The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-05
MARRIED LIFE.
No. 79-Getting Ready to Move
Warren Does Not Even Pack
His

His Books.
Man to see about the moving"
announced Della, briefly.
Helen who was clearing out the
medicine shelf in the bathroom, hur-
rled to the door with bottle in one
hand dust cloth in the other.
A man in grey suit and a dusty
derby had already stepped inside the
nal! and was looking around, inquir-
ingly.
From the H-Van Co.,-to make
an estimate on moving your things
here
Helen nodded and led the way first
to the sitting room. The man took
quick mental inventory of the fur
nishings.
mo piano." as he stepped into the
front room.
mo, there is no piano"
Top comes off that bookcase?"
Eyes, that top lifts off,
In the dining room he examined the
sldeboard. bad piece to move. All
these things have to be handled
mighty carefully" making some
notes en- the pad in his hand
"oh, yes, | wouldn't want them
scratched" Helen said anxiously.
Needn't worry about that, ma'am.
We've the best men in the business
Thirty Dollars For Moving.
ooh, no that belongs to the house."
"Then this is all the stuff? Just
these six rooms ?"
Eyes. that's ALL
"Well, two vans will take it-thir-
ty dollars for the job!"
Thirty dollars! Oh, will it be as
! much as that ?"
"That's very cheap, ma'am, for this
class of stuff. And now round the
Of no4n
price we ask
eyes, 1 know" hastily. 81 guess
that'il be all right. Then you'll be
here what time Saturday,"
mine sharp
When the man had gone Helen
called up Warren at his office to tell
him about the rate.
Fifteen a load? That's pretty
stiff he commented. "But I guess
we couldn't do much better now"
The rest of the day Helen spent in
packing the china, silver and bric-a
brac. She had sent around to the
grocer for some empty barrels and
excelsior.
But every picture and article that
| she took from its place caused her a
pang. She couldn't conceive of
there things in that new apartment.
EVERYTHING here had been either a
wedding present or bought for some
particular place IN these rooms. Each
piece of furniture seemed to belong
to its special mock. They could never
be arranged so we'll anywhere else.
And yet Warren's determination to
move mad not wavered. He had vowed
not to stifle through the summer in
this apartment. Outside rooms and
more air---that was what he was de-
terniued to have, even though the
house was less attractive and the
neiohborhood not so good.
"We're not Poing to get all that
shelf full in this barrel" announced
reen in newspaper and carefully
fitted it in.
Trouple of Packing.
Eyes, | know. But we'll have
room left for some of these with the
| cut glass. Oh, Della, put more pa
per around that-that's the bowl
Aunt Mary gave me. l suppose we
, ought to have had the men pack this
best china and glass. But sixty
we're careful l think we can do it
just as we'll"
"Sure we can, ma'am. I helped
Mrs. Mccarthy move three years ago
last May. and she had five barrels of
china and three of cut glass-and
not piece broken
When Warren came home at six
| the place was in all the disorder and
confusion of packing.
"Well. how you coming on?" as
he stumbled over some rugs that had
F! Eeen rolled up to keep them from be-
ing Uttered with excelsior.
mot very fast" Helen brushed
| her hair back YEARLY. att takes so
| long to pack china"
ooh, well, you've got plenty of
| ti;ne-another whole day"
you'll pack your books and papers
tonight won't you, dear"
That's what I said this morning,
wasn't it," His voice had a note of
impatience. "Now hurry up, if we're
going out to dinner"
Helen took off her apron and start,
ed into the bedroom. "I'n be as
quick as I can. There's the box
over in the corner for the books if
you want to put any of them in while
/ DRESS
"No'w. just leave that to me. II
said I'd pack them tonight-but I'm
not going to do it before dinner"
A little later they were seated in a
restaurant a few blocks away. From
now until they were settled in their
rev apartment they would have to
dine out Helen who was almost too