Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-20
Their Married Life
By MABEL HERBERT URNER

holding up one of Helen's night gowns
with the lace yoke almost in pieces.
1t was past mending.
mo, l guess not You can give it
to Nora for busters" Then, as Mrs.
O'Grady started out, "Is Edna better
o-day?"
"Oh. yes'm. I'm hopin' she kin go
! to school tomorrow.
1t was because Edna was sick that
her mother had done only half days
washing yesterday, so she was finish
ing up this afternoon.
Helen looked after Mrs. O'Grady
with q sudden inspiration. Wouldnt t
she love these bead ornaments for the
white silk graduation dress" she was
making for Edna? They would not be
appropriate, of course, but Mrs.
O'Grady had a marked fondness for
overturned. gaudy clothes.
Taking two of the ornaments and a
rhinestone buckle, the one with the
stone out. Helen impulsively ran out
to the kitchen.
"Oh, Mrs. O'Grady. l thought you
might use these on Ednas graduating
dress. And here's a buckle-it'll be
pretty on hat for you."
At least she had got rid of some of
them. and profltably, too. reflected
Helen for next week she would put
in that pair of blankets Mrs. O'Gradv
was always amiable after something
had been given her, and she would
wash the blankets now without grum-
bling.
1t was later in the afternoon that
Helen chanced to be in the pantry and
overheard from the kitchen her own
name in Mrs. O'Grady's shrill voice.
She Overhears
'Oh. I'll have to take em home;
she'd be made If I don't. But the idea
of her thinkin' I'd put them things on
Edna's dress. I washes for my livin',
but | know what's what. Now, Mrs
Martin that 1 washes for on Tuesdays,
you ought to see the things she gives
me. Just last week she brought out
an elegant waist that
Helen waited to hear no more. With
burning cheeks she ran back into the
sitting room. That INSOLENT
woman? That she should dare speak
of her like that! Never-NEVER
| would she give her another thing.
She had spoiled her-she had been
too good to her. She thought angrily
of the blankets she had not put in this
week for fear of making the wash too
heavy. She would put them in next
week-and the bedroom curtains, too.
And If she grUmbled-well, there were
plenty of other washerwomen.
The thought of Mrs O'Grady and
Nora talking her over in the kitchen
made her wild. She almost wished
she had stayed to hear what Nora had
said; then her cheeks flushed deeper
as she thought how contemplate was
eaYesdropping on ones servants
For the rest of the afternoon Helen
was in very unhappy mood Besides
having the unpleasant reflection of
having thrown away $3.50 on some
n a nTf- c1o
with the ranking memory of Mrs.
y Grady's sneering comments
fortunately. Warren came home in
nigh spirits. He had had a good day
and was quite talkative at dinner, so
Helens depression was not noticed
What's that cat got?" he demanded
suddenly.
Pussy Purr- New was playing romp-
lshly with something in front of the
sldeboard. Now she was rolling over
with it between her paws. 1t was
something that Glittered
Helen, who was serving the salad,
watched her listlessly. But Warren
pushed back his chair and started up
with an energy that made Pussy Purr-
New drop her trophy and dart guiltily
away.
Must be some of Nora's finery." as
Warren picked 1t up with a puzzled
trown. love. she's .clawed off some
In startled glance Helen saw that
II was one of those bead ornaments,
that awful iridescent one. AS he
started out to the pantry to give It to
Nora Helen stopped him with a hur-
RED No, no, dear, it's not Nora SITS
mine!'
Yours! What in thunder Looks
like Christmas tree
"Oh. | know" faltered Helen. its |
AWFUL! Ii bought 1t to-day. They |
were having sale at Werner's. Mrs. |
stevens bought lot and II did too,
Oh, don't know when l ever did such |
a foolish thing. It's awful KNOW |
it's awful" as Warren viewed it with |
a derisve grin.
Pretty bad cheerfully. How
much?"
Iwenty-nine cents" faltered Helen. |
His Little Joke
Warren drew out a handful of
change and tossed across the table q |
quarter and a five-cent piece.
Good! I'll take it, Worth thirty
cents to me, all right"
Helen looked her bewilderment
To keep you in orderi Next time
buy anything like that Chinese vase
you made such row about I'll inst
dangle this before you as a little re-
minder that you've a pretty rotten
taste yourself"