The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-07-02

you can fuss over cat disapproved
Carrie, Think of the dust she col.
lects with that tall"
1--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 a 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 it from the mantel.
"And this old scent bottle | think s
rather quaint. What were they, dear?
Only two shillings each wasn't it,
You're wild about this sort OF
thing, aren't you?" Carrie was look
ing at them without the slightest in
terest 81 suppose they're all right,
but never cared to litter up my
house with lot of bric-a.brac."
Helen who loathed bric-a-brac and
who prided herself on having home
free from useless ornamentation
flushed resentfully
81 see you've moved your DESK as
Helen put back the scent bottle
Eyes, it 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?"
II suppose it's good stiff1y, 81 get
it at Warmers"
well, If you'd get little lemon
oil-it would take off 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,
and she had never felt for her a
stronger antagonism. It was a diff.
cult evening, and Helen could hardly
keep from showing the resentment
that was smoldering within her.
It was a 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.
gians. Mrs. Elliot and l got off a big
box on their Christmas ship"
THAT was very fine of you,' muir.
INJURED Helen, thinking of the ex.
pensive centepiece she had already
bought for Carrie.
"Oh, isn't that something new!'
Carrie paused at the dining-room door
as they passed by. I've never seen
that decanter"
Eyes, I got that in London. love
that old Bohemian glass so. and you
don't often see one with the old silver
stopper"
what do you use for your silver?"
Carrie had taken up a berry dish from
the sideboard. "Gordon's silver soap?
Oh, they make a cream that's much
better. You try it and your silver
won't look so cloudy holding the
dish up to the light
Carrie, it's late called Ed from
the door.
With forced, set smile, Helen fol-
lowed them out to the elevator. Even
after they rang for the car, Carrie
kept it waiting while she still extolled
the merits of the silver cream.
Mighty nice to have them this eve.
Ming" declared Warren as he closed
the door. Carrie looked we'll, didn't
she? Gave you some good tips, too.
You must try that stunt about water
under the radiator
Helen gulped, then all her smolder-
ing resentment blazed out. 1t was the
primitive, tigerish resentment that is
aroused in even the mildest, gentlest
woman by the criticism and interfer.
ence of her husbands family.
"You think she's such a paragon of
housekeeper, don't your" passionate
ly. That's what all your family think!
Well, want to tell you something l
saw myself! You remember that night
We were over when Ed was sick?
Well, went out to fill the hot-water
bag-and I found the maid brushing
her teeth in the kitchen sink! Now l
may have smeary furniture and cloudy
silver-but I'm at least clean about
the kitchen! And I'll tell her SO,
too!"
"What're you trying to start, any
way?" scowled Warren. II think it's
might fine of Carrie to want to help
you"
Help me? She only wanted an ex-
cuse to air her own perfections.
tried to be civil to her tonight-but
the next time," excitedly, I'll let her
know can run my house without her
assistance! And I'm going to tell her
that my maid doesn't wash her teeth
in tha kitchen sink