The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-23
Married Life, Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNER

door again, why did you go out with
out answering? Mrs. Curtis asked
why you didn't boil the potatoes If you
knew the oven didn't bake WELL
Didn't know you wanted them boil
ed. sir" was the evasive answer.
Well, il she's getting insolent."
fumed Warren as the door again
swung after her. "werl get rid OF her
so quick it'll make her head SWIM
You've spoiled her that's the trouble
You've made her feel you couldn't get
along without her That spells any
girl. They take advantage of it al
ways"
But, dear, Della has been so good
in SO many ways and she's so clean
about the kitchen-that's everything"
Lots of other girls are Clean too,
and darn sight more economical"
1t was true that Della was a little
extravagant about the cooking, but
every girl must have some fault, and
Helen had always felt that Delia's
many good traits outweighed this one.
The next morning. soon after break
fast, Helen said briskly:
Now, Della, / want you to clean
this range thoroughly today. You can
begin as soon as you get through your
dishes. Try to get all this rust off
Take a little kerosene. There's some
| in that bottle in the lower part OF the
cupboard"
When Della was in one of her dis
agreeable moods, she had a way of not
answering and of even seeming not to
| hear when she was told to do a thing
This always irritated Helen and now
| as Della went on putting the dishes
| into the sink with unnecessary clat-
| ter and without a sign that she had
| heard, Helen added sharply:
| When you get through the range
| / want you to wash all these glass
| doors in the pantry. That should've
been done before you put oilcloth on
| the Shelves
| AS she was talking, Delta turned on
| full the hot water in the sink, making
! SO much noise that Helen had TO
raise her voice. This added to her ir-
ritation. s,slaNKs1
| Had Della turned on that water pur-
| posely? The incident ranked. Per-
haps Warren was right-perhaps she
| had spoiled her. AT any rate, Helen
| determined that she would not put up
with this sulien insolence any longer.
/ And she would let Della understand
this at the first opportunity.
| She had not long to wait An hour
| later she found Della in the pantry
washing the glass doors. Helen knew
| that to clean the range properly would
have taken much over an hour. And
now, when she examined it, she found
Della had simply washed it off, but tho
rust was all there.
The Break.
Della, told you to take some kero-
/ sene and get this rust Off
Cant get that rust off with kero-
| sene That stove needs to be polished,
/ that's what it. wants"
| But the gas company doesn't want
you to use polish on these ranges. You
ought to know that. Bring me the
! kerosene"
/ Helen poured some In a saucer.
There showing the rust on the
rag. You see. that takes 1t off Now.
I want you to do this before you do
| anything else
But Della was already back again
washing the glass doors.
Don't you understand me, Della :?
said wanted you to do this before
you did anything else"
| But, with her back to Helen. She
| was obstinately polishing one of the
doors. She did not stop to turn
around.
Della Do you hear me?"
Still Della did not turn.
Della, what is the matter with you
This began when we started to move
| and you've been growing worse every
day. Now I'm not going to put ur
with it, If you don't want to do the
| work here and do 1t right, the way !
| want you to-then l shall get some ont
| else"
Il Delia's face flushed dull brick red.
You'd better get 'em right away
I'm ready to go now" she put down
the rag. wiped her hands on her apron