Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-13

the S.9yator and had to be taken down
on top. a. %' ''f HH'' -
Fortunately Helen did not have time to
wait ulI they got II on, So she did not
see how they scratched the side and
knoeked a BIT Of yenesring or the, front.
2st"New, Della" as she. hurried back to
the sitting room, where Della was tying
I up some baRdboxess ale all those, sofa
pillows up together"
"whatil 1 tie them with? There amt
no cord left. - nay. at.. y
Then put them in that sheetvthe one
I'VE. left out for the curtains"
81 The men had come now. One Of them
stood wiping the Precipitation from his
face on his sleeve. while he looked
around. - So q a,S
wen take. this nex: as ne rolled
out warreti's big desk. go
Better lock these drawers" trying one
and finding it open
,..l "Oh, couldn't find the key. Can't Il
go that way?" anxiously.
"All right, ma am, Wen tie q rope
around it,, Here. Steve bring up piece
of that rope down there"
While they tied up the drawers Heller
ran back into the kitchen to help Della
pack the last odds and ends from the
pantry into. the big clothes hamper.
Just throw that away" as Della held
up dusty, package OF cereal. That
been here for months. What's this?
opening a paper bag. "Raisins! They're
q all dried up--throw them away, too. And
that old bread board down there-give
that TO the tanitor with those other
things" passes. s..
Here the door bell rang. f.t"
Never mind, Della, you go on with this
In answer it, ''E7";
1t was the paper man with his bill.
Two dollars and forty-eight cents, AL
right-..just a moment, as she went for
her. purse,
Hardly had the paper man gone be.
fore the milk man came with his bill
But we STOPPED that extra quart last
week." demurred Helen Here you've
CHARGED II for the fun month"
II don't know nothing about the bills
ma'am. Them's made out at the office. u
oh, I'll payit haven't. time to argue
Il now" .n
I'm sorry. MISS" as he took out his
stub Of a pencil and put the bill ur
against the wall to serawi Paid" and
his, initials upon II, You can phone C
the office. Maybe they'll take It off. But
you see / can't"
Never mind; it's only few cents
OH wait waltz as she turned to see
one OF the men carrying out her ties
table. Il wanted TO tell you about that
those legs are so delicate. You must put
It in the wagon where nothing will come
up against At"
Yes. miss, III see to that" as he dis,
appeared in the hall.
Now. ma'sm Xou must stop ana have
Q bite Of. luncheon" urged Della Its
half past two
81. I'D forgotten about luncheon. Perhaps
you'd better so over TO the delieatesser
and get us some sandwiches. There's a
bottle Of milk here, isn't there?"
when DELTA brought her a sand witch
on a paper and glass Of milk. in q
nEacked glass they had left out to throw
away, Helen sank down on 6 box for q
moments rest sf--r-''
Oh, Della. see II you can't get thc
jEnitor 70 shake that rug up on the
roof Tell him we couldn't let him take
u up yesterday because tia box Of bookI
= was on n. And DeliaT calling her. back
Yes -ma'am." 's,,-
Take that couch cover and have hin
shake that. too. Oh have you hurt your
handT' as one Of the men, who had
started 70 lift box put Il down anc
examined his finger. "ohl you've. cut il!
It's bleeding"
That's nothing. Miss" wipins it on a