The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-21
BY MABEL HERBERT uRnER.
Warren Takes = Mortgage on Small
House ard Helen Sympathixes
With the Owner.

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House ard Helen sympatEixes
With the Owner.
Cant see the numbers ON these
doors. grumbled Warren. as he
scanned the houses on both sides OF
quiet. dimly-lit Bronx street. Must
be In that row on the next block
''Win we 50 in ?" asked Helen eager
", for Cooking over a mortgage" was
for her a new and interesting exper-
fence.
IL it looks like good loan. Can't
tell much from the outside. Here we
are" pausing in front of small three
story house.
There was a light in an upper win
dow and a faint hall light shone
through the diamond shaped glass
around the ld-fashioned door.
why it's Frame" exclaimed Helen.
s.All these old houses along here are
frame. But it's good deep lot-12o
feet House seems well kept up too.
L should say that's good for a three
thousand loan. Let's have a look I'M
side
AS Warren went up the steps and
rang the bell Helen tried to picture the
person who she thought might open
the door. Since Warren was making
this loan through a client through a
mortgage company they knew nothing
OF the owner except that the name was
Tollman.
Yet Helen felt a profound sympathy
for anyone who was so unfortunate as
20 have 10 mortgage their home. To
her this seemed the last resort OF some
hopeless indebtedness. Ehe had Wis
ions OF the door being opened by a
sad-faced woman. probably a widow
with "a couple of children clinging to
her skirts.
There was q sound of steps inside
and the door opened. 1t was woman
but not sad faced, and there were no
children. Instead she was . stout,
wholesome and very prosperous Ger
man woman.
Warren stated briefly that he want
ed to look over the house. in view Of
taking the mortgage.
A Surprise.
Certainly. sir. Come right in. Just
wait a moment as they entered the
hall, and I'll light the gas in the par
lor.''
To Helen's surprise there was no
evidence of poverty or restitution.
The ..parior'' was furnished with very
high polished imitation mahogany fur
niture, heavily upholstered in rose
damask.
There was an upright piano. num-
Der of pictures in heavy gilt frames
and a bright colored Smyrna rug. The
the wallis were papered in large rose
and gilt design.
Everything looks well kept up"
commented Warren, with quick ap-
praisinE glance about. May / see the
back outlook The diagram showed
this to be good deep lot"
"Oh, yes, sir" leading them through
the pack parlor and drawing aside the
stiff lace curtain from the window.
this is 12o--foot lot"
Yes, that's a good back yard peer
ing out into the darkness. Il believe
you have twelve rooms here -
Eyes, sir. It's three stories and
basement .
Modern plumbing?"
yes, sir, had all new plumbing
put in two years ago. Would you
like to go upstairs?"
.1,n take a look at the bathroom"
I1eteA AoeiiiAS eAAel IVA 49, ~ - " = - -
be an unneccs airy intrusion waited in
q ;. bark parlor while Warren and Mrs.
Tollman went up.
Instead of being distressed at this
inspection Of her house by strangrss
Mrs. Tollman took it quit as a matter
of course.
ssWhat taxes do you pay hsre?" ask
ed warren as they came downstairs.
tI'll Just get my tax receipts, sir, ;"
and she ran back upstairs
Did things look as clean upstairs?''
whispered Heden-
Eyes. It's an old house but well kept
up. The plumbing's all new; porce-
lain tub. good sized bathroom. It's
good for three thousand"
Mrs. ToIlrnan came down now an
gave Warren a blue tax receipt.