Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
Their Married Life
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

much worn and the carpet dingy and
threadbare.
rs this the bath?' asked Helen, try
ing a door she found locked.
No, Madame, the bathroom Is on
the floor above"
'Oh, but we wanted a private bath"
You viii find that very hard to get
in Paris. Madame We have a very
good bathroom with hot water heat
err with an afr Of pride. Would
Madame like to see III"
How much are these roomsq" Helen
asked hurTiedly, conscious Of Warren in
the waiting taxi below.
Sixteen francs a day, Madame"
Helen computed rapidIy-about three
dollars! Surely that was cheap enough.
And breakfast? I suppose we can
have that served here"
Yes, Madame, we serve coffee and
rolls; that will be two francs each"
Helen hurried downstairs to Warren,
who greeted her with curt:
We'll. how about it,"
Dear, hardly know what to say. The
rooms look fairly comfortable, and they
are cheap enough, only sixteen francs
day, but there's only one bath in the
whole house. I wish you'd look at them
shrinking from the responsibility Of de-
Gliding
We'll, l guess we can stand IL for a
day or two, ThatIl give us a chance
to look around. All right" nodding
TO the porter. who was still patiently
waiting for permission to take in their
baggage
When, a few moments later, they
were installed in the rooms above, War
rem threw down his overcoat and
glanced around with an appraising:
Say, this isn't so bad! And we
couldn't be more central" opening the
long windows and looking down on the
mass Of life and color in the crowded
boulevard below. We're right in the
heart Of things here. How about ex.
tras? What does that sixteen francs a
day include?"
why, everything except meals.
doesn't it?"
Not on your life They ring in
service, light baths and anything else
they think you'll stand for You should
have asked about all that Now they'll
charge us whatever they please"
But, dear. l wanted you to attend
to it. I don't know how things are
done in Paris"
A Relief.
well. you've pored over that red.
covered guide book ever since we left
New York Ought to know something
by this time Now, If you want to
take a bath first. get a move on" set
ting himself in his shirt sleeevs, and
with his pipe, before the open window.
In the bedroom Helen slipped out Of
her hot. dusty travelling suit and into
a cool silk wrapper with a sigh Of re-
lief
Better take your soap along" sug-
gested Warren as she started for the
bathroom. You won't find any there
Soaps always an extra"
But the next moment Helen reap
peared almost in tears
oh. dear. ! CAN'T take bath in
that bathroOm!"
from his pipe on the windowsill.
"Oh, it's just AWFUL The paints
all worn on the tub and there's a dirty
rag and an old scrubbIng brush on the
ledge-and a mop and a dirty pail Of
water in the cornerl Oh, why didn't
we go TO a hotel? / knew we were
foolish to try this sort Of thingP'
why in thunder didn't you look at
the bathroom? That's what sent you
up for"
But I didn't want 10 keep that taxi
waiting too long" tearfuly. And ]
thought Of course the bathroom would
at least be clean. Oh, dear, DO let's
go over to the Continental. / know I'll
HATE 1t here! Let's tell them right
now that we've decided not to stay"
Not on your life! You picked this
place-you looked at the rooms. I'm
too blamed tired to do any more moving
to-day, and we're in for a bill here
anyway Wen stay right here TIL to-
morrow-then Wen see"
He crossed the room and teriked
angrily at the red tassel of the old
fashioned bell cord.
I'm going to have that bathroom and
tub scrubbed out and get some sort of
a wash"
We'll, n you'd see it now-you
wouldn't" returned Helen defiantly, as
she started into the bedroom. I'm going
to take a sponge bath. If you're as
particular as you pretend to be you'll
take one, too-and not get In that awful
tub!'
Huh, II padding about IN a dinky
wash bowl suits you, all right. But l
want a BATHp'
And he gave another angry Jerk at
the bell, which tangled family in the
distance.