The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-11-17
Married Life
the Second Year
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.


ooh, wait.-Wait!" Helen clapped
her hands eXcitedly. "1oulI nit the
chandelier"
The heavy bookcase on the shoul-
ders Of The two men just gazed one of
the glass globes,
"Ch, do be careful here" as she ran
forward to hold the door open wider.
It's so narrow"
"ITold on there, Steve! Let down
your end, Here, you can't get it out
that way. Turn it back bit! That's
it! Easy now
After some manOeuvering they got
it ont in the hall. Then it was too
wide to 20 inside the elevator and
had to be taken down on top.
Fortunately Helen did not have time
% wait till they got it on, so she did
not see how they scratched the side
and knocked a bit of veneerng off the
front.
"Now, Della" as she hurried back
to the sitting room, where Della was
tying up some bandboxes, "tie all
those sofa pillows up together.
"What'I | tie them with, there
aint no cord left"
Then put them in that sheet-the
one We left out for the curtains"
Then men had come now. One of
from his face on his elbow, while he
looked around,
"We'il take this next" as he rolled
out Warrcn's big desk.
"Bctter lock these drawers" trying
one and finding it open.
oh, | couldn't find the key. Can't
1t 80 that way?" anxiously.
"AII right, ma am. Wen tie a rope
around it, Here, Steve, bring up a
piece Of that rope down there"
While they tied up the drawers
Helen ran back into the kitchen to
help Della pack the last odds and ends
from the pantry into the big clothes
hamper.
Just throw that away" as Della
held up a dusty package Of cereal:
'"That's been here for months. What's
this" opening paper bag. "Raisins!
They're all dried up-throw them
AWAY, too And that old bread board
down there-give that to the janitor
with those other things" Here the
door bell rang.
Never mind, Della, you go on with
tthis-Ill answer it,
It was the paper man with his bill.
"$248 All right-jHst a moment"
as she went for her purse.
Hardly had the paper man gone be-
fore the milk man came with his bill. !
But we stopped that extra quart last
week" demurred Helen. Here you've !
charged it for the full month"
II don't know nothing about the |
bills. ma'am. Them's made out at the |
office.
ooh, I'll pay it. haven't time to
argue it now"
I'm sorry, miss" as he took out his !
stub o ia pencil and put the bill up |
against the wall to scrawl paid" and |
his initials upon it. you can phone
to tho office. Maybe they'll take it off.
But You see can't"
"Neyer mind; it's only a few cents.
Oh, wait as she turned to see one of !
the men carrying out her tea table.
81 wanted to tell you about that
those legs are so delicate. You must
put it in the wagon where nothing |
will come up against 1t"
Yes, miss, I'll see to that" as he |
disappeared in the hall.
Now, ma'am you must stop and
have a bite of luncheon" urged Della.
ITS half past two"
"Id forgotten about luncheon. Per-
haps you'd better go over to the deli
CateSSen and get us some sandwiches.
There's a bottle of milk here, isn't
there"
When Della brought he ra sandwich
on a paper and a glass of milk, in
cracked glass, they had left out to
throw away, Helen sank down on box
for a moments rest
ooh, Della. see if you cant get the
janitor to shake that rug up on the
roof. Tell him We couldn't let him take
it up with the others yesterday be-
cause the box of books was on it. And |
Della" calling her back
Eyes, ma am"
Take that couch cover over and |
have him shake that too. Oh, have you
hurt your hand?" as one of the men
who had started to lift a box put it
down and examined his finger. "Oh,
you've cut it! It's bleeding"
That's nothing, miss" wiping it on
n very dirty handkerchief Just
caught it on a splinter there"
"Oh, I'm so sorry Wait, I'll get you
some witch hazel and piece of linen"
tAnd then she realized that everything
was packed. But she dug around in a
box Of things from the bathroom which
had not been taken down, and found
some vaseline and absorbant cotton
1t was after before the men got
everything out. Helen had arranged
with the janitor's wife to sweep up,
so she might take Della with her to
help receive the things in the new
apartment,
Now, Della. if you'll carry the can
AIRY and this box, I'll take the satchel."
When they reached the new apart
ment they found the scrubwoman Just
wipinG up the last floor. and the
strong. unpleasant odor of soapsuds
were everywhere.
1t was after when the men brought
up the last things. Nothing had been
broken. but several pieces were badly