Arizona republican., 1922-01-29

the possibilities of car. The Chand-
lers came over to dinner and they
had a merry time. Nancy was radi-
antly happy. 1t was all she mag
ined, this having a house of her
own.
The fall weather. which had been
perfect up to this point, turned sud-
denly into winter. Helen went home
to stay with her mother, who was
ailing. The work of arranging the
house was done and Nancy began to
find that her housework did not keep
her half the time. She was no hand
to read, and, though she sewed
great deal, even that left with much
leisure time. She grew almost to
dread seeing Don leave in the morn
ing and the great event OF her day
was his return at night She was
lonesome as she had never been be-
fore in all her life. When she looked
out of her windows at the houses so
close about her on every hand she
felt curious resentment for the ap-
parent cold indifference of their in
mates.
She was, however, not aware that
Don noticed anything unusual about
their neighborhood until he asked
Oub 0dy DOA dhy VI thS AoAfNo
around here come to see you, ,Nancy?"
Nancy lifted her eyebrows. "They
haven't yet. But they will. / shall
make them" She almost gritted her
teeth.
Were perfectly respectable. nice
young folks" she said to herself
And we own our house. And /
don't see why they can't be decent"
All this led to Nancy making a
study of the neighborhood. with the
result that she got line" as she
expressed it, on the inhabitants. She
found out from the telephone direc-
tory that Mrs. Jenkins lived oppo-
site, with aNpair of old maid sisters
on one side of her and lusty look
ing old widow on the other They
looked as IL they all might well be
worth knowing, but they paid no
more attention to Nancy and Don
than II they were not in existence.
Sometimes I'm tempted to start
right out and go to one OF their
houses and demand entrance" Nancy
thought. IRA risk. but once l got in
ia make them like me. If they
would only just get to know me the
rest would be easy" A sob came.
The loneliness was getting on her
nerves. "Why, if anything should
happen to me l wouldn't dare ask
one Of them for a bit of help"
But nothing did happen to Nancy,
though something did happen TO
Marcia Kitchen, the fat old widow
next door. She had the misfortune
to step on a bit Of ice in front Of the
corner and fall. When she was able
to get up she made her way to the
nearest door which was Nancy's,
and rang the bell.
Nancy answered the bell on the
wings of JOY, but when she saw
Marcia's white, scared face and heard
her pant, she became startled and
cried out:
"oh, you poor dear. Come right
in"
Il couldn't get an inch father than
your home, and had to get in some
where" said Marcia.
I'm so sorry" regretted Nancy
"There, lie right down and I'll get
you something" She couldn't do
enough for old Marcia, who was not
used to being made much OF and en-
| joyed it so that she did not recover
quite as fast as she might.
Marcia laid on the couch ana LET
| Nancy tuck up her feet and place
| pillows under her head. Suddenly
she started up. EFF you've got a
phone" she said. II wish you'd cal
up Fanny Jenkins in the yellow
house opposite and have her come
/ over here
| Wondering much, Nancy obevt d.
Within five minutes Mrs Jenkins
appeared. why, for Christina
sakes! what ails you. Marsh?" she
| demanded.