The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-01
Married Life. Third Year


| to do her hair, so that Warren might
| have the bedroom to himself. wrAen
he wished he could shave and dressj in
| record time. And the breakfast had
not yet been served when ne came In
| looking fresh and vigorous fromS the
| mornings grooming.
| What's the matter? Breakfast not
up?p
body has breakfast served 1n1 their
| rooms en- Sunday and it takest much
| longer"
Where's the papers,"
Il didn't see any. There wassn't any
at the door,
That's always the tronble over
here. It's SO Internally hard to get
| a Sunday paper It's aboutkt ime some
enterprising American cark over here
| and started daily with a Sunday cdr
| ton.
why. don't all the papers have
Sunday editions?''
None of EN- DIDN'T you know
that?"
But we had papers last Sunday?"
Yes, the Referee andJ Observer But
any way with the dailjes. TIL go down
and See IL I can get fone now
While he was gone for the paper.
Helen went into thu bedroom and
opened the laundry She Spread the
clothes out on the lbed to count and
compare them withther list.
t'Dear. there's two Of your collars
missing" she called out when she
heard Warren enter the front room
again.
What's that" coming to the door
with Some papers in his hand. Here"
throwing her a copy of the Referee.
Doesn't look very much like a Sun
day paper, does It? what'd YOU saw
about those cogiars?"
why, dear, they've only sent back
eleven and I had thirteen on the
list
But Warren did not seem concerned
about the missing collars. He picked
UP one Of the shirts and was rIarfng
at 1t furiously
Look at that shirt. will you7 Just
look at it! ! knew these English la1n-
dries We're rotten but never saw anv
work like this" He threw GOWN fire
shirt and took up some collars. Look
at these! Here" shaking one at her
angrily. "Whatd you think of that?
And look at the rest of 'ern-see those
frayed edges and torn button holes ,"
That's pretty bad work." admitted
Helen.
'Bad-it's rotten, why they're not
even clean. You can See the dirt un-
der the starch. Think TIL wear col
lars like that?'
Shall we send them back DEAR"
Tire 'em back the first thing In the
morning. Why. they're not washed
at ADJUST CLOSED and polished up.
Look like celluloid. And the shirts
look at the shine on that BOSOM! BY
God they need an American laundry
over here worse than they need a
Sunday paper"
"Oh, there's the breakfast" and
Helen hurried In to open the door for
the maid with loaded tray. Then she
helped her draw out the little folding
table and spread the cloth.
Where's my dress shirts7' called
Warren. Didn't I have any In this
,, weak?"
More Trouble.
"Oh. yes. dear, two 4 think. Aren't
they there? But do come In here and
have breakfast. We can look at those
afterwards"
Wen look at them right now"
Then a moment later, II don't see any
dress shirts here"
"Oh, Warren" as Helen hurried
in to find him yawing over the clothes
that were still in the basket. You're
mussing everything up. Wait. I'll
get them
And that's the way they do UP a
dress shirt" he fumed as ne took one
over to the light "Just look at this
will you? Is this one of my new
ones?'
That's just what 1t is and it's ruin
ed. We'll, they'll hear from me about
this. all right I'm not going to pay
SIS for a shirt and have II ruined the
first time it's laundered. Look at the
way they've ironed those piaits. BY
Jove, they scorched IL. too. Where's
that other dress shirt?''
"Oh Warren do come IN and have
breakfast first. Everything Is getting
cold"
Where's that other shirt"
Reluctantly she found it in the bas-
ket, but the condition only Increased
his rage.
How about your thingsr' he de-
manded sharply.
"Oh they're not done so badly"
anxious to conciliate him.
Lets see some of 'em. What's that
over tlere?'
"Just a night gown. And It's only
an old one-it doesn't matter
Huh. they stick a piece OF pink
paper under the lace to make you
think it's fine job. How's thise Do
you call this done well?" taking up one
of the shirt waists. How about those
tuckse'
But, dear. they've only charged
sixpence for the shirt waists-blouses
, they've called them-and all the laun-