The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-27
Married Life
the Second Year
sy MABEL HERBERT URkER.


shaded candles, the shining silver, the /
glistening cutglass and dainty china->
yes, It was an attractively set table. !
She moved the dish of shimm ering |
blackberry jelly an inch nearer the |
celery and changed the sailed almonds |
to where the olives had been. Then |
she remembered that Roy, Carries lit |
tie boy, was to sit there. Perhaps she
had better not leave the almondS SO
near his plate.
At last there were no further touch
es to be given, every dish and piece
of silver was placed to the best ad-
vantage.
Now, Della, be sure and not put the
whipped cream on the soup until just
the moment before you bring it in"
Yes, miss"
"And, don't forget, when you serve
the turkeys to put them ON the platter
no the feet will be toward Mr.. Curtis
and then he won't have to turn them
around to carve. And, you know. the
gravy dish is to BIS placed here and the
dressing over here"
A GOOD DiNNER-IF!
Yes, miss"
With the consciousness Of a beauti-
full table and an excellently prepared
dinner@if everything would only go
right" Helen opened the folding
doors-that led into the sitting room
and announced that dinner was ready
There was an awkward moment in
seating them all Warren who had
been previously posted as to where
each one was to be- made mistake
of putting his brother Frank in Car
rie's place.
"Oh, no, Frank" laughed Helen.
You're to sit next to me, Carries to
sit theresa Roy can be beside her.
And Edith, that's your place by your
father"
At last they were all properly seat
ed Warren at the head with his moth
err, father, Edith and Frank on one
side; his sister Carrie, her husband
and two children on the other with
Helen of course at the end.
The first Of the dinner went very
well. It was while Helen was anxious
" watching Warren carve the turkey
afraid lest he was slicing the breast
too thick for every one to have some.
that she was suddenly conscious of
Carrie asking:
Don't you think SO. Helen?"
Helen turned with a start and muir
INJURED vaguely "Oh, yes" ashamed to
admit that she had not heard.
But do you think it's good policy
for a store to do that" asked Law
renee, Helen's husband.
Helen doesn't know what you're
talking about" said Warren with an
unpleasant laugh as he disjointed the
wing She's too busy criticizing my
carving Now II you think you can do
it any better-you can come up here
and try"
ooh, Warren" said Helen flushing
at this needlessly rude speech before
his people.
HELEN Is HURT.
"Then If I'm to carve-1'n do it my
way. And l don't need any mental sug-
gestions, either"
Helen flushed deeper, dropped her
eyes to her plate, and did not again
look toward him while he was cary
ing In her heart she felt more bitter
at this dscourteous remark before his
family than at almost anything he
could have said o her alone.
Want the pulley bone! Want the
pulley bone." demanded Roy.
Il can't get at 1t now" said War
rem, who always thought Carries
children badly spoiled. You'll have to
wait while"
Roy sat up howl of protest.
Hush, dear, hush! Uncle Warren
will give 1t to you as soo% as he can.
He isn't through carving yet
Here Roy seeing a dish of bonbons,
pointed at them with a shrifl:
Candy! Candy"
mo, no, you must have your dinner
f1rst-and candy afterward," said his
mother.
CANDY" demanded Roy.
We'll, suppose one piece won't
y fr,1o ND N rT-3ka YanN
for the dish. Now which one do you
want?"
THAT one"
He pulled the cherry off the top
then broke open the pink coated bon
bon and let the syrup inside drop or
Helen,s best tablecloth. When he haC
eaten this he promptly helped himself
to another, as Carrie had thoughtless
~ left the dish within his reach. AnC
as she was busy talking and did no
notice he took another and still an
other,
Helen was watching him nervously
She had bought only a pound and a
this rate there would not be enough
left to go around. And now as Ro,
reached over to take still another SHE
asked:
Carrie, aren't you afraid Roy vii
be sick, eating candy before his din
ner?"
'Oh, are you eating that candy
Now you mustn't have any more" pusl
ing the dish back a little. not enough
Helen thought, to be out OF his reach
"You must eat your dinner and theI
you can have the candy
That's a very pretty centerpiece,
said Mrs. Curtis to distract the atten
ton from Roy, who began to within
per. you had so many given yoI
when you were married-but tina
isn't one of them. is it,"
mo I bought that several month
ago" answered Helen, when the
were having a sale at A-'s.'
"Au women are ahke-they bu
things at sales whether they nee
them or not, said Mr.. Curtis pointed!
Helen made a laughing protest, bu
she could not help but think that thi
was a most unnecessary comment.
There has always been a shoulder
ing antagonism between Warren
father and herself. And almost Away
when opportunity offered he woul
AnpIied With a SDOnpe