San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-11

! as they came out into the
sign-g littered, taxi-jammed street.
Popped up in the last act-but the
first two were rotten!'
"And you bought those tickets
from a SPECTATOR" regretted Helen.
Five dollars a piece!"
"Better'n stayin' home in all that
mess. Here's taxi"
Too tired to protest at this added
extravaganza, Helen dropped wear
lily into the cab.
A hectic day. Their apartment
in the throes TO the painters, Warren
had insisted on dinner and the eve
ming out.
1t had not rested her. She would
much rather have stayed and
strightened up.
Tomorrow they would start on
the dining room, still crowded with
furniture from bedroom and library.
THAT fellow who played the uncle
wasn't so bad, If he'd had a decent
part. Whew, can't stand that gas
Bad as the paint" lowering the
window beside him. want yours
down? That girl was flop. What
a voice! Had cold didn't she?"
"She must'ye had" absently.
Dear. that corner china closet
I don't think we'll try to move that.
Ill just let them paint around it
like they did the bookcase. Well
never want to change it."
For the love Of Lulu, don't start
on that! Wait till we get there.
Next time there's any painting done
Ill put up at the club
A honking halted drive through
cab-co1gested streets. Held up at
every corner. it was after twelve
when they drew up before their por-
tai lights.
From the pavement Helen glanced
up at their open windows-dark,
curtainless, suggesting the dishevel-
ment within. Would the paint odor
be out by now?
In the elevator she shrank from
the paneled mirror. How tired she
looked! No, the diversion of dinner
and theater had not rested her. She
could never forget her work as could
Warren-could never throw it off
to be amused.
In their paint-reeking apartment,
The moonlight shone through the de-
nuded windows on ghostly, sheet
shrouded furniture.
"Whew. strong enough to knock
you outr' Warren switched on the
lights.
maybe it isn't so bad in the bed
ROOM tiptoeing over the gritty
floor. "The winds on that side"
"worse and more of :" shifting,
he followed her in. Cant sleep in
here"
How d'you think it looks? oh,
don't get against that door, | want
ed a deeper cream-but you can't
tell till it's dry. Don't you like the
ceiling! That's good ivory. And
that stain doesn't show
''See here. We can't sleep in this
place! Make us both sick. Throw
some things in suitcase and let's
beat it to a hotel"
oh, no, dear, that isn't neces-
sary. And we've spent enough to-
night. Be careful-that door,
With these three windows-we'n
get plenty of air. You won't notice
Notice it now. all right. Come
on, wen take taxi to the Nam
moth"
Warren. it's too late! I'll be
almost dead tomorrow if you drag
me around any more. And we real
ly ought to move some of those
things out of the dining room-sO
they can start there the first
thing"
Now, no furniture shiftin' to-
night :" cxplosively. IF there's any
moyin' around here we move our
selves to a hotel. Know what time
it is?'
"Yec, we shouldn't have gone. |
wanted to stay home and get things
ready"
Had all day for that. Why wait
till midnight?'
But we couldn't move the things
back until they were through in
here. They didn't finish until e.
and | had to leave them to meet
YOU"
well, ! do no porter work to-
night" stalking into the library.
Come uncover this table-can't
get at blamed thing"
"You,re not going to read this
lateI" taking the protecting news
papers from table and lamp.
"Want n cigar-bummest one
got. Wherc're those stogies some
body left here? Need somethin' to
fumigate this place"
"Why. Pussy Purr-Mew, what's
happened to your tail! Paint!
Dear. look. will it ever come Off
Nov. you can do the worryin'
about that cats tail. Where'rc the
matchcsT"
"There're some on this desk. Help
me take off these papers. BE care
full, don't get that kalsomine all over
the floor Roll them up. Look. how
she's licking it! VIII turpcntine do
it,"
Huh. that's easy-bob It. I don't
see those matches In the drawer?
Well. why didn't you say so?"
Warren trying 10 deodorize the
mint Nth an aonhv xiotiuo ,ioar