San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
The Married Life of Helen and Warren
HELEN REBELS AT THE ANNUAL vISITATIONs wARREN'S

BY MABEL HERBERT HARPER

1we've only a few minutes" Car
RE dropped into the easy chair by tn
window. II Just came in to exchang
Boobies shoes"
II .Then you can't stay for dinner?
Helen forced the proper note OF re
greet.
mo, we're going back on the 9 80
Don't Precious, you'll break it! Com
here to mother"
Some away from the mantle,
urged Helen, as the incorrigible Bob
bic continued to bounce his balloon
you might knock something over"
"I've a letter from Aunt Emma,
drawing off her gloves Carrie opened
her handbag. "She wants to COM
week after next to have her glasse:
changed"
Aunt Emma! Helen's heart ank
Surely she would not be expected tc
have Warren's fretful, contentious
aunt again this year?
you know we're having the new
furnace put in-be careful Petite.
She wouldn't be comfortable with
everything upset Shed better stay
J with you
"why, Carrie, we've had her every
| time for the last three years! You
haven't had her once"
~But how can I? tn take q
month to put IN that furnace"
They're not putting IL in the guest
ROOM persisted Helen, goaded by
! her sister-in-law's selfish disregard of
I all family obligations. Last year you
I couldn't have Aunt Emma because
| you had the painters. The year be-
! fore, Bobbie was sick. Now it's the
I furnace"
Can I help thatt' tartly. ~There's
always something when you live in
! the suburbs. II I'd a city apartment
with nothing to do, / wouldn't make
such q fuss about having Aunt Emma
for q few days"
"A few days? Its always over
week."
~That was her teeth--now It's only
her glasses. Here's what she says
With smouldering resentment Helen
read the letter.
Dear Carrie,
kE eff convenient I would Ike to
~ ecme in a week from Monday to
g have my glasses changed. i have
"a been troubled with headaches a
II great deal lately and we think
81 Il IL these glasses.
az 81 should have attended to
SE this sooner but wanted to wait
III until after Lucy's wedding, next
: Tuesday. Not 4 big wedding
a Just the family. Married in her
a travelling suit-they are going to
- Cuba. / should think she would
- rather have that money for the
s. house. but they are both set on
Es the trip. am giving her a doz-
81 en- tablespoons, same design as
"a the knives and forks from her
~. mother.
IS with love to you and Lawr-
r Aunt Emma
Cant she get her glasses changed
IN Springfield?" Helen handed back
the letter. They've oculists there.
Why must she come to New York;"
"Well, you know Aunt Emma. She
thinks. she can't get anything in
Springfield-even sends here for her
hair nets. Now look what you've
done!r as the balloon floated up to
the ceiling and caught on the chan
delier. "No, mother can't get it down.
You'll have to wait for Uncle War
rem"
a"Aunt Helen, can't your" whimper-
ed the intractable Bobbie.
"No. / couldn't reach that string"
glad the balloon was safely out Of the
way. Here" giving him a maya
zine, @look at the nice pictures in
this"
Uncle Warren won't Be long"
comforted his mother. There he is
now!"
81 want my balloon 7" Bobbie bound
Cd out to the hall. Uncle Warren,
come get my balloon"
@Hello, Carrie" Warren breezed IN.
SLOWS everything? Lawrence here?"
mo, we're going out on the 8 80.
I just wanted to see you about Aunt
Emma
Aunt Emmal Hello, skeeziksl.
kweeking Boobies ear.
~She wants to come q week from
Monday to have her glasses changed.
& I'd bs glad to have her-but we're all
+ upset with the furnace. Here's her
letter"
! what does she sayi. swinging
Bobbie to his shoulder.
Above the gleeful shouts Carrie
read aloud the letter.
THAT Bowman boy shes marrying
any good?' Warren landed his
0quirming nephew on his feet
Just clerk In his fathers drug
store-that one next to the bank.
Well I'll write Aunt Emma you'll
expect her q week from Monday"
Dear, we've had Aunt Emma for
the Last three years." broke in Helen.
And you know she's never comfort
able here-shs says that bedrooms
% noisy"
Shed b much less comfortable
with u.s." Carrie eombatted. They're
| putting In two new Yadiators--the
whole place7l Be upset"
1Oh, all right, guess We can have
her." shrugged Warren. Haven't
ANYTHING on for that week, have WEI"
L want my balloon! Uncle War
zen, you get my balloon!n
~Oh, don't stand on that chair,-
anxioused Helen. SECT one from the
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