Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-13
BUNGALOW FOR TWO
by LOUISE OLIVER.

| store Tor n pOckettul OF cigars, turned
and faced Murrin, keen-cyed and clever
OF fingers, but well dressed and with
a certain persuasive manner that al
ways got under Jlmmy's skin.
Jimmy had started out with good
Intentions. A walk, a movie. Their
home to bed. II was Dutch luck e
run into Murrin nowl II would be
hard 70 get away; hard, because he
knew he didn't want 10 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 SllVer's
back room, where green-topped tables
were popular In various ways, accord
Ing to the way one most preferred to
lose money. AID Jimmy had his
months salary In his pocket to lose.
| For, of course, he would lose II II he
stayed with Murrin and the crowd !;
he always did. That was why ne 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 unattractlve
life in a bricked-up boarding house.
"Hello, ssg-rin, you're a stranger.
Where have you 5eenT
ooh, inventin' submarine killer.
What you goin' to do tonightT"
Nothing much"
Neither am I. Let's do It together"
Jimmy considered. mo; don't be-
lleve can, Murrin. l 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 4 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, 1858 West Twen-
ty,fifth street.
And slipping five twenty dollar bills
inside the envelope, he addressed it
and dropped It into the mail box be-
side the door.
Murrin had watched the operation
1 guess I'll go 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
Maynard curls. Miss Parsons was
very pretty-she was neither seventy
nor seventeen. She was an account
unt in furniture store and twenty
two years old.
When she drew the money out OF
the envelope she was not surprised.
II was merely h mistake, she assured
herself, in spite of the fact that 1t bore
ltcr name. She needed new hat and
: hoes 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 it.
Then one day she made an invest
ment. 1t was Il white willow break :,
fast room set with touches of delft
blue. She had admired it in the furni-
ture store for weeks and pictured to
herself a sunny little bungalow in the
country and a tiny dining-room with
roses at the window and the furniture
within.
In month came another 500. jim
my had determined to cure himself Of |
for his souls sake, and de-
cided that the price was not too high.
He'd only lose 1t anyway and the idea
appealed to his sporting blood.
Then along came another bargain
a living room set OF wicker-just the |
thing for a bungalow. 1t was pur-
chased and stored with the willow.
Things were looking up for Patricia.
A third check bought a charming lit |
tie bedroom set, for Jimmy was doing |
It right and sending a hundred every |
month.
Then one day Patricia decidsd to
look for a house. Wasn't II odd that |
II was Jimmy's real estate office she |
happened to choose and that the min
ute Jimmy saw her he decided that he
would show her the listed houses him
self.
OF course he discovered she was
Parsons, and Patricia discov-
cred that II was Jimmy's money she
had used. And when they found a
love OF a cottage, roses and all. and
nictured how IL would look with the