Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-30

a the steward called.
I n Rarh ready sire
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"
ION. an right" growled Warren turn
ing over To- doze again.
Dear you must get mp He's hold
ing the bath room for you. Some one
else may bo waiting
Let EN- waltz
70 was not until the steward came
twice again with his insisteut knock
and call Of. Bath ready STR that he
finally got Warren up.
with the stateroom 10 herself. Helen
now climbed giugerly down the step
ladder which hung from the upper
berth She slipped into the blus cash
mere gown she bought for a steamer
bath robe got out a ruhher-lined case
that held her soap, sponge and tooth
brush and was waiting when the stew
ardess came to call her for her bath
There were only TWO names on the
card which hung by the bath room door,
her own for $50 and a Mrs Whiting
for O. Helen wondered why there were
not more.
rs 1t warm enough. MANI asked
the stewardess who had solicitously
followed her TO the door
Helen dipped her hand in the water
with a sense of unwonted luxury In
having her bath prepared. A 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 ana
slipped into the huge tub of warm salt
water. the discomforts Of the crowded
stateroom were forgotten in the real
luxury Of soabath She did not hur-
ry, but took the fun half hour allotted
20 give Warren time 20 dress and get
on deck
With a pleasant sense of well being
and eXhHaration from the salt bath
Helen went back TO the stateroom. To
her amazemeut she found Warren stm
in his bath robe lying IN his berth
''Why, dear, what's the matter? You
are not sick2"
well, ! feel pretty rotten"
'Oh, I'm so sorry Then, anxiously
feeling his head DO you think you're
seasick?'
The Vibration.
"Seasickl" with a sheer. when it's
been like a pond ever since we started ?
It's this internal vibration' That's
what II IS! You insisted on this out
side room-uow you see it's right over
the engines This devilish vibrations
enough 60 upset anybody Just watch
those curtains shake"
Il was true that this stateroom was
directly over the engines, and that the
vibration was very bad. Helen watched
the shaking curtains with a sinking
heart
Constant jiggle like that's enough to
make anybody sick" he growled III
we'd taken that other room we'd been
up fore instead Of back here over this
COMPOUNDED machinery. But that was
an inside room, and you set up a howl
about air
Dear Pm SO sorry! Can't ] get you
something? Where does It hurt you
most"
"Oh, ! feel rocky all over"
Maybe II you'd get on deck-the air
might help
There You 20 agaiul 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 H.
Here, take away some Of these con-
founded pillows, will you? They've got
about a dozen In here-hard as bricks"
She took one OF the offending pillows
from under his head and adjusted the
others more comfortably.
Dear. don't YOU want the steward to
bring you an orange Perhaps II you'd
eat something
More Grumbling.
But Warren only grunted his disap-
proval while he pulled angrily al the
covers In their sheet eucasemeut
Get this thing straight here, I'm
cold. Why ON earth DO they sew up
their covers In bag. anyhow? About
as unwieldy as a board
That's 10 protect the blankets. dear. %
as she tucked him in This way YOU re
sure of not getting next TO you a blau
ket that's been over some one else
It's much more sanitary"
But Warren was NOT IN a mood to APP
prove OF anything With a fretful for
he turned over and demanded a drink
a water
mo. not out ~ hiatt as Helen started