The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-15

ed up Warren at his office to tell him
about the rate.
Fifteen a load? That's pretty stiff,
he commented. But | guess we
couldn't do much better now"
The rest of the day Helen spent in
packing the china, silver and bric-a-
brac. She had sent around to the gro
Gerry for some empty barrels and ex-
celsior.
But every picture and article that
she took from it's place caused her a
pang. She couldn't conceive of these
things in that new apartment. Every
thing here had been either a wedding
present or bought for some particular
place in these rooms. Each piece of
/ furniture seemed to belong to it's spec
ial nook. They could never be arrang-
ed so we'll anywhere else.
And yet WarrenS determination to
move had not wavered. He had vowed
not to stifle through the summer in
this apartment. Outside rooms and
more air-that was what he was de-
| termined to have, even though the
house was less attractive and the
neighborhood not so good.
"We're not going to get all that
! Della, as she wrapped a gravey tou-
! reen in a newspaper and carefully
! fitted it in:
| TROUBLE OF PACKING.
Eyes, | know. But we'll have room
! left for some of these with the cut
glass. Oh, Della, put more paper
around that-thats the bowl Aunt
! Mary gave me. l suppose we ought to
have had the men pack this best china
and glass. But sixty cents an hour
seems so much. and if we're careful I
| think we can do it just as we'll"
Sure we can, ma'am. l helped Mrs.
! Mccarthy move three years ago last
May, and she had five barrels of Chi
ma and three of cut glass-and not
piece broken"
When Warren came home at six the
place was in all the disorder and con-
fusion of packing.
We'll, how're you coming on?" as
he stumbled over some rugs that had
been rolled up to keep them from be-
I ing Uttered with excelsior.
Not very fast" Helen brushed her
hair back YEARLY. ut takes so long to
pack china"
ooh, we'll. you've got plenty of time
another whole day"
You'll pack your books and papers
tonight won't you, dear"
THAT'S what | said this morning,
! wasn't it," His voice had a note of
Impotence. Nov hurry up, if we're
going out to dinner.
Helen took off her apron and start
ed into the bedroom. I'll be as quick
as I can. There's the box over in the
corner for the books if you want to
put any of them in while l dress"
Now, just leave that to me. I said
I'd pack them tonight-but I'm not 60
ing to do it before dinner.
little later they We're seated in a
restaurant few blocks away From
now until they were settled in their
new apartment they would have to
dine out. Helen who was almost too
tired to eat, leaned her elbow on the
table and her head on her hand and
gazed abstractedly at the salt cellar
before her
I'VE won't have to pack that big
stand lamp, will We? And the Candida
bras-can't they go as they are?"
Look here-you're to eat your din
| ner now. Let the packing go until you
; get to it
SOMETHING FORGOTTEN.
For several moments Helen ate in
silence, then she looked up with a
ou, w az you huO"
what we've forgotten"
"H-mm."
We haven't seen about having the
gas turned on in the new place."
That's easy. I'll phone about it TO-
, morrow"
And oh. must tell the milk man
and the ice man and the paper boy
and have the mail forwarded. We
mustn't leave everything until the very
asst"
Well. for heavens sake. let up on il
now"
As they left the restaurant, Warren
; asked at the corner.
: Want to go down TO the new place
for few moment, sto see how they're
, setting along with the papering?"
Helen hesitated. "Oh, dear, I'm sc
tired. and there's so much TO do to
night. And you've got to pack your
= books
See here, how many times do you
: want me to tell you that I'll pack
those books tonight"
But, dear I was only saying il
would make us so late"
Not make us late at all. We car