South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-21
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
BY NABLE HERBERT URNER
WARREN INSISTS
THERE Is NOTHING IN THE HOUSE.
By MABLE HERBERT URNER

Bewildered by the sudden awaken
ing. Helen sat up IN bed. Another in
sistent peal OF the bell and she reach
ed for her slippers.
Warren turned, grunted and then,
as the bell shrilled on. he raised him
self on his elbow. with a sleepy. ir-
ritable.
What the DEVILS that2"
The Kitchen bell. dear. think
it's Mrs O'Grady-we've oversight
ourselves" and Helen. now in her slip
pers and dressing gown, hurried out to
the kitchen.
"Oh, Mrs O'Grady, I'm so glad
you've come" as she opened the door
for her Irish washerwoman. II was
afraid you'd be promised for today"
yes, miss, this was Mrs. Collins
day, but 1 put her of till tomorrow.
/ knew you'd need me right bad, just
getting back. Did you have a nice
trip, miss? You look real we'll" for
Helene pink gown and disheveled hair
were not Oubecoming.
"Oh, do you have 10 go TO Mrs Col
Inns tomorrow ?" disappointedly. Il
wanted you the rest OF the week.
may not get a girl before Monday"
Why, amt Maggie coming back? p
mo. She's got another place. Yes,
dear. in just a minute" In answer TO
an impatient call from Warren. Get
your things of, Mrs OGrady, and be-
gin in the front room" and Helen ran
back 70 the bedroom.
"See here" demanded Warren, who
was just getting up. why can't we
send her out for some things and have
brea kfast here? 1 am not keen on
going to any restaurant this morning"
But dear, there isn't a thing in the
house-no milk or anything! We
haven't even got the silver OUT"
Got kitchen knives and forks.
haven't you? Now you send her for
whatever you need. Wen have break
fast mere"
Helen hurried back to the kitchen
and penciled a list OF bread butter,
milk and eggs.
Getting Breakfast.
II guess that's ALL" giving it to
Mrs. O'Grady. We've got coffee.
Just go to that little grocer's around
the corner. Halt a pound of butter
will do don't think they have very
good things And oh. you'd better
get a cantalOupe-Mr. Curtis will want
some kind of fruit"
If Warren had only told her yester-
day that he wanted breakfast here!
thought Helen resentfully as she
dressed quickly and began to set the
table But he had said they would
so out and now nothing was ready.
He didn't have no cantalOupe, so
got two oranges" as Mrs. O'Grady put
down the packages on the kitchen
table.
"All right" hurriedly. Now put
the butter on one of these small plates
and cut the bread for toast. while
make the coffee. Ugh! There's u
roach!' as Helen took down the coffee
canister. There's anotherl and
told Maggie to put soda around all
cTaa in, fuIr
she closed up"
Guess Maggie didn't hurt herself
after you left" shifted Mrs. O'Grady.
Guess she knew that she wasn't COM
ing back"
why, where's the coffee?" as Helen
now opened and stared into the empty
canister. why. / know we've got
coffee"
A hurried search through the boxes
and paper bags in the pantry disclosed
more reaches, but no coffee.
You'll just have TO 90 out again
quickly as you can. Get a pound of
Mocha and Java. Have them grind
it."
where's the paper?" demanded
Warren, appearing in the kitchen
door
"Oh. I forgot to order it yesterday.
IN sorry, dear. but I'll be sure TO tell
the boy today"
Warren turned back into the dining
room with an impatient Almost
ready? It's getting late"
There wasn't bit of Coffee and
] had to send her out again" apollo
getically, but she won't be a mo-
ment"
II Warren had had a paper he
would have been less impatient but
now, after few moments striding up
and down the dining room he called:
Its ten minutes Of nine. 1 can't
wait around all morning"
1T won't be a moment now" hurry
ing ia with the cut oranges. Come,
sit down, dear, and have your oranges
she didn't get any cantaloupe."
Pretty bum orange" as Warren
gOUged into the juiceless, pulpy fruit
with kitchen teaspoon.
ooh, there's the MALL" and Helen
ran 20 the door hopefully
The mail diverted Warren. until
she brought in the coffee and The
three minute eggs.
Warren's Wants.
Want another teaspoon here" he
frowned. as he broke an egg with a
kitchen fork
Wait. dear, I'll have to wash the
one YOU had for your orange. We've
plenty of kitchen tablespoons-but
only two teaspoons"
Helen stirred her coffee and ate her
egg with the tablespoon. but Warren
was never expected 10 put up with
any more make-shifts than necessary.
Now, try TO get things in shape so
we can have dinner here tor ght-Im
sick OF restaurants. You'll get some
sort OF a girl today"
II nope so" doubtfully. THAT
Swedish agency promised TO send me
one this morning-but you can't de-
pend or any OF them"