Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-13
Their Married Life
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

W arren was never expected to put
! Up with ny more make-shifts than
neCessar.
Now. try a. - things in shape so
We can have dinu~r here tonight
I'm sick Of restaurants YuuW get
some sort of "A girl to-day"
II hope So" doubtfully. That
Swedish agency promised to send me
one this morning-but you can't de-
pend on any OF them
Will you come here 4 minute,
miss" called Mrs. p'Grady
Helen found ucr upon the kitchen
chair. before "A shelf Of utensils.
Il thought III wipe of these
shelves While you were havin' Your
breaktast-and SEE what | found"
From behind q wooden chopping
bowl and a stone crock she drew out
e newspaper in which vas wrapped
There was a large V-shaped piece
broken out OF the scaIloped edge.
Helen took IL with a little cry OF
dismay.
You were always saytn' Maggie
never broke nothin'." with vindictive
satisfaction. for Mrs. O'Grady and
Maggie had never been good friends.
Instead OF tellin' you when she
broke things. she did away with 'em.
She must have forgot about this 'un.
/ guess II you count up your china
you'd find lot OF EN- gone"
With flaming cheeks Helen took the
plate in to Warren.
Warren, look; lust look AZ this!
IT'S one OF the set Cousin Ellen gave
us when We were married. Maggie
broke IL and hid il away Do you
suppose she's broken other things
I never dreamed she was that kind
OF a girl"
Warren shrugged his shoulders Il
thought she'd bear watching. but you
seemed to think she was such a
jewel"
why, Warren, you're the one who
thought she was so wonderful-tust
because she was a good cook! l al
ways said she was sullen, but I did
think she was honest. I'd never have
left her to close up the apartment II
hadn't. Now / don't know what to
think glanCing ruefully at the plate.
do you suppose It can be mended?"
fitting in the piece.
See here, I've got enough 10 worry
about for heavens sake, don't bother
me about a lot Of fool trifles Found
tho whole office upset yesterday;
they'd let everything go while l was
away. I'm going to IRE that stenog-
RI pher soon as l get time to break in
another. Now you ought 10 be able
to run things here without everlast-
ingly bothering me-
ooh, l know you've lots 10 worry
vou," with quick Self-reproach.
Don't think about anything here.
I'll get along all right. Mrs. O'Grady's
so fast Wen have the whole place
clean before night" with forced
cheerfulness.
His Trunk.
Get that trunk out of my room.
Stumble over It every time I go in"
Yes, dear, I'm going to send the
trunks down to the basement the first
thing. This eveniI. you'll ind every.
thing straight"
We'll, I hope 30. It's been blamed
uncomfortable since we got back"
Helen always took 10 heart the
slightest suggestion that she was not
doing her part She knew that the
getting home r. n dusty apartment
and no maid had been attended with
some disromforts.
And now. as soon as Warren was
of. she started in with tense energy,
determined to ge; Pevrything to rights
before he came home that evening
and TO get dinner even II the girl did
not come.
Now. III wash the dishes, so you
can begin right away IN the front
room" she instructed Mrs. O'Grady.
Give Il thorol gh cleaning. No, the
other ones the dust cloth, and you'll
want a whiskbrCOm to brush off the
couch and chairs."
Helen loathed to wash discs; it
was the one part Of the housework
from which she shrank. But now she
piled them in the sink, intent only on
getting them out OF the way. so she
could get to other work.
She was imbued with the real
housewife spirit OF Cleaning up The
very fact that there was so much TO
do. that il would require so much
work and management to get II all
done before night. gave her certain
sense of pleasure. II was an incen-
tive to her best efTortR
The dustpan? It's in the bottom
Of that cupboard Now, let's hurry.
Mrs. O'Grady," with eager enthusi-
asn. I'VE want to have the whole
apartment cleaned before Mr. Curtis
| comes home. II ! don't get n girl,
could you stay tonight and help me
get dinner"
Sure, miss; I can stay as late as
YOU want me. My old mans working
In Jersey now and he don't come home
to dinner"
"Oh, that. fine. Soon as get
through here I'll order the groceries.
We've eaten in restaurants so long
MI Curtis win love a real home din
ner"
And as Hele'' washed the dishes
she unconsCiOusly hummed a little
air she had heard 30 much in Paris.
After all. II was good to get back
| home-and TO work