Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-26

TACT
BY JULIA A. ROBINSON.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. Wentworth had moved into
new apartment on Lowell avenue. "
was In q fashionable part OF the city.
The apartment was up to date, with al,
modern improvements--and yet, what
was there about II that did not suit
Mrs. Wentworth's artistic faster
I'm going TO have some changes
here" she said 10 her neighbor In the
suite below.
But you don't know MIR. Bunker"
retorted the other. you won't get q
thing done, promise you that; none
Of us can. I've been trying myself FOR
the past Ave years to have him do
few little things for me and haven't
got q thing yet. He's the most sting,
man know Of; won't put out cent u
he can possibly help IT,"
"well. well see" Mrs. Wentworth
replied with her usual hopefulness.
MIR. Bunker was the landlord, owner
OF large automobile factory. Mrs
Wentworth thought she did know
little about him for she had been So
frightened by his looks when she went
to engage the apartment that she had
hardly dared speak aloud though she
was usually afraid Of nothing.
Yet this brave little woman was no'
daunted by her neighbours report. She
knew Just what she wanted. She want
I'd to make the house what II ought
to be and she meant to have It, Very
sweetly and humbly Mrs. Wentworth
sought Mr.. Bunker: Perhaps you
haven't noticed Mr.. Bunker" she
began with one OF her most fns-
cinating smiles, hut the paper
Is falling off from the living
room walls. II must have rained In
sometime; and the ceiling is stained
and cracked. Don't you really think
something ought to be dOne?"
"why. yes. yes Surely!" assented
Mr.. Bunker hurriedly. ut must be put
In order. OF course. | meant TO have IL
done before. I'll send a man round to
see about II at once. Pick out the
paper you want"
Overjoyed. Mrs. Wentworth picked
out the prettiest paper she could hnl
and the most expensive.
When Mr. Bunker came around to
see the progress of the work pretty
Mrs. Wentworth stood In her frort
hall. with its background Of dark
green paper-the dreadful kind that
fills one with thoughts Of sea-sickness
and everything gloomy and makes the
whole world look dark and dreary.
"Oh, Mr.. Bunkerw she cried In a
pleading voice, vet with the cheerful
spirit that was usual to her, and that
made her so attractive, don't you see
how dull this hall is with this dreadful
green paper that makes the whole
place look dark. How can l fix any
thing pretty here? How much more
artistic pearl gray would be 1t would
set of my things and be just lovely"
"Welf, go ahead and have It done
he returned with half gran. as h,
passed out Of the door.
The hall was papered In artistic
gray, but that was not the end. Aftel
the papering was finished Mrs. Went
worth thought she would like to have
the back porch fixed up; 1t would MAKE
such a beautiful place to sit In thu
morning. IL only she could have Die
she dare ask for anything more? Yes
she did and she got It, and many 9th
er things, little later.
"GO ahead and have II DONE" Mr.
Bunker assented when she told hin
how much prettier II would look Il
; have the porch finished In gray instead
OF the dingy red brick. IL was done II
gray and the ceiling sheathed She Sc
out her jardinieres OF potted plants
her little work table. with her knittin
bag and basket. She arranged smal
tables for afternoon tea, with tin
cups and cut flowers. Then she invi,
ed her neighbors.
isn't IL just lovely" they CRIED
Pearl gray How did YOU get ii done
. I never should have dared TO ask fo
anything so elaborate, or, indeed, fl
anything" they confessed. "Did Nj
Bunker really do all this for your"
"Why, yes" she smiled; II jus
asked him, and he had II done. II
said himself il was much prettier; an
he simply adores the paper had pt
on the hall and living room walls an
he says he is sure never could hay
% got along without that hot water hea
- or for the bathroom"
. You got all that" they eXclaimt
in establishment. How did you eve
q dare ask"
E well, you see, ! just asked; and
didn't seem so very hard after I'd one
made beginning. 1t seemed To con
. kind of natural after the first"
f hut she wondered to herself no
Il she had managed to do IL, when the
q all thought ii was So hard TO get an
n thing out of him. Then one day NJ
Bunker himself enlightened her.
l. "Do you know how ii was you 2
e 81 much out of newly | did 50 mu'
;. for you?" he asked. III was becuu
/. you asked for things kind of gradual
4 and didn't pounce on me for them I
V AT once. as the others do. and demal
u them as your right and act rs II "
l. were going To tear ne 10 pieces II 81
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