Show SHE HAS A GRIEVANCE by MARY BAILEY wouldn t I 1 like to get my bands hands on that landlord though ejaculates mrs began regan with deep yearning she stood conversing across the low rail ing that divided her back porch iron fron the next one in the garibaldi flats wouldn t I 1 just him talking sc so smooth and Ilea pleasant sant and ng his head yes mrs regan certainly mrs regan as though his mouth waa was full ot of butter I 1 was just going through the basement of the laundry when I 1 saw him talking to the janitor and the janitor a calling him mr phelps as polite as could be it flashed over me here was my chance I 1 went right up to him when I 1 heard the name are you the he mr phelps that owns the building says say I 1 are you the landlord 9 7 yes madam says he kind of startled like mr kelly the agent being sick I 1 thought id I 1 d come around myself and have a look at things well says I 1 I 1 in glad to have a few words with aou ou not wanting to say anything against any one when he s not here I 1 won t tell you how that man kelly has deceived and brow beaten me and said yes and acted no to a few simple little requests I 1 had to make if that man kelly was to be asked his own name point blank he d say it was jones just because be he hates to tell the truth 1 look at my gas stove I 1 says no I 1 says impatient for mr phelps looked ked around the basement kind ot of wild as though he expected to see the stove there among tho the laundry tubs it ain t here but be glad to show it to you here am I 1 working myself to skin and bone trying to keep the nickel on that stove bright and it looks like old junk and he up and says he wont furnish a new one because this was new last year and me asking him polite and gentle for new shelves in the pantry every time I 1 ve laid eyes on him and him paying saying he d see about it and he chasn t th these ese shelves are two inches too wide for any shelf paper and I 1 in a neat wo man and I 1 don t like dust over next the wall even if it doesn t show now I 1 put it to you mr phelps I 1 says is that any way to treat a tenant as pays prompt each montha no no indeed mr phelps an breathless like it you 11 ex cuse me just a minute I 1 says taking him by the arm while you re here I 1 want you to come upstairs and look at the w rail all paper in my parlor I 1 ve had mr kelly look at it every time I 1 ive ve seen him and he s agreed that I 1 should have it done over and then he doesn doean t doit doitt of course I 1 picked it out v ahen hen 1 I came in and that was all right but how did I 1 know my daughter mamie was going to get a craze to hae hane her hair dyed that reddish tinta you can sean for youself mr phelps biow how red hair ron wont t go at all with this pinkish paper mamie has an artistic temp ra ment and she says every time she has to come into this room it makes her feel faint and she is neglecting her piano practice something shocking just because she can t stand her hair next to this paper henry dilbeck the plumber around the corner I 1 says is paying particular attention to mamie and goodness knows she may lose him feeling so awful about the paper and not being able to concentrate her at on him as she ought men be ing so keen on being made a fuss over any man with a heart mr phelps I 1 says would feel sorry for mamie and not let the price of a few rolls of paper spoil her life poor girl though I 1 don t see why she picked out that shade of red for her hair even it if it is stylish when will you send the paperhangers mr phelps he said at once that be he d see and started to go but I 1 stopped him 1 I said that besides the gas stove and the paper and the pantry shelves 1 I wanted the floors done over and new liew window shades and new gas fixtures in the dining room like they have at mrs casey s in the next street and that there ought to be a new carpet down the front stairs all he did R was as nod and say yes and agree with me and I 1 told him that he was a gentleman with sense and kelly might well take a lesson from him when I 1 was opening a closet door to show him where I 1 needed new hooks he opened the front door and slid out I 1 waited and waited a week for the paperhangers and the new stove and things and nothing happened and then I 1 looked in the telephone book and called up mr phelps office no dealing with rith that kelly for me when I 1 can get the owner 14 what hat do you suppose I 1 got gota some snip of a girl says mr phelps left v u ord to tell mrs regan that he d gone to tha the middle of africa for ten years and was likely to be delayed gettin getti back and for mrs regan to please see u mr kelly kelly you tou cant can t trust any of em ein says I 1 but wouldn t 11 I 1 like to tell mr phelps what I 1 think of him lies he s wo fe sen n kelly I 1 chicago daily news ner s |