The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-11
CHAPTER XLIII
MOVING DAY

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The next month was a very busy
time for me. IL was no easy task 10
clean and leave the apartment in
shape for the incoming tenants; and
to pack up, take care OF the baby,
and do the other work. Tom saw
how tired | was getting and Insisted
upon my taking Nora back.
But you said we couldn't afford
1t, Tom" reminded him.
Il know, but it will cost us more
II you get sick. Wen make out some
way" he replied as he hurried away.
How Tom is changing" l thought
as l busted myself about the house.
"A month ago he wouldn't have said
that; ana three months ago he would
have declared it impossible. Per-
haps after all he was going to be
more like / had been wanting him to
be ever since | learned what one
could do and have with little
money and credit"
Yet / was still worried abou, my
bills with the tradesmen when NOV
iug-day came and they still were un-
settled. We were going so far from
that locality that it would not he
convenient to keep on with them,
and 1t was also doubtful If they
would deliver goods at such dis
lance. But they would just have to
wait. / decided, | would write them
n note telling them to send their bills
10 the new address, that would keep
them quiet until we got away then /
would see what | could do about
paying them.
Tom could not leave to come up
and help me, so after | had seen the
big storage wagon start off with our
things the baby, Norah and l took
the subway down to the new apart
ment.
Helen Is Ncigbborly
Helen met us in the hail and in
sisted that should let her take the
baby while I watched the men un-
load and told them whore | wanted
the furniture placed. Then she told
Norah and me to come in to lunch
con.
You're too good to me, Helen" I
said, as we stepped from the elevator
at her apartment. | am going to
leave a few things FOR the baby with
YOU, then go back down to my own
rooms.
81 am so delighted to have you
down here that don't know what 10
do. Walter says ] have talked OF
nothing else since II was decided.
III my apartment Will look cniy
half as pretty as yours does l shall
be perfectly satisfied, ! said as |
looked around at the dainty, crisp
hangings, the lowered cretonnes and
the pretty furniture. But you must
have bought lot of new things"
had not been down since she had set
tied; and noticed many things she
had not had in the old place.
mot so many. or course the cur
tAlns never fit. SO | took those
had and made them over for the bed
rooms, the bath room and kitchen.
Then I bought this muslin for "a
cents a yard and made them myself.
] made the cretonne overhangings
I too. | don't think our moving ex-
penses and all cost me over $50"
"One hundred and fifty dollars,
And Helen had said only | had not
planned to spend anything 70. new
furniture but l thought as , went
down in the elevator 10 my apart
ment that | probably would need
new curtains, too. and l would love
some pretty. dainty cretonnes. In
my heart | enNied Helen her dainty.
new style furniture. though l had
been more reconciled TO our heavy
old d-fashioned pieces since Everett
Crandall had so admired them.
\ Timely Gift.
1ASN Alit men wore ltdNlnE "A
boy came in the open door of the
apartment with "A long white box. But
II was not long enough to conceal
What II contained, as tho end had
been cut out to allow the stems of the
flowers 10 come through | signed
for them, then opened the box. A
fun dozen OF lovely chrysanthemums
yellow and reddish brown lay on a
bed OF ferns. They were wonderfully
large and beautiful. without look >
ing AT the card laid on top Of them
| instinctivcly knew that Everett
Crandell had sent them.
Just n welcome 10 your new
home he had written above his
name, Again ! wished that Tom had
sent them, and wondered how much
they cost: and II Tom ever would
have money enough to buy me such
lovely flowers.
Luncheon is ready
Helen interrupted my thoughts
with the announcement. Then:
You lucky girl what wonderful
chrysauthemums,"
Aren't they beautiful" I queried,
as selected three OF the largest and
gave them 10 her.
She did not ask, nor did volun-
teer any Information as to who sent
hem | imagined she had made a
rather shrewd guess, however.
Tomorrow--Gctting settled,