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

warren was never expected to put
Gp with any more make shifts than
necessary.
Now, try to get things in shape so
we can have dinner here tonight
I'm sick OF restaurants You'll get
some sort of a girl to-day"
II nope So" doubtfully. That
Swedish agency promised to send me
one this morning-but you can't de-
pend on any OF them"
Will you come here a minute
miss ?" called Mrs O'Grady.
Helen found her~upon the kitchen
chair, before a shelf of utensils.
u thought I'd wipe off these
shelves while you were havin' your
breakfast-and see what I found
From behind a wooden chopping
bowl and stone crock she drew out
newspaper in when vas wrapped
one of Helen's best dessert plates
There was a large V-shaped piece
broken out of the scalloped edge
Helen took 1t with a little cry Of
dismay.
You were always sayin Maggie
never broke nothin'." with vindictive
satisfaction, for Mrs. O'Grady and
Maggie had never been good friends
Instead of tellin' you when she
broke things, she did away with EN-
She must have forgot about this 'un
l guess II you count up your china
you'd find lot of 'em gone"
With flaming cheeks Helen took the
plate in to Warren.
Warren. look; Just look at this:
It's one of the set Cousin Ellen gave
us when we were married. Maggie
broke 1t and hid II away Do you
suppose she's broken other things?
l never dreamed she was that kind
OF a girl"
Warren shrugged his shoulders. Il
thought she'd bear watching, but you
seemed to think she was such
jewel"
why, Warren. you're the one who
thought she was so wonderful-just
because she was a good cook! l al
ways said she was sullen, but ] did
think she was honest. I'd never have
left her to close up the apartment If
| hadn't. Now ! don't know what to
think" glanCing ruefully at the plate.
DO you suppose 1t can be mended ?"
fitting in the piece
See here, I've got enough to worry
about; for heavens sake, don't bother
me about a lot Of fool trifes. Found
the whole office upset yesterday:
they'd let everything go while l was
away. I'm going to fire that stenog
rapher soon as I get time to break In
another. Now you ought to be able
TO run things here without everIast-
lngly bothering me"
"Oh. | know you've lots to worry
you" with quick self-reproach.
Don't think about anything here.
I'll get along all right. Mrs. O'Grady's
so fast we'll have the whole place
clean before night" with forced
cheerfulness.
His Trunk.
Get that trunk out Of my room.
Stumble over it every time ! go in"
Yes, dear, I'm going to send the
trunks down to the basement the first
thing. This evenin, you'll find every
thing straight"
Well, ! hope 30. IT'S been blamed
uncomfortable since we got back"
Helen always took TO heart the
slightest suggestion that she was not
doing her part. She knew that tho
getting home "a a dusty apartment
and no maid had been attended with
some discomforts.
And now, as soon as Warren was
of. she started in with tense energy,
determined to get eevrything to rights
before he came home that evening
and TO get dinner even II the girl did
not come.
Now. I'll wash the dishes, so you
can begin right away in the front
ROOM" she instructed Mrs. O'Grady.
"Give It a thorough cleaning No, the
other ones the dust cloth. and you'll
want a whiskbroom to brush off the
couch and chairs"
Helen loathed to wash discs; ii
was the one part Of the housewOrk
from which she shrank. But now she
piled them in the sink. intent only on
getting them out OF the way so she
could get to other work.
She was imbued with the real
housewife spirit of cleaning up" The
very fact that there was so much to
do. that It would require so much
work and management TO get 1t all
done before night. gave her certain
sense of pleasure. II was an incen-
tive to her best efforts.
The dustpan? It's in the bottom
of that cupboard. Now, let's hurry.
Mrs. O'Grady." with eager enthusi-
asm I'VE want to have the whole
apartment cleaned before Mr.. Curtis
comes home. II I don't get a girl,
could you stay tonight and help me
get dinner"
Sure. miss: can stay as late as
you want me. My old mans working
in Jersey now and he don't come home
10 dinner"
"Oh. that's ine. Soon as get
through here I'll order the groceries.
We've eaten in restaurants 90 long
Mr.. Curtis Will love real home din
ner'
And as T5elei' washed the dishes
she unconsciously hummed a little
air she had heard so much in Paris.
After all It was good to get back
homeland to work