The Topeka state journal., 1922-02-13
Helen Hunters
Husband
BY JANE PHET PS
BY JANE PHELPS
JACK CLEARS UP AFTER HII EMS
PARTY
CHAPTER 10.

CHAPTER 10.
The last guest was gone. Even the
two serving maids had departed. Jack
and Helen were alone with the debris
of the party. 1t might seem strange to
one unused t. reactions of a sort that
Jack, as he looked around, wondered
how all the dishes Were going to get
washed. 1t may have shown a small
mind-at least it was "A practical one.
Wasn't it perfectly lovely?'' Helen
asked, the disorder troubling her not
a whit. ''I guess I had as good a sup
per as any of them will have" she
finished, looking for praise.
Il rather guess you did" Jack re-
piled grimly. Altogether Too good.
I couldn't eat for thinking Of the cost y
Nonsense! you can write a big pol
icy and pay all it cost easy enough if
you try. My, it is 3 O'Clock. Come
on, let's go to bed. We can talk it
over in the morning. The women all
just raved over my supper
How are you going to get all this
cleaned up if We go to bed now?" Jack
waved an embracing hand about the
disordered place.
ftOh, come on! Don't bother. Well
get the janitress up in the morning.
We can rinse enough cups and plates
off for breakfast when we are ready
TO eat. / feel as if ] could sleep until
noon. Helen maze NO ei1pft 70 st1le
a wide yawn as she moved toward
their sleeping roem-
See here, Helen! We can't afford
another penny for this supper. 1t is
so late now an hour longer won't kill
us. Let's get all this mess cleared
away before we so to bed. 1t will be
awful to get up to such a place.
mot on your life, Jack. I'm dead
If you had worked as hard as I have
to get up that party, to have it a sue
cess, you would not feel so much like
staying up any longer than is neees-
saFy. Tomorrow is another day-good
night" and she trailed nopchalantiy
away from him.
Jack Hunter looked around him
Then his lips met in a straight line,
his brows concentrated. He took OIL
his coat and vest, found the big bunga-
low apron he used daily, and enveloped
himself in it. Then methodieally he
commenced TO clear up the dishes. He
stacked them all on the kitchen table:
Then he rearranged the living and
dining rooms, putting in place the
chairs and other furniture that had
been disturbed to make room. rms
done, he once more entered the kltch-
en-. glanced ruefully at the towering
stacks of soiled dishes, then with a
shrug of Ibis broad shoulders he set
to work.
The clock struck 9 just as the last
dish was put in place. Then ne set
the table. made coffee, and bathed
while he waited for it to boil. Then
he called Helen. At first she de-
eIared she wouldn't get up. Had he
urged her. it is probable she would
have remained in bed, but Jack made
no reply. And now. fhoroly wakened,
the odor of the freshly made coffee
gave her the needed impetus to rise.
How did you get Mrs. Dugan tthe
ianitress) so easi1y?' she asked, heI
eyes widening as she saw the orderly
i didn't get ,herl" Jack replied
rather shortly.
But when-who-2
who tut me. And, Helen, some
thing must be done You will have to
make up your mind to entertain very
simply. or not at all. can't and won't
stand for it,
But, Jack-Mother used"
81 don't care a damn what your
mother used to do. / think even she
night and washing dishes and then
trying to work to earn the money that
people who don't care a tinlxeF's damn
for anyone only for what they get out
of them, can eat such suppefs as you
gave those grafters last night!' Jack
had not intended to say as much, but
he felt injured in every way, and once
started, the words leaped over each
other.
''That's right, swear! And call my
friends 'grafters' just because 1 in
vited them here. You can't make me
cry by your cruelty this morning,
Jack Hunter"
who wants you to eryi L said
more than 1 meant to, Helen. But
don't work a willing horse to death
that's ALL He rose from the table
stuffed lot of paper into his pocket
and left the house.
/ (Tomorrow-Helen sleeps a bit toe
Iong.)