The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-23

ment on Great Portland street that
might interest you. It's just around
the corner from here. If you wish I'll
go over with you now.
To find herself walking along Ok
ford street with an estate agent in
| frock coat and high hat was to Helen
somewhat of a sensation.
Her feminine intuition told her that
| Mr. wickham's excessive courtesy was
| due not to his desire TO rent the apart
/ ment but to his very evident interest
/ in her.
| 1t is an exceptional woman who i
| does not take pleasure In the knowl-
/ edge that she has aroused admiration |
| and interest-and Helen was not an |
exceptional woman.
/ It was an old-fashioned brick house |
| with an air of faded elegance. A
Inverted servant opened door and
showed them the rooms.
To Helens surprise it was the draw
ing room and the room back of 1t.
fitted as a bed room. that was TO let.
The huge rooms and high ceilings
gave such an atmosphere of grandeur
that she was astenished when Mr.
wickham mentioned the price-only
three pounds week.
And where is the BATH" she ask
ed gazing for a door that might lead
into one.
ION the third floor. madam ans
wered the servant,
ION the third floor! Oh. we want
private BATH
: I'm afraid you'll find that rather
|. hard to get in London" ventured Mr..
> wsckham- Colonel Hawson was
very exceptional. But if you like these
rooms after all the bath is small
matter"
Helen laughed I'm afraid Ameri-
cans don't think so. I'd rather have a
hall room and my own bath than all
y this luxury without one"
Il Then fearing that she had been
- rude, she added hastily.
but / suppose were spoiled. You
know we've so many new hotels and
?. apartments with a bath for almost
~ every room that we've come TO thinl
- them a necessity"
. Outside Mr. Wiclham insisted oil
iu Helen coming back to the office tina
| he might give her the addresses o
- several other apartments.
eu Now If none of these will answer
u IL you will write or telephone me to
morrow I may have something else.
iS There were four places on the lis
90 and three more among the newspape
1 advertisements, WHICH warn Ell Hd
IL marked that morning.
/ Helen went TO them all, but ther
De was some objection to each one. BIZ
sides she had set her heart on Colon,
an Hawson's apartment and with the pit
Ih- ture of that in her mind, nothing els
seemed desirable.
ess Half-past five found her back at II
20. hotel, worn. tired and discouraged.
iea 1t was only a few minutes unit
'i w, Warren came in.
GU wei. what luck % as he threw hin
self heavily in chair. love T.
IS tired. what'd you finds'
wv "Oh, dear, found the most wo
H. | derful place, an army officers apar
" ment. He's gone to India and left
to be rented just as il Is. And it's II
Iof the most interesting things that he
collected all over the world. An
e oh. the most beautiful rugs and o
ch prints"
IN Sounds pretty good How much
only four and a half guineas
~. week. And there's a caretaker on L
place to serve brealzfast-oh. i
ideal"
eah Good, When did you take it frn
tomorrow. e want to get out
this joint"
e az couldn't get it that's the troub
lhe They wouldn't rent it for less TIL
| three months"
Couldn't get it? Then why
thunder are you talking about it? LIE
hear about something you can get
-, But wanted that 50 much. s,
!. a lot of other places. but they could
IL | compare with it,"
by jove, If that isn't like won
-harping on something she can't {
o. it. What are the other places like
We'll, there was one on Great Pc
land street. The agent took me
that. Dear. what do you think ??
that - Esh rr7;o,.,,.,. -,
agents. and he took me himself
look at an apartment. Wasn't Il
-. most unusual"
- !, Huh, What about rhe place .
10" We'll. there were too very N
10 10 large rooms on the fret foor-but
-, hath was on the third floor Ths