The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-22
Married Life
the Third Year
eY MABEL HERBERT uRNER.


They had gotten up late that morn
ing, and everything seemed to go
wrong. Warren was more irritable
than he had been since his return
from the West.
In raising blind it had slipped
from his hand, and flew up around
the roller. And when he tried to jerk
it back the roller came too, bringing
with it a lot of dust. Fortunately Hell
en- was in another room and did not
hear his emphatic comments.
Then it did not add to his amibility
to have a shoe string break as he
hurredly laced up his shoes. And when
he started to put on collar ana
it rough and frayed on the edge-wlth
a rasping oath he tore it across ana
threw it on the floor.
How many times have l told you
not to put any frayed collars in this
"rawer?" he demanded as Helen came
In.
oh. did you find a frayed one? l
thought | went over them all before
they were put away
We'll the time to go over them Is
before you send them to the laundry.
What's the use of paying two and one
half cents to have a collar laundered
and then tear it up! Now here" hur-
riedly going through the pockets OF a
suit and throwing it on chair, this
is to be pressed. I'll stop by the tail
ors on my way to the car. And that
light grey OvercOat needs pressing
you'd better give him that.
When he hurried away after hasty
breakfast, Helen was conscious things
had gone worse than on any morning
since his return. She felt guiltily at
fault about the collar, she knew moth
ing irrtated him more than to get one
that was frayed-
ALWAYS Helen had striven to have
his clothes in order. Even though she
had to neglect her own and Wini-
fred's she never put his laundry away
without seeing that there were no torn
buttonholes and no buttons Off At
least that cause for irritation she
could prevent.
1t was just twelve when the phone
rang. 1t was Warren-and his voice
was plainly hurried and anxious.
HAS the man come for that suit
YETI"
why, yes, dear" wonderingly.
How long ago."
Why, about-Oh soon after you
left
Might have known it-just my luck
Left bill with some papers and about
twenty dollars in that coat
"Oh!" Helen gaSped in diSmay.
Now you get on your things and go
down there as quick as Won can. Say
you made a mistake-that you sent
The wrong suit. Get it back before he
presses tiff he's not already done it.
And call me up as soon as you get
back
1t took Helen only few moments
10 put on her hat and slip on a long
coat over her house gown. She almost
ran the two blocks to the dingy little
tailoring shop. On an "A" shaped
board before the door was the sign:
Suits sponged and pressed. ....... so
EantS ............ ..'...... 10
Ladies SUITS -.,-......... 10
Inside was an unpleasant odor of
lamp cloth The tailor, small swar-
Thy foreigner was pressing pair Of
pants, from which faint steam
arose as he dampened them with
sponge.
ooh, II made mistake. l gave
you the wrong suit, this morning. You
you haven't pressed it YETI"
There, it's ma'am," nodding to a
row Of suits that hung behind him.
All done. Want to take it now"
AS he took it down Helen stepped
forward and felt the coat but there
was nothing in it.
''Why-Mr Curtis said he left some
thing in his pocket. Did you find it,"
The man shook his head. Nothing in
pockets"
"Oh, but Mr., Curtis was quite sure
nat he left bollbook."
Nothing in pockets" sto'idly, as