The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-05
Married Life.
Second Yeor
HERE, LET'S LOOK At thIsi"

won't ~ Lut 4oAS 14CA 1Ot1ANS@S
with It's artificial marble walls. In the
rear was a switchboard, before which
lollel a colored boy in brass buttons.
Wed like to look at some apart
ments here"
Eyes, sir. I'll get the superfntend-
ent," pulling out a cord and inserting
1t in one of the holes above. Hello.
Some one TO look at apartments"
In a few moments the s~uperiAtend-
ent came up from the basement.
What apartments have you?" asked
Warren.
we've three vacant now-two on
the third and one on the eighth in
front.
He showed them a third floor apart
ment first. The rooms were small and
badly lighted and overlooked q mar
row court The floors had been fresh
ly vanished; an odor Of paint and
turpentine filed the place.
"This wont do" announced Warren
after a hasty glance around. We
want more air and light. Let's see
the one in front"
"Nsow this is more like it." said
Warren. What's the rent here?Y
'$1,100 a year"
Helen glanced al Warren with a lit
tie gesture Of despair.
Have you no front apartments for
less than that?D he asked.
NO, sir. All these front ones are
the same, but If you come in now, you
get the rent free till October first
Warren shrugged his shoulders
"That wouldn't be any indueement-
We've a lease where we are until
then. Who are the agents for this
house?"
"Clyne & Johnson"
"And I suppose II one got down to
business they'd make a shave on that
rent for a two-years' lease?"
The man shook his head. I'm
afraid not, sir. We've no trouble in
getting orr prices, and this is the
only ffart one that's vacant"
Wben . few moments later Trey left
the .bn Ing. Helen said aRziously,
"Don'f von see dear, that was over
800 a month. I'm afraid we can't get
anything for $40 that's anywhere near
as good as what we have"
That's absurd. We've only Looked
at ore place And I'm not going 10
eSelter through another Summer in
that apartment, you can depend on
that. Wen get something with well
ventilated outside rooms, if we have
to go ont to the Bronx. Here. ven
try this one" stopping before a house
in which a colored boy stood In the
door. 'fhey haven't so many brass
buttons On their darkey and III wager
they're not asking SO much for their
flats
ANY six-room front apartments
here?7
"Yessir."
How much are they?''
Il don't know, sir. the janitor amt
here. but | can show EN- to YOU
He took them Up to a front apart
ment on the top floor. But this was a
much less attractive house than the
other. The woodwork was cheaper.
tbs nantes and fixtures garish in de-
sign, and the hideous wall papers
spoke Of the character of former ten
ants.
ooh. Warren" whispered Helen,
eve couldn't stand this at any price,
We'll, you've got good air here and
a good view OF the river, this overtops
the house acros the way. You can
paper to suit yourself"
"Oh, yes. l know, but the wook-
work and the mantels and the whole
atmosphere of the housed Did you
notice the halls as we came up?"
We'll, you can't get everything.
What we're looking for is cool, we'll
ventilated rooms
But Warren, just look-look at this
bathroom opening the door and
showing the small tub and cheap tarn-
ished fittings.
The boy who had gone to answer
the elevator bell came back now and
stood at the door,
so you don't know the rent here?"
asked Warren again.
mo. sir. I don't knows exactly, but
| thinks it's around s75."
"~Seventy-ive dollars for that place!"
Helen exclaimed when they reached
the street. "And our beautifully fitted
apartment for SOL On, Warren. how
a you think of such a thing?"
But our apartment is damned
against a brick wall, and it's been hot
ter than Hades. What were after now
Is more air-even if we have to take
less style with it."
Although their apartment had been
very warm this Summer it was in en-
excellent house and beautifully ap-
pointed and finished. And Helen want
ed to stay-she shrank from the
thought of leaving. To her it meant
so much more than just IAN apart
ment." 1t was there she had come as
a bride, and there Winifred had beer
born-no other place could ever mean
so much.
They went from place to place until
Helen was almost worn out. But they
coulG<ind> nothing within their price
that was anyways near as attractive
as their own apartment.
'Bear, I'm * tired" said Helen I'm
ally. 81 don't believe | can do any
more today"
Nonsense. we haven't done much
You'll have plenty of time to rest.
We're up here now, and we oughT to
see what's here. It's not an easy
thing for me TO take an afternoon off.
Here, this place seems promising
let's have a look at it,"
Rubber Clones