Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — Untitled [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

New Home Secretly Furnished by Wife

INDIANAPOLIS.— To be taken into a strange home by his wife and to be told, while he admired the elegant furnishings, that he was the owner of the property,' was the unusual experience the other afternoon of John EKeller, manager of a department- in a local store. Until then Mr. and Mrs. Keller resided in the Meridian flats. They now reside at 2535 Talbott avenue in a home that was chosen by Mrs. Keller and completely furnished by her without her husband’s knowV edge. The clever deception used by Mrs. Keller to keep her husband Ignorant of her plans to surprise him would have baffled a, detective even if he had beeh suspicious of her intentions. The culmination of her plans so startled Mr. Keller that he declared that he felt his “brain was fuzzy.” "A short time ago,” said Mr. Keller, *we decided to give up our apartment at the Meridian flats and to place our furnishings in storage that we might engage a smaller apartment. I came home one night from the store and a part of the furniture was gone. My wife informed me that she had stored

the furniture in the nicest little place imaginable.’ “The next evening when I returned more of the furniture had been taken away and I thought nothing of it, as my : wife semed to have taken the moving of our property in charge. The following afternoon ihe suggested that I walk with her to Talbott avenue to inspect a home that was for rent, : ... “She told me to wait and that she would call at a neighbor’s house for the key. "When she got the key the whole family came to the porch and smiled at me. Not understanding the situation at the time I thought they acted strangely, but said nothing about it "I put the key In the lock, opened the door and yms surprised to see that the house was furnished. “•Look here,’ I said, ‘you’ve got me In bad. This house is furnished ahd occupied. Some one will be coming after me in a moment.. “My wife replied that there surely could not be a mistake, and continued talking to me, at the same time pushing me through the door. I felt as if I were breaking'into some one’s house, but what could I do? ’’Moving day had occurred in the experience of at least one married man without his knowing anything about It.” The change of residence made by Mr ; and Mrs. Keller was on their ninth wedding anniversary.