South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-05
Their Married
Life.
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.
THE THIRD YEAH
Dear. The hot water Won't run.

ed Helen. DO you suppose it's cut
How the devil DO ] know? can
down TO the janitor-tell him you
want hot water"
Helen went 90 the phone but could
not get the janitOr. The hall boy told
her something was wrong with the
boiler
Told you Ia talk 20 she janitor.
didp't 20 snarled Warren. glad OF "a
chance TO vent his ill-humor on her
That boy don't know anything"
Angrtiy he strobe ont TO the phone
Pussy Purr- New running gayly after
the tassel on MS barhrobe that trailed
behind on the floor. He got the jan
tor on the wire, but did not roar at
him as savagely as Helen had expect
ed. Perhaps the policy Of keeping
right with the janit0r modified his
OEtburst.
we have no hot water up here.
with cold precision
Sorry, sir" answered the ianitOr.
but one OF the big pipes on the roofs
broken. We've sent for the plumber"
Tell Maggie she'll have TO heat
some water for M bath" growled
Warren. as he hung up the receiver.
Bring me what's fra TIE kettle right
away-IH shave with that"
Satisfying Warren.
Helen hurried out to the kitchen.
Maggie, Mr.. Curtis wants you 10
heat some hot water for his bath
III take this in for him 10 shave with"
Unheeding Maggies protest that il
Was fOr the coffee. she emptied the
steaming teakettle into a long-handled
saucepan. Now fin up this and the
soup kettle and those two big sauce
pans-heat as much as you can"
Amt they goin TO turn il on
pretty soon, NAM" demurfed Mag
gle NO. the janitor says the big
pipes bursted. Now, hurry up and
carrying the steaming saucepan where
Warren was stroppihg his razor.
Here dear, here's enough for you
10 shave with She's heating all she
can for your bath"
Helen. who always got up at least
half an hour before Warren. had shiv-
eringly taken a cold sponge as best
she could. But il did not occur 10
her TO suggest that Warren do the
same. Her instinct 10 cater TO his
personal comfort was so deep rooted
that since he wanted his warm bath
she did not think of considering the
work or Inconvenience.
THAT water hot YETI" he called
out as he finished shaving.
"Ili see. dear" and. with q comb
i'm hsr hand and her hair down. Helen
again went out to test the water It
was hot in all except the big soup
kettle.
Bring it on anyway" shouted
Warren. Il can't wait any longer"
At any other time Helen would
have seen the humor OF the scene that
followed.
There were SIX burners on the stove.
and as every one was covered by some
utensil full OF water. she and Maggie
made each three trips To the tub.
Warren, still in his bathrobe, looked
on in gloomy silence.
That's not going To be enough,
ne grumbled. 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 I'll have TO make il do.
then" slamming the bathroom door.
\ sound Of Splashing then War
ren's voice in muttered Oaths
What in thunder's the matter with
this tub2 The water won't stay in
More Trouble.
"IIaVe You got that thing marked
waste shut down tight?' called
Helen.
"of course I 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 10 battle
Helen had heard Warren rave be-
ing which was always getting out of
"whack" and which either did not
keep the water in the tub or would |
not let IL out. But he had never raved |
quite so violently as he did this |
morning when he came in TO break !
fast
eff I ever build house I'll put in |
bathtubs with "A good old-fashioned |
hole at the bottom To let the water |
out and a rubber plug on a chain TO /
keep il in. I'll dare any plumber 10 |
propose anything else. BY thunder !
I'll get a few things of my chest If |
ne doesl The whole plumbing bust
ness has gone nutty on improved |
bathroom fixtures. Cad. they must |
lay awake at night 10 think of some |
new devilish continuance TO label |
Waste or out II YOU have a good !,
rubber plug on a chain and hole i'm /
the tub to put il in, YOU know what |
that's fOr-you don't have TO label it,
Warren paused 10 get his breath |
and then went on more vehemently. !
They have the water squirting up /
from the bottom of the tub, and from
heaven knows where-any place but
out OF two sane faucets at the end. All |
these modern hotels and apartments
have some internal way OF getting the
water in and out Of the tub-and none
of EN- work."
When Warren once got started on
this subject there was no stopping
him BY the time he finished his
grapefruit. he had worked himself up
10 a savage mood.
Although they had been az least fif-
teen minutes late sitting down 10 the
table. breakfast was still not ready
"Couldn't get breakfast with all
those pots on the stove declared
Maggie. who now brought i'm the toast
and coffee in an Enthusiastically bad
nd ~ alr Il "a u 81 1
when there amt no hot water.
For Helen the rest Of the breakfast
was most depressing. Warren had
suhsided from his violent TRADE
a gainst modern bathroom fixtures,
20 a GUM silence. and Naggie slammed
things down with no attempt 10 con-
zeal her ill-humoT.
All morning the discomfort of being
20 COPAi5A