Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-16

do yesterday. Now Della this ice chest
must be cleaned to-day. Take all these
things off the shelves and wash 1t out
thoroughly. Put plenty of ammonia in
the water. And what's this?" taking out
a small covered dish. "Parsnlps Why
1 told you to throw those out day be-
fore yesterday"
Dellas only answer was to slam the
iron down on it's rest with unneces-
airy forde, while she jerSed the shirt
waist around on the board to iron the
sleeve.
And here's some fish balls! How
many times have l told you never to
put fish of any kind IN here? Every
thing will smell Of 1t. Now you must
clean this as soon as you finish that
waist. You can do the rest OF the iron
ing afterward. But l want this cleaned
now. When you're through leave II
open to air out before you put the
things back.
And Helen went on into the sitting
room, where she was mending table,
cloth.
For several days Della had neglected
her work and had been unusually sui
len Helen felt it had something to do
with her young man." He had not
called for the last two Wednesday even
ings as had been his custom. Plainly
there had been a quarrel. Della was
constantly watching for the postman'
but no letter in the painstaking illiterate
writing had been received.
Helen was always sympathetic with
any unhappy love affair. She had tried
10 be patient and to put up with Della s
neglect and unusual bad temper. But
now she thought things had gone too far,
the dirty ice chest could not be over
looked. And yet she felt vaguely uncom-
Portable She had never had really
serious clash with Della, and was not
quite sure what the outcome would be.
When half an hour later she again
went into the kitchen, Della was irohing
one of Winifreds dresses and the ice
chest was untouched.
Della, / told you to clean the ice
chest as soon as you finished that. shirt
waist"
Il Amt goin to let these clothes dry
out-they're all sprinbled and right to
, iron now. And l amt goin' to sprinkle
them over again. There's enough work
to do in this place without dom it
twice"
But Della, / said I wanted this ice
chest cleaned out nOw!'
I'm ironin' now. I'll clean it when l
get through here"
"YOu'n clean 1t now, Della, or III have
TO get some one in your place that WILL
That suits me, ma am" Della slammel
the iron back on the range and deliber,
ately united her apron. Il can get plenty
of places with more money and less work
than I'm gettin' here"
And Della stalked out Of the kitchen
down the hall 70 her room, leaving the
unfinished dress on the ironing board
and Helen standing aghast.
She had not intended TO bring this to
an issue-not this way. She had no idea
that Della would calmly walk out What
should she do? The thought Of breaking
in another girl filled her with horror
In spite Of all her faults, Della was very
good, honest and dependable. 1t was only
the last Few days she had been like this
Then Helen began to wonder II she had
been a little unreasonable in insisting on
the ice chest being cleaned just then
But 1t was not only the ice chest-sht
had put up with so much neglected work
and sullen defiance this week
Yet more and more she shrank from
the thought OF breaking in strange H.
And Warren would be furious. There
was nothing he hated more than change
OF servants. And tomorrow the Stevens
were coming for dinner
What could she do? She heartily wished
she had never mentioned the ice chest