The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-18

Warren yawnsa, rsis.a himself on his
elbow. and stared At the small nickel
clock that has half hidden b. the Their
mo bottle.
Leaning out Of bed to move IN. bot
ed off n. ;e2bisr sssIG Ini a. ne Aho'N-
-oh--oh;. as the crash awoke Helen.
whats THAR
Smashed a glass
-Ir. one Of the good glasses. too. .
drogsily
Then why the devli do you put things
for another five minutes. Hope you
had enough air last night-this rooms
cold a. Greenland"
Helen. who always got up and closed
luctancs slid out OF bed. In her haste
= nutterins cartAin caught IN the sash.
through her thin nightgoWn as she tried
70 free II. Then she stopped 90 turn on
The heat and then. chilled through. erspt
NO. you don'tf" Erowied warren.
Warm uP on your own side
dis,or sSsn loud vieos. T shu ne tA More
kurFlinE. and more thumps.
You didn't turn IL on fuli-thats
Il turned IL on far as IL would
20 dreaming 20 get up again,
Hsien's head ached DULY. and a feeling
OF utter AFFECTION made her long 20
sink hack into the oblivion OF sleep.
The dining room clock struck the half
hour.
= tell you. we've got TO go to bed
EARLIER" with n vicious Jerk Warren
threw back the bedclothes. Tonight I'm
going TO turn In right after dinner.
This was one OF Warren's stock res
oluuons. Yet even ~ they spent the eve
ming AZ home he would always read un-
"oh. be careful OF that broken glass 80
Hell he. lffra % "A
ThrustinE his feet into his slippers, he
slammed into the bathroom.
Helen still lay huddled In bed. Get
ting up was always hard. but getting uD
this dark. frosty morning was eXcruicat-
Ing. Her whole body shrank from leav-
Ing the sheltering warmth OF the bed
clothes. A. a rule she got up when War
rem did, but sometimes she allowed her
self the few extra moments until he
stropped his razor. That was her ulti-
Zip-swish. The first stroke ON the ra-
forced herself out OF bed and ran into
her room.
For a moment she orouched over the
by her dresser. with numb fingers She
thrust up her hair. BY this time War
rem was out Of the bathroom.
As Helen went in the dreuched show
er-sheet was an accusing reminder. War
ren's cold morning shower had always
seemed = form OF tortnrs Gntil she real ca.
cold spray. and resolved to form the
habit. For three mornings she had forced
herself under the ley stream: then her
courage had filed.
Come here and look at this shirt"
called Warren angrily.
In just "A minute Eulping down "A
Glass Of water. Internal morning
bath that Helen never omitted.
You're to send nothing more 20 that
laundry--un throwing down
his brushes. his hair sleek from the Wig
orous grooming.
Helen examined the torn neckband OF
the shirt on the bed.
Il can mend that. dear. 50 itll not
show"
Yes: you fixed that pleatcd one. and
my necks raw yet. Call Up that other
lauudry-the one We had last year"
With conciliatory AN right dear"
Helen hurried back to her room.
She finished dressing. then threw up
the window. leaned out. and drew in ten
lOng. deep breaths Of the frosty air-ap-
other morning health giving habit that
Helen never neglected.
When she came into the dining room.
Warren was at the table glsncing over
the war news. The deep. frowning lines
between his eyes were the danger sig
nails Of a fault finding and qucrulous
mood.
The next half hour. until he left for
the office, Helen knew would b. a trying
one. She must say nothing to irriate
him. or he would go Off In a temper that