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

And you'd better sprinkle some borax
around the sink. Wait, I'll come and
show you"
A FAREWELL CALL.
While Maggie was to stay to clean
and close up the apartment, yet Helen
wanted to see that nothing was left
to draw insects.
She was still in the kitchen, when
the phone rang and Warren called
impatiently:
Helen. Somebody wants you"
"Oh, WHY will people call US up at
the last moment?" she protested re-
sentfully, for every second now was
precious.
"Hellot l just wanted to say good
bye" shrilled Mrs. Thurstons voice,
"and wish you all kinds of a pleasant
trip"
That's very kind of YOU" lied
Helen politely.
Your boats sailing at 3, isn't it?
I'd so like to come down to the dock,
but | promised Mrs. Walker to go with
her to a bridge tea. l disappointed
her last week, so IN just have to go.
Well, you certainly have a fine day to
start | was afraid this morning it
would rain, but it's cleared off beau
tifully."
Yes, it has" murmured Helen stu
pidly, wild to get back to her packing,
but not wanting to be abrupt.
"Oh, while l think of it, l want to
give you the address of that place in
the Rue de Rivoli-the one l told you
about where | got those lovely hand
embroidered nightgowns. Have you
a pencil there?"
Helen got pencil, took down the
address and was just about to say
goodbye when Mrs. ThurstOn held
her with a
And I'm going to ask you to get
me two more-size SO. You saw the
ones | have, l paid fifteen francs for
ment-only | shouldn't like to pay
over twenty. I'm sure you won't mind
getting these for me, will you? And
oh, don't you want the address of that
handkerchief place. where they en-
broider the three initials for only a
few centimes extra? If you'll hold the
phone a minute-fve got the address
on one of the boxes they came in"
Helen could hardly restrain her i'm
patience, but she was forced to wait
for the address,
VERY ANNOYING.
eff you're getting some for your
SELF" purred Mrs. Thurston. and if
it isn't TOO much trouble, | SHOULD
! like another dozen of those tiny eve
ming handkerchiefs-you know the
initials-M. c. r."
When Helen finally succeeded in
breaking away she turned from the
phone with furious.
THE idea of her calling me up this
late to send for things!'
well, I'd have cut her off quick
enough" growled Warren. She
wouldn't have kept me standing there.
Here" showing toward her some
steamship labels he had just filled out
with their name and number of their
stateroom, better get these on now.
Can't leave everything till the last
minute
Helen took the oval blue and white
North German Lloyd" labels and
pasted them on her trunk and lit
case with supreme satisfaction. She
had always envied people with trunks
covered with steamship and foreign
hotel labels-it gave their baggage
such a travelled, cosmopolitan air
The one label that was left over
! she put on a large trunk that she had
| had brought up to get out some things
| for the trip. 1t had never been abroad
but she NIGHT have taken it, so she
had no scruples in decorating it with
| label.
Unfortunately just at that moment
Warren appeared.
! These yours" throwing down a
couple of her linen collars that had
been sent to the laundry with him
Then noticing the label as she jump
ed up almost guiltily from her knees
before the big trunk, "What's that
mean? You're not going to take that
trunk?'
mo. DEAR" flushing in confused an
ticipation of his rdicule.
We'll, why in thunder did you stick
on that 1abel?" Then as it daWned or
him: by George, I've heard of foo
women who bought foreign labels anC
plastered up their trunks, but
/ thought you had some sence."
This incident did not contribute tc
! Helen's speed in packing, for with
| burning cheeks, she scraped off with
!