The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-11-18
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By CAROL WHITNEY
Q Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

- her hand, mold in . salts
fed way, and shed one Of
the many bells in tn apartment
house yestibule. Wht ~ the door
clicked, she pushed & open. and
waited.
In a few moments the elevator
door opened and q young man
opened the door. ,
did you come to e mel" he
asked. .
'ohi" Doris smiled "Mr. stor-
ey?"e
"Yes-Charles Storet.t
"Yes, ! came to SCI you-about
the rooms. Only I sup ,sed it was
Mrs. Storer. It usual is"
SIS 1t? That's straEs.. Though
] suppose it's only r taral. VIII
you come up?"
Doris entered the evator and
Charles Storey closed ne door and
pushed the indicator for the third
floor.
The elevator quietly assembled.
He took Doris to MS apartment,
unlocked the door, ar ushered her
into his living room.
cts nice, isn't it," said, look
ing about in a busine. Ike fashion.
Eyes. this room isl right. But
of course it isn't" :
"Oh, no, Of course Z It. Where is
the room you have fe me to look
at"
Charles led her &C oss q small
hall, past a bathroom and clothes
closet, to a bedroom.
"Oh!" Doris stopped in-the door
way.
What nice room! Windows on
both sides-and such lovely sunny
windows. But" -
She hesitated a me nent, little
confused.
Eyes" Charles s. rey laughed.
That's just it. But And I don't
know what's wrong. suppose you
do. You can refurnisi it just as you
want" @
"Just as / want?" :
"Yes-just as you yant. I sup
pose you can get al the stuff at
Starling's, can't you? Well, just
charge it to me, and it will be all
right"
"But-really?" Do beamed, as
bright and. gay as I e spring sum
shine that came in he wide win
dow. :
"YeS-really."
cts the first time n my life I've
ever had room just S wanted it.
And you've no ide.. what fun it
sounds"
81 suppose most pc pie have ideas
of their own"
"Oh," answered d. eis, "most de-
cidedly, the people known. And
such funny ideas, t.. !"
"Well-what about it? Will it be
all right?"
"AlI right? OF cou, e."
Doris sat down, with a pencil and
little notebook. CO. l have new
curtains?"
Certainly. Anything you want.
Only make it look human. This
apartment belonged. to my uncle.
He's gone abroad # il as it is.
The living rooms pre- II decent. But
the rest is awful"
Doris longed to as I'M what "the
rest" of the apart mt was. She
knew the words Of die advertise
ment had brought h + here.
Pleasant room, with big WIN
dows, plenty of sun, 20 rent to young
lady. Share kitchen privileges with
another lady. Room will be dec
grated if desired
She wished "the other lady"
would come in. Perhaps it was his
sister. Or his mother.
In the meantime si1l, was making
notes and sketches and figures,
measuring the room Nth her eye,
visualizing it as it W lld look with
new draperies, some Jew furniture,
land much rearrangement
would you think c6rn-colored net
over the windows and ruffled, blue
side curtains, that hang to the floor
and are looped back halfway up
with big bows, / think they're US
ing them, now, Won ! you think that
was nice?"
"Well-I like blu You wouldn't
be putting any pink u, the room?"
"a rose-colored { lip on that big
brown upholstered hair, I think.
And perhapssa ROSE solored pottery
lamp with q nat cal parchment
shade with blue sta on it. ! could
make that"
"But isn't blue nd pink some
what-well, rather If isn't q very
srong combinatio- is it-for q
man."
"No-I suppose ot. But I've al
ways loved it. alw avs longed for .
room with deep bite curtains and q
little deep rose for contrast. ! think
it xwill be sweet. Now" Doris
blushed, with . sudden confusion
what about price. guess that
comes next"
That's up to yce,,s' said Charles
Storey. Eve nee<t'. bother about
that now. Will yoa get it fixed up
next week." -
"oh ys:;" said bis Early in
usHsn hr.,r lat CharIas Cfor>v