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

~ EWILDERED by the sudden
II awakening. Helen sat up in bed.
Another insistent peal of the
j bell and she reached for her slippers.
Warren turned. grunted, and then.
as the bell shrilled on, he raised him
self on his elbow, with a sleepy, ir-
rI+able,
What the DEVILS that?"
The kitchen bell, dear. think it's
Mrs. O'Grady-we've oversight our
selves" and Helen, now in her slip
pers and dressing gown. hurried out
to the kitchen.
''Oh. Mrs. O'Grady. I'm 80 glad
you've come" as she opened the door
to her Irish washerwoman. II was
afraid you'd be promised for to-day"
Yes miss, this was Mrs. Collins
day, but I put her of till Tomorrow
I knew you'd need me right bad, just
getting back. Did you have a nice
"trip miss? You look real we'll" for
Helen's pink gown and disheveled
hair was not unhecoming.
"Oh, do you HAVE to 60 to Mrs
Collins tomorrow" disappointedly
II wanted YOU the rest Of the week
/ may not get girl before Monday"
Why, amt Maggie coming back ?"
NO. She's got another place. Yes
dear, In just a minute" in answer to
an impatient call from Warren. Get
your things off Mrs. O'Grady. and be-
gin in the front room" and Helen
ran back to the bedroom.
See here" demanded Warren, who
was Just getting up. why can't we
send her out for some things and have
breakfast here7 I am not keen on
going to any restaurant this morn
ing"
But, dear, there isn't thing in the
house--no milk or anything! We
haven't even got the silver OUT"
Got kitchen knives and forks,
haven't you? Now. YOU send her for
whatever YOU need. Well have break
fast here"
Helen hurried back to the kitchen
and penciled list of bread, butter,
milk and eggs.
Getting Breakfast.
Il guess that's ALL" giving 1t to
Mrs. O'Grady. We've got coffee. Just
go to that little grocer's around the
corner Half pound of butter will
do don't think they have very good
things. And. oh, you'd better get
cantaloupe-Mr. Curtis win want
some KlnO or Grult
If Warren had only told her yester-
day that he wanted breakfast here!
though Helen resentfully, as she
dressed quickly and began to set the
table. But he had said they would
go out, and now nothing was ready.
He didn't have no cantaloupe 30
I got two oranges" as Mrs O'Grady
put down the packages on the kitchen
table
"All right" hurriedly Now put
the butter on one OF these small
plates and cut the bread for toast,
while make the coffee. Ugh, there's
a roach!" as Helen took down the
coffee canister. There's another! And
I told Maggie particularly to put
soda around all these shelves and in
the sinks before she closed up"
Guess Maggie didn't hurt herself
after you left" smffed Mrs. O'Gradg.
Guess she knew that she wasn't
coming back"
why. where's the Coffee" as Helen
now opened and stared into the empty
canister why, l know we've got
coffee"
A hurried search through the boxes
and paper bags in the pantry dis
closed more reaches, but no coffee.
You'll just have to go out again
quickly as you can Get a pound OF
Mocha and Java. Have them grind
IT,"
Where's the paper?" demanded
Warren, appearing at the kitchen
door.
ooh, I forgot to order it Yesterday!
I'm sorry. dear. but I'll be sure TO tell
the boy to-day"
Warren turned back into the din
ing room with am impatient, Almost
ready? It's getting late"
There wasn't bit Of coffee. and |
had to send her out again" apollo
getically, but she won't be a mo-
ment"
If Warren had had n paper he
would have been less impatient. but
now, after a few moments striding UP
and down the dining room. he called:
ITS ten minutes Of nine. I can't
wait around all morning"
TT won't be moment now" hur-
rying In with the cut oranges. Come,
sit down, dear, and have your orange
she couldn't get any cantaloupe."
Pretty bum orange" as Warren
Rouged into the juiceless. PUPPY
fruit with kitchen teaspoon.
''Oh, there's the mali" and Helen
ran to the door hopefully
The mail diverted Warren. until she
brought in the coffee and the three
minute eggs
Warren IS Wants.
want another teaspoon here" he
froWned, a 8 he broke an egg with q
kitchen fork
wait, dear: I'll have to wash the
one YOU had for your orange We've
plenty of kitchen tablespoons
only two teaspoons"
Helen stirred her coffee and ate
her egg with the tablespoons, but