Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-14

! would be terrific. Seven thousand is
the very most I can expect"
! But you do expect that don't you?
And do come home early, Wilbur. rye
got to celebrate"
"Well-." Wilbur demurred.
Yes, yes. yes" cried Anita.
That night they dined tete-a-tete
! at q great hotel and got tickets to
the reigning comedy from a specula-
lator and stopped afterward at a
/ cabaret. They even took a taxicab
home. and Anita put her arms around
Wilbur's neck and her check against
his and snuggled.
"All my dreams are coming true"
Anita whispered. I'm SO happy"
$50 am l." Wilbur whispered back.
Was he not the source of Anita's hap
piness? Wilbur paid the taxi fare
! without a qualm and gave the driver
a fifty-cent tip.
Lon his way to the subway the next
I morning Wilbur saw a brand
! new Brownson six drawn up at the
curb. Wilbur paused to look into
| the driving compartment and gaze
| curIously at the shining instrument
| board with it's neat switches it's
speedometer. its chaste clock it's deli
| cately poised ammeter needle. Will
bur walked on, but after a dozen
| steps he paused and turned to look
| backward at the Brownson six, to
| take 1t in as whole. Wilbur
| thought q Brownson six would sat
| isfy his longing-satisfy it perfectly.
Some day soon he would use his lunch
hour to visit the Brownson salesrooms
on Broadway and have a good look
at the car. He had better run up
this week. He had set $500 as his
limit. But. the choice within that
| limit was rather wide. He had bet
| ter begin this very noon.
At IL O'Clock Anita called him on the
! phone.
"Oh, Wilbur" she cried. You must
come UP to lunch with me. i've found
| the perfect thing for our living room
| You must see tits mahogany tilt
/ top tabls-that real brown mahogany.
| and the most graceful pedestal you ever
saw, with snake legs and all. and It's
| perfect copy Of a real antique and
lits the only one they've got and hate
to buy it until I've looked at some other
stores. but 1t may be gone tomorrow.
| and what shall l do?"
How much IS it?"
"Only two hundred and something
and you will come up and see 1t. won't
| you? I'm SO afraid it might be sold
and it's SO important and L need your
| advice and 1t will take at least six
| months to get another
! 'T'll come" said Wilbur.
The tilt-top table was all that Anita
| said 1t was. The price was $2s5. And
! while Wilbur hesitated Anita found an
English sofa that was exactly what she
| had dreamed of for only $3.50. Wilbur
suggested that they 60 to Henri's for
lunch and talk 1t over. He meant
gently to suggest that they would have
to 20 slow on furniture else they
couldn't have car. He hadn't men,
! toned the necessity of q car to Anita
because he had expected 1t to occur to
her. but II she wasn't going to remem-
ber It he would have to remind her.
.sYou know" Anita said. when they
were safely ensconced at q table, Il
think we'll just have to spend that
81. 1873 we've got in the bank on a few
good pieces and then wait until We
can get moro. The salesman said. Of
h,,k
I don't believe in going into debt, even
, for furniture, do you?"
Wilbur, took a sip Of ice water. VII,
bur frowned., Wilbur shook his head.
He was simply unable to propose that
they spend their 1888 for a Brovnson.
Two days later Anita again called
him up to SEQ the perfect Victorian
lamp-a glass lamp-an exact copy OF q
genuine antique-a lamp that would
adorn their living room. for only $50.
rWhat do you think?" Anita asked
anxiousiy.
.weu," said wilbur. don't you think
you'd better look around bit more
before you decide"
II s.pose had" Anita admitted slow
". "But l! hate to let 1t Co."
stiil Wilbur could not bring up the
subject Of the Brownson six.
On Saturday Wilbur got OF the sub
way at Times Squire and walked up
Town.
Y II he couldn't buy car. at least he
could look at cars in the show windows
Of Broadway.
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