The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-12
MARRIED LIFE.

very sullen and wanted to do the
work in Ter own way without inter-
ference or instruction.
For the first two days Helen lett
her undjsturbed. It was the third
morning that she took a couple of the
baby's dresses and tiny wooden sack
and laid them on the kitchen table.
"As soon as you are through with
the dishes l should like you to wssh
these out. You can use the white soap
and tepid waterfront have it too
warm"
Della neither answered nor turned
around. Helen went back into the
nursery feeling that the warfare HAD
begun. Would she wash them out
or would she not? She purposely re-
Trained from going into the kitchen
for several hours. When she dlu
Della was calmly polishing the silver,
and the baby's clothes lay untouched:
on the table.
"Why Della, you forgot those little
dresses-I would like them washed AZ
once"
Delia's only answer was q more
vigorous polishing Of the silver And
Helen left the kitchen to aware de-
velopments.
At one o'clock Della came to her
door with curt:
"Your luncheon's ready, ma'am."
It was delicious little luncheon OF
salad toast and fruit. But Helen
could not enjoy it for wondering,
chad she washed out those things -
Della Refuses to Surrender.
It was not until after three, when
Helen heard her leave the kitchen,
that she ventured in again. Every
thing was in perfect order and the
place was exquitely clean. The shades
were drawn to show that the work
was done Tor the afternoon. But
there on the corner of the table stir
lay the little dresses. Della had not
touched them.
1t was an unmistakable defiance.
She had ED, when she came, that
she expected to do no washing. And
now she was calmly refusing to do it.
Helen was angry-very angry. She
would make her come back and wash
out those dresses.
She started towards Delia's room
and then stopped. Did she want to
risk bringing things to an issue in
this way? Should Della refuse, now
she would have to discharge her. Ana
she did not want to do that. She re.
solved to wait until Della went back
to the kitchen, to- get dinner.
She was more han ever determined
that she should be obeyed Della had
carried off successfully her refusal to
wear a cap. But her disobedience
must end there.
1t was half past four when she
again heard her moving about in the
kitchen. When she opened the door
Della was comfortably seated at the
table peeling potatoes. :.
Della did you forget to wash out
those little dresses ?"
No answer.
'4Did you forget about these dress
esq" Helen repeated sternly.
Della mumbled something abou,
mot doin' washin'.'
For only a second Helen hes.cae>a.
Then she walked over took the pan O..
potatoes from Delia's lap and sain
very quietly.
you had better wash. those out
now. I want them to dry before
night. III peel the potatoes while
you're washing them"
A Critical Moment.
1t was critical moment and Helen
was uncertain. as to the outcome.
Della was taken entirely by surprise.
She started to speak, then stopped.
There was something in Helen quite
determination that made her realize
this was final. Silently and sulleny
she took up the little dresses and PR
pared to wash them out
You had better wash the Iitttl.
jacket first" said Helen pleasantly
land don't have the water warm
enough to shrink it,"
Del1a's sulky silence was somewhat
1r&T O..A u
point, Helen; womanlfke, was pre-
pared to be generous. She wanted to
say something to make Della feel les,
suIlen and resentful.
AS she was trying to formulate
Just what to say, the telephone rang.
Helen drapped the potatoes and hur-
RED to answer 1t. It was Warren.
Uncle Joe and Aunt Sarah were in
town and were coming up to dinner.
oh, Warren, with this new girl
and she so sullen and obstinate! We
can't have them todayr'
well, you know Aunt Sarah-she
won't go to a restaurant. You'll have
to get up some kind Of dinner. They
have some shopping to do, and won't
be there before seven"
Helen hung up the receiver indfs-
nantly. She was perfectly willing
to have Uncle Joe and Aunt Harah to
dinner if they Would only notify her
but they never did. And this time
it was most inconvenient. Sh.
wished now, that she had postponed
the washing of the 1aby's dresses.
Della would be more than ever un-
willing to prepare company dinner
now.
Della Washes the Jacket.
When she returned to the kitchen
| to her an1azement she found Della
again peeling the potatoes. The lit.
| tie jacket had been washed, andsrne
up behind the range-but the dresses
| were still untouched. Helen wav