The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-08-26
1t Pays to Advertise
BY H. IRVING KING
g Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

responded Henry Abbot. They had
been discussing an "ad' in the
personal column" of the evening
paper stating that a ''young widow,
aged, thirty-fve, desired the &C.
quaintance of young man with a
view to matrimony. Widow had
twenty thousand dollars of her own.
Call at 35 West Twenty-something
Street, 8 to 9 p. m. Strictly bust
ness-no trifers."
At five minutes past eight Albert
rang the doorbell of a brown-stone
house in the street named in the
cad" Next door to it on one side
was an Office building apparently
housing a multitude of small bust
nesses. On the other side of the
brown-stone mansion another office
building was in process of erection.
This seemed to be the only dwelling
house on that side of the street for
half block, so Albert was sure he
had made no mistake.
The door was opened by a trim
maid. "I-er-came with regard to
the advertisement" hesitated Al
bert, rather taken aback by the
general appearance of the interior
which the opening of the door dis
closed-it was so conventional, SO
everything but what one would ex-
pect in house where a woman was
waiting who had advertised for a
husband. "What name, shall ]
say?" inquired the maid. Albert's
hand moved toward his card case,
but he remembered himself and re.
piled: 'Mr. Smith-John Smith"
Presently there appeared an ex.
ceedingly pretty young woman,
who, if she was thirty-fve, looked
at least five years younger.
"You came about the advertise.
ment, Mr.-er-Smith?" she said in
a calm, melodious voice which alb.
solutely thrilled the adventurous
young man.
eyes, Mrs.-er-?"
"Camwell," said she, regarding
him with a rather curious look.
81 read your advertisement Mrs.
Camwell," went on Albert, land
am of the opinion that we might
er-come to some agreement"
ct sincerely hope we may" re-.
piled the lady. 81 have had trouble
enough over the matter. Just what
have you to propose?"
''Why," replied Albert, slightly
flushing, "as to the twenty thousand
dollars-I, of course" He was be.
coming so illustrated under the
young lady's steady gaze that he
was hardly conscious of what he
was saying.
''Twenty thousand!" exclaimed
the lady. "Oh, it will run up to
much more than that"
"More than that" thought Albert,
sand such a woman-and she ad.
vertises for husband! What skel.
eton is lurking in the background
to cause such an anomaly"
Nov if you really mean to take
the contract" she resumed. 81 want
you to know all about the matter.
have had so much trouble-and
by the way-why do you call me
madam and 'Mrs.?' I am Miss
Elizabeth Camweu. And now with
regard to the contract for complet.
ing the building next door"
Albert's head was in a whirl. 81
guess l have made a mistake" he
spluttered. "Got the wrong adver.
tisement-or the wrong house-o1
something"
EDO you mean to say" demanded
the lady sternly, "that you did not
come about my advertisement for a
contractor to complete my unfin.
ished building?"
Albert got his wits together.
"Why, yes, of course I did," he re-
piled. II am Mr. Richards"
"The maid said Smith," interrupt
ed Miss CamWell.
"She made mistake" returned
Albert decidedly. "She misunder,
stood me. 1 represent the firm Of
BedloW & Forrest. If you will kind.
ly give me an outline of the situa.
ton I will have one of our men ex-
anime the work already done and
give you an estimate" Albert had
suddenly remembered that his
maternal uncle was Bedlow of the
firm of Bedlow & Forrest, builders
and contractors. Here was a chance
to throw business in his uncle's way
and, at the same time, to improve
his acquaintance with the charming
Miss Camwell, who, he soon discov-
cred, was an orphan with no near
relatives.
They talked for nearly an hour,
not only of the building business
concerning which Albert did his best
to conceal his ignorance, but Of
many other agreeable things. AS he
was leaving Miss Camwell said:
"By the way, with regard to that
advertisement-are you sure you
got the right house?"
absolutely" replied Albert.
Because" said she with a GU.
rious twinkle in her eye, ct also
read the papers-and there is q
matrimonial agency in that office
building next door. Goodnight; lei
me hear from you soon again with
regard to the contract" She die
hear from him again soon-and
to make long story short, Bedlow