The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-09
CHAPTER 40

CHAPTER 40
MIS-. Mum had found them flat, as
, she wrote-a tiny place which she
said had two virtues. "the first being
its cheap rent and the second that It
is very near me, SO / shall see you
often"
+, Patty knew exactly how to get
there, and as they had only hand lug
gage with them. she piloted her fam
| lily into subway and took them with
in walking distance of the house.
| Mrs. Mum lived on Seventy-seventh
! street, near Fifth Avenue Seventy
! seventh streets claim to magnificence
| is brief. 1t ends almost where 1t be-
| gins, a mere cluster of charming
homes. one Of which Patty already
knew very we'll Then as it travels
| eastward, 1t goes through gentility
| TO shabby gentility and then to shah
| biness. pure and simple. The flat
/ Mrs. Mum had chosen for them was
! about half way between the two lat
ter conditions.
1t was reached by a two flight
| climb, stairs lighted by gas only-day
and night.
such halls. such positive fifth, "
Mrs Parke said. ooh, we can't live
here, we'll move" She looked scorn-
fully at the worn but really perfectly
clean carpets.
A very fat ianitress was preceding
them up the stairs. She had a slight
amount of grayish hair. and a very
red face with a nose shaped like a
button. At this comment she turned
as far around as her bulk permitted
to give Mrs. Parke malignant
glance from her water colored eyes.
But inside the apartment they
found everything different from their
expectations. For Mrs. Mum herself
had sent movers for the furniture
and had it unpacked and put into the
little flat. When Patty walked into
the tiny living room, she found Mrs
Munn's parlour maid to greet her.
I'VE put the heavier pieces where
we thought you'd like them. Miss
), Patty" she said 1.-The little bed
, room is only large enough for the sin
gle bed, SO the bigger one had to &C
| here" She opened a door into the
large" BEDROOM space so tiny that
Mrs. Parke thought it was nothing
but good sized closet.
: Patty, fortunately, had insisted thai
dered now what Miles double BED
: could have gotten it in the door
Mrs. Mum had suggested cot, dis
guised as a couch, for the front room
, so one of the sisters could sleep there
She had also had the old paper tori
off and new cream yellow paper pu
on, giving an effect of sunlight or
dy,11 info
Observation-Disclosures, of course-sht
had done over with white enamel, anC
the floors had been stained and pol
ished
i And she thought l might MAKE
curtains for the windows, Miss Patty
as yours would be sure not to fl
here" the girl went on.
II Patty looked gratefully at the pol
! ished windows, yelled with fresl
white wolfe. Her dear friend hat
thought of everything!
! your mother might like to see tn,
f kitchen" the maid suggested, an
they followed her to a room that
, after Mrs. Parke's spacious idea
, about kitchens, was so small as to b.
: insignificant.
= as this all?" Mile asked, whel
the tour of inspection was over. !
r. sitting room, two bedrooms. and kitch
r enette-well, l never thought I'd com
|; to live in such bandbox.'
5 Mrs Mum has fixed it so beaut
4 fully l know We'll love it." Patty threy
: in with quick tact.
n The maid had unpacked their chin
/ and linen, and now, while they too
f off their coats, she appeared in tn
J. living room with tray and cups an
a pot of fresh tea.
81 thought You might be tired an
p like this she said. And as they ha
!, their tea, she slipped on. a coat owe
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