The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-21
.sy MAsEL HERsERr uRNHR

wanted to keep the house. had three
appraisers so over every inch OF this
and the Cypress street house They
appraised 10 al At fourteen thousand
and Albert got his seven thousand in
cash. kept roomers eighteen years,
ever since hts father died, to save that
mcney-and now it's an gone. That
woman got every cent OF it. And she
rs forty-old enough to be his mother
Is she an actress" asked Helen inn
pulsively.
mo ma.am. she's no actress. She's
the wife of a dentist here. And now
| that she's spent all Of my sons money
she's through with him. At least I've
got that to be thankful for
Hope you're not mortgaging this to
give him more advised Warren.
NO indeed sir. decidedly. He has had
his share. I'll give him a home, but
no more money. He's a bookkeeper now
in furniture factory, getting only
fifteen a week. No I'm mortgaging this
| to buy some bungalows on couple of
lots bought three years ago at Rock
AWAY. The lots amt bringing in any
thing, and II 1 Tut Up couple of cot
tages can rent them for $s00 season
Warren Interested
| Warren, who was always interested
] about Rochaway lots, but Helen kept
bordering oyer the boy and the woman
/. OF forty who had gotten his seven thou
sand dollars.
She looked at the mother, wholesome
ard Woodworking, and thought of AL
/ she must have suffered as she saw her
boys fortune slip away from him. She
was not a woman to give UP easily, tor
Helen read both strength and character
in her firm mouth and chin. But evil
IDENTIFY she had been helpless TO contend
with the facination that had held her
| Son.
| Then Helen had tried 70 picture this
other woman OF forty. What had been
her power? What did she look like 2
How had she held this boy OF twenty
/ one?
well, Mrs Tollnan," as Warren now
rose, you have the title looked UP, and
yol can call this closed. You under
stand about the terms-5h per cent
| for three years.
Yes, sir, I'll have Mr.. Clafiin, my
lawyer attend to all that
Then he can send the papers around
to my office. You have an attrac-
tive little home here. Mrs. Tollman.
| Come of these old frame houses a.e
oe ter built than the flimsy brick ones
they're putting UP now"
Yes sir, this is a well built house
ami we've tried to keep il up" proudly
as she followed them to the door.
II hope you will be successful with
yoIi- bungalows" mur7nurcd Helen.
THANK you very kindly, ma'am, I
rope So" opening the door for them.
as they came down the stere Heller
turned to look back. The little franz.
house had an added interest now that
she knew its history. She could see
Mrs Toliman's stout form outlined IN
the shade as she reached up to turn out
the gas.
This whole row is pretty Well kept
IN" unused Warren, who was surveying
the surrounding houses. intent only on
the real estate point of view. Prob
ably all around here own their homes.
That loans all right
"Oh, Cont you like herr" for Helen
| saw only the human side,
Couldn't you see that she was
very fine wornans"
Pretty good business woman. too.
She'll do well with those Rockaway
lots
But think of her working all of those
yaa~s to save that money and then to
have that log throw it away"
We'll she's sensible enough TO take
il philosophically;. The boys had his
share and spent It."
Did you notice how she said evef.y
board in this house is MINE? I can
| imagine how she felt. Dear, il she
ahouIanst be able to pay the interest
you'd make II easy for her wouldn
you? Oh. I'd love to help a woman like
that"
Huh, there's no sentiment about
mortgages. You pay or you are fore
closed But she will keep up her pay
ments all right Those thrifty Germans
make mighty good business women. I'd
like some more loans as good. She II
not get behind. Now don't you begin
to worry about her