The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
Chapter 81.

Chapter ST.
The three girls found the agent or inc
house waiting for them, talking 10 Du-
gan
"Dusan's telling him how nice an!
Nellie whispered.
Nellie Riley. If you don't keep Sill
.hall-eoinE to Mr.. Robinson as you
did has made me absolutely unanie 10
think" Gladys said And. really neither
she nor Cora, had recovered from tne
dared condition into which Nellies ac-
ton had thrown them.
This Is Mister Hurd, the agent,
Dugan said.
M. Hurd smiled on :hem. then. with
an air OF embarrassment, said:
Glad TO meet you. young ladies'! He
perhaps had expected to sec girls quite
different from tbs three quietly dressed
and rather handsome ones standing pc
fore him. But he.siike Dugan. kept his
eyes on Nellie.
IT'S US Is glad to see you. Mr.. Hurd:
she said before the other two couio
.peak because we want you to be very
Mo. IN Ms. and to be after h1in' UP this
flat for US"
'1ll do what I can-all / Am allowed
:, do-If-" he stammered = bit. Cora
Here are our references. Mr.. Hurd:
think you will md them satisfactory
She dared not look at Gladys as sne
handed him Mr.. Robinson's.
Very Eoodl sea you have under
stood what We nsed." no said. his en-
harrn ssrnent not quite gone. we nave
"a he extra careful in renting nowadays
BUSINESS amt 30 good. and when sou
rent by tho month you havo to look out
..n.cIallv with ladies'" He stopped.
flushing a deep rcd. "1 don't mean your
kind. Miss" now he turned to Cora.
.ln,t YOU would be surprised the e'o,'
some tell TO get In: then tho now 'hr.
mt up when VIC have to make 'hen te.
out" He WAS a very common man Ss,
no had evidently intended What Tic e"''
a. compliment 70 the girls.
n. r.aS IN. references carefully.
.-yery rood" ne said again. you
%, Inv. the flat. People like them IN
hu.,n.ss don't put their names to paper
,,nIsas q ia all right The man ~nat
I'm IN. Mace Is IN Europe. and II }
20, undesirable people in. or people VINO
Jo,.t nav why I'd lose my Job mighty
quick" ..,, b.-se,t
ND the other two looked very happy'
Rut Cora. the expense In her min
har1.,n.d for the remainder or .he
| r,ontb and with her list In her hama.
n.nciI n lot down whatever was prom
;sed Oh. conferred with Hurd as 10 the
repairs. on., this
| room she said. They had been ,alh'" ., <
| IN the living room. VIII you pam =.
also. and will You paint the 1ioor' we
| cannot afford to carpet II.
| well. 7 don't know rs ! can PROM
all that. I'll paper and II TINS Is ,"e
only room that you want nHea pan
it-but the floor hardly think l can
] ,ro,,Ie. that-but what else is there
p.sid.. this room: can't DO more
thon am allowed but OF course Tor
.ood tenants that stay-that have gooo
re.ercnces-Tll try to do all ! can.
"Shure. don't we know that Nehe
;,t.rrupted. And we'll stay You can
a.n.,d on us. And II you'll make II
nic. for us We will take awful Eood care
a, ~" AS she finished. ne looked smii-
incly at her and replied:
ard be A pretty hard man II DION
do all I could for you. =,
| THAT little mink" Gladys SAID 10
low no one but Cora heard.
| Now we'll look at the Kitchen put
before we do. Mr.. Hurd. Will you let Us
select tho paper for this ROOM Won
keep to the price you h1
| Yes and Dugan here VIII bring you
our book Of samples.
The kitchen must be painted rsi''
and woodwork. 1t 10 very dirty. and We
couldn't enjoy our food cooked IN IL
Cora told him AZ they stood IN the cny
Kitchen scarcely big enough to hold
| them sn.
| III 10 this, can't quite - my
INV to do all you want In the other