Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-05
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.
The Family AbODe Lets the Water OOerfOLo
((TT MLO! What's that?" War
rem was gazing up at the IL
brary ceiling with a puzzled

IL was gazing up pa a, the Ii
brary ceiling with a puzzled
frown.
What, dearY"
THAT spot up there-rve never no
ticed It before. Has It always been
there?"
Helen, absorbed in the last number
of the Home Monthly" murmured an
abstract, 81 don't know, dear"
A moment later Warren jumped up
with a sharp
81 thought sol That's getting big
ger. Somebody's upstairs letting a
tub run over"
The next moment he was at the
phone.
See here, there's a leak in our cell
ing. Ring up those people over us,
the sanfords. and find out what's the
matter What's that?-- They've
gone out?-- Well, get the super
intendent up there. Tell him they've
let the water overflow, and it's COM
ing down through our ceiling. Now,
You get him up there quick"
Warren hung up the receiver and
came back to stand under the spot
ana look at II more closely.
u don't believe that's spreading"
declared Helen, who had climbed up
on a chair. I'm not sure that it's
even Oh. yes. it Is" as a drop of
water formed suddenly in the dark
ened spot and splashed down almost
on her upturned face.
Some blamed idiots turned on the
water and left it." muttered Warren.
But, dear, the bath room isn't over
this!"
why isn't it?' Don't you remem-
Der the superintendent said they used
this as bed room and they'd put in
IN extra bath2"
Another drop splashed down now
and the wet spot in the white ceiling
was plainly spreading.
"Oh, they're calling about 1t now,
exclaimed Helen, as the phone rang.
No Key.
Hello! What's that?" gruffed
Warren. We'll, didn't he leave the
pass-key with your You mean that
because the superintendent isn't here
nobody can get in there to turn off
that water? Well, I'll see about that
Warren strobe out to the elevator
and held his finger on the bell. Helen
followed him to the door
Dear, he's coming now as the ele-
vator ropes behind the iron gratings
began to move. Don't keep on ring
ing"
But Warren aid not take his finger
from the bell until the elevator was
there.
Are you sure nobodys in that
apartment" he demanded of the boy.
Eyes, sir; it's their maids after
noon of, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford's
gone out to dinner. l can't get no
answer to the phone. The superin-
tendent's gone out, too, sir He never
leaves a ass-key, and I've got no way
of getting in"
well, you take me up there. I'll
Sc, about getting in
For a momeEt Helen stood uncer-
tainly at the door. then as she heard
Warren's voice in the hall above her
curiosity dominated and she ran up
the steps Warren was at the door
trying some OF his own keys.
mo use fooling with these" as he
put them back in his pocket. We've
got TO force this lock" Then, turning
to The elevator boy, You go down and
get the fireman or whoever's down
there. Tell him to bring a good sized
chisel and a hammer"
But, Warren, you don't want 20
take the responsibility of breaking In
there!"
well. I'm not going 10 have our
place flooded through their internal
careIessness. If people haven't any
more sense than to go off and leave
water running-they OUGHT to have
their apartment broken into! All,
this is something like IT," as the Are
man. in his soiled overalls and a
handful Of tools got out Of the ele-
Vator
But I amt got no 'thority to break
this door open, sir. 1t might mean
my job"
Breaking In.
"I'll see to that" Warren treasured
him "TIl shoulder any responsibility
that goes with this deal. Now, you
spring that lock there as quick as you
can"
The fireman wedged in the chisel,
but the lock was strong and II was
several moments before he swung the
door open.
Warren rushed in the elevator boy
the fireman and Helen after him. Be
fore they reached the bath room they
found the rugs soaked and the bath
room floor was a pool Of water. On