Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-21
DAILY NOVELETTE,
HIS CHOICE
by Minnie NJ. Townsend

l. Lots of closet room and mic,
floors" Old Nat Abbott just barrel,
senscd that there were doors which die
not lead out of the apartment they were
examining, and n Cursory glance down
ward had revealed neatly polished floors
but he was hardly conscious of anything
else. Some comment was necessary
but after tramping the streets and by
ways for week in quest Of q new home
he was not in mood to sec the fine
points or discrepancies of possible
nbodcs. Visions of his daughter James
eggs on toast and strawberry shortcake
danced through his head.
Again h" murmurCd drowsily "This
Onc'll do. won't it. MAJ"
Mrs. Abbott still had lots of energy
left within her thin person. Having in e
Sprctrd every remote corner of tho
apartment she finally wcndcd her way
to the sink and bent over an imaginary
tub. She turned to her spouse with n
determined shrug of her shoulders.
"Sink's too low. Nat. I'd break nv
back"
'i''IuHNHHN IilN OlU man Snutf1pI tD e
ward the door. The sink at the last
pIar" had been too high. His tired brain
registered the idea of getting out a
patent on an adjustable sink. Not capa
bic of further comment he followed his
better half down tho stcrs and out to
the dusty street. Once Mrs Abhott
/ stopped TO pcruSc long list of rOssiblc
homes and hopefully old Nat glanced
over her shoulder lie turned away
in rcSignation There were two IN O..
checked addresses on the list, His vi .
/ SION OF eggs had become scrambled. and
/ IN" Sh"rtcQkc was mere far away hazv
pink dream. II" had almost lost his
power of intelligent thinking when Il
sharp Nat Abbott" brought him 70
his senses. II" stopped short on tbo hot
uH>tN sidewalk and glanced back from
wh"nr" ramc the call. His wife was
pHrrh"d. lik" Liberty adrift. on the stone
steps of the next to the LAST odlro,s
nor huge umbrella hold aloft, poirtino
at him aCCuSingly. "Thc idon Arc vor
dreaming. Nat Abbott? Can't vou rooI
numbers: Folks must thirl, ,o,,
craZy." lie nodded nnothotioo1I,. 49,,
tired 10 rcmonStrate
Once insido thc dirc, roo,,,.,
pcatrd rho oIl for,,r1, ..,rLi' ''''o .r r.
won't il r,os' H. ,lil.,', II "''
Srrrd to look nruund him, an -, ~
WAS hi. L,L ot h,,,,,a nv, ,"N''
James sumner boJ ortiro,. "Su'I |'
Whom hc hod stor,od a,t '""lNn'",
= now. h,ro Lo hnd noI1 WI '"'S' "'
on inst what .ho,,GI ,: :1'" ',r"H
homo but rov. nr,..Li, .,'.., "'' '"h,
was ,SSco,,.tlo TT. .i ro"'
-. W., IrL.,. NV, T:"''" "oP'IullN
h,J las. g.. i,,,.... ,|"' VI 'lc SINK
i,,, tl, ,,u, '"' N"S follow
,n,.,..,. .,,. ,I,.. ""' hii-hItt'r
Sr,a .,..,, ~ ""N'H klt'h"n wait.
i,rr, 49,, .a "'", "'.'"Sl arrlS-
't.,,' .'"' ;, i"lao't'd That
~. ,"'o ''".'
"' "oN'" !" submission and once
.;' i,' "'I'''u ""hrH IN" door. This
',,'T Nv 'no,'nr' ms eyes on tho point
~ "r' H''"N h"id umbrella and fol
""'" utmost "h'"'lSclouSIy down tho
o.t'''S', "nu''SS street. II" did not
"".", ""'n '''E turned into prcttcr
''':'"''""",' 'hIF when tn" o'd lady
".('''''' ",'"'" I1ttIc whit" cottage
~ '''' H'i'. ulu llr
".l'" ''> eyes ana look about him. Hav-
.,IE 'l"'' sure II was III" right place
."'H ',m,"'" III" r"k'tN Gat" and went
,n' IL" fragrant scent of Svrnga
o"Sh'S n'l"h 'h"lr n"Stri'S. O'd Nat de-
You're" III" .""' grassy yard with hun =
CRY eyes, |" could lust imagin" his old
"rillch"ir 'h"r" DIV thht ."'d apple trcc
ana Rover rUrIed contcntCdly at his
f""t. In" sun was just setting in a
blaZ" OF color of at one side. That ho
r"uld see every evening as he enjoyed
his pancr and evening pipe. His mind
was made up. This nome or mono
What watt"rcd few creaky stems or
low ceilings?
He glanced Shrcwdly Mt his srouSo
She was shaking her head over the tiny
closets and old fashioned wall papnr in
II way that hc we'll knew. Hp STRAIGHT
pncd his shoulders. cleared his thront
and began. "Such n hole Gosh. Emmy.
YOU couldn't live in n place like this,
Look at them walls. and you'd nevor
get those or floors clean"
"I'vc washed floors before and 20,
'om clean. Nat" she suappcd sorcos. =.
tically. \ hopeful feeling crept within