El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-14

and as every one was covered by some
utensu full Of water she and Maggie
made each thee trips to the tub. Var
rem, still in his bathrobe. looked on in
gloomy silence.
That's not going to be enough" he
Srumbled. when the last kettle was
emptied and the tub was still hardly
One-third full
But dear, this would get cold be-
fore we could heat any more
Suppose III have to make il 90
|, then" slamming the bathroom door.
a sound of slpashing. then Warren's
voice in muttered Oaths.
What in thunder's the matter with
this tub? The water won't stay in"
More Trouble.
Have you got that thing marked
waste shut down tightE' called Helen
"Of course have, but the blamed
thing don't work
And his profanity grew more en-
phatic, as what little water there was
evidently ebbed out before he had half
time TO battle,
Helen had heard Warren rave before
about this new tangled plumbing
which was always getting out OF
'whack" and which either did not keep
the water in the tub or would not let
it out But he had never raVed quite
so violently as he did this morning
when he came in to breakfast
When Warren once got started on
this subject there was no stopping
grapefruit. he had worked himself up
to a savage mood
Although they had been at least fif-
teen minutes late sitting down to the
table. breakfast was still not ready
Couldn't get breakfast with All
those pots on the stove" declared Nag
gle. who now brought in the toast and
coffee in an Enthusiastically bad humor-
And you can't do things fast when
there amt no hot water"
For Helen the rest Of the breakfast
was most depressing. Warren had sub
sided from his violent TRADE against
modern bathroom fixtures to glum
silence, and Maggie slammed things
down with no attempt to conceal her
i'll humOr
All morning the discomfort Of being
without hot water was very trying
At noon the hallbOy rang up and
warned them to be sure that all fau-
Gets were turned off, s they were now
testing the pipes and the hot water
might run any moment.
But evidently the test was not a
success. The afternoon passed ana
still the hot water faucets only splut-
tered out a few dirty drops
Hot water On2' demanded Warren
the moment he came home.
Not yet. dear, butfIm sure it VIII be
before night. They've been testing the
.rWeu. If I can't get a bath here
tonight III go where / can! Turkish
Helen always had horror Of Warren
going to a Turkish bath. She had
never been to one, but she had the
vague and wholly erroneous idea so
many women have, that they were ire
quented only by sporting people.
And now every little while she kept
running into the bathroom. vainly
hoping for hot water.
In spite OF Helen's protests and
pIeadings to wait little longer. War
rem shrugged into his overcOat and was
off
Hardly had the elevator changed af-
ter him when Helen was again In the
bathroom, now from sheer force OF
habit, forIonly trying the hot water
faucet.
1t Comes at Last.
There was a sudden cheerful gurgle
in the pipes and a thin stream of wa
ter spurted out It was reddisn-brown
in color and cold, but as Helen waited
breathlessly it grew clear and not!
Was it too late to catch WARREN
Frantically she ran TO the window. I'm
der the street light she could see him
half way up the block She threw up
the sash and called loudly But the
wind carried her voice the other way,
and with a whirl of his cane he swung
around the corner
Helen put down the window with
fierce resentment at things IN gem
eral.