The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-08
Helen and Warren Series;
Story of Their Married Life

My Dear Mrs. Curtis: Will you
kindly arrange to have your wash
ing done some other day except
Tuesday? / think It very unwise
for our maids to wash on the same
day. Last Tuesday was down In
the laundry and found them laugh
ing and carrying on instead Of
doing their work. Lately my
clothes have been wretchedly
washed, and know it is because
your maid spends most OF her
time talking to Jane. have
spoken to Mr.. Thompson, the SUI
perintendent, and he says that you
can wash on Wednesday, as only
two apartments wash on that day.
Very truly yours,
BLANCHE M. GORDON.
The insolence! The cool presump-
ton of such a note! Helen's eyes
fairly blazed as she read it for the
third time. Why should she change
her washday? Why should not Mrs.
Gordon change hers?
They had been In the house longer
than the Gordons, and they had al.
ways washed on Tuesday. The sheer
impertinence of this woman!
Aquiver with Indignation. Helen
ran out to the kitchen. Anna was on
her knees cleaning the lower part OF
the ice box.
Anna. when you first came, l told
you to have nothing to do with Cor
don's maid! The girl we had before
was always running in there and
making trouble I warned you never
to 60 into her kitchen, not even"
why. yes ma'am, but l amt never
BEEN"
you've been carrying on with her
In the laundry. Here's note from
Mrs. Gordon complaining about It,"
Me-" slamming the door of the ice
box. TITS that boy on the elevator
that's who she's always carryin' on
with"
"Well, hereafter, you take your tubs
In another part of the laundry. where
you can't talk back and forth. Now.
remember what I've told YOU"
When Helen left the kitchen, with
grim determination she went in to her
desk and took out the best note paper
Tor the curt, sarcastic answer her
mind was already forming.
My Dear Mrs. Gordon: ! have
received your note and am sur
prised at your request. Since
have always washed on Tuesday,
and have my work arranged for
that day. / am afraid I cannot
comply with your request
No. she had used request" twice.
Wish? Comply with your wish No,
that wasn't strong enough.
Crumpling the corner OF the blotter,
she strove vainly for another word.
Then, impulsively throwing down her
pen, she reached for the phone. Her
impatience demanded the quickest
way.
Hello! Give me Mrs. Gordon's
apartment"
Lines busy" came the answer.
The impulse to phone passed as
quickly as 1t had come, and Helen
hung back the receiver with throb
of relief that the line had been busy.
After all she had better write. Over
the phone she was always confused
and nervous. She could never say
what she wanted.
Taking fresh sheet, she began
another nOte-a more sCathing one.
My Dear Mrs. Gordon: fail to
see why should change my wash
day, since we have been in this
house longer than you, and have
always washed on Tuesday. Since
you object to your maid washing
on the same day with mine, you
had better arrange to have YOUR
washing done on Wednesday.
Yours very truly,
HELEN l.. CURTIS.
There were two "sinces"-one of
them should have been AS" but she
was too nervous to rewrite 1t.
Anna" she swung through the
pantry door, take this note over to
Mrs. Gordon. Just hand it in. Now
don't say word to the maid
With grim eXultancy. Helen pic
tured Mrs. Gordon reading the note
Yet. she felt the incident was not