Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

to Metropolis and on the furniture she
had seen in the shops since she arrived.
For the living room, taupe overstuhed
furniture, with q few little tables for
magazines and ash trays and day
bed-very stylish just then. For the
! bedroom, twin beds in walnut, and a
chifforobe with an intricate arrange
room blossomed with Windsor chairs
and gate-leg table-the last word in
simplicity in the women's magazines.
The night the Turner's left their old
quarters Hollis and Dell Drummer came
in to call-helping them abstractedly
with the packing. After they had gone.
Laurence said: We've seen the last of
them, all right. Now that we've got a
start, we'll meet some people that really
amount to something"
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THE Turner's liked Lincoln Heights.
= There were dozens of clean markets
and groceries, ornate moving picture
houses, little restaurants when you
didn't feel like cooking. The restau-
rants were dainty" and served in
Vulnerable, but insignificant, courses at
reasonable prices.
At first there was just enough money
for the rent of the apartment and pay
mentS on the furniture and the
economic purchases Of clothes. Gradu-
ally Laurence and Irene were able to
shed their Camden raiment. When
money became a little more plentiful
they went to the theater, picking out
the more obvious successes. musical
comedies and revues, followed by sup
per at the less expensive restaurants
they had heard about
They made no acquaintance at all
at this time. At first they did not feel
the need of other people, and then they
didn't know Just how to go about
getting acquainted. Besides, they didn't
want to get in with their neighbors.
Those neighbors now were mostly young
couples, each possessing several babies
Nice enough, but not folks you'd care
to go about with socially.
There was no one in the Office that
Laurence cared to know outside of bust
ness hours. He had tried a bit eagerly
to get better acquainted with one or
two clients who seemed the sort who
would make desirable acquaintance,
but nothing came of it.
Then he and Irene got in touch with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessup Blake, relatives of
the BlakeS in Camden. The Jessup
Blakes had once lived in Camden them
selves. They invited Irene and Laurence
to dinner, but the Turner's found them
play bridge. They thought new music
stupid and undignified, and Mr. Blake
said: When I come home at night I'm
too tired to think Of going any place"
Nothing there.
They looked up the Griswolds who
also had lived in Camden. and found an
oldish couple given to long conversa-
lions about their electric piano, and the
annual putting up Of preserves. Why,
you wouldn't even go with them If you
lived in Camden! There must be
thousands of young couples in Metro
polls, college-bred who were jolly and
who went to parties and theaters, whom
they would enjoy knowing-and who
would like to know them, too.
They were enthusiasts over the the
alter that first year in Lincoln Heights
and were glad when money came In
more freely and they were able OF go
down from tn gallery to the balcony,
and finally could afford to buy seats
downstairs without the horribly guilty
feeling that they had when they had
first gone to the theater.
Irene met a Mrs. Rogers. who lived
in an apartment few doors from her
and who had a Pekinese. Owning a
Pekinese is one way of getting &C
quainted. Irene asked Mrs. Rogers to
call and bring Mr.. Rogers. and Mrs