El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-31
The THIRD YEAR
4 By MABEL
HERBERT URNER

see those 1rayed cages anu lO1l ONN
ton hOles2'
That's pretty bad work, ADMITTED
''Bad-it's rotten. Why. they're not
even clean. You can see the dirt under
the starch. Think III wear collars
like that2"
shall we send them back, dear?'
Fire EN- back first thing In the
morning. Why they're not washed at
ADJUST CLOSED and polished up LOOK
like cellUlOid. And the shirts-look at
the shine on that bosom! BY Cad, they
need an American laundry over here
worse than they need Sunday news
paper"
"Oh, there's the breakfast" and
Helen hurried in to open the door Tor
the maid with a loaded tray. Then she
helped her draw out the little folding
table and spread the cloth
Where's my dress snirts2' called
Warren Didn't I have any in this
week."
More Trouble.
oh yes, dear. two I think. Aren't
they there2 But do come in and have
breakfast. We can look at those after
ward
Wen look at them right now"
Then moment later. I don't see
any dress shirts here"
''Oh, Warren" as Helen hurried in to
find him paving over the clothes that
were still in the basket. You're muss-
ing everything up. Wait III get
them"
And that's the way they do Up a
dress shirt" he fumed as he took one
over 70 the light Just look at that
will you? Is this one OF my new
ones?'
7 don't know. dear" anxiousIy.
That's just what it is-and it's
ruined! Well, they'll hear from me
about this, all right. I'm not going
to pay IS for a shirt and have il ruined
frs
the way they've ironed those plaits,
By Jove, they scOrched 1t, tool Where's
that other dress shirt?'
"Oh, Warren, do come in and have
breakfast first Everything's getting
where's that other shirt?"
Reluctantly she found il in the
basket, but it's condition only increased
his rage
How about your thingsr he de-
.Oh, they're not done so badly"
anxious to cOnciliate him
Let's see some Of EN- What's that
over therf?'
an old One-it doesn't matter"
Huh, they stick a piece of pink
paper under the lace to make you
think it's fine job HOW's this2 Do
you can this done weIl?" taking up
one Of her shirt waists. How about
those tucks?'
But dear. they've only charged
siXpence for the observation-disclosures
they've called them-and all the laun-
dries at home charge at least a quarter
my night gowns only four pence You
can't expect very good work at those
prices Just look over this Ist-you
see how cheap they are"
Cheap Call it cheap to have your
clothes ruined2 Where's some note
paper? I'll write a letter to those
people thatu make EN- sit I'D"
But not before breakfast" plead
ingly. Warren, everythingn be stone
cold"
Breakfast Cold.
But Warren was already in the front
room. pushing the breakfast table
aside so he could draw a chair Up TO
the desk
Helen sat down to the table, but she
had no heart for breakfast alone She
felt the coffee pot; it was already cold.
Then she waited resignedly until he
turned around with "a
Now listen to this
" The DevOnshire Laundry, 1872 Vic
toria street, S ".
Dear Sirs-When send clothes to
be Numbered, I expect to have them
returned clean-With the dirt washed
out. not CLOSED over with starch You
may be able to do rotten work over
here and get away with it. but il
won't go with Americans Now III
give you another chance to do better
with this lot If il does not come back
in firstclass shape. III go over it and
send you "a bill for the damages. II
need be. I'll spend money to collect it
and to show you up. Very truly
What about that, eh2 Guess that'u
make EN- sit up. Now you bundle
those things back the first thing in
the morning and this letter with EN-"
He drew his chair up to the table
now, and handed over his cup for
some coffee
Dear. I don't think you can drink
it" as she poured it out its all
cold"
Cold? I should say So Here. ring
for that maid Wen give her a shil-
ling and have her heat il up"
The eggs were cold, too. and War
ren insisted on ordering them fresh
Its Sunday morning and I'm going
to have a decent breakfast"
But il was II o'clock before they
were through.
"Oh. Warren. it's too late now TO
20 to St Pauis. The services would
be over before we could get there
Oh, Pm so sorry you stopped to write
that letter.
well. I'm not" settling himself
comfortably with cigar and a paper
Giving that laundry a piece Of ~
mind did me darn sight more gOo9
than any services at St PauPs-"