Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-08
Their Married Life
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

much worn and the carpet dingy and
threadbare
rs this the bath ?" asked Helen, try
ing door she found locked.
NO, Madame, the bathroom is on
the floor above"
"Oh, but We wanted a private bath"
You will find that very hard to get
in Paris, Madame. We have a very
good bathroom with a hot water heat
err with an air Of pride Would
Madame like to see ft2''
How much are these rooms?" Helen
asked hurriedly, conscious Of Warren in
the waiting taxi below
sixteen francs a day. Madame"
Helen computed rapidly-about three
dollars, Surely that was cheap enough.
AND breakfast? I suppose we can
have that served here2"
Yes, Madame, we serve coffee and
rolls; that will be two francs each"
Helen hurried downstairs to Warren,
who greeted her with a curt:
We'll how about it,"
Dear, hardly know what to say. The
rooms look fairly comfortable. and they
are cheap enough, only sixteen francs
a day, but there's only one bath in the
whole house l wish you'd look at them"
shrinking from the responsibility of de-
Gliding
well, 1 guess we can stand it for a
day or two. Thatn give US a chance
20 look around All right" noddng
10 the porter who was stin patiently
waiting for permission to take in their
baggage
When, a few moments later. they
We're installed in the rooms above, War
rem threw down his overcoat and
glanced around with an appraising;
"Say, this isn't SO bad! And we
couldn't be more central" opening the
long windows and looking down on the
mass of life and color in the crowded
boulevard below We're right in the
heart of things here. How about ex-
Tas2 What does that sixteen francs
day include?"'
why. everything except meals,
doesn't it?'
Not on your life! They ring in
service, light baths and anything else
they think yofn stand for. You should
have asked about all that. Now they'll
charge us whatever they please"
But dear. / wanted you to attend
TO it. I don't know how things are
done in Paris"
A Relief.
"WeH, you've pored over that red
covered guide book ever since we left
New York Ought to know something
by this time. Now. if you want to
take bath first get a move on" set
ting himself in his shirt sleeevs, and
with his pipe, before the open window.
In the bedroom Helen slipped out Of
rer hot, dusty travelling suit and into
cool silk wrapper with d sigh Of re-
lief
Better take your soap along" sug-
Eostcd Warren as she started for the
bathroom. you won't find any there.
| Soaps always an extra"
But the next moment Helen reap
| peared almost in tears.
| "Oh. dear, ! CAN'T take a bath in
WHAT'S wrong" shaking the ashes
| from his pipe on the wndowsill
"Oh it's just AWFUL! The paints
all worn off the tub and there's a dirty
rag and an old scrubbng brush on the
! ledEe-and a mop and a dirty pail Of
water in the corner! Oh, why didn't
we 60 TO a DDlel- knew we were
foolish TO try this sort of thing
"Why in thunder didn't you look at
the bathroom? That's what | sent you
up for
But ! didn't want to keep that taxi
waiting too long" tearfully. And ]
thought Of course the bathroom would
AT least be clean. Oh. dear, DO let's
go over TO the Continental ! know III
HATE il hcrei Let's tell them right
now that we've decided not to stay"
Not on your life You picked this
place-you looked al the rooms I'm
too blamed tired to do any more moving
to-day, and were in for a bill here
anyway. Wen stay right here till to-
morroW-theu wen see
lie crossed the room and ierked
angrily at the red tassel Of the old
fashioned bell cord.
I'm going to have that bathroom and
tub scrubbed out and get some sort of
a wash"
well, II you'd see it now-you
wouldn't" returned Helen defiantly as
she started into the bedroom Pm going
TO take a sponge bath. If you're as
particular as YOU pretend to be you'll
take one, too-and not get in that awful
tub"
Huh, II padding about in a dlnky
wash bowl suits you, all right. But l
want a BATH"
And he gave another angry jerk at
the bell, which tangled family in the
a at