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

II the steward called.
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 20 doze again.
Dear. you must get up, He's hold
ing the bath room for you. Some one
else may be waiting"
Let EN- waltz
It 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 TO 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 a rubber-llned 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 a Mrs. Whiting
for 9. Helen wondered why there were
not more.
rs It warm enough, MANI" 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 A large
towel was spread before the tub, an
other over the bench. and two others
lay folded ready for use.
When Helen bolted 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 seabath She did not hur-
~, but took the full half hour allotted
10 give Warren time to dress and get
on deck
With a pleasant sense Of well 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 sick?"
Wen, ] feel pretty rotten"
"oh, I'm so sorry" Then, anxiously
feeling hts head do you think you're
seasick2"
The Vibration.
"seasick!" with a sneer when it's
been like a pond ever since we started?
It's this internal vibrauonl That's
what il Isl You insisted on this out
side room-now you see it's right over
the engines This devlllsh vibrations
enough TO upset anybody Just watch
those curtains shakel"
II was true that this stateroom was
directly over the engines. and that the
vibration was very bad Helen watched
the shaking curtains with sinking
heart
Constant jiggle like that's enough TO
make anybody Sick he growled II
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
most7'
''Oh, feel rocky all over"
Maybe II you'd get on deck-the air
might help"
AASiN s'u ~ aboAHa ne arr Inc
air It's because you We gone clean
daffy on the air question that were
over these blasted engines"
Helen knew that whatever suggestion
she might make would only provoke
him further He was always particu-
larry irritable when he was H.
Here take away some Of these con
founded pillows, will 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 Ia
bring you an orange? Perhaps II you d
eat something
More Grumbling.
But Warren only grunted his disap.
prevail while he pulled angrily at the
covers in their sheet encasement
Get this thing straight here I'm
cold Why on earth do they sew III
their covers in a bag, anyhow About
as unwieIdy as a board
That's to protect the blankets, dear,
as she tucked him in This way you r,
sure Of not getting next TO you blan
ket that's been over some one else
It's much more sanitary"
But Warren was not in a mood to ap.
prove OF anything With a fretful hoJ
he turned over and demanded a drinl
OF water
NO, not out Of that" as Helen starte,