South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11

Helen looked through the bathroom
medicine chest for a bottle marked
cough syrup.
ITS not here, dear. We must have
used IL up last winter. / think / re-
member throwing away the empty
bottle. Shall i make you hot lem
onade2"
''Lemonade's not going 20 help a
cough" growled Warren, who lay
huddled in bed with the clothes pulled
over his ears. Got any of those loz-
enges ,"
"Oh. 1 didn't think Of that! There's
a box in my room"
His slightest ailment Warren always
took most seriously. And now that he
had "A cold and a troublesome cough.
he felt sure he was threatened with
pneumonia.
with a comical solemnity he sucked
at the loZenge Helen gave him. She
had been up twice before. once to get
more cover. and once to fill the hot
water bag, for he was positive he had
"A chill.
Dear. is il hot enough" feeling
the tOwel-wrapped bottle at his feet.
lie answered with spluttering cough,
and Helen hurried out TO the kitchen
TO heat more water.
When she came back Warren was
asleep. Softly she placed the bottle
at his feet, turned out the lights and
slipped into bed. hoping that he
would now sleep until morning.
Hardly had she dOzed off when she
was awakaned by his demanding an
other cough drop.
THE box is right there on the table
beside YOU"
But in fumbling for the lozenges he
knocked off a tumbler Helen sprang
I'D. turned on the lights and started
TO pick up the broken glass.
Better brush that up. Well get
the blamed stuff in our feet"
Yes. I'll have Nora brush 1t up
good i'm the morning. Be careful
dear, when you get up. Here's your
slippers"
But Warren had horror OF broken
glass, and wanted II brushed up at
once. So Helen made another trip
TO the kitchen for the dustpan and
broom That she might take cold
running around in her nightgown with
only a bathrobe over her shoulders
did not occur TO him.
while you're up tuck in this
blanket at the feet. Why don't you
show the girl how to make a bed so
the covers won't keep pulling up?"
Again Helen turned out the lights,
got into bed and finally fell asleep.
This time she was awakened by War
rem starting up with a savage Inc
blamed things leaking!
In an instant she was wide awake,
feeling under the clothes for the hot
water bottle.
ITS not leaking much. dear" for
there was only a small wet spot on
the towel in which il was wrapped.
The stopper wasn't in tight
mot leaking much? The beds all
wet! Enough to give me pneumonia
If / haven't got il already"
Helen felt the bed and found there
was a tiny damp spot on the sheet
over which she carefully spread \
large bath towel.
"Get me another handkerchief, viii
YOU? Why on earth do you let that
woman starch the handkerchiefs?' as
Helen handed him fresh one.
Would YOU like a piece of ster-
ilized gauze? It's nice and soft"
"Anythingn do bettern than this
it's like a beard"
Helen found the gauze. cut off two
large pieces. gave him one and tucked
the other under his pillow.
Don't know where / caught this in
fernal cold he grumbled for the
hundredth time. as he shifted. cough
ed. and drew the clothes up around
his shoulders with such force that
they again came up from the foot.
BY this time il was dawn. Helen
did not try 10 sleep again, and was
up at half-past seven.
She cautioned Norah 20 make no
noise. as Mr. Curtis cold had kept
him awake most of the night and she
wanted him to sleep late
II was gray, drilling, foggy morn
ing. Should Warren go to the office on
a day like this with such a cold?
Then she heard him calling and ran
in to find him sitting on the edge of
the bed, scowling rubbing the sole OF
his foot.
brushing up that glass;"
"Oh, Did you step on piece?
oh, I am so sorry! 1 thought I got IL
all up. Let me see" soucitously.
But Warren pushed her aside,
thrust his feet into his slippers and
reached for his bathrobe.
Dear, yOuH not try 10 go TO the
office today will your" anxiOusly.
Its so damp; it's drilling now. and
I'm afraid
'I1I see how feel after breakfast"
CURLY. Get out my heavy grey suit,
viii you2"
He is Irritable
While he took his shower and
shaved Helen took out the heavy
gray suit and put his buttons in a
fresh shirt.
At breakfast Warren appeared in
his smoking jacket and slippers.
which he wore only on Sunday morn
ings
That's right dear. I don't think
YOU ought TO go out on such day"
May clear up by noon" frOwning
out at the leadened gray sky.
After breakfast Warren telephOned
20 the office. read The morning papers.
and then began 10 grow restless.
Put down those windOws2" he
roared. when Nora raised the win
dows in the library.
"Oh. Nora. I forgot 10 tell you."I
Helen explained hastily. You needn't
try 10 clean much In here this morn
ing And don't open any windows on
account Of Mr.. Curtis cold"
Got a decent pen here" demand
ed Warren. as ne sat down 90 the desk
To do some writing.
you want "a stub. don't YOU? VIII
this one do oh. dear I'm afraid
you're catching fresh cold" as War
rem sneeZed eXplosively.
Who wouldn't. savagely. when
YOU throw Open all the windows and