Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-21

Yes. | know, but | do hate TO make
g fuss" ... ,--
Della shrugged her shoulders and gave
the celery she was washing an angry
shake in the water.
That afternoon when Helen went out
on some errand, just as she turned the
corner there was n startling. crashing
noise behng her. George Barrett dashed
by on roller skates, 80 close that u was
a deliberate intend to frighten her AS
she gave a nervous start, he laughed
mocking, insolent laugh and dashed on
Helen was furious. There was nothing
that make her quite so angry as to pe
startled. And whenever he saw her this
boy seemed 30 take fiendish glee IN
dashins up behind her with all the clat-
tering. terrifying noise that roller skates
can make.I
And now Helen turned back deter
minedly. She would put a stop to this at
once. She had tolerated just about
enough from that boy
"Did YOU forget something, ma am?
asked Della.
mo. I'VE come back to settle that
boy. He dashed up behind me down there
lust to see me start He's always doing
that. And you know what racket those
roller skates make. I'm going to write
a note to his mother--and you're going
TO take II to her right now"
sure, | will" said Della with convie-
tiou. She had long wanted TO get even
with that Barrett limb
Helen was already at her desk writing
rapidlyi
my Dear Mrs. Barrett WIN you kindly
see that your boy does not again ring my
doorbelI and run away, as he has done re-
peatedly in the last few weeks? And also
that he does not dash up behind me on
roller skates for the deliberate purpose
of seeing me start2 Also the noise he
makes skating up and down the halls ~
most annoying. Very respectfully.
HELEN Il. CURTIS"
Helen read It over hurriedly. There
were too many "also's," but she would
not stop to rewite H. for fear her courage
would fell and she would not send It at
all.
Now, Della" blotting and sealing IT
rapidly. Take this up to Mrs. Barrett
apartmeat,"
Aust wait for an answer
NO: not unless she asks you to-
Hardly had the door closed on Della
when Helen began walking nervously up
and down the room. What would Mrs,
Barrett do? Would she send note back
by Della or would she telephone or would
she ignore It altogether?
And had her letter been too curt? Now
that Il was gone, Helen, woman-like, be-
gan TO wonder II sho should have sent II.
She tried 10 remember word for word
what she had written. She wished now
she had kept the note and thought about
It a little more. Oh. why was she always
donng things on impulse and then re-
GREETING them?
What II Mrs. Barrett should Ignore the
note and the boy still continue his an
ties? What an embarrassing position she
would be In then. She could have ignored
the boys misdemeanors before writing
the note, but she certainly could not IL
more them now. And IL they continued
what could she dO2
Here Della came back.
What did she say?" asked Helen.
she didn't say nothin'."
Did she come TO the door herself?'
Della nodded Yes. and l think she had
oompany-some one was playing the plano
Then she didn't open the note while
you were there?'
mo, she just took II and shut the
door"
Again Helen started out on her errands
Hut her mind was full OF the note ana ia
Vossibls consequences. Perhaps AIRS Bar