South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-29

! had always TO hover over and anguish
about at things before she could really
decide what 20 do with IL. So now
she was spending the whole afternoon
and making but little progress.
When she opened the handbook with
her winter hats. she forgot how late il
was. and began trying them on. What
difference a season makes. Not one
Of them could she wear as II was. The
black velvet would have 10 be re-
blocked and the crown made lower.
How would that black wing look in
stead OF this feather?
Again she opened the box of trim
mings. Before she realized IL, she was
trying the effect not only Of the wing.
but OF most OF the other trimmings on
all the three hats.
What a lot OF time she was wasting.
Hurriedly she put back the hats and
trimmings. guiltily conscious that this
was not helping 20 clear out the closet.
She could plan her winter millinery
some other time. Now she must get
these things Strengthened up. SO
again she dashed herself back TO the
difficult and depressing task.
Hello. whats all this? Well. you
do look a sight"
"Oh. Warren. didn't know you
were coming so early" and Helen rose
hastily, painfully conscious of her soil
eI wrapper, and disarranged hair. and
OF the Uttered floor about her.
Mice mess you've got here. Going
to throw away all this truck"
Some Of it." weakly. "Oh. dear.
it's so hard TO decide just what to
throw away"
Hard. Well IL wouldn't be hard
for me. Wouldn't take me long 10
clear out that stuff You'd look better
if you'd rub that smudge off your
nose"
Helen retreated hastily 20 her mir.
ror. Oh, she was a sight! And she
could never bear for Warren TO see her
at a disadvantage.
"Wen, you're not going to fool
around here and make dinner late. are
you?" he demanded.
"Oh no. dear. I'll just shove these
things in the bottom of the closet and
go over them tomorrow"
Huh. and waste another day? Fin
ish IL nOw-you've got half an hour.
Chuck most OF 'em out You want 10
keep everything-that's the trouble
with YOU"
\ Difficult Task.
But dear, there's so many things
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OF your things. for instance"
What are they? Trot 'em out, I'll
show YOU how to make way with such
things"
We'll, here are your boxing gloves.
You don't want TO throw those away,
do you?"
Should say not I ought TO take up
boxing again. What's this?" as she
handed him another package. Those
buckskin leggings? Yes, l want those.
And that knapsack? That's a fine
thing 20 have il we ever go camping"
Without comment Helen handed him
two other packages.
by JOve, that's the cigar box / won
at whist. What's it doing packed
away?"
Warren Is Unreasonable.
Why dear, you never use il. You
said il didn't keep the cigars moist
enough, and we can't have so many
things lying around"
We'll. / want this kept out. I may
use it. Now, what's here ," as he un-
wrapped a pair OF ice skates. Leave
these out, too. Keep my things where
l can get at them"
But Warren, you haven't skated
since we were married"
What of it? That's no reason why
1 never will is it?"
We'll here, dear, is a box of your
old college flags and things. I thought
maybe YOU might look these over. and
throw some of them away"
We'll. you thought wrong. If you've
got enough room for all your rubbish.
guess you can keep a few college SOU
venirS Of mine"
Helen looked up triumphantly
Now. can't you understand dear how
hard IL is 10 throw things away? Don't
YOU see you've wanted 10 keep all your
things"
''My things? Oh, it's my things you
want to throw away? That's il, is it a?
Just like you, You cram the whole
place full Of your junk-then can't
find room for anything of mine"
And he strobe angrily into his
room, leaving Helen to hastily shove
the things back into the closet. any
Way-tO clear the floor.
To try TO show him how unfair and
unreasonable he was-she knew the
hopelessness of that. So she swallow
ed the lump in her throat. sitting her
sense of resentment as best she could,
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