El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-29

- EOLLIE wore her lace waist,
M which gave her quite festive
49, appearance, and Dick was
splendid in the dinner jacket that he
had acquired within the last delicious
" happy six months. Hanged If I'm
going to go around sloppy just because
I'm at home" Dick had declared.
And 1 don't know anybody I'd rather
look pretty for than my husband, %
Mollie had rejoined.
So they both looked very nice, in
deed, as they sat quite opposite each
other at the little, round. recently var
nished table, very nice and very well
satisfied with each other.
Was the dinner good. my dear?"
asked Mollie.
Was it good" exv1aimed Dick. "oh,
was it,"
You didn't complain. anyway said
Mollie. beaming at him. LET me tell
you a secret, Dick"
Go ahead" said her husband.
Il think you are a very nice boy.
No, that wasn't an invitation. Dick.
take care, You're upsetting the coffee.
There! what did 1 tell your
Dick gazed on the wrecked coffee
machine, the flooded tablecloth and his
wife's dress in dismay ''MoliieI" he
cried, penitently. Your pretty dress
and the tabIe-and-clumsy brutei'
Mollie laughed. Great goose" she
said. What's a dress or a tablecloth?
Don't look so tragic, please. Here, you
wanted to kiss me didn't you? Very
well. then. Don't keep a lady wait
ing"
Dick embraced her. 1t took a little
time. Presently Molie pushed him
away and into a chair Now, sit there
while 1 put on my apron, she said
4 Businesslike Apron.
She left the room, and in a moment
returned with the apron on 1t was not
a foolish little soubrette apron of sheer
muslin with ruffles and rosettes. but
an ample businesslike affair of blue
checked bingham. Perfectly plain, and
yet wonderfully becoming. The blue
of it went with the blue of her bright
eyes. Dick rose.
NOW, sit STILL" she commanded
you've got to wait while clear away
and wash the dishes. You may smoke
your pipe and read your paper"
Pooh for the pipe and piffe for the
paper" said Dick, decidedly. That's
good one, that is. Think I'm going to
sit here and let you work in the
kitchen? 1 guess not. Any old time I
sit and read my paper while you're
washing dishes, you just call my at
tention to it. Here's where 1 get
busy"
He skinned out of his magnificent
dinner coat and turned back his shirt
cuffs. Then he piled up some ldishes
and bore them triumphantly to little
box of a kitchen, tum- drumming
something of MendeIssohn's that he
had lately heard. His wife, similarly
laden, followed him. In little while
the dining table was cleared and Mol
lie, standing by the spotless porcelain
sink, turned steaming stream of wa
ter from a brightly FURNISHED faucet
into a blue enamelled dish pan. Dick
stood at attention with a new crash
towel.
Isn't it fun?' said MoIlie. ouch"
that waters hot" She made a~pretty
grimace of pain and extended her hand
to Dick that he might see how badly
she was scalded. He took it and kissed
it tenderly.
First Aid to the Injured.
Now it's we1l,,' she said gayly. It's
so handy to have first aid to the in
jured around"
You'll always have it," declared
Dick as she began with the glasses.
The dishwashing took some time, be-
cause there were distractions and di-
versions of various kinds 1t Is diff
ficult to make straightaway, method
zeal business of it, when the chief OPP
orator has round. dimpled arms and
dimpling cheeks and dancing blue eyes
and red lips that pout That is, if you
are of the opposite sex and have GER
tain Sacramental rights and privil-
eyes.
I've heard people say thar they
didn't mind cooking, but just hated to
wash the Dishes" remarked Mollie. 81