Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-03


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"Yes, they're having a sale, Helen.
I'm going right down to see what 1
can do, we need a couple of rugs
badly"
This remark from Frances sur
prised Helen so much that she stared
in amazement.
20, you're surprised that bother
about a SALE" Frances laughed.
well, you see this place is different.
1t never has sales unless the things
are really worth while, and these
rugs are simply wonderful for the
money. Come on and see for your
self"
"All right, I WILL" Helen agreed
and was off with Frances a few min
utes later.
Down at the little shop, filled with
fascinating things, Helen went into
raptures over the rugs. They were
of a foreign weave so cleverly done
that an expert could not have dis
tinguished them from real wool.
Helen stood back while Frances
looked at several designs and finally
selected two lovely things ip shades
of rose and amber and blue.
The rose one will be lovely in my
bedroom" Frances said delightedly.
II have been wanting a decent rug
for ages, and that large blue and
yellow one will look great in the
studio. Look, Helen, here's a ducky
one! Why don't you get it? 1t
would look great in your foyer hall"
Helen hesitated. The rug was GER
/, tainly just what she needed, and
1t was cheap. But, nevertheless, I'll
would be impossible for her to spend
twelve dollars for a rug out of her
housekeeping allowance. She would
have to speak to Warren about it,
and he would be sure to think of
some objection. She envied Frances
her independence and ability to
spend her own money.
I'll have to ask Warren"
But they might not have it if you
this goes so beautifully with all your
! things"
Il know it does, but I'll have to
ask Warren anyway, Frances. He
would be furious if l bought q rug
without speaking to him first"
Helen did not add that he probably
would think her crazy for suggesting
such thing, but she thought so
nevertheless.
Warren no sooner got into the
house that evening than Helen spoke
about the matter of the rug.
It's a beauty, dear, and only
twelve dollars. You just ought to
see the place. I don't see how they
can afford to sell things so cheap.
Frances bought two"
You don't say" Warren returned
with unusual interest. Where did |
you want to put it "
Out in the hall, DEAR" Helen said
eagerly. "Of course, we don't really
need a rug there, but a rug this size
is always handy, and it would look
so attractive there"
"All right. go ahead; I'll write you
check for it after dinner. 1t must
many nice things to say about it."
Helen hugged Warren enthusias-
tically and thanked him. Then she
left him to his paper and wondered
to herself what had made him so
willing to grant a request for some
thing that they didn't actually need.
Generally when she bought even the
necessities, he growled about extra
expenditure, and here he was offer
ing to write her out check for a
rug that, after all, they could do just
as well without.
Helen pondered this fact all
through dinner. and the more she
thought about 1t the less desirable /
the rug seemed. After all, the little
foyer looked more attractive without
anything in 1T. Helen wondered il
a rug would not make 1t look much
smaller. BY the time dinner was
over she found herself dreading the
moment when Warren would draw
out his checkbook, and she wondered
just how she would explain the fact
that they didn't want the rug after
all.
The truth of the matter was that
Helen had wanted the rug more be-
cause she had thought 1t impossible
to obtain than because she really
thought it a necessity. Warren's
genial manner and ready wish to
accede to her request had taken all
the joy of conquest away, and as the
rug was, after ALL luxury, Helen
thought of a dozen ways that she
might better spend that twelve dol
lars.
from the table, I'D better write you
that check before forget it."
Helen WINGED
20, warren she began tenta-
lively.
what is it? Something more you
need? I can let you have little
more if you like"
ooh. no, dear, I have plenty. but
I've been thinking 1t over and we
don't really need that rug
What If we don't: it's a bargain.
and we might as we'll have it."
'I know, dear, but something
might come up that we need more
than we do that, and after all, twelve |
dollars is lot of money. Let's not