Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-30
MOTHER loud knock, and again
the steward called.


u the steward called:
- Il Bath ready. sir
Helen. who was sleeping in the
upper berth, pushed back the curtain
and leaned over the edge.
Warren, Warren, There's the bath
steward--your baths ready
"Oh. all right" growled Warren. turn
ing over 10 doze again.
Dear. YOU must get UP, He's hold
ing the bath room for you. Some one
else may be waiting
Let EN- watt
II was not until the steward came
twice again with his insistent knock
and call Of Bath ready, sir" that he
finally got Warren up.
With the stateroom 10 herself Helen
now climbed gingerly down the step
ladder which hung from the upper
berth. She slipped into the blus cash
mere gown she bought for a steamer
bath robe got out rubber lined case
that held her SOAP. sponge and tooth
brush and was waiting when the stew
ardess came 10 call her for her bath.
There were only two names on the
card which hung by the bath room door.
her own for $50 and Mrs Whiting
for q Helen wondered why there were
not more.
Is IL warm enough, m ann asked
the stewardess. who had solicitously
followed her to the door.
Helen dipped her hand in the water
with a sense OF unwonted luxury in
having her bath prepared large
towel was spread before the tub. an
other over the bench, and two others
lay folded ready for use
when Helen bottled the door and
slipped into the huge tub OF warm salt
water. the discomforts OF the crowded
stateroom were forgotten in the real
luxury Of a seahath She did not hur-
~, but took the full half hour allotted
70 give Warren time TO dress and get
on deck
With a pleasant sense Of elI-being
and eXhilaration from the salt bath.
Helen went back to the stateroom. To
her amazement she found Warren stiu
in his bath robe lying in his berth
why. dear what's the matter? You
are not sickg'
well, / feel pretty rotten"
"Oh, I'm So sorry Then. anxiously
feeling his head DO you think you're
seasick2'
The Vibration.
''Seasick," with a sheer. when it's
been like pond ever since we started ?
It's this internal vibration. That's
what It u.s. You Insisted on this out
side room-now you see it's right over
the engines. This devlish vibrations
enough 10 upset anybody. Just watch
those curtains shake"
II was true that this stateroom was
directly over the engines, and that the
vibration was very bad Helen watched
the shaking curtains with a sinking
heart
Constant jiggle like that's enough to
make anybody sick he growled If
we'd taken that other room we'd been
up fore instead Of back here over this
COMPOUNDED machinery. But that was
an inside room, and YOU set up a howl
about air
Dear. I'm so sorry Can't / get you
something? Where does It hurt you
most?"
'oh, feel rocky all over"
Maybe II you'd get on deck-the air
might help"
There you go again, The air, The
air! It's because you've gone clean
daffy on the air question that we're
over these blasted engines"
Helen knew that whatever suggestion
she might make would only provoke
him further. He was always particu-
larly irritable when he was ill
Here, take away some Of these con
founded pillows, viii you They've got
about a dozen in here-hard as bricks
She took one of the offending pillows
from under his head and adjusted the
others more comfortably.
Dear. don't You want the steward 10
bring you an orange? Perhaps II you'd
eat something"
More Grumbling.
But Warren only grunted his disap-
prevail while he pulled angrily az the
covers In their sheet encasemeut.
Get this thing straight herel I'm
cold. Why on earth do they sew up
their covers in bag. anyhow About
as unwieldy as board"
That's 10 protect the blankets. desr, ."
as she tucked him In. This way you're
sure Of not getting next to you a blsn-
ket that's been over some one else.
It's much more sanitary"
But Warren was not in q mood to APP
prove of anything. With a frstSul flop
he turned over and demanded a drink
OF water
NO, not out Of rhat!' as Helen started