The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-26
Married Life
the Fourth Year
Nv MABEL HERBERT URNER.

Shivering in her thin n1ghtgown,
Helen looked through the bathroom
medicine chest for bottle marked
Cough Syrup"
IT'S not here, dear. We must nave
used It I'D last Winter. l think re-
member throwing away the empty
bottle. Shall l make you a not
lemonade?"
"Lemonade's not going to help a
cough" growled Warren, who lay
huddled in bed with the clothes pulled
I'D over his ears. Got any OF those
lozenges?"
"Oh, | didn't think of those! There's
a box in my room.
His slightest ailment Warren al
ways took most seriously. And now
that he had a cold and a troublesome
cough, he felt sure he was threatened
with pneumonia.
With comical solemnity he sucked
at the lozenge Helen gave him. she
had been up twice before. once to
get more cover. and once to fill the
hot water bottle, for he was positive
he had a chill
Dear, is it hot enough" feeling
the towel-wrapped bottle at his feet.
He answered with splutterlng
cough, and Helen hurried out to the
kitchen to heat more water.
When she came back Warren was
asleep. Softly she placed the bottle
at his feet. turned out the lights and
slipped into bed, hoping he would now
sleep until morning.
Hardly had she dozed off when she
was awakened by his demanding
another cough drop.
THE box is right there on the table
beside you"
But in fumbling for the lozenges
he knocked off tumbler Helen
sprang I'D, turned on the lights and
started to pick up the broken glass.
Better brush that up. Wen get
the blamedstuff in our feet
Yes. I'll have Nora brush it up
good in the morning. Be careful,
dear. when you get up. Here's your
slippers
But Warren had horror Of broken
glass, and wanted it brushed up at
once. So Helen made another trip to
the kitchen for the dustpan and
broom That she might take cold
running around in her nishtgown
with only bath robe over her should
ers did not occur to him.
while you're up tuck in this
show that girl how to make a bed
50 the covers won't keep pulling up
Again Helen turned out the lights,
got into bed and finally fell asleep
This time she was awakened by War
rem starting up with savage
This blamed things LEAK1NG!'
In an instant she was wide awke
feeling under the clothes for the hot
water bottle.
A SMALL LEAK.
Its not leaking much, dear fol
there was only a small wet spot or
the towel in which it was wrapped
The stopper wasn't in tight
Not leaking much? The beds al
wet. Enough to give me pneumonia
if I haven't got 1t already"
Helen felt the bed and found there
vas a tiny damp spot on the sheet
W which she carefully spread {
90 bath towel
iet me another handkerchief, viii
70! Why on earth do you let tina
oman starch the handkerchiefs?" a:
Helen handed him fresh one.
Would you like a piece of steril
lied gauze? It's nice and soft
"Anything'll do better than this
it's like a board"
Helen found the gauze. cut off two
large pieces. gave him one anc
tucked the other under his pillow.
Don't know where | caught thi:
internal cold" he grumbled for the
hundredth time, as he shifted, cough
Gu. and drew the clothes up arOunt
his shoulders with such force tina
they again came up from the foot.
Ely this time it was dawn. Heller