Gunnison news-champion., 1920-07-02
FRANKLIN
COMES TO THE
RESCUE
By LILLY wANDEL


Msgt. you would not Ike them II
gng I'D have ID. opportunity ven.
.E-rI tie cuIIsr atI-mptiuE 70 comfort
-iI"a do snDa- ULeu I never could
r1d oa':- asked SUphrania passionate
s. -Iu rlei down 10 the big old
anus- aaI long 10 sell Il aud 20 10
r= rry fu "a convenient little apart
.sa' aud.r'ver-
-Iul should have married long ago.
E.r-rs nothing Ike four youngsters
... an rEacrIuE hGshHud 70 keep one
r.afaI7-Mrs- Cooke thouEhr Of her
.sH. ! often wondered why you did
-a- merry FL Wallis Hf,cr going to-
=, le- 80 long. and be was - suitable,
-.u-
SnphUHla's cyr~ grew S;eely. Not
Z NJ were the last man on earthl We
tH't u,I agree. Jessie, and Il was all
.I.ngt this house III actually thought
% rru'd live hpH" that { would be
..'re0ad 10 20 right on i1 the same Old
80 l 'dld him wanted 70 move TO
., city 10 uu apartment. found out
..E stubborn b. uas. how selfish -
-Eli rents are very high in tie city.
-. N"u should be glad that you have
PIE nice. ruumy. comfortable place"
Comfortable go fairly shrlekci So
-aria. "l-s. comfortable 10 you be
.w-,. you didn't have 10 climb those
.'rrIIk" stairs. nor bump your head
.rr time you 70 down the cellar to
md that crazy furnace that does not
at the house TO matter what you do
~ Nor hay. sou ever washed
hes three times day NJ that back
-.akIuS sink. nor have you done the
-'uuce from the kitchen to the front
mp 'hirty-eleven tlfreS day. nor
% 10 carry lamps around-no Ens
.f" nor eieCfririty-nOr hnuSeciean
lose hIgh-ccIlIngcd rooms. nor that
.od filed with al SORTS Of junk
Look at this big Kitchen to scrub and
mt Immense stove to poIIsh!"
franklin seems TO like it," smiled
Mrs, Cooke. noddinc toward big
iHei-out pussy purring her Ioudest
rfore the warm range. IL must go
lrw. So. Maybe this house does tie
nn down, living here all alone as you
'o hut IT'S Il pretty. cool place In the
iHHIsr with the big lawn"
Yes" answered Sophrania bitterly.
you've never moved that lawn. I'd
'jOy city park better"
A few days later SophranIa had a
urprise. Ed Wallis, her old sweet
ueart, called. He hnd not been to see
her for nearly two years and when So
phranIa saw his round. genial face in
the doorway something warmed her
heart and made her feel young with
happiness.
Come In, Ed" she said almost ten
Derby.
Thank you, So; won't keep you
but few minutes" he answered In a
brisk, mattcr-of-fact voice 'rve come
on business, just business" he empha-
sized.
The warm, happy feeling vanished
and she felt tired and chilly. 1t took
quite an effort to ask politely, what
Is III"
II happened to hear that you would
like to sell yonr house, and you know
always rather liked the place. and as
I am looking for home" fhere Ed
flushed and pretended to stroke Frank
Inns sleek back, why. er-I thought
I'd drop in and ask you what you
would want for the place"
Sophrania considered for a moment
and then named the sum.
That suits me. So suppose you
.ome over to Mr.. Halls tomorrow and
weli fix up the deed and settle II.
There's just one thing trising); could
you yacate In two weeks7"
She looked at him In surprise. How
almost curt, he was. as
though he were stranger. YES" she
"Ill be out In two weeks"
After Ed left Sophrania ran around
TO Mrs. Cookies and told her the news.
4 wonder II he intends to rent that
placer" she asked. limo
eentiy.
- hate to tell you %. but Ed told
my husband that he's going to get
married very soon. don't know who
LhS Ill 70, uuicsS uS tuhI pEetty
school teacher that lives at his board
ing house-he's been walking home
from church with her real often"
For the next three days SophrnnIa
.oek the early train to the city and re-
turned at dusk very tired, footsore
snd disappointed. II surprised her that
: suitable apartment was so very diff
licult to locate, that rents were beyond
her means and the rooms so very small
ind often dark. She had told the real
estate agent to hold a certain little
apartment for her: she would let him
;now positively BY the next day at
7oon.
II was somewhat on the outskirts Of
he city. two rooms and kitchenette.
III to the rear. with q view Of hun
dreds Of pulley lines. II was the best
she could get for the money and she
was sure that on the morrow she
would rent It. She would have to de-
.ide what pieces of furniture she
you'd take with her and what she
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