Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-30
& MOTHER loud knock, and again
4 the steward called.

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"A the steward called.
4 Bath ready. sir"
Helen. who was sleeping IN the
upper berth. pushed back the curtain
and leaned over the edge.
Warren, Warren There's the bath
steward-your baths ready
"Oh. All right growled Warren. turn
ing over 20 doze again.
Dear. you must get up! He's hold
else may be waiting
"Iet EN- watt"
1t was not until the steward came
twice again with his insistent knock
and call Of bath ready SIR" that he
finally got Warren up.
with the stateroom 10 herself. Helen
now climbed RinRerIy down the step
ladder which hung from the upper
berth. She slipped into the hlus cash
mere gown she bought for a steamer
bath robe. got out rubber lined case
that held her soap, sponge and tooth
brush and was waiting when the stew
ardess came 10 call her for her bath.
There were only two names on the
card witch hung by the bath room door.
her own for $50 and a Mrs Whiting
for 9. Helen wondered why there were
not more
Is It warm enough. MIAMI" asked
the stewardess. who had solicitously
followed her 20 the door.
Helen dipped her hand in the water
with a sense Of unwouted luxury In
having her bath prepared large
towel was spread before the tub, an
other over the bench, and two others
lay folded ready for use.
When Helen bolted the door and
slipped into the huge tub Of warm salt
water. the discomforts Of the crowded
sthteroom were forgotten In the real
luxury OF seahath She did not hur-
ry, but took the full half hour allotted
20 give Warren time 10 dress and get
on deck
With a pleasant sense Of we'll being
and exhuarauon from the salt bath,
Helen went back Co the stateroom To
her amazemeut She found Warren stiu
in his bath robe living la his berth
"Why, DEAR what's the natter You
are not s.ckg'
wen. J feel pretty rotten"
"Oh. Pm So sorry" Then. anNiously
feeling his head 600 you think you're
seasicse"
The Vibration.
"seasicE." with o. suoor. when it's
been Ike pond over since we started
It's This Internal vibration, That's
what it is. You insisted on this out
side roum-uuw you see it's right over
the engines This dcylllsh vibrations
enough ta uuaJ. anybody. Just watch
those curtains ahabc3"
III was true chat this stateroom was
directly over The engines and that the
vibration was very bad Helen watched
the shaking curtains with a sinking
heart
Constant J.EEIe like that's enough to
make ans body sok.' ne Rrowled III
we'J taken that other room we'd been
~ fore instead of back here over this
eonfouuaef machinery. But that was
an inside room, and You set up "A howl
about 'afr
"pear I.m So sorry! Can't get you
something Where does Il hurt you
mostg''
"9h 2 tsel rocky an over"
MAYBE If You'd get on deck-rhe air
might help"
There YOU go again. The air! The
air It's because you've gone clean
daffy on the air question that We're
over these blasted engines"
Helen knew that whatever suggestion
she might make would only provoke
him further He was always particu-
larry irritable when he was IN
Here take away some OF these con
founded pillows viii youa They've got
about dozen Ina here hard as bricks"
She took one Of the offending pillows
from under his head ana adjusted the
others more comfortably.
Dear don't you want the steward To
bring you an orange Perhaps if YOU
eat something
More Grumbling.
But Warren only gruuted his disap-
provai while he pulled angrily al The
covers Ga their sheet su,asement
Get this thing straight here, I'm
cold. Why on earth do they sew up
their covers in bag. anyhow About
as unwielEy as d board
That's la protect The blankets dear
as she tucked him 10 "Thts way you're
sure Of not getting next To- YOU hlau.
ket that's been over some one else
It's much more sanitary"
But Warren was NOT .a a mood TO ap-
prove OF anything WlH freum non
he turned over aua demanded q drink
Of water