The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-03

she say = her works 90 arranged that
Helen's nnEers trembled a. shs push
20 along the gathers 10 even the curtain
on the rod. but her voice vas friEid-
.i r,hats unfortunate. for wednesday
"c1io % quite a. announcement for me.
l-wen. it's just this way nervousiy
NhstinE bis watch chain. Mrs. Gordon
a-Nell. q somewhat peculiar tenant.
Shes made more compiaints TO the
agents about the heat and service here
TO-, ,h.,n =. AZ % Soay IN N. house. and IL
,h,na d r,eso,np.on; ! don't want 20 make
very unkind things about me 81. toid
a number Of people in the house that Il
On. well. there's no use going into that
me this morning. / don't think care 20
,.1 M s,,r ThhomRson did not grs-s the mat
fslt almost guilty. She knew ms po-i-
tion Was most difficult. ye, why should
housework just TO humor an unreasona-
pie tcnant.and one who had been inso-
With ali her ability TO worry. Hel.n
worried over this. II would have been
more tactful 20 havs obliged the raIper-
na a5Snsnt t1a IN 80 many ways he could
thought OF letting Mrs. Gordon dictate
The day on which she should wash was
That evening Warren came home tired
ana preoccupied. and Helen decided not
20 spesk OF MIS- Sordon's note. This was
something that she must fight out alone.
But at dinner Warren startled her by
announcing casually:
oh. BY the way. met the superintsnd-
ent In the hall as / came In. He said
that Gordon wornan's kicking like a steer
because we've the same washday. What 5
plate, short on bread7''
Helen rang for more bread and waited
tensely for him TO 40 on.
love. she must be a holy terror He
said Gordon was very decent chap, bur
mat she'd been raising Cain ever since
they'd been In the house"
'What-what did he say about the
Washing Helen vas recklessly piercing
the tableeloth with a fork.
oh. he Just wanted us to change to
Wednesday, indifferently. HE seemed
mighty relieved when l said any day
! but. Warren. II WON'T That show.
how underhanded he IL, He came up 10
see me and / told him we wouldn't
why not7 What in thunder's the dif-
ference whether you wash Tuesday or
she cleans the silver on Wednesday
that's one reason"
What's the matter with cleaning the
But n she washes on "wednesday
that brings the ironing on Thursday
Then let her iron on Friday"
The clothes can't stay sprinkled so
long. Besides that brings the Ironing
too late I'm the week. Waltz" Helen
with Mrs. Gordon's note lust read
thatF throwing a down by his plate
Now do you want to let her lord IL over
Warren glanced AT the note and pusb-
cd IL away with a derisive shrug.
II wager she's rip-snorter love
hate 20 have the superintendent lob
In this house. It's for him you're chang.
ing your washday-not for her. Can't
But. Warren. I'm not going 10
change' III not let Mrs. Gordon man
age my affairs. Ill send the clothes
"All right. send EN- out. Cut off your
nose 10 spite your face. for all I care"
40 psssionately. Il won't send them
out Wen not pay So week more
lust to humor that woman Were 90.
ing 20 wash on Tuesday. Warren. YOU
MI ST let me run the Homework
don't Interfere with your Office and
you We. no right to dictate about the
u haven't. eh? Who paws the bills"
Helen's on! was hardly more than
a whisper, but 10 was more expressive
H Ilan Noluine or words. Warren red
Well you'd egg a man on to sav
anything It's not the bills That was
pretty raW-l'n take that back Rut
thc rest stands. That Gordon woman's
me example or what you'd be N YOU
weren't held down with firm hand.
Now well have none OF that here No
woman on Gods earth will ever dictate
10 me-1ust remember that From now
on you'll wash on Wednesday. or vou'ii
send the clothes out. All light. leave
the table, Go throw yourself on the
bed and have Mysteries / don't care a
, Whoop WHAT you do