The herald., 1917-12-13
BUNGALOW FOR TWO
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

store Tor pOckelIul OF cigars, turueu
and faced Murrin, keen-eyed and clever
of fingers, but well dressed and with
a certain persuasive manner that al
ways got under Jimmys skin.
Jimmy had started out with good
intentions. A walk, q movie, then
home to bed. 1t was Dutch luck to
run into Murrin now! 1t would be
hard to get away; hard, because he
knew he didn't want to get away. He
wanted very much to go where Murrin
was going-to Silver Kings poolroom
where the crowd usually hung out,
and before the evening was over
through a movable panel into Silver's
back room, where green-topped tables
were popular in various ways, accord
ing to the way one most preferred to
lose money. And Jimmy had his
months salary in his pocket to lose.
For, of course, he would lose it if he
stayed with Murrin and the crowd (;
he always did. That was why he had
determined on a new leaf. He was
tired of being strapped. Besides, he
had been having visions lately of some
thing different from his unattractive
life in a bricked-up boarding house.
"Hello, Murrin, you're stranger.
Where have you been"
"Oh, inventin' a submarine killer.
What you goin' to do tonight?"
'"Nothing much"
"Neither am [. Let's do it together"
Jimmy considered. "No; don't be-
lieve I can, Murrin. sort Of have a
date"
"An right. I'll walk part way with
you"
Again Jimmy considered. A plan
struck him. 1t was suggested by the
open directory on the counter.
"Give me an envelope and stamp,
Charlie" he called to the clerk. Just
wait a minute, Murrin; I've got to
send a note to friend Of mine. I'll
60 with you then" And he ran his
eye over the pages of the directory.
Parsons was the first name his eye
found. Patricia, Miss, 35S West TWEEN
ty-ffth street.
And slipping five twenty dollar bills
inside the envelope, he addressed 1t
ana dropped it into the mail box be-
side the door.
Murrin had watched the operation
with a scowl. "Come to think of it,
I guess I'll 60 down to the aquarium
and watch the porpoise blow himself.
Good night" said he, striding out.
Jimmy grinned rather sheepishly as
he looked from his friends retreating
figure to the mail box wherein lay
most of the money he had In the world,
addressed to a person he had never
heard Of.
At six o'clock the next evening Miss
Parsons unlocked her door and stepped
on the rather thick envelope. She was
too tired to be very curious about any
thing, and threw it on the bureau and
did little wondering while she took
off her things and pinned up a few
hayward curls. Miss Parsons was
very pretty-she was neither seventy
nor seventeen. She was an account.
ant in a furniture store and twenty.
two years old.
When she drew the money out OF
the envelope she was not surprised
1t was merely a mistake, she assured
herself, in spite of the fact that it bore
her name. She needed a new hat and
shoes and a lot Of things, but-well
the money was not hers so there was
no use considering.
At the end of two weeks no owner
nor donor-had put In an appearance
Then Patricia began to be puzzled, as
to what to do with 1t.
Then one day she made an invest
ment. 1t was a white willow break
fast room set with touches Of delft
blue. She had admired it in the furni
ture store for weeks and pictured tt
herself a sunny little bungalow In the
country and tiny dining-rOom will
roses at the window and the furnitur,
within.
In a month came another 500. Jim
my had determined to cure himself o.
gambling, for his souls sake, and de
cided that the price was not too high
He'd only lose it anyway and the ide.
appealed to his sporting blood.
Then along came another bargain
living room set of wicker-just tn,
thing for bungalow. 1t was pur
chased and stored with the willow
Things were looking up for Patricia
A third check bought charming lit
tie bedroom set, for Jimmy was doini
it right and sending a hundred ever!
month.
Then one day Patricia decided tt
look for a house. Wasn't 1t odd tina
1t was Jimmy's real estate Office sh
happened to choose and that the min
ute Jimmy saw her he decided that h
would show her the listed houses him
self.
OF course he discovered she wa
Patricia Parsons, and Patricia discov
cred that it was Jimmy's money sh
had used. And when they found
love Of a cottage, roses and all, an,
pictured how it would look with tn
new furniture, what other way wa
there to end it? Can't you guess
Ask Cupid.
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa
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