Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-05
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
The Family Abope Lets The Water OrerAon
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.
KIT T ELLO! What's that?" War
rem was gazing up at the IL
brary ceiling with a puzzled
De Lets the Water OpcrfOtO

hLLO! WHAT'S that?" War.
II rem was gazing up at the Ii
brary ceiling with a puzzled
frown.
What, dear?"
That spot up there-Tve never no
ticed It before Has It always beer
there?"
Helen, absorbed in the last number
Of the Home Monthly" murmured an
abstract, Il don't know, dear"
A moment later Warren Jumped UT
with a sharp
Il thought so! That's getting big.
ger. Somebody's upstairs letting a
tub run over"
The next moment he was at the
phone.
See here, there's leak in our cell
ing. Ring up those people over US
the Sanfords, and find out what's the
matter What's that?- They've
gone QUIT Well, get the super
intendent up there. Tell him they've
let the water overflow, and it's COM
ing down through our ceiling. Now
you get him up there quick"
Warren hung up the receiver and
came back to stand under the spot
and look at 1t more closely.
i don't believe that's spreading, -
declared Helen. who had climbed UP
on chair. I'm not sure that it's
even Oh. yes, it is" as a drop of
water formed suddenly in the dark
ened spot and splashed down almost
on her upturned face.
Some blamed idiots turned on the
md Lee Fk III
But, dear, the bath room isn't over
this!"
why isn't It? Don't you remem-
Der the superintendent said they used
this as a bed room and they'd put IN
sn extra bath?"
Another drop splashed down now
and the wet spot in the white ceiling
was plainly spreading.
ooh, they're calling about it now"
exclaimed Helen. as the phone rang.
No Key.
Hello! What's that?" gruffed
Warren. Wei, didn't he leave the
pass-key with you? You mean that
because the superintendent isn't here
nobody can get in there to turn off
that water? Well, I'll see about that"
Warren strobe out 10 the elevator
ana nElu Ills IluEtT on the Dell. E1tlGu
followed him to the door,
Dear, he's coming now" as the ele-
vator ropes behind the iron gratings
began TO move. Don't keep on ring
ing"
But Warren did not take his finger
from the bell until the elevator was
there.
"Are you sure nobody's in that
apartment" he demanded Of the boy.
YES, sir; it's their maids after
noon of, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford's
gone out to dinner. I can't get no
answer TO the phone. The superin-
tendent's gone out, too, sir. He never
leaves a pass-key and I've got no way
Of getting in"
We'll, you take me up there. I'll
see about getting in"
For a moment Helen stood uncer-
tainly at the door. then as she heard
Warren's voice in the hall above her
curiosity dominated and she ran up
the steps Warren was at the door
trying some OF his own keys,
"No use fooling with these" az he
put them back in his pocket. We've
got 10 force this lock" Then, turning
to the elevator boy, You go down and
get the fireman or whOever's down
chisel and a hammer"
But, Warren, you don't want 70
take the responsibility OF breaking in
there"
well. I'm not going 10 have our
place flooded through their Internal
carelessness. II people haven't any
more sense than TO go of and leave
water running-they OUGHT 10 have
their apartment broken intol All,
this is something like IT, az the FIRE
man, in his solled overalls and
handful OF tools got out Of the ele-
VatOr
But I amt got no 'thority TO break
this door open, sir. 1t might mean
my Job"
Breaking In.
I'll see 70 that" Warren reassured
him. I'll shoulder any responsibility
that goes with this deal. Now, you
spring that lock there as quick as you
can"
The fireman wedged in the chisel,
but the lock was strong and II was
several moments before he swung the
door open.
Warren rushed IN. the elevator boy,
the fireman and Helen after him. Be
fore they reached the bath room they
found the rugs soaked and the bath
room floor was a pool OF water. on