The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
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by, had seer Sylvia sewing and had
FASTENED across the yard TO sit beside
her for little while. Helen's lovely
darkness was enhanced BY startling
new hat in henna. and she kept her
left hand moving restlessiy In order to
enjoy the sparkle of an enormous dia.
mond, her betrothal ring. Sylvia. fair
and sweet. wore a faded blue cham
bray. She, too. was engaged, but the
diamond In her ring was like tiny
candle beside the incandescence of
Helen's big one.
II hear that Peter has bought one
of those new bungalows out on East
road for you" Helen said They're
such cunning dolIh0uses. but all 50
much alike. That's what should OBJ
ject to myself, Have you been out to
see It YETI"
"Yes. We walked out there Sunday
afternoon" answered Sylvia.
'Walkedl Why, it's ever SO far. |
should think Peter would get car Of
some kind"
Sylvia smiled
"He's doing pretty well. think, to
buy a whole house. little later"
she said proudly. well have the car
and everything else"
"Oliver's just bought a new car
said Helen. zone of the $4,000 kind !;
| don't know what they call it. He's
teaching ME to run 1t. Ill take. you
over to see the bungalow he's having
built for me- 1t will be all ready as
soon as we get back from our wedding
trip. It's perfectly wonderful dwell
ling-buiIt-in features and everything.
We shall buy the furniture In the city
on our way ~home. Oliver says /
needn't scrimp. And then. of course.
grandpa will make ME nice wedding
present.
Sylvia's eyes began to look little
tired. She had no grandfather to make
her great wedding gifts. In fact, She
had no one but Peter, and she thought
Peter was wonderful, inasmuch as he
was going to give her whole house
to be her own. SHE wasn't going to
let Helen spoil anything for her now
but, she thought wistfully, she would
have been quite as happy sitting under
Mrs. Diapers grapevine she boarded
at Mrs. Draper's-if Helen had stayed
away.
HAS your bungalow built-in fea-
tures?" demanded Helen.
.sNno, It hasn't" Sylvia bit her
Zip.
"You don't mean 1T! Why, Sylvia
North. wouldn't i've In q house that
didn't have halIlt.iIl featnres e
| Sylvia laughed TREMENDOUSLY
sssBell. guess i shall have to, and
| don't mind" she replied.
| Il should mind like everything. A
kbungalow isn't bungalow without
bnilt-in features" insisted Helen
They sat there little longer until
1 the smell Of frying potatoes began te
creep out of Mrs Diapers kitchen
window. then Helen arose and went
her way.
Sylvia, left alone. took up her sew
ing. She was making lunch cloth
for her hope chest, SO soon to be
needed. That hope chest had beer
/ filed at the expense of much thought
some sacrifice and great deal of Joy
| full labor. She had done her best tf
get ready the small paraphernalia OF
4 her new home-making, and Peter iiaG
done his best. Ones best was all one
| could do.
A few days later Helen drove up ir
i the shining roadster and invited Syl
/ via to go out to Locust avenue to look
at the new bungalow. Sylvia went
She followed Helen over the sweet
smelling rubbish of wood and shavings
from room to room. Helen was very
gracious to the workmen and very i'm
portant. She gave small order OF
two just to test her new feeling Of
ownership.
.'Isnt 1t splendid?" she asked en-
Enthusiastically. "And almost too big te
be called bungalow. Now we'll &C
and look at your new house."
4 The contrast between the beautiful
stucco bungalow on Locust avenue
1 and the tiny dollhouse on East road
was so striking that Sylvia's joy was
hushed to silence. She had a key and
! they went In and looked around. Helen
criticizing freely.
Il couldn't stand it, she said as
they came out, 'but maybe you can"
Sylvia was pale. She thought Helen
was unnecessarily cruel. It was like
4 eating chicken salad before one who
/ has only dry bread. She couldn't have
done such a thing to Helen. never.
They didn't say much as they drove
| away from the dollhouse. Helen had
to watch her driving and Sylvia was
too oppressed.
That night Sylvia had to sit in the
parlor because 1t rained. After the
other boarders had cleared out by go
/ ing to the movies" Peter came.
you've been crying" he said al
once.
Sylvia shook her head. He put his
| finger under her chin. lifted her face
and studied it graveiy with his shrewd
Scotch gray eyes.
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