Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
The Honeymoon
House
By Hazel Dale


Janet's Parents Give Them a Hand
some Present
Janet awoke that morning with a
sense of interrupted delight For q
moment things were lazy in her
memory, and then she remembered
that they had found a home. that
Jarvis had the key in his pocket, and
that to-day meant the beginning of
the most exciting part of her whole
life, the making of home that was
to be half hers.
Hitherto Janet had occupied q room
in the Carew establishment that was
entirely her own. Here she kept her
treasures; but try as she woodland
Janet had tried hard-something e1-
traneous always obtruded itself. She
always felt that her room was Just
a part of q home that belonged to
her mother, and Mrs. Carews ideas
were not Janet's.
An Eager Visit
First they journeyed down to Jar
Wis old studio, where he lived with
Dick Armstrong.
Dick, we found the exact place
that you told us about" Janet said,
oxcitedly, bursting into the studio
where Dick had a model on the stand
and was doing pastel for O magazine
cover.
Dick was shorter than Jarvis and
more stocky; he was healthily hand
some, but he lacked the fineness that
went to make up Jarvis. He was
more conceited, too, and although
Janet liked him, she was always GU
rious about him-his manner of life
was to her a closed book.
That place | told you about? p
Dick questioned hardly raising his
eyes from the board.
YES" said Jarvis, "and if you
could see it you'd want it yourself
Il was afraid of that" Dick said
again, but L haven't had the time
to investigate; besides it's a nui-
sance to move and I'm comfortable
enough. Well, old man, 1 suppose
you want your stuff. 1 spoke to Tony
and he said he'd move it up for you
for So"
An Extra Inducement
Cheap enough" Jarvis remarked.
will he do it to-day, I wonder?"
"Oh, but, mother, remember that
do it this morning."
Janet roamed around the studio
while Jarvis went downstairs to make
deal with the Italian, who had a
store underneath. She had a pretty
clear idea of what Jarvis owned, for
she had been there before occasion
ally, and she and Jarvis practically
knew what they wanted.
There was an fashioned ma
hogany davenport, very heavy as to
ends, but upholstered in a dingy hair
cloth that Janet determined to get rid
of Immediately. There was q phon-
ograph that Jarvis had bought or
the instalment plan; big old winged
table that the boys had rooted out
of an antique shop and which Dick
had promised to give up provided he
was properly reimbursed, a couple oil
easels and some books. Janet's things
were already packed and ready to be
sent over to the new home whenever
it was ready. Janet's entire bedroom
suit of mahogany she had handed over
to her mother, with the exception ot
her writing desk, but the rest of heI
things she had kept. Most of them
were pieces left from her college days
q couple of wicker chairs, a wicker
tea wagon, a low set of book shelves
in wicker, and cuckoo clock.
A Kind Remembrance
your father and / will give you
something handsome for your we'd
ding present" Mrs. Carew had said
when she and Janet had gone over
the furniture.
OI., DuJ, lila
Jarvis and l aren't going to have q
handsome home" Janet had pro-
tested.
Perhaps not: but I'm not going to
have you sleeping on couches," Mrs.
Carew had returned. 81 have given
in to you about the wedding, and you
can have a junk shop for your studio
if you like, but you must have a de-
cent place to sleep or I'll never draw
nn Tnaanf1ll hrn0fh ~
And so Janet had conceded to her
mother the satisfaction of giving
them q handsome present, which
had consisted of the most wonderful
bedroom suite in New York City. Even
Jarvis, and Janet had expected him
to be disappointed, had said boy
ishly:
A Little Argument
Does o fellow really sleep in bed
like that?" And that had settled
things beautifully, for Janet had a
sneaking longing for darling bed
room herself. The furniture was
cream enamel trimmed with black.
There were twin beds, a tall chiffonier
for Jarvis. dressing table with
winged mirrors with a tiny chair foT
Janet, and little bed table. There
were pink and white pillows and two
fluffy rose-colored comfortables, and
there was a rose-colored rug which
did not go with the suite at all, but
which Mrs. Carew had seen and could
not resist.
at is lovely" Janet had sighed.
when she and Jarvis were left alone
with their gift, "and it will make
mother so happy if we like 1t. Any
way, Wen have everything else the
way we want it, won't we?" And 1t
was with sense of satisfaction that
Janet realized that they would really
have to make very few purchases for