The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-13

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renewed, and last night he had told
her premptorfly to have it DONE
Doing the Work Herself.
Get that cabinetmaker who did o~er
the sofa. And have him Ak that cl,if-
fonier drawer while he's about II.
Can't open it without knocking every.
thing of. One OF those sideboard
drawers sticks, too
But the cabinetmaker had informed
Helen that he would have to take the
desk to his shop, and he could not tell
just how much it would be.
Helen, who always wanted to know
exactly what thing would cost before
she had it done. recented this and end
ed by buying some new felt, which she
was now trying to put on herself.
When Maggie came back with the
putty Helen unwrapped the newspaper
through which tho oil had already
soaked, and with eager interest felt
tho soft. clay-like mass AS q child
she had always loved to play with
putty, and she was soon refilling the
screw holes and smoothing them over
with an almost childish pleasure.
The green felt she had already cut to
the exact size, and now she spread the
scraped desk surface with glue and
carefully fitted 1t on.
When at length She stood back to
view 1t there was not wrinkle in the
felt nor a lump underneath to mar It's
sraoothness.
Eiated with the success Of that job,
Helen went around to see what else
could be fixed UP with putty and glue.
II ones taste runs to antique furniture
there is always something that needs
attention. A piece of veneering was OFT
the library table and another off the
bookcase, both Of which Helen had
saved, and which she now glued back.
With the can OF mahogany stain,
which she had opened to touch up
few places in the desk, She went
around staining over the scars and
scratches on the other furniture.
The chifonier drawer that Warren
had complained about needed only
little sandpapering to make it run
smoothly. Helen was in her element
for She loved to potter around" and
Fix things up
General Repairing
But as yet she had found no other
use for her putty. 1t seemed shame to
have all that putty and her hands al
ready grirned UP and not be able to
use any more OF it.
Thmen in the dining room Helen no.
ticed some fine white plaster dust that
had sifted down the panelied wall For
some time Maggie had been grumb-
ling about this and Helen spoke to the
janitor, but he had not come to fix it.
Maggie" called Helen, bring me
that kitchen chair. Til stop this pias-
ter from sitting down right now"
Maggie brought the kitchen chair
and turned 1t over to form a step
ladder. In moment Helen. with
lump Of putty in one hand and knife
In the other. was filling up the crew
ices at the top of the oak panel
through which the fine dust sifted.
That's going to show, ma'am,"
viewing It critically, for the putty vas
lighter than the dark wood.
yes. know, just hand me that can
OF stain here"
Helen had left the stain and the
brush In the open dining room window,
and now. az Maggie went to get 1t. the
brush rolled off the sill, out the vim
dow to the court yard below.
We'll. you'll just have to go down
after It," said Helen GROSSLY, impa-
tient at being delayed with her work.
IT'S the only one we have"
Resentfully Maggie slammed out the
hall door.
When, in a few moments the bell
rang, Helen climbed down the STEP
ladder, provoked that Maggie should
be so careless as to lock herself out.
Her hands were covered with ltltty
and paint, and she took up her apron
to turn the knob. To her horror it was
not Maggie-but Mrs. and Miss Gle
mems in their best calling costumes
She Let's Her Callers In.
AS the hall was dark, they did not
recognize Helen.
rs Mrs. Curtis in?'' asked Mrs Gle
mems, staring at what she thought WAS
q most untidy maid, for any housemaid
would have been ashamed to look as
lid Helen just then.
With a gasp of astonishment and
dismay, Helen had stepped partly be-
hind the door, but Miss Clemens eye
sight was keener than her mothers.
"why, it's Mrs. Curtis herself," in
an amazed tone.
Just what she said or did in the next
lew moments Helen could never quite
but with some laughing.
historical comments about this being
Ter general carpentry and furniture |
repairing" day. in some way she got !,
hem into the front room. /
I'm so sorry we interrupted YOU. |
,ffused Mrs. Clemens, but t-e hall !
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