Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-13

TX awakening, Helen SAT up in bed.
Another ins!stent peal OF the
+, bell, and she reached for her slippers.
Warren turned. grunted, and then.
as the bell shrilled on, he raised him
self on his elbow, with a sleepy, ir-
ritable,
What the devils thatg"
THE kitchen bell, dear. I think it's
Mrs. OGrady-we've oversight our
| selves" and Helen. now in her Slip
pers and dressing gown hurried out
to the kitchen.
oh. Mrs. O'Gredy. I'm 80 glad
you've come" as she opened the door
to her Irish washerwoman. Il was
afraid you'd be promised for day"
Yes. miss. this was Mrs. Collins
day, but l put her OF till Tomorrow.
I knew you'd need me right bad. Just
getting back. DIG you have . nice
trip miss? You look real we'll" for
Helen's pink gown and disheveled
hair was not unbeeoming.
~Oh, do you HAVE to 90 to Mrs.
| Colling tomorrow disappointedly.
4 wanted you the rest OF the week.
may not get a girl before Monday"
why. amt Maggie coming backy~
mo. She's got another place. Yes.
uCdT, III Just 4 HllnuIe. IN answer 10
an impatient call from Warren Get
your things off Mrs. O'Grady. and be-
gin in the front room" and Helen
ran back to the bedroom.
See here" demanded Warren, who
was just getting up. why can't we
| send her out for some things and have
breakfast here? ] am not keen on
going TO any restaurant this morn
ing"
But. dear, there isn't thing in the
house-no milk or anything! We
haven't even got the silver OUT"
-Got kitchen knives and forks,
haven't you? Now. YOU send her for
whatever YOU need. Wen have break
fast here"
Helen hurried back to the kitchen
| and penciled a list of bread, butter,
milk and eggs.
Getting Breakfast.
81 guess that's ALL" giving Il to
Mrs. O'Grady. We've got coffee Just
go to that little grocer's around the
corner. Half a pound of butter viii
do don't think they have very good
things. And, oh, you'd better get q
| cantaloupe-Mr. Curtis will want
some kind OF fruit
If Warren had only told her yester-
day that he wanted breakfast here!
though Helen nesentrully, as she
dressed quickly and began to set the
table. But he had said they would
go out, and now nothing was ready
He didn't have no cantaioupe. SO
I got two oranges" as Mrs O'Grady
put down the packages on the kitchen
table.
IAN right" hurrisdly. Now put
he hWReN
plates and cut the bread for toast
| while I make the coffee. Ugh! there's
roach" as Helen took down the
coffee canister. There's another! And
I told Maggie particularly TO put
soda around all these shelves and in
| the sinks before she closed up"
Guess Maggie didn't hurt herself
, after you left" shifted Mrs. O'Gradv.
| Guess she knew that she wasn't
coming back"
why. where's the Coffee" as Helen
now opened and stared into the empty
canister. WHY, ! know we've go.
coffee"
a hurried search through the boxes
and paper bags in the pantry dis
closed more reaches but no coffee.
You'll just have TO go out again
quickly as you can. Get a pound OF
Mocha and Java. Have them grind
H."
Where's the paper" demanded
Warren, appearing at the kitchen
door.
ooh. I forgot to order il yesterday!
/ I'm sorry dear, but I'll be sure to tell
| the boy to-day"
Warren turned back into the din
ing room with am impatient, Almost
/ ready? It's getting late"
Y
had to send her out again." apollo
getically, but she won't be a mo-
ment"
II Warren had had A paper he
would have been less impatient. but
now, after few moments striding up
and down the dinins room, he called:
TITS ten minutes Of nine. I can't
wait around all morning"
n won't be a m, ment now" hur-
rving in with the cut oranges Come,
| sit down. dear. and have your orange
She couldn't get anv cantaloupe"
pretty bum orange" as Warren
eouged into the jn'celess pulpy
! fruit with a kitchen teaspoon.
! 'Oh, there's the mall" and Helen
! ran TO the door hopefully
| The mail diverted Warren, until she
| brought in the coffee and the three
minute eggs
| Warren's Wants.
Want another teaspoon here" ne
| frowned as he broke an egg with
| kitchen fork.
l Wait, dear; I'll have to wash the
! one you had for your orange We've
| plenty OF kitchen tahlespouns-bu
| only two teaspoons"
| Helen stirred her coffee and ate
! her egg with the tablespoons, but