Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-11-25

| really enjoys uOIuB. III DohIhiJk
house you ruin your health. In u little
cottage like this you conserve IL. With
u little cottage like this you need spend
no money for holidays or excursions,
no money entertaining your friends,
no"
How much Is III" faltered Helen.
Twenty nine hundred dollars" came
back the answer glibly. and that In
cludes all the buIlt-in furniture. the
stove In the kitchen and the little bird
houses. II would cost only q trifle to
have II erected"
''Twenty-nine hundred" Helen was
repeating. Then she did some figuring
and heard no more Of the sales.
woman's talk for a minute or So She
was rejecting that her meager patrl-
mOny. all she had IN the world, con.
sisted Of $4,000. And this cost only
$500.
1T seems like lot 10 spend" Helen
reflected aloud. still. II II would be
an economy IN the long run, and II II
would mean better health and al-it
seems almost as IL / couldn't afford
not TO buy It."
Helen looked up with happy smile
and both women laughed.
Then In an effective whisper the
saleswoman said that since Helen was
working girl. and since she was the
kind Of person who would doubtless
make her cottage good advertise
ment, she would probably be able to
quote her better price-say $2.7OO.
But that offer wouldn't be good long.
Just now they had several OF the bum
galows on hand. There would be
bigger demand when summer came
Well" sighed Helen, III guess I'll
have 10 say yes"
And before five more minutes had
passed Helen had signed her name to
little card that was II sort OF prom
Use that she would buy one OF these
houses AT the price agreed. The sales
woman would call In few days 10
finish the deal
II was not until Helen had walked
In sort Of dnze out toward the en-.
trance OF the exhibition hall that some
thing astounding occurred TO her. II
was then that the thought arose that
she would have TO have some place to
put the bungalow, and she had only
$500 left and that would probably be
needed for erection expenses.
She was standing stock still Won
dering whether she had better go right
back and tell the glib saleswoman Of
her difficulty, wondering II the sigma
ture on the card was binding, hoping
somehow that II was. so eager was
she to possess the house whether or
not she had any place TO put it-when
some one touched her elbow.
Hello Helen" II was the voice Of
the city editor. Joe Brooks. I've been
looking all over this place for you.
There wasn't anything pressing AT the
office, and as I'd sent you here
thought you'd be here. Thought We
might look around together. Awful
hole, isn't itT'
"Really, I've enjoyed II so much:
that is, until just now"
perhaps I'd have enjoyed It more"
sighed Joe, but the first thing | did
smart guy selling lots at Hawthorne
Park. Nice enough place. Of course.
Wei, the long and the short of II Is
that | bit. l bought two lots-lO0
front and 100 deep. When | pay for
that 1t will pretty nearly eat up my
bank account. What the deuce bach
elor like me wanted 10 buy home for
] I I
OF reason; only now I've spent all
have on the lot and what am | going
to do to get house! guess that
fellow hypnotized me-"
Helen gasped, looked confused and
said something about being sorry. II
may as well tell YOU" she confessed.
that bought house and | haven't
anywhere 10 put IL"
They started for Helens boarding
house home. and Helen explained her
predicament more fully.
THAT settles II" said Joe. Il want
ed to ask you to marry me. I've
wanted to for long time, but didn't
know you ever thought about houses
and things. Now everything's settled.
isn't IT.
why. yes" faltered Helen. But
what am going TO do about my storyf
/ was so confused that | seem TO have
forgotten what | intended to write.
and you said to make 1t snappy-"
"Come right along to the office.
Wen write the story up just as II
happened about your buying bunga-
low and my buying lot and then de-
Gliding TO get married. That will he
snappy though. guess. and then"
Then what?" asked Helen. wonder
ing II Joe would ask her 10 have din
ner.
"Why. then We'll 20 and get the
license and see II we can find q min
lister TO marry Us"
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