Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
Print of Baby Hands.

UTH MASON. leaning over her
I - husbands shoulder. stared at
the advertisement to which he
4 y had called her attention. For
once the duh pages of the
Weekly Tattler held for her an item
! of surprising significance.
The Bangs house was for SALE The
wonderful house which Ruth had adj.
mired so long. 1t happened most OPP
portunely, too, for the lease was up in
month on the MasGn apartment and
they had been planning to buy rather
than rent again.
Here's your chance King Mason
said, grinning up into his wife's young.
flushed face. i've heard nothing but
the Bangs house since we moved into
this neighborhood. OF course, IL they
want more for it than l am prepared
to pay. it's out of the question
Call her up" Ruth suggested eager
~. II we wait a moment somebody
will snap 1t up. 1t may be even too
late now. Lots of people have seen
that advertisement besides US, dear.
King went to the telephone. Pres
/ emily he turned from it with graft
fed look.
Mrs. Bangs wants us to come over
now. and look at the house" he said
IL was o'clock of a wild March
J evening. but they had not far to go
Ten minutes later they were ringing
the doorbell of the attractive house in
which Ruth already felt a thrilling
sense of proprietorship.
Mrs. Bangs admitted them. She
was elderly and fat. with great, wistful
blue eyes. Although Ruth had met
her several times socially. she had
T.. Sh
knew about it was what she had heard
Mrs. Bangs say--Mrs. Bangs was al
ways praising her house-and what she
had seen of the exterior as she walked
past daily on her way to market.
The parlor to which the young peo-
pie were led was dimly lit by pink
shaded light. Evidently Mrs. Bangs
was fond of that beguiling tint. Ruth.
sinking into pink brocade chair,
Thoughts the effect unusual, although
she could see in the mirror opposite
that rosy tint glorified her face. giving
her the flowerlike prettiness she had
always craved. She settled back com
placentiy and let King and Mrs. Bangs
do the talking. Mrs. Bangs explained
that she was leaving town because
her husbands new position forced
them TO move to the place where he
was employed. She hated to leave her
dear home. but she had heard they
wanted to buy and she would rather
they had the place than anybody else.
She was sure Mrs. Mason would take
care of ii. Here she faltered a little,
but said that a party was coming to
see it in the morning who would be
sure to take il if they didn't. Wouldn't
they like to look around a bit? They
would. of course. and were shown the
dining room and the guest room. up
stairs. both dimiy lighted with colored
shades. She was sorry not TO let them
see more OF the house.. but with her
packing everything was at skies and
sevens. They could take her word
that everything was all right.
King judging the whole by the
three samples. was urged on by Ruth.
who nudged his arm every chance she
got. Ruth couldn't let the party who
was coming in the morning have her
house. She already thought of ii as
her house. In the end King said
they'd take 1t.
well, we've done it, he said as
they walked home arm in arm. Il
know that's no way TO buy house.
but guess It's all right And the
price was absurdly low. | expected to