Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-17
BRIAN TAKES RUTH TO A CHEAP
HOTEL.
CHAPTER VIII.

] NlAA L In III.
When they arrived in New York dusk
was just falling. They drove to small
hotel, where Brian had made arrange.
ments to remain until they could find
an apartment that pleased Ruth, and
suited his pocket book. The hotel was
rather dingy, but at night it did not
look so bad, and he hoped Ruth would
not feel too much out of place in it. He
knew that upon her visit to New York
with her aunt she had stayed at one of
the fashionable Fifth Avenue hotels; so
! it was with an apologetie manner that
he asked her if she thought she could
be comfortable for a few days until they
found an apartment.
II will have TO be, suppose, " she
returned, not meaning to be ungraeious,
her fastidiouSncss shocked, nevertheless.
/ 1t will only be for little while un-
til we find something suitable," Brian
told her, "and you will be out all day
looking for a place, then for furni-
ture."
lit will be such funl" Ruth exclaim-
ed. 81 do So love to furnish. | had the
time of my life when l did over Aunt IS
house..
"I'm afraid there will quite differ
ence in furnishing four or five room
flat, and your aunt S lovely old house. b"
81 shall enjoy it, just the same. !"
Nothing couldn't happen to dampen
Ruth's ardor where furnishing and de-
coratiOns were concerned.
Things did not look quite So rosy the
next morning. The dinginess of the no
tel in the bright sunlight that strug-
gled thru the soiled windows, was more
apparent. The faded carpets of antique
pattern, the streaked draperies of no
particular color, the old fashioned up
holstercd furniture, all We're gloomy and
forbidding But Ruth said nothing
Brian had told her the night before he
had arranged to remain. She would not
make him unhappy by letting him see
how the surroundings depressed her.
She made a little move and shrugged her
shoulders, as she thought she was glad
her aunt couldn t see it'
"She would be sure | had made a
mistake in marrying Brian," she said
to herself. Brian had gone at once to the
office, first, however, giving her a list
of real estate agents who. would be apt
to have something within his means on
their lists.
She slipped her coffee from the thick
china cup, determinedly taking her
thoughts from the tray so daintily set
for her by Rachel, with its dainty Havi-
land china, shining silver, and glistening
glass. She was in Rome, she would do
so-the Romans, rather as the New
forkers in her position did
After her breakfast she started out
As she was entirely unfamiliar with the
portion of the city in which the cal es-
tate offices were located she did not
get along very fast. And at four CLOCK
tired lunehless, rather discouraged. she
returned to the hotel. She had found
nothing, within the price Brian told her
they could afford to pay, that she would
even consider.
Why, Brian, even Rachel wouldn It
i've III the places | sawl" she told him
when he came in, about an hour after
she did, and found her eurled up ON the
faded couch in Que of her beautiful neg
ngees in which she was so lovely and
he declared he was
afraid to kiss her. At the same time
ne was totally unaware how out of place
his bride looked in such surroundings.
TEL me about thcm," seating him !
self beside her, Brian listened while she
described the places she had visited.
NO elevators, and hasty narrow
STAIRS with doors almost at right angels
at the top. Why, Brian, if you opened /
your door at the same time they were
opening the other one, both could look
rght IN! Then those horrid little mail
boxes where you had to push a button
TO get in Why, dear, I would be abso-
IutelF mortified to death to have ary
one call on. me and stand and push