The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
MARRIED LIFE
In Which Warren Takes Helen for a
Car Ride on Very Hot Night.
By Mebel Herbert Urner.


Car Ride on Very Hot Night.
Il believe it's cooler in the dining
room than here. We can open the
hall door and get a breeze through"
1T isn't cool anywhere, and this
apartments the limit. There's no VEN
tilation in these rooms at all; they're
damned right up again that brick " all.
Well not stay here another summer,
1 can tell you that"
But, dear, this is unusually hot
weather; we've never had II like this
Yesterday was the hottest day In
twelve years. Wasn't that what the
paper said"
Yes, but this place is unsufferable.
It's hotter than my office. and that's
bad enough. Get on your things, and
wen go out for a car ride. I'm not
going TO swelter here all evening"
But, dear, what about Winifred? ?"
Have Mrs. O'Grady come up and
stay with her.
Helen hesitated. She disliked leav-
ing her with the janitor's wife, and
yet is was too hot to drag her around
a night like this.
Well. if you want to stay you can.
but I'm goin out. You've been cooped
up here all day, 1 should think you
like to get little air.
"Oh. you know 1 would. I'd love to-
l was only thinking about Winifred."
Well, get Mrs. O'Grady. She's glad
to sit here a couple of hours for so
cents
All Cars Crowded.
Helen telephoned down TO Mrs.
O'Grady. who came up a once.
Where shall we go?" asked Warren.
when a little later they reached the
street. Take the car to One Hundred
and Twenty fifth street and come back
on the Riverside bus?"
"Oh, that would be lovely"
"All right, here comes a car"
But the car was crowded, there was
not a seat and several were standing.
NO use trying to get on there, We'll
have to wait for the next"
But the next was even more
crowded. Warren swung his cane i'm
pationely. That's the trouble in try
ing to get anywhere in New York.
You always have to go with the rab-
BILE"
Wait dear maybe there'u be some
seats on the next one said Helen
hopefully.
1t was several minutes before an
other came There was just two seats
on the rear platform. Two workmen
in their shirt sleeves and a colored
boy were the other occupants.
But it isn't so bad, dear" said Hell
en-. You really do get a better view
on the back seat than anywhere IN the
car, and it's cool back here"
Warren hung his hat on his cane and
ran his hand through his hair.
It's better than that stuffy apart
ment. Helen, we've really got to get
out of there. 7 meant what l said. I'm
not going to spend another summer in
that place"
But Warren, where can we go? We
can't get anything else for what we
are paying there"
WHY can't We? There are plenty
Of apartments in New York"
But you know the agent made us
a special rate on that, and I heard that
the first of October they're going to
raise all the apartment $40 n month to
anyone coming in. Only those who
have leases can renew them at the
same rates"
Nonsense. They can't get any
more than they are getting for those
flats.
Why. yes. Warren, they're cheap,
we have six rooms and a bath for. $40.
ana lot IIldL TelBnDOTnOOd, In3J 8 very
low. I don't believe we could get any
thing else for that
'Of courses, you can, it's only mat
ter of looking. You can get anything
If YOU look for it long enough ard go
after il right. AS soon as this heat
let's up a little We'll go some after
noon and size up a few places. There"
he pointed to large apartment houses
they were passing. Those looks like
pretty decent places, and I'll wager the
rooms would be cool, too
But dear, do you want to come up
so far?"
We'll, if 1 take the subway a lew
more stations don't matter"
All out! Car ahead" shouted the
conductor
Warren muttered something about
the wretched service OF the surface
cars. They managed to get a. seat in
the car ahead. but at the next cor
ner some people crowded in and stood
in front of them.
out and walk-it's only a few blocks