San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-01
The Married Life of Helen and Warren
HEIEN,s SOLICITORS BUT AWKWARD vAIETING EyOkES
WARRENS CURT INGRATITUDE.
By MABEL HERBERT HARPER

he had worn the day before, Helen
extracted a bunch of keys, a handful
Of change, and a roll of bills.
"You oughtn't to keep your bills in
here. I'll put them in your wallet. :"
Not when I've only one fin. Here,
on this side," taking them from her
he thrust them into his left trouser
pocket. Now the things out Of the
vest"
His knife. watch, matches, pencils
and fountain pen she distributed ac-
cording to his curt commands. Then
his wallet and cigars from his coat.
"Now let me brush your hair. No,
don't stoop over-sit down."
Don't peck at it. Use both brushes
HARD, like you meant business.
Here, / can do better with my left
hand. Now, how, about breakfast"
"While you eat your grapefruit, I'll
beat up an omelet and make you
some toast. 1t won't take me a
minute
-What's the matter with Anna ?
Her arm broken too?,
"Pd rather do it myself. She'll be
grumbling all day if she has to stop
now and get your breakfast"
In the dining room, Anna, deliber-
ately ignoring their presence, started
to run the noisy sweeper over the
rugs.
"Oh, Anna, not while Mr.. Curtis
is at breakfast! Do the bedroom
now"
"You always say to let the bed
air." belligerently.
well, you needn't this morning.
And be sure TO turn that mattress
You didn't Saturday. There, dear,
I've scooped it all out. Here's your
napkin
why don't. you fire her now" de-
manded Warren when Anna, her sill.
ence shouting hostility, had slouched
out. why wait till her months
up?.
Dear, couldn't break in a new
girl now-not till your arms better. Z"
whats that got 10 do with il? I
wait on myself-you don't have to
do anything for me-,
Helen bit her lip. For the last
three days she had done nothing but
wait on his incessant demands. She
had not had moment for anything
else.
might broil some bacon with that
omelet;" as she started for the
kitchen.
"0h, it's so near lunch. Dear, !
wouldn't eat much"
"Never mind about lunch-I want
a good breakfast. Now hustle it
along"
With nervous haste Helen made
fresh coffee, beat up a two-egg ONE
let and broiled three wafer-thin slices
ofs bacon.
She had just brought II in on the
tray, and was pouring his coffee when
the telephone rang.
"1f that's the office, tell Miss
Brooks TO come up here with the mail
and bring her notebook" instructed
Warren. Il want to dictate some
LETTERS
ats Mr.. Dalton she called back
from the phone. He wants to know
IL he can come to see you this
afternoon"
"Dalton?' throwing down his nap,
kin he started IN. all talk to him.
At the telephone the irascible note
that had been in his voice all morn.
ing changed to a genial cordiality.
Fine! Come right along
I'm bored stiff here with nobody 10
talk to - Yes. I've had three days
of it. Going down to the office TO.
morrow--don't care what the doctor
says. I'm fed up with hanging around
here" d
He was in high spirits when he
came back to the table.
mighty decent of Dalton TO drop
everything and come up here" brush.
ing Pussy Purr-Mew out of his
chair.
"You needn't have told him you
were bored stiff--that you didn't have