The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22


bungalows you ever saw. Everything
all arranged SO that the work Of takina
care OF the house won't amount to
anything at all. He's bought one OF
these new hand vacuum cleaners. He's
bought a lot Of other labor-saving de.
vices from our store, too. Would you
like to look at his bungalowr
Again Ben looked carefully and
thoughtfully at Alice. And again he
smiled as she clapped her hands and
looked pleased.
I'D love to go!" Alice exclaimed.
I'll come and get you Saturday aft.
ernoon," said Ben. Maybe you can
make some suggestions as to changes
that fought to be made In the little
bungalow"
Some time later, as Ben chugged
down the street In his last years car,
his face wore broad grin. Even the
sight Of the handsome new, big house
on one Of the most prominent corners
In Lakeside, which was being erected
by Brahm, failed to dampen his en-.
thusiasm.
TN show these folks I do know o
thing or two about women, after ALL"
said Ben.
Ben still wore a smile on the fol.
lowing Monday when he was once more
in Mrs. Ferguson's house.
"Ben," said Mrs. Ferguson, II don't
want to discourage you, but I'm afraid
it's all of. don't believe you've got
any chance at all for Alice"
Ben pulled slowly at his cigar with.
out showing much perturbation.
"Why not?" he asked, at last.
Brahms house will be finished soon
and he's telling around he'll soon. be
taking his bride there. You know what
that means2"
Eyes," said Ben. unperturbed. 1T
means nothing at ALL"
"Whyr demanded Mrs. Ferguson.
Because" said Ben, "he doesn't un
derstand women. Last Saturday took
Alice to see little bungalow I told her
a friend Of mine was putting up. It's
q neat little place-just the right size
for young couple. Plenty of labor
saving devices-just the sort Of q
house that frail girl like Alice would
love to be In. Do you think q greal
big house like Brahms has any chance
at all beside little bungalow like
that1 Don't you think any girl would
prefer to marry q man who thought
20 much Of her that he wanted to give
her tiny. easy.to-take-car-of place
instead Of q great big house where
she'd be burdened to DEATH
Ben smiled at his old nurse as be
said this. He saw her eyes glisten
with delight.
"And the bungalow isn't you,
friends at alli" cried Mrs. Ferguson
delightedly. ITS yours. And you
equipped 1t all ready to move in and
then showed 1t to Alice for a sur
PRISE"
Ben smiled blandly.
"Not at ALL" he said. 1T really does
belong to friend Of mine!"
"But, I don't get the idea," ex.
claimed Mrs. Ferguson, greatly puz
zled.
"DOn't you see." he explained, n
showed the house to her 30 could tell
her it was my idea Of the sort Of q
house she'd like to live in. But J
didn't make the mistake Of springing
the whole completed job on her. Not
at all! Why, one Of the biggest thing,
in any woman's life Is planning the
sort Of q home she wants to live in
and actually seeing It 60 upl Remem.
Der that Brahm has put up his house
to suit himself-to please himself and
no one else In the worldi Do you
think Alice will ever marry him nowf
mo, I don'tw exclaimed Mrs. Fer.
guson emphatically and joyfully.
And Alice didn't marry Brahm.
She's Mrs. Ben Underwood now, and
very happy. indeed, in q little bunga.
low Of her own designing, which is
the envy Of all her friends and rela.
tives for its comfort and coziness.
Which goes to prove that Ben really
knew what he was talking about when
he said he understood women-the one
woman. at least, In whom he was par.
ticularly interested.