Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-22

'"h' toHtetnptuOuSIy, III De
lieve that when ! see H."
He ate his grapefruit In grumpy
silence. the paper propped up before
him. His cereal he pushed away
with an irascible. What's the matter
with that cream Looks like It's
blued,"
He didn't leave nuthn' but milk
this mornin', sir That's the top OF
tho bottle volunteered Emma, as she
came In with the bacon and eggs.
Helen poured the coffee and served
Warren with two eggs and three
pieces Of bacon. and herself with one
egg and two pieces OF bacon
Why In thunder can't | ever get
bacon cooked the way ! want TT This
stuns burnt to a crisp" rapping 1t
vita his fork.
Dear. shc does cook yours less
| That doesn't look very we'll done"
You mean that's tho way you want
h.-hgTnt 10 shriYcl. How much
nourinhuent do you thinks In that! II
! didn't set a good square lunch--rd
not 50 far on this breakfast"
Why. dear. you know | want you
to have everything Just az you waat
IT,"
Hgh, know that blum You take
mighty good care rs have things your
way. You Saa, your bacon like dried
chips, and your boiled eggs hard AZ
FFt u a.
same Kind Of fodder
Helen did not Try TO meet this tlradc
Ntih argument Instead she rang for
the maid
Emma as the girl came to the
door. Atte! this dont cook any OF the
bacon SO mach. II! take miue the
same as Mr. Curtis Cut i, thicker
@ad daat crisp IL
Bat even this effort AT Cancellation
Warren ignored HAVING gulp.d aoan
hts second cup Of coffee he took up
bis paper. pushed back ais char. and
strobe oat !nt0 tho halt.
Fer momeat Holeus burt resent
mrrt krgt her from running after him
III" ~aa getting into his overcost She
heard ,be rattle u his cane rs he took
u from The rack thea the opening Of
the ball door
Warren She dag;ed after him
but the doar had closed T
Even then abe fclt he would come
hack to ksss her good by. with an
iroatcAl Though: I'd gone. eli"
The sucuada passed She opened the
4o"r. Ito was not standing before the
elevator TIE bal! WAS empty.
Saali | lg. thts cloth In the wash
i''a ata .~cF sill il DO Tor lunch =" a.
Helen. hearts.cA, passed the dining
room
Yes oh. no, It doesn't matter.
running Ia the front roam window.
\ delivery bay with a basket.
-oaFte % girls harryins to- work.
shsmbl.aE Old man In wind y hlpped.
.aTeaabare coat --rxcept Tor these the
street WaR empty Warren had al.
-vady turned the corner.
II ~aa foolish 10 tsel 40 arctchcd
N" told herseI: ~!.h passionate rcas.
iurAncv, She had done nothing 10 irri
ate him Il was not her fault she
must uot let this spot her day.
I'at Ilcjea had the feminine trait
u rsasnsfy3ns 'hc thing tina, dis
ressed her by the simple process Of
'ruudtag.
by aeon she had visions Of Warren
eavsns her altogether. and of herself
acirg lavelcss and destitute old
sc The impulse 70 do something"
o avert these threatening caIamities
'as irresistible. She could no longer ,.
snp aWay from the phone. She must +.
all him up before he vent to lunch.
Hts steuographer answered.
Yes. Mrs Curtis Mr.. Curtis Is
ishi here. Just moment"
"Hello'" II WAS Warreu's voice, "
art and hurried
oh, dear, couldn't help calling you
p au!yeytnsly, lin asfu,ly
,Try about that bacon.
Eth. what's that"
I'm 80 sorry about the bacon" :,
Talk M, can't hear you" lmpa.
entity Wait a minute. Miss Middle :,
u. to his stenographer, who WAS :.
tyring Nov, what is it," +,
Something In the curt. matterof
ctness OF his voice helped restore =
elens sense Of proportion.
~Oh 1t" floundering desperately
r something TO say. Il can't find the !,
Ime ~ the laundry thought maybe :.
ND have II down there" n,
oh" in impatient disgust. Il can't o
'ther about that now. Colonial Q
some such name. Look b
up in the book nv the way, met
eyens in the subway: they want us
come 10 dinner Thursday. See II
r. got clean white waistcoat" y
Helen turned from the phone with u
hysterical desire to laugh Would
q never learn u was always like y
ls-she was always anguishing over
to which Warren had not
rem a thought :,
Did other women wear themselves /.
in Just such futile hours OF use
q. ycuth-wastins worry Were the
ace Of mind and happiness of other