The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-17

turesque rambling affair, q two-stoey
and attic structure. with an imneaoo q
porch completely enveloping tkfOo
sides Of IL The lower part OF the houso \
was painted white, the upper part won
OF shingles. unpainted. which sko
winds and rain had brought to
weather beaten gray. most fascinating
m rs effect
Just think OF anybody around here
having sense enough to leave those
shingles unpainted" DicIV said in an
awed tone Most of these houses have
sky-blue or orange upper stories"
Probably the paint or the money
ran out with this one suggested Mr..
! B,rdSall dryly, and then resumina his
professional manner: Would YOU like
/ to look inside 20
Grace Drap.r-Know Her"
"Oi course" Dicky said with alac.
/ rl,y springing out "If this place has
a tire place. it's ours Look. MadRe -
helping me out Of the machine, right
| here al the left we'll have a tennis
court tins stretch OF lawn is plenty biz
enough over at the right YOU can have
all the flower beds YOU want. and there
ought to be garden at the back" He
turned to Mr.. Birdsall irquiringly
about hall an acre" the little agent
replied Hello. Peter"
We turned at the note Of ereetins
to see a long. lanky person with a quid
oi tobacco in his mouth and a broad
smile on II, which he was trying to
harmonic
Hello. Birdsall' Some more folks.
ch" the man responded with a thick-
ness IN his tones explained by the top
OF flask which protruded from his
pocket
Mrs Graham, this is Mr.. Brennan.
. the owner OF the property" Me
, B'rdssll ignored the pleasantly. "Mr4
. Graham, Mr. Brennan
D Mr. Brennan extended a not overs
, clean hand and grasped mine cordially
c Come right on in" he said heartily
In just a minute" Dicky returned.
c love, Madge take look at those
I pines. They ought to add a thousand
% dollars to the value OF this place il they
would only live But they won't iaso
/. more than two or three years move"
I They were indeed beautiful, towering
i fifty feet or more into the air, over
topping all the other trees with which
" the place was surrounded And the
!. place was full OF trees Dicky surely
u ought 10 be satisfied. But | had Z
e tear that so many trees and shrubs and
c hedges would mean dampness and mos.
qui,oeS later
You're an artist. eh2" hiccouRhed
d Mr.. Brennan, as We stepped inside the
r house into a living room which looked
h large enough TO enclose the whole ol
our apartment IN town From one end
Il OF it yawned the black cavernou1
c mouth OF Fireplace
Dicky sp,cd it, walked over and en-
e amlned 1t.
=" This for me-" he said decidedly,
J. What are your terms" Then remem.
z berng the mans question
a Yes. ] am an artist" he said
# "why''
Ic My heart sank at Dicky's determins.
IS ton to take the house. for il looked
lnexpressbly dirty and barren inside
e | had never seen house with such /
| 'enement-like look. Blu, knew Dickyl
determination whenever he set his mint
n on anything, so braccd myself to ac
re qulesce oheerfully in his decision.
en- Mr.. Brennan's answer. however up
he set all my good resolutions.
u Why they all rave over these trees,
Id he said, half-contemptuously. Cir
c from Marvin up here about two week
ago, hunting a place for an artis
= friend OF hers Would have taken this
only she found one nearer her owl
home Blu, she mushed over thesl
- trees lot Peach OF locker she was
too. Draper her name was Gracl
Draper Do you know herr
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