Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-10

xrr HIGHLAND PLACE" was one of
those new little cross-streets in
new little bosky neighbor-
hood, "grown up over night" as we say,
meaning grown up in four or five years;
so that when citizens of the older and
more solid and soiled central parts Of
the city come driving through the new
part of a Sunday afternoon in spring,
they say: "My goodness, when did this
happen? Why, It doesn't. seem more'n
. year or 20 since we used to have Fourth
o July picnics out here! And now just
look at it-all built up with bride-and-
groom houses!"
"Highland Place" was the name given
To this cross-street by the speculative
land company that had developed" it,
and the only reason they had not named
it "Waverley Place" was that they had
already produced a "Waverley Place"
block below. Both "Places" were lined
with green.trimmed, small white houses,
frame" or stucco; and, although the
honeymoon suggestion was architecture
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Of the inhabitants held themselves to be
settled old married people," some of the
couples having almost attained to Tin
Wedding Anniversary.
The largest of the houses in "Highland
Place" was the "hollow-tile and stucco
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Sui
lender" Thus it had been defined, under
Photographic reproduction, with the
caption "New Highland Place Sullender
Home," in one of the newspapers. not
long after the little street had been
staked out and paved; and since the
"Sullender Home" was not only the larg-
est house, but the first to be built in the
"Place," and had had its picture in the
paper. it naturally took itself for granted
ss being the most important.
Young Mrs. William Sperry, whose
equally young husband had just bought
the smallest but most conspicuously
bride.and-groom cottage in the whole
"Place," was not so deeply impressed
with the Sullender Importance as she
should have been, since the Sperrys were
the newcomers of the neighborhood, had
not yet been admitted to its intimacies
and might we'll have displayed more
anniable Difference to what is established.
No." Mrs. Sperry told her husband,
when they got home after their first ex-
perience of the "Place's" hospitality, a
bridge party at the Sullenders', II just
can't stand those people, Will! They're
really awful"
why, what's the matter with 'em?'
he inquired. II thought they were first
rate. They seemed perfectly friendly
and hospitable and"
"Oh, yes: rd-and-lady-of the manor
entertaining the tenantry! I don't mind
being tenantry," young Mrs. sperry ex.
plained' but I can't stand the lord-and-
lady-of-the.manor style in people with a
n'ne-room house and a one-car garage!
"one-car it may be-" her husband
laughed, "but it has two stories. They
have chauffeur, you know; and he lives
IN the upstairs Of the garage"
so that entities the Sullenders to the
manor style?"
But didn't notice any Of that style,
20 protested. II thought they seemed
.'ght nice and cordial. OF course, Sui.
lender feels that he's been making quite
success in business and it naturally
gives him a rather condescending air, but
he's really all right"
he certainly was condescending," she
srumoled, and went on, with some satire
"D'd you hear him allude to himself a.
'realtor'?"
y, well, why shouldn't he? He is one
lhats his business"
NY lord, the realtor!" Mrs. Sperr,
cried mockingly. "There ought to be ar
opera written, called Eel Realtor,' lik,
rne one there used to be with the It'll,
II Janitor.' Those are such romanti,
WORDS! Toreador,' 'Realtor,, Humi
mere, here!" her husband said. "Caln
cown! You seem to have got yoursel,
.orked up into mighty sarcastic moo.
~ some reason. Those people only wan
Y oe nice to US and they're all right"
MIS-. sPERRY looked at him coldly
A.. DID you hear Mr.. Sullender sayint
tS: s' MS company had sold seven homes
'",s month" she inquired.
oh' you can't expect everybody tt
,;"S n'ow all the purist niceties Of the Eng
"sn language" he said. "Sullender's al
snt and his wife struck me as one O
N'o incest, kindest women I ever-"
.sx h'na! Mrs. Sperry echoed loudly
S"e doesn't stop at being kind She
csfesslnsly tender, so angelically Low
- tnat she can't possibly pronounce