Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-30

this morning. When | did arrive Bet
ty was Just dragging herself up from
the basement.
"I went down to see how the man
was getting along cleaning" she ex-
planned, "but I just couldn't stay, Lu-
Gle. I must lie down."
by an means do se,'' I urged. "Tli
see to him and everything
The moment got into the basement
decided that there was entirely too
much truck stored there and / told
the man we would clear it out.
These barrels Of rags are merely
accommodating dirt I said. "Take them
out into the alley to be carried away
and an these old newspapers and mag
azines. don't see any use of keeping
all these glass Jars, either. Throw
them out too"
why, you don't want those Jars
thrown out, lady. them's the
Please don't dispute me, but just
do as 1 say" 1 remarked with dig
| nifty.
But, lady, them jars are
Il have come down here to direct
your work and I don't wish to have
any argument. My aunt is Ill and
have TO take charge. We shall gel
| through much more speedily if you dc
just as I say"
| VERY WELL lady, he answered in a
| peculiar tone, and 7 gave him a few
more Instructions and then ran UP tt
the kitchen. / washed the breakfast
| dishes and gathered up the soiled disf
| towels and Strengthened everything
as nicely as / could. Indeed, | Workes
very hard for several hours and wher
said good-by to Betty just before
dinner she appeared quite grateful.
made her cup of tea and some toas
and. advised her to send Uncle Boil
and Little Elizabeth to a res.aur.sn
in the neighborhood for dinner. 81,
! refused this advice.
| AS it turned out, it would have beer
rmuoh better, am sure, had she lie
! Uncle Bob and little Elizabeth go on
to dinner, instead of trying to cook fo
! them. For when Uncle Bob te,ephonet
a few minutes ago 1 could see tina
he was in the irritated state OF mint
which an unsatisfactory meal Away
produces with him
Lucille" he said GROSSLY, why !!
the dickens did you have the batter,
jars thrown out of our basement
When I got home 1 found that non
of our doorbells would ring. and O.
Investigation T.
"Oh, Uncle Bob, did those dirty oil
jars have something to do with you
doorbells? 1 thought they were JUS
truck"
"Old Barney told me that he trie
to tell you what they were, but tha
you wouldn't listen, LJcjle 1 thin
I must request you not to try to man
age our housekeeping from this tim
on"
That from Uncle Bob, after ali 1 ha
done for Betty! I don't think he know
what the word gratitude means!
''Those rags you ordered thrown OF
were some that the Hospital Aid soc.
ETY. had collected to sew for the Dis
, abled soldiers to weave into rugs, an
, Betty is sick about their having bee
, carried away after having been II
: trusted to her care" he continued az
: cusingly. And I wonder whether We
: know that you left the linen dis
towels boiling on the kitchen stove
They were burned to just about M
. thing
Before I could say anything to De
, city him he broke the connection ar
I suppose both he and Betty are ar
3 cry with me. Of course l am sol
: Try, but / shall not allow myself
] feel bad about it, for Ney are real
a the most unappreciatiye people in IL
. world. [ do think.
I tried on my dotted swiss this ev,
ming and it is perfectly darling. Cous
e Fannie can finish it easily tom Jrro
i morning in an hour or two, am sur
n Chicago News.