The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-08-06


Helen rescued the fringe and took
Pussy Purr-Mew on her zap
i like dogs, but l Don't see how
you can fuss over cat disapproved
Carrie Think of the dust she col.
iects with that tall"
We try not to have any dust for
the tail to collect, returned Helen.
feeling that for once she had scored
No, | hadn't much time to get
around" Warren was saying. But
Helen did drag me out to the rag
market-that's rum place for you
Helen, show EN- the things we got
there"
oh, we didn't get much" murmured
Helen. who always shrank from show
Ing Carrie anything. Here's an old
card case, taking 1t from the mantel
And this old scent bottle / thinks
rather quaint. What we're they, dear?
Only two shillings each, wasn't it?'
You're wild about this sort OF
thing, aren't your" Carrie was look
ing at them without the slightest in
S~HNSNs ouPPOoC thCy iC al IiAAt
but | never cared to litter up my
house with a lot of bric-a-brac."
Helen. who loathed bric-a-brac and
who prided herself on having a home
free from useless ornamentation.
flushed resentfully
Il see you've moved your desk" as
Helen put back the scent bottle.
Yes 1t was too near the heat-the
veneering was getting warped
You ought to keep a saucer Of
water under your radiators It's not
the heat as much as the dryness that
cracks veneer" instructed Carrie. do
you use good furniture POLISH"
81 suppose it's good" stiffly, 81 get
1t at Warmers"
well, il you'd get a little lemon
ofl-it would take of all these smeary-
looking places. It's better than any
thing else for magohany.'
With an effort Helen forced a muir
INJURED comment about trying it,
Carries critical. instructive attitude
had never seemed more intolerable
anu ohC iidu hSNCi iSlt IOi ACI a
stronger antagonism. 1t was a diff
cult evening, and Helen could hardly
keep from showing the resentment
that was smoldering within her.
1t was relief when Ed finally
glanced at the clock and announced
that it was after ten.
1T doesn't seem possible that Fri
days Christmas" observed Carrie as
she pinned on her hat. But we're
not giving single present this year
What we ordinarily spend for pres
ents we decided to give to the Bel
CLANS. Mrs, Elliot and got off biz
box on their Christmas ship"
That was very fine of you" muir
INJURED Helen, thinking of the ex
pensive centerpiece she had alread,
bought for Carrie
"Oh, isn't that something new?'
Carrie paused at the dining-room dool
as they passed by. I've never seeI
that decanter."
Yes, got that in London Low,
that old Bohemian glass so. and you
don't often see one with the old silve
stopper"
What do you use for your silver?
Carrie had taken up berry dish from
the sideboard "Gordon's silver soap
oh, they make a cream that's mucl
better. You try 1t and your silve
won't look SO cloudy holding tn
dish up to the light
Carrie, it's Late called Ed iron
the door
With forced, set smile. Helen fol
lowed them out to the elevator EveI
after they rang for the car, Carri
kept 1t waiting while she still extolle
the merits of the silver cream.
Mighty nice to have them this eve
ming declared Warren as he close,
the door. Carrie looked well, didn'
she? Gave you some good tips, toe
You must try that stunt about waite
under the radiator"
Helen gulped, then all her smolder
ing resentment blazed out 1t was tn
primitive. tigerish resentment that i
aroused in even the mildest, gentles
woman by the criticism and interior
ence of her husbands family.
| You think she's such a paragon o
a housekeeper, don't your" passionate
ly. That's what all your family think
We'll, l want to tell you something
saw myself You remember that nigh
We were over when Ed was sick
| Wen. l went out to fill the hot-wate
bag-and l found the maid brushin
her teeth in the kitchen sink Now
may have smeary furniture and cloud
silver-but I'm at least clean abou
the kitchen! And I'll tell her Sc
tool"
What're you trying to start, any
Way" scowled Warren. 81 think it
might fine of Carrie to want to he'll
you"
Help me? She only wanted an e,
cuse to air her own projections.
tried to be civil to her tonight-bu
the next time" excitedly, I'm let he
know can run my house without he
assistance! And I'm going to tell he
that my maid doesn't wash her teetl
in the kitchen sink"
How do you know what she doe
l WhQn Vnntrn not ont thornS Love ucu-