The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-06

small stores. Above these were
three fair-sized flats of six rooms
each and one had been ITO Let ;
for some time The building
was. dingy; it needed painting and
repairing badly, but the rooms of
the flats .above were large and
had plenty of morning sun.
If Mrs. Grotenberg would have
preferred a quieter neighborhood
or a home that was not over
saloon, she made no complaint,
once she understood the vacant
flat was Philips choice. She ap-
preciatedr the arrangement as
being economical, and immediate
ly protested an enthusiasm Philip
had no reason to believe was the
less sincere than it seemed He
sent her. a generous amount to
furnish the rooms as she liked.
A day or. so after she had
moved in, he dropped in to see
her. and found her busily max
ing curtains on rented sewing
machine. while carpet men. main
tanned a rat.a-tat-tat along the
edges and in the corner of the
room. Crates and boxes of
china and kitchen-ware, stuffed
with excelsior, were being un-
packed in the kitchen by the
drivers who had just delivered
them. She was radiantly happy.
She drew him into vacant room,
Nclosed the door, and flung her
arms about his neck, hugging
him violently, kissing him again
and again.
"Flip-I've never had such
funw Her eyes were shining and
her voice shook. 81 haven't had
a home of my own since well,
since Gus and 1 first went to
housekeeping, and that's nearly
fifteen years ago."
K It was ONE of her rare referen-
ces to her husband, and it Jared.
She saw her mistake and in
staptly diverted Philip by draw
ing his attention TO what she
had bought stopping to explain
how economical. she had been.
Everything sluoked. clean and
cheerful, from the. blue cartrIdga.
paper to white scrim curtains.
The flat Was:s different place
from the SIX, dingy rooms with
grease-staifed walls Philip had.
first INSPECTED. !, Mrs. Groten-
berg's gratitude, her childish de-
light warmed and pleased him.
He found a fine satisfaction in the
thought that he was making
her happy. He regarded her as
an obligation; she represented a
form of charity and it pleased
him to- think of himself as
benevolent. Some people took
care Of erphans-he, said Ito him
self-some gave, literally to the
church, some had other philan-
-thropies;;t his form of giving was
providing for Mrs. G.
The Love Nest. >.
became convinced. shortly.
tfatzvirture was its own reward.
Mrs. Grotenberg made her little
home $50. inviting. he spent. most
-. of his time, there. She was
always overjoyed to see him; 1t
was clear she meant it when she
told him she lived only for his
visits. Her welcome was so
hearty, her delight in entertaining
him so real, it never failed to
stir him. 1t was immensely sat
isfying to be loved. the way she
loved him.
She never failed to provide him
with an excellent dinner. Philip
asserted she was a genius when
it came to knowing just what he
felt like eating. She was con-
stantly trying some new kind OF
dish on him, and infallibly it
turned out a success. She sea-
soned food as he had never tasted
it. 1t made little difference
whether it was, chicken or hash,
clam broth or vegetable salad,
she made an art of it's prepare
ton.
BY George, Mrs. c.! you GER
tainly can cook" he would ex-
claim with enthusiasm. II never
ate. anything more delicious in
my life. What do you call it?
Goulash2 Well. it's great; give
me just a little more"
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow