El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-19
Ell PASO HERALD
Married Life the Third Year
Helen Loses a Friend by Trying AZ
Great Inconvenience to
Accommodate Her.
Mabel Herbert Timer
IT WAS Monday morning, and Helen
was making out the grocery list

TT WAS Monday morning, and Helen
was making out the grocery list
when the phone rang
Oh, Mrs. Curtis-' Mrs. Dawson's voice
shrilled eXcitcdly- VIII YOU do some
thing for me-a very great favor
Why, yes-Of course, answered
Helen. wOnderingly. yet resenting this
way of putting a request
You know We're sailing next Tues
day, and Pm almost desperate about the
laundry Our WOman's been sick for
two weeks. I've let it go thinking
shed be able to come-and now 1 don't
know what TO do. Couldn't you get me
your woman
why. I'd like to but Mrs. OReiIIy
has her regular patrons and every one
of her days is taken. III write her to
call you up the first thing in the morn
ing-then you can talk with her your
sef"
That's dear of YOU" effused Mrs
Dawson. And try TO get her for two
days if You can. It's such huge
washing-Tm sure she couldn't do 1t
all in one
Another Favor Requested.
Helen was almost certain that Mrs.
O'ReiIly had no free days However,
she wrote a postcard asking her to call
uD Mrs Dawson. The next day about
10 Mrs. Dawson again phoned Helen.
She began in much the same way
Mrs. OReilly always washes for you
Friday doesn't she2 Well, viii you
give me YOUR day2 7 know it's a lot
to ask-bUu I'm desperatei She's Just
called up and says she hasn't a single
free day, but / made her promise that
she'd come Friday if you are willing.
Then III persuade her to come back
and finish up sunday"
Why. / couldn't do that" stammered
Helen If I gave her up Friday, I'd
have TO wait another whole week. for
that's the only day can have the laun-
dry downstairs
We'll couldn't YOU let it go over
Just this OnceE / wouldn't ask you II
there was any other way But there's
aIot of my fine things I don't dare send
10 a laundry. and / can't sail with
trunk full of sOiled clothes"
Helen hardly knew what to say She
had never let the washing go two
weeks. It would upset everything. But
Mrs. Dawson keep on insistently until
she murmured a reluctant consent
Helen Is Furious.
But as soon as she hung up the re-
ceiver she was furious al herself for
yielding. Maggie would now have TO
wash out some during the week, ana
that would mean she would be snlky
for days-nO IL would be better to send
them to the laundry.
But why should not Mrs. Dawson send
I her things 10 the laundry she asked
I herself Indignantly. It was all very
I we'll for her TO say she was afraid
they'd be ruined" but Helen knew the
real reason was that she did not want
! to pay the price.
And so her whole household was to
be upset to save Mrs. Dawson a few
dOllarsi The more Helen thought Of IL
the more indignant she became
This was Wednesday and it happened
Z that Mrs. ORellly- washed on Wednes-
Z day for a family in the MarqUelI-jUst
a block above. SO that evening about s
she stoppe5, to see Helen on her way
, home She wanted to be sure that
Helen was really willing TO give Up
her day"
she says she's got two weeks
wash" complained Mrs. O'Reilly, who
seemed reluctant 10 so. "and wants me
Sunday. too 'Spose size knows nobody
works sunday without extra pay"
on, of course murmured Helen,
I'm sure If you go sunday Mrs Daw-
son VIII pay YOU very well And since
shes sailing Tuesday / suppose we
ought to help her out
( Well III So" reluctantly, seeing
she's a friend of yours
! 1t was Saturday when Helen called on
/ Mrs. Dawson 10 tell her gOod-by. and
/ TO give her the address Of the London
chambers where she and Warren had
stopped last summer. Mrs. Dawson was
raCking and Helen insisted on not IN
tcrrupting her.
There's one trunk I can't pack" she
| complained. until / get the rest OF the
| laundry Its been dreadful having TO
wait for the clothes this way. She
promised TO come back tomorrow. but I
| suppose YOU can't depend on any OF