The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-20
the scissors the offending label.

the scissors the offending label
THE ice mans here now, man,"
announced Maggie.
And again Helen had to stop her
packing to instruct the iceman to
leave no more ice until they notified
him of their return. Then came the
superintendent, whom she had sent
for to see about turning off the gas
The time was going fast-and her
trunk was not nearly ready.
"Oh, m am, see what l found" Mag
! gle held up triumphantly a teaspoon
they had looked for yesterday when
they had counted the silver. Now
more time was taken in unlocking the
silver and putting away the spoon.
What about the table fern, man
Didn't you say you were going to give
that to Mrs. HUBBARD"
SOME HUSTLlNG.
you can do that after we're gone.
Now don't come to me with every
thing Maggie. Look at the time-I
must finish packing!"
Trunk ready to strap" called out
| Warren.
Not quite, dear" nervously. In
! just few moments"
We'll now don't fool around and not
be ready. I've ordered the cab for
twelve sharp.
When Helen was much hurried she
was apt to become confused, and now
| she fluttered about trying to do ev-
erything at once. There were more
Interruptions, and twice she had to
! find something for Warren
! "All right, dear, it's ready" she an
swered at last to his repeated call of
+ Trunk ready?"
Sure this is the right key" he de-
manded. mo, it's the lock! Rusty
as the devil. Why in blazes didn't you
! try it. Get some OIL"
Helen flew for the oil, and for an
other precious ten minutes Warren
/ fumed over the lock.
| "Oh. wait, dear, have you got it
locked?" just as he finally succeeded
in turning the key. "Oh, I'm SO sorry,
! but | left my bath robe
Warren's explosives were loud and
emphatic as he unlocked the trunk
Nov is that ALL?" as Helen has.
fly crushed in the robe. by Cad
I've never locked trunk for you yet
! that | didn't have to open half dozen
times before we started
! But it was hardly a moment later
when Maggie brought in blue serge
skirt Helen had asked her to brush
You're not forgetting this, MANI"
! Helen tried desperately to get it in
! her suitcase, but there was no room
The trunk would have to be opened
again While she was struggling with
the stiff, heavy strap, trying to un
! buckle it, Warren passed the door.
What in the devil are you doing
; now"
Never mind II can open it,
flushed and breathless with her eXer
tons Il just forgot to put in this
skirt
, Warren pushed her roughly aside
I and again opened the trunk, his Ian
guage more fervid than before.
ONCE AGAIN.
"Now is THAT ALP" he roared
again as he slammed down the lid
Helen thought it was But at al
most the last moment she discovered
a pair of shoes she had left out to be
polished The suitcase was bullying
full, and she dared not let Warren
see her trying to open the trunk
again She would have to carry them
in a bundle There was no other way
1t was not until they were finally
whirling to the dock in a cab, with
the trunks on top and the hand bag
gage on the seat before them, that
Warren noticed the package Heller
was carrying.
whats that? Put it in your suit
case?"
There isn't room. It's nothing
dear Id just as soon carry it.
But Warren felt through the paper
that it was pair of shoes.
so you forgot those. did you
Might have known you'd want to ge
in that trunk again. Cad, that's like
you Starting off for Europe with {
pair of shoes in your hand Next time
| gO-I go alOne!