The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-03
Married Life
the Second Year
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

BY MABEL HERBERT OhNEn'
'There!" throwing down the pack
lge he had brought from town.
tThat's the best | coul do"
"Why Warren" (Helen felt the par
eel inquiringly) where's the frame
work? This must only be the netting"
That's all. | forgot those blamed
department stores closed at 5, so l
didn't get there until half past"
"But / thought you knew all the big
stores closed early during the sum-
ner?
"WelI, didn't But ! was bound not
to go through another night down here
without some sort Of mosquito net, so
went over to Third Avenue and got
that"
And wouldn't you get anything with
the framework"
"Wculdn't have got it if l could?"
But how can We put this up?"
"Fa8ten it over the bedposts."
Helen had unwrapped the package
by this time and disclosed some
coarse green netting.
ooh, Warren, green?
yes, green! We're not getting 1t for
decorative purposes are We? That's all
they had, and | was mighty lucky to
get that"
But this is so course-the mosqul-
toes will go right through this.
mo, they won't. Thatu keep 'em
out all right"
But it isn't wide enough, is it, to
60 across the bed?'
"Thats the way it comes-in eight
yard pieces. You're to cut it in two
and sew the lengths together"
After dinner, while Warren smoked
his cigar and talked to the Stevens,
on the veranda, Helen went up to
their room to sew up the netting.
The mosquitoes, which has not been
SO bad during the past week they
were there, had in the last few nights
become unbearable.
almost through?' demanded War
rem when he came up later.
Yes, almost. But it's such stiff, I'M
manageable stuff-it's hard to handle"
Warren, already in his shirt sleeves
now took off his collar and shoes and
sat down to finish his cigar.
George! 1t was hot in town today.
] saw three horses down on my way
, from the office to the subway"
"Oh, those poor work horses" MUIR
INJURED Helen. THE heat is so fearfully
hard on them"
YES, it's pretty tough"
"Now! dropping the netting on the
floor as she rose to put away thimble
and thread, I'm through. Shall we
put it up? How did you say to fasten
it,"
Warren with his cigar in the side of
his mouth came over and took up the
mass of green netting.
Here take that end" drawing his
own end over the head of the bed,
whjla Holpo Stra iohteOpH horS ont at
the foot.
Good, Now get some pins"
They pinned it around the posts
and over the railing and tucked it I'M
der the mattress, on one side, leaving
the other side free to climb in.
There, that's not bad" Warren
stood back and surveyed it compla--
Gently. And I'll bet that'll do the
work, eh?"
ooh. hope So" said Helen. eff it'll
only stay like that. but I'm afraid
when we get in"
We'll. we can get in carefully
can't WEI"
They did get in most carefully. Hell
en- could not help but smile at War.
ren's big, blue pajamed figure creep.
ing under the net so stealthily.
Nov turn the light out and come
to bed" he demanded. Il want to get
some sleep tonight
Helen slipped in as cautiously as
she could, and in few minutes War
rem was asleep and breathing heavily
"Thunderation!"
Helen was instantly awake. Warren
was sitting up in bed savagely rubbing
his arm.
"Why-why, dear-what's the mat
ter?"
Matter" he growled. "Those infer
nal mosquitoes are in here as bad as
ever"
"Oh-oh. the net must have slipped
Wait, dear-I'1l see" She slid out OF
bed and turned on the light
Warren was sitting up under the
green netting, scratching the back Of
his neck as he blinked at the sud
For moment Helen turned away
to hide smile. Almost anyone looks
rather foolish under a mosquito net
but Warren with his big nightrobeC
body. rumpled hair and angry, blink
ing eyes seemed like surly lior
aroused from it's sleep by disturbing
flea.
''Oh. yes. it has slipped here-fron
over thes railing. We must have done
that in getting in. Wait. I'll pin i
back
Warren blinked at her sulkily. Hi:
attention was now divided between