Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-02

Nv - 49, s'A'i' " '''N
smooth Wilderness of the empty bed.
Dear, she's not in yet" hurryine
back to the bedroom. Its aftel
eleven"
Here's button to sew on" War
rem flung her the vest he had just
taken OF.
"MuSt I do it now? will you wear
this suit tomorrow"
YES, and fix this while you're at
1t, taking of his suspcndcrs. one
leather loop of which was torn.
Drawing chair to her sewing Ia
bic, Helen searched for gray vest
button and listened eXpectantly for
Dora. To stay out after eleven the
maid was supposed To ask permission,
but of late Dora had seemed inclined
to ignore this rule.
"She hasn't come yet" worriedly.
when she laid the vest and suspend
ers on the chair with Wnrren's
clothes.
what of it," lie came out of the
bathroom rubbing his wet hair with Il
towel. You can't make 'em toe the
mark all the time"
"But how'll l tell her about break
faSt?"
Leave note on her door. Hustle
now-it'Il take you an hour to get to
bed"
Filming a hastily Scrawled note on
Dora'S door. Helen hurried through
her bath. BY the time she was ready
for bed, Warren was asleep and she
crcpt in without arousing him.
The library clock struck twelve. but
still there was no sound of Dora COM
ing in. So the girl was deliberately
ignoring her orders! She would speak
TO her very plainly tomorrow.
Doing off, Helen was awakened by
a sound from the kitchen. Sitting up
In bed. she listened tensely.
Then, feeling for her slippers, she
CROPPED her way out through the din
ing room. But Dora's room was still
dark and empty. Pussy Purr-Mew
must have been the intruder. for now
she was rubbing against Helen's night
gown, her soft fur tickling her bare
ankles.
what the devil are you providing
about fOr?' grOwled Warren, when she
came back to bed.
81 thought heard Dora"
jumping up every ten minutes to
see if she's in. Ell? Well, you cut that
and go to sleep"
Turning over. with enforced quiet.
Helen tried to induce drowsineSs. But
the clock struck one before her brood
ing Indignation merged into a dream
worried stupor.
"Eh7 What time is that?" Warren
was on his elbow peering blindingly
at The bedside clock.
Instantly awake, Helen spru,g up
with - diSmaycd:
"Oh-oh, its after seven. AID you
wanted an early BREAKFAST"
"Never get anything YOU want in
this house" as he Iurched out of bed.
IN hurry her up! Breakfast'n De
ready by the time you are"
II was not until Helen ran out to
the dining room and was confrcnted
by the drawn shades and unset table
that the memory of Dora's late hours
came with rush.
So she had oversight! This was the
result of her staying cut until after
midnight. But ut the sight Of the note
still pinned to her door, Helen's fam
ing Indignation changed to anxiety.
Bursting into the room, the empty
bed and Dora's idle apron held an
note. Something must have
happened.
A sudden shrilling of the phone con-
frmed her fears. Stumbling over the
trailing cord Of her bathrObe, she
reached the instrument.
Hello! I'm Dora's sister," The
voice was blurringly foreign. "She's
lost her pocketbook with all her
$40. I had her stay
with me-and she cried most all
night. She's real sick this morning
with one of her bad headaches-but
she'll be there to get dinner. She's
real scared that you'll be mad"
Relieved that it was nothing worse,
Helen expressed her sympathy for the
lost purse. and intimated that she
would not be severe with DOra-if she
came in time to get dinner.
Warren, who was shaving. received
the hurried account of DOra's mis-
fortune with noncOmmittal grunt
what about breakfast?" pursuing
up his mouth as he scraped the rich
lather from under his chin. Better
go out. hadn't WEI"
Mono. I'll get breakfast. II won't
take me long"
Huh, take Il darned sight longer
with your pOttering 'round-than to
go out and get real meal"
But Helen had already darted into
her room to dress. Not waiting to
brush her hair. she covered 1t with a
boudOir cap, threw on loose negligee
and fluttered out to the kitchen.
Warren's sighting comments on her
culinary inefficiency were not wholly
FOR about cooking Helen
was painfully slow.
This lack Of speed was due partly
10 inexperience and partly TO her fas-
.idiouS overcleanllness. Every pot or
oan that she took from the shelves
iaI 90 be thoroughly rinsed before II