The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
Married Life
Fourth Year
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.


bob is too blamed stubborn to let
you know how he is" Warren resent
fully kicked of his overshoes. Here"
thrusting his dripping umbrella at
Helen.
.t,len deposited the umbrella in the
bathtub and came back for further
particulars.
HAS he nurse?" anxiously.
who is there to wait on him."
Nobody. Says he don't want any
body. He is pretty surly brute when
he Is sick"
Helen could understand that. War
ren's brother was enough like him for
her to picture wildly his disgruntled
irritability when he was i'll.
But dear. he MUST have some
body to wait on him."
well. the maid seems a pretty de-
cent sort, and they send up his meals
from the restaurant. Sent up his
dinner while was there. But he
would not eat it.
'Of course not; he ought not to
have hotel food. Dear, l am going to
see him in the morning" decidedly:
Did you tell him l wanted to Gomez"
Warren nodded.
What did he say"
Nothing. Wasn't any too glad to
see me. All Of our family want to
be left alone when we are sick"
well, you can't leave Bob alone in
an apartment hotel! The first thing
in the morning I am going to take
him some broth and
He won't stand being fused over.
| can tell you that right now"
I'VE will see" declared Helen with
unusual assertiveness.
HELEN TO THE RESCUE.
The next morning she phoned their
fisherman to send over at once a
dozen fresh clans. She made the
broth herself, poured it into a milk
bottle, wrapped it securely, and was
soon on her way to Bob's hotel.
The Barclay" was a rather pre-
tentious house in the heart of the club
district. and was much patronized by
bachelors.
NLen ne elevator boy ushered her
into Bobs sitting room on the eighth
floor she could see him lying in bed
in the room beyond.
Although 1t was a bright, sunshiny
day the shades were drawn, and a
green drop light was burning on a
magazines. A napkin covered tray
"0c vi ohC SAoAAp ohu AAOlC DOOho
were piled on another
This doesn't look very hospital le,"
smiled Helen. You should keep at
least one chair for visitors"
Not expecting any" CURLY.
so it seems. But when you are
Sick
"Oh. | am all right. Be out in
day or So moving his head restively
on the pillow. Decent of you to come,
OF course, but | don't need anything"
Ignoring this lack Of cordiality, Hell
en- glanced about the disordered room.
rs this your breakfast" raising the
napkin which covered the tray.
Yes. but | wasn't hungry"
II should say not" frowning at the
omelet and bacon. THAT is an alb
surd breakfast for any one who is
ill. What did you have for dinner"
Bob was rather vague about what
they had brought him, but Helen gath
cred that he hadn't eaten it. The
last thing he had taken was some
soup for luncheon the day before.
Didn't Carrie give you a little cleo
trio cooker for Christmas? Where is
it," as she unwrapped the bottle of
clam broth.
Don't know" ungraciously. May
OC tAdI CiOSct SOLlcWuCTe.
Helen was determined to heat the
broth herself, instead of sending it
down and possibly having it spoiled.
The electric cooker she found pushed
back on the top closet shelf 1t was
covered with dust and had never
been used. She washed 1t thoroughly,
and attached it to the bathroom light.
HE SUBMITS.
Cleaning off the table by the bed,
she spread it with napkin and the
unused coffee cup from the tray. Then
pouring the hot broth into the cup,
she stood insistently by until he
grudgingly tasted it.
Does it want more salt?"
Bob did not trouble to answer, he
was draining the cup.
Got any more there"
Repressing her glee, Helen poured
out more of the broth.
Wish you would get me fresh
handkerchief" nodding to the chif-
fonier. In that second drawer, l
think"
In the jumbled mass of collars, ties,
mufflers and dinner cards, Helen found
a handkerchief
Bob. this drawer is dreadful!
Don't you want me to straighten it,"
IF you don't mind" as having fin
ished the rest of the broth, he lay
back with a sigh of content
Shall | straighten the others, too?"
60 as far as you like" sleepily
Knowing that hot broth on an empty
weakened stomach would naturally
produce drowsiness. Helen turned out
the green drop light by the bed.
"'Try to sleep few minutes while
] straighten these drawers
Sorting out the TANGLED mass of ties