The Coolidge examiner., 1934-02-02

I dinner with bis sister anu heE uuS'
band that something was In the
wind.
And when Sis promises my IA
J vorite fried chicken and mushrooms
well. little brother knows his leg
Is going 20 be pulled IN some way"
Little brother was quite right II
was just following his second help
INK. large. fat drumstick. thar
Betty said. swee;ly:
~Yon know. Carey. sam and / are
going or again 10 France and"
"Oh. that's II. and am % have
thar Internal bother OF renting the
apartment for you. The scramble
last time was Ike an Irish meeting
and I spent three whole days dash.
Ing from the Office 10 the apartment
with m assortment Of apartment
seekers
You're the first edition Of the
apartment hunters guide" laughed
sam. = guess we'd better ask $50
a month. and there won't be such a
T riot
Carey found himself IN FOR Il. 80
he became resigned. put the adyer-
F tisement In the daily papers and his
own Office address and telephone
made the inventory. saw Sam and
I Betty or and awaited the rush.
There were two inquiries before
he reached the Office. and along
they came until Carey was quite fed
up telling people about the apart
ment. II was the voice OF John WI
son over the phone. however. that
prompted Carey 70 sense the right
tenant.
IF that apartments the right
thing said Wilson. ~l'll send my
check to-day. Mrs. Wilson Is COM
ug In all the way from Easthamp-
ton. hoping We can secure Il. AMI
said she'd be there about twelve"
SO II happened that Carey waited
The arrival OF Mrs. Wilson.
or course. he had not thought she
would be such a charming woman
But she certainly seemed charming
when she stood poised In the door.
way With an inquIFlng look In her
big soft eyes
This was the moment Tor which
Carey blessed his sister FOR asking
his assistance In renting the apart
ment
-What n lovely apartment" she
exclaimed. and a good view OF the
Hudson Oh. dear. ! DO hope Mr.
Wilson told you how very much we
want ltT~
She turned lmplorlnZ eyes on
Carey and be felt bewlldered BY
their brlHlance.
Carey sighed and remembered
telling her that Mr.. Wilson had all
but settled Il Tor her.
~Slnce you and your husband
seem destined to have drawn the
prize from the multitude. why not
take the keys for EoodT"
A curious smile cr.nkled the fair
ones eyes.
~Bui won't your wife want to-
wcli--look us over too57
~My sister. corrected Carey. 'is
on the high seas
oh" commented the lady. Hav.
Ing got the information. she seemed
more animated is there any way
ue could get In touch with you this
evening would any questions come
up which we might want 20 ask
you uboutf- Carey gave her bis card
and telephone number.
After a moment or two longer he
had 10 watch her vanish into the
subway.
The rest OF the afternoon seemed
both snort and long. Always through
Carey's brain kept running. Thou
shalt not coyet thy neIghbor's
Wife but that didn't prevent his
heart losing a beat at the very re
membrance OF her Iovellness each
time the telephone rang.
He hoped against hope that some
information would be In demand
about the apartment but II was not
until after FIVE that Wilson rang him
Up.
Il say. old chap" said Wilson
my wife is tremendously taken with
| the apartment and wants TO cele
brate We wonder II you'd waive
convention and join US at dinner
and a show. My sister Is along and
Il will just make a foursome."
Thus IL was that Carey, armed
with two OF the daintiest tiny nose
gays he could secure, met Mr. VII
son. his wife and sister and started
or.
Carey was about to tuck the sis
ter. as he supposed. under his pro-
tectiye wing. when Wilson stopped
him with laugh.
Mrs. Wilson and have been
married FIVE years. but still prefer
to take cnarge of her-rather than
let the other fellow do IL"
"Ob. | say" laughed Carey with a
flush that was more joyous than
apologetic. Il supposed" he looked