The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-22
Married Life, to Date
BY MABEL HERBERT uRNER

Hszsn opened the door to the grin
ming French maid with the coffee and
rolls. The gfH looked uncertainty
around for some place to set the tray,
for ON the only table Helen had un-
packed her travelling bag.
Welt you cam put it here" and
Helen hurriedfy cleared off the tabs.
The maid, who could not understand
or speak a word of English, put down
the tray, chartered something in
French, and hurried out
broadcast conner" called Warren
from mo bedroom
The treyes co-pe. but I shouldn't
call Il breakfast answered Helen.
viewing II with disgust Just see
how they serve things here"
10 was certainly not an attractive
tray There were only coffee and
rolls A rob and a blackened spoon
and knife was thrust in each of the
Thick. Clipped coffee cups. There was
a small plate Of butter, a brown earth
en%a1e coffee pot, a pitcher of hot
mix. q SANGER with a few Jumps of
sugar and nothing else. There were no
cups
wen. they don't believe in unes-
senttafs, that's, certain" was Warrens
comment as he surveyed the tray.
Look at that silverl'' exclaimed
Helen indignantly, taking the black
ened spoon and knife from one of the
capa
Id hardly can that silver. But
come on-draw a-chair up there It's
after nine and 7 ought to be out of
here"
table to serve ASA cloth, and arrang-
ed ON it the measre contents of the
tray
Here dear, this is as good as paper
napkins taking from her trunk some
crun1p1ed tissue paper.
oh. don't be so darn particular"
pouring out his coffee, while Helen
wiped out her cup and spoon with the
paper. You've got to put up with a
lot OF things when you travel"
Il can put up with almost anything
tf it's clean. But I don't think this
place Is clean Hadn't you better tell
them as you go out that we're not go
ing TO stay?'
I've no time to look up any other
place." he frowned. I'm here on bus
mess and got to be on the job We
can put UP with this for a couple of
weeks-wont be here longer than
that"
Helen flushed. Dear, can't stay at
this place. tell you it isn't clean +
can't eat here" pushing back I'M
touched the cup of muddy brown cof-
fee.
See here, the place for anybody
that's as blamed fussy as you-is at
IA b. ~
you there"
But can't 1 find other rooms?"
pleadingly. 81 haven't anything else
to do can start out the first thing
this morning. Dear, you said we did
not have to stay here if we didn't like
it"
We'll. like 1t all right. This is
good enough for anybody. We've got
two big rooms right on the Boulve-
ward, within a stones throw of the
opera house-what more do you
want"
He pushed back the shabby red
velvet arm chair, crumpled the tissue
paper into ball and threw it on the
table as lie rose.
Now I'll be back here about half
past six, and Wen go out to dinner.
You can fool around the shops or do
anything you hlxe-but were going to
let wen enough alone and stay right
here Understand? ?"
He strobe into the bedroom, brush
ed his hat, damned it on his head, got
some papers out of his suitcase and
started for the door.
Now, you've got enough moneys"
Helen nodded.
wei, the American Express COM
pany is right Ground the corner-they
VIII bsf1-you how to get anywhere You