you're taking things too ser
fousIv I see that I must be careful
worried all afternoon, because expect
to 90 the round Of all the places we
have on this list"
Helen gave a relieved sigh Well
If YOU really are not going 10 stay in
a place you are sure wont SUIT you
lust because you want 70 De seIIleo'
then L really don't care.
NY dear, how little you know me,
but here comes someone-now for the
inside Of the place.
a TAN. 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. VIII you come IN and
I'll cali Mrs. Beverly Right this way.
And the maid showed them into typi-
cal boarding house parlor ana De
parted on her hunt for tne lady OF the
house -.
room interestedly The shutters were
closed and the windows were without
'draDeries OF any kind to relieve their
urIfness- The chairs We're an cofeIeG
'wirb their annual summer dress ana
some family portraits with massive GIT
frames which hung on the WaIs were
-draped with mosquito netting IN OHS
corner Of the room was an ahlIg ID 80
fr7iano on which was q yellOWed Dust
Reethoven. and through the snolng
doors which were partly open hetsh
Souid see a glimpse Of an untldy
sleeping room. -
hind fhis one" she whispered TO Louise,
ssthe bed in there isn't made up yeL
NV dear" said Louise, drawing, UP
her face into a horrible grlmace' can
Won imagine Bob lounging IN mere
after dinner every night while ne
smokes his cigar2 It would be as good
as a circus 49,
as the rustic Of a skirt was heard IN
the hall and the next minute Louise
had risen TO speak TO a rather severe
looking person, who sat pompously IN
one u ---| 1H-----
T an looking for a place to board"
began Louise without any preaInDIe- /
IT read your advertisement Perhaps
Won will be kind enough to show me /
what you have"
Certainly, madam. Are you two I
young ladies going to room together-
ooh. no" went on Louise the rooms /
are for myself and my husband We 1
shall want two rooms and a bath, II I
you can accommodate US"
Mrs. Beverly sighed heavily as she /
rose to show me way upstairs I'll /
show you what have. Mrs
Curtis" filled in Louise
She shows Off the Rooms.
Curtis" repeated the landlady me
chanically. Il can give you the two I
rooms on the second floor. but you
would have to share the bathroom with I
the ballroom boarder. That's the best I
can do for you. these NOuses aren't q
built so that I could give you a private :
bath; perhaps IL won't suit you at all" &
And Mrs Beverly threw open the door (
Of the second floor front as she spoke !
Helen and Louise followed her and I
looked hastily around Everything was i
clean enough and the two rooms con- I
ueCted by sliding doors
Il can have the bed taken out of the !
front room If you want 70 use IL for a {
sitting room" said Mrs. Beverly, as I
though she was offering a great favor, /
sand the terms would be $50 a week i
with board"
Louise cast a hasty look at Helen,
and then turned smilingly to the
gloomy Mrs Beverly.
"Of course I can't decide definitely
until my husband has seen them. |
shall have to let you know, and I an
30 much obliged to you for showing I
them TO me. I'll let you know in a
day OF so If We decide to take them ]
Of course I had counted on a private
bath"
Mrs Beverly frightened up consider
ably as she showed her guests down
stairs Helen thought she seemed re-
lieTed that Louise had not decided on
the rooms
Il have a sister. Mrs. Curtis, who has
an apartment uptown. I think she
would have just the rooms you are
looking Tor" the landlady volunteered
as they stood for moment in the dark
hall Would you care about having
her address,"
Louise exclaimed. as she wrote the
number down on her list.
Why, Helen, that isn't far from you.
You see" turning TO Mrs Beverly, I
my husband and I are expecting to
take an apartment in the fall and we !
expect to board only until then All !
boarding places advertised seem to be
n this neighborhoOd, didn't see any
It all up town"