“That same evening I was favored with another call from the gentleman himself; he had heard nothing from Harry, and could give me no information as to his whereabouts. I asked him for advice and he suggested that I wait a reasonable time for news from Harry, and if I did not hear from him, he thought it would be well for me to start out to find him. Next day the agent who had charge of the house in which we lived, called.
“‘I came,’ he said, ‘to collect the rent.’
“‘I was not aware that we owed any rent,’ was my response.
“‘Oh, yes, two months.’
“‘But I was under the impression that my husband leased the premises for a year.’
“‘So he did, but did not pay the rent for a year.’
“In my ignorance of city affairs I never dreamed but that city homes were rented the same as farms. Then, with a happy thought, I said, ‘I will pay you, how much is it?’
“‘Well, the fact is, if you want the house it will be $150 per month.’
“‘But that is more than we were to pay.’
“‘Yes, I know, but I have been compelled to raise the rent.’