The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-22
Married Life, Third Year
BY MABEL HERBERT uRnER
Getting Unpacked and Hanging Up
the Curtains in the New Apartment.

Getting Unpaeked and Hanging Up
the Curtains in the New Apartment.
There. is that even2" asked Helen
II can't see, ma'arh, said Della.
You're standing right m the way"
Helen climbed down and viewed the
curtains she had just hung with a
frown of disapprovaL mo, it's little
too long"
ITS about as good as we can get
it," protested Della.
mo, / will get that even" and for
the third time Helen took that par
ticular curtain down.
On account of the window seats in
this apartment, all the curtains had TO
be shortened. Helen had spent the
whole morning, but had only hung
those in the front room and library,
and she had hoped to get them all up
before lunch.
Now, that ought 10 be right" when
she once more mounted the ladder and
slipped the curtain rod into its socket
YES, that's even at last" viewing it
from the floor. Now, Della, bring the
ladder into Mr.. Curtis room. I'll put
these up next"
AS they went into warren's room
HeIen's foot caught in the wire and
almost pulled over a large mirror that
was propped up against the foot o. the
bed.
"Oh, Della" we must hang this mir
ror before it gets broken. We'd better
do it right now"
Amt it too heavy for us to hang?'
grumbled Della. I'll set it back of the
bed. 1t won't get broken there"
Mono. want it hung, 1 want to
get Mr.. Curtis room all in order be-
fore he comes home. This won't be
hard to hang"
But the ceiling was higher than in
the old apartment and the wire that
was on the mirror was too short.
Bring in that box of nails and
things. There is some picture wire in
that"
This won't be strong enough" OBJ
jected Della sullenly as she brought In
the box. 1T amt as heavy as what's
on there"
"I can double it. There." as Helen
twisted the wire and fastened it Sc
curely. "Thatll hold i. Now how'll
cut this? See If you can find those
old kitchen scissors.
But just then the door bell rang
and palia had to answer 1t.
"A man to see, you, ma'am.''
Helen took off her working gloves,
smoothed her hair back and went TO
the door. But it was only a man from
the Clear Creek Dairy soliciting their
milk trade.
I'VE serve most of the families in
this house, ma'am. We'd like you to
give us a trial. You'll find our milk
the very best
1t was the third dairyman who hae
been there that morning, all claiming
that they served most Of the families
in the house"
Della. find out what these men
want before you call me to the door
again. instructed Helen impatiently
Helen was on the step ladder and
Della was just handing up the mirror
when the bell rang again.
"Oh, what a nuisance" exclaimed
Helen angrily.
It's a spring water man. ma'am.''
handing her a card. HE says he'd
like to speak to YOU
Tell him I'm too busy to see any
one. Besides. we don't want any
spring water
Now do hold this" as Della came
back Wen never get this mirror up
Oh, my. 1 believe it's still going to be
too high. I didn't make that piece
long enough"
But Della showed so plainly that she
objected to again taking down the
heavy mirror and Helen reluctantly let
it go.
well. I suppose that'u have to do
now; I'll get Mr.. Curtis to lengthen
it tonight. At least it's up out of the
way. Now let's get to the curtains"
AS there were no window seats in the
bedroom the curtains were just the
right length, SO IL took only a few mo-
ments to put up the rods and hang
them
There. they hang beautifully ex-
claimed Helen. And don't they look
well? Nothing improves a room so
mulch as curtains. Now let's see about
the ones for the dining room"
But the woodwork in the dining
room was Flemish oak and so hard
| that 1t was almost impossible to screw
up the fixtures.
Il can't get that screw in, ma'am."
complained Della, who hated to put
up curtains and had been grumbling
/ all day. You've got TO have some :
thing else to make. these holes"
/ Yes. ! know" admitted Helen. 81
intended to get little gimlet but for
| got it. You ge down-rn try"
Helen worked until her fingers
ached, but the screw made hardly
more than an impfession in the hard
wood. Yet when Helen undertook a
thing she rarely gave IL up. And now
she finally struck on the plan of driv-
ing a nail and then orawing it out.
which left a hole and made it easy
to start the screw. But it was a
tedious process and it was after four
O'Clock when the curtains were up on
RAINY RENNV