The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-16
Married Life

What time are you setting that
forr" demanded Warren. as Helen
wound the alarm on the small nickel
clock.
Half past three"
Half past three! Why In thunder
do you want to get up at that hour p
Dear, I must. I've so much to do
yet"
Just like a woman-putting every
thing off till the last moment and
then breaking her neck TO get
through"
Warren, I haven't put things on.
I've had so little time to get ready.
But dear, you needn't get up that
early
Should say I wouldn't But that
internal thing viii go of and wake me
anyway"
mo, dear: I'll lie In the front room
so you won't hear It."
IT was after twelve when Helen
finally threw herself on the front room
couch. So many things were still TO
be done. that she would have worked
through the night had she not feared
to tax her strength too much, lest she
be more apt to be seasick.
Above everything else Helen had a
Il.
been on the ocean, and now her first
trip held for her all the possibilities
of the unknown
But, tired as she was, her fear that
the alarm might fail TO ring of. or that
sleeping. Every few moments she
would wake from her troubled doze to
look at the clock.
Gets In NJ rhree
Realizing that she was not resting.
she got up at three, moving about very
softly 50 as not to disturb Warren.
Then to make quite sure that he would
not hear the alarm, she buried the
clock under the couch pillows, where
1t went off half an hour later, it's
shrillness smothered to a sullen buzzi-
ness.
While her steamer trunk was almost
packed, there were still many small
things to be put In the tray and hand
bag. Helen packed everything with
painstaking care and beautiful pre-
cision, but she did II very slowly. AL
most every article had to be wrapped
in tissue paper and fitted In with
anxious exactness.
But far more difficult than the pack
ing was the deciding OF what to or not
low shoes or another pair or high
ones? And how many shirt waists
should she take7 How long would II
be before they could get any laundry
done In London? And II she took
heavy underwear for the steamer-she
would have to take a lighter weight
for London. Yet how could she take
so many things with only a small
steamer trunk and a hand bag?
One problem after another con-
fronted her, but 1t was her INDIGESTION
her lack of knowing what she would
need most, that made the packing such
long and anguishing task.
The boat was to sail at 10, and War
rem had ordered a cab for $3.50 And
now through the early morning hours
Helen worked with an anxious deter
mination 10 get everything In shape
so at the last she would not be hurried
and fustered and go Off with some
thing forgotten.
At first they intended taking wini-
fred. but Warren's mother had insist
ed that It would be foolish to drag
child OF that age to Europe and that
she would be much better off with her
Warren had agreed with his mother.
and Helen was finally forced TO con-
sent.
They had taken her over yesterday
She had cried a little at first but had
been pacif1ed with a new set OF doll
dishes. and they had left her sitting on
the floor setting the tea table"
Cries Over Separation.
Helen had restrained her own tears
until they were outside, where Warren
told her not to be a little goose"
Said his mother had raised six chill
dren of her own, and was certainly