The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-22

I the three dining room windows
Now, Della, let's see if we can't get
t&nese shades on the lights in the front
room. Those white globes are SO
glaring."
But we won't have time, ma'am. I
| ought to be seeing about dinner"
Yes we will, if we hurry. | want
to unpack that box anyway, and get it
out of the hall"
An Important Feature.
The proper shading of electric lights
Helen always considered most import
ant. She had bought number of rose
colored globes for the other apartment,
and now she was eager to put them up
here.
The fixtures were different and they
were hard to adjust, but Helen who
really loved to tinker with things,
finally got them on.
There. now,'' as she climbed down
and touched the button by the door
| flooding the room with a soft rose
light. Aren't they lovely? See how
| much better they make everything
look? oh, there's nothing that helps
| room so much as the right kind of
light Now let's get this box out of
here and you can go on with the din
ner."
They took out the wooden box in
which the shades had been packed.
and Della went grumbling into the
kitchen.
But Helen worked on, hurriedly get
ting things into place. trying to make
everything as attractive as she could
before Warren came. The men had
not brought all the things in until late
the night before and IN the morning
everything had been in hopeless dis
order. Now almost everything was
unpacked and even the curtains were
up. Surely Warren would be surprised
that she should have done so much in
one day.
She turned on all the light so he
would get the best effect the moment
he entered, gave last glance around
and then hurried in to dress. If only
new dinner gown.
She told herself joyfully that he
would expect to find her tired and
disheveled, with the apartment only
half in order and packing boxes and
strewn about. How surprised and
pleased he would be to find everything
to rights. And they would have a won
derful first evening in their new home.
The hall door opened and clostd 1t
was Warren. A few last hurried
touches to her dress and hair and she
ran out happily to meet him.
She had pictured him standing at
the door of the front room looking
around with pleased surprise. He might
say Fine. Kitten" which from him
was the highest praise.
Bitter Disappointment.
But he was not at the door Of the
front room. He was not in the front
room at all. She hurried through into
the library. He was standing with his
hands in his pockets cooking frown-
ingly at his desk.
"See here, Helen, this won't do.
Why on earth did you put the desk
that way? Can't get any kind of a
light on it there. Here's the place for
it," pointing to where the bookcase
stood
II didn't think of the light dear.
it looked SO well there. But it isn't
heavy-we can easily move it,.
Yes, but you can't bulge that book
case now with all those books in
it."
Della and / can take them out and
move it tomorrow murmured Helen,
trying to crush down her sick disap-
pointment.
Huh, lot of trouble for nothing.
You never use any judgment making
extra work for yourself and everybody
else. Anyone would know that's no
place for a desk. What's this % stoop-
ing over and examining a scratch.
Did they do that getting it il? ~
Yes, but / can fix II with little
polish. There's several places I'll have
to touch up. But, dear" laying an ap
pealing hand on his arm, don't you
think it all looks well2 Don't our
things fit in these rooms even better
than you thought?"
"Um-m, yes, looks all right. These
are good sized rooms-anything would
look we'll What about dinner? You
say it's ready?"
Yes, but oh, Warren" TREMENDOUSLY.
II can't help but be disappointed. 1
worked so hard to get everything
straight-and-I-I thought you would
appreci-" she changed the word
quickly-"notice it
Notice it? Well, haven't I noticed
| it? What more do you want? Come
/ on now, let's get through dinner. I've
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