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V ThE oa HE MARRIED LIFE OF HELEN AND WARRE f I Helens Helen's s F Favor Currying a vo G Generosity erier it Proves Disastrously E Expensive Ye- Ye 1 kI you'd ordered ice Ico I didn't know was wa removing c creams cream maam ma'am xi Annie the 1 wad salad plates Id 14 m made bread pudding pud pud- ding ding but l but g-but but guess It'll keep Helen Heen Why Ico Ice cream 1 amazed I didn't o order der any H A biff bg freezer full tull Just now come Ifa iB a a. mistake her napkin nap nap- for tor tho k kitchen It kin H Helen len started cant can't nt be bo for us f If t t there's theres any Ice tee cream In sight lets let's swipe It Warren called after ter her Thero under the kitchen table sto stood d the freezer Without freezer without a a. tar tag or address of any any kind kind examining It for tor tora fori Who brought It markI mark i a possible caterers caterer's I 1 dunno m maam am It came up on the dumbwaiter Our bell ben ran rAng and a man holl hollered red up There's Theres your our Ice cream out here Helen called calle Dear Deu como come Into the dining room Theres no name nameon nameon on on It What'll wo we do with it and A A. careful scrutiny of ot the tho freezer Inquiries of ot tho the elevator boy and house houseman houseman man wore were without results No o one knew anything about the tho cream Might as well Troll eat it No sense In letting it melt Maybe somebody loosened up and arid sent us a present grinned Warren send senda ft c card rd with It You know it isn't for us But alter after Annie nnie had Inquired of ot Mrs Gordons Gordon's maid across the hall hail and of the Holdens Holdena and tho the Martins upstaIrs upstairs upstairs up up- stairs Helen reluctantly helped to open the freezer which h held a a. gallon of ot rich cream thick with walnuts and marr mar- mar r Tons rons Jove Jovo that's the real stuff was Warrens Warren's when he ho forked Into the gener generous us portion Him n An Annie le placed d be before before be- be fore tore him Its It's awfully expensive WIth with all tho those thos marrons It been a special cial l order Oh I wish we knew something something sonie- sonie some some- thing about It It- Less we WO know kitow tho the bet better n er 1 v he hc chuckled dispatching it U with astonishIng astonishing astonishing astonish astonish- ing rapidity Were In luck luck having having this on oh us night a like this P Punch l ch that bell Im I'm ready for some more But at his third plateful Helen pro pro- tested Dear Its It's so 80 you'll rIsh you'll be bo sick l' l I wouldn't eat an any more Now that's all right It Isn't often otten I get a a. chance chanco at a feed like lIko this When you you order cream youre you're so blamed stingy you ou never get more than with the rest do What you going to of or it maam ma'am inquired Annie Its a a. shame to waste taste all that Can I give a a. apinto pinto plate to the elevator boy do And well we'll send end some Borne to the 1 Holdens She's always sending us something Walt Vall Ill I'll come out and see seeb see b how bow w much theres there's left Idt Though they had eaten all an they could there were at least three quarts stilt still In the freez freezer r. r You can lake take this right up to the Holdens Helen placed a thick slab on one of her best China plates And this Is for tor Mrs Martin cutting out Mother another square She brought us those tomatoes from the country No I 1 wont won't put hers on a a. good plate It plato It might not como come back bank She's so care care- less les When Annie returned glowing from her errand saying they were both much pleased Helen had ready two other portions on ordinary kitchen plates Now this Is for Joe the thc house man and and this for the tho elevator boy I wish you'd oud ask Joe to send up the first good big bandbox that's thrown out I haven't one large largo enough for my new hat the hat the box it came in was all crushed rushed In ITt a n. few moments Annie reappeared with a large largo striped bandbox smartly ne new The very ery thing Oh what a nice big bigone bigone ene one enthused Helen From Thorns horns too to noting the Fifth Firth avenue address addres impressively gilt lettered on Oil the cover he said It Just came down toda today He Ho says sas I If you OU ever want any boxes just boxes Just let him know Now you can take this this to to the superIntendent superintendent superintendent super super- Helen was again at the Ice c cream eam And you ou can speak about that pantry faucet he promised to fix Just ask aak if it he can do it tomorrow Annies Annie's return brought the superintendents superintendent's s thanks and the assurance that he ho would bo be up UJ the first thing In Inthe Inthe Inthe the morning to fix the faucet Now lets let's see Who Vho else Helen tried to think of ot how the tho remaining cream now less than a quart could be bo distributed to her best advantage I There was Ed d the doorman who was WM always so nice about her packages packages- but ho was not on dut duty at night And nd Mr Mrs Clark on the tho third floor she floor she had sent Bent them a Jar of ot her home made pickles but she she- was awa away for a week Who c can n that bo be baT anxiously as a a. sharp ring of ot the tho door bell Annie who had started to wash the dishes s. s wiped her hands changed her apron and hurried to tho the door Then voices In the hall hall hall-a a womans woman's shrill excited treble But Helen listenIng listening listen listen- ing lag with vague misgivings c uld not catch the words Its Mn Mrs Gregory Gregor from the tho eleventh floor floor something something about the cream re reported reported reported re- re ported Annie In a a. perturbed whisper She Sho says sas she's sho's expecting a freezer for her card party With sick dismay Helen ran out to the hall haIl then shrank back unnoticed when hen she saw Warren already thereSo theroSo there thero So So It was waa delivered here How could they they have have been so BO stupid Ill I'll send m my maid right down for tor It Im sorry Mrs Gregory Gregor Interrupted Interrupt Interrupt- ed Warren plainly embarrassed But there was no address on the cream and we we we- You didn't receive It you OU you sent t It back excitedly Yes of ot course you yon would Ill I'll phone the tho caterer caterer thell send It right out again Her heart was in her throat Helen drew V back in the shadow of ot the tho wall What could Warren say Mrs rs Gregory wo we couldn't r return turn it ft It it was was sent up on the tho dumbwaiter without any address Tha Th m man mu n was ono rono before we wo know anything about It Oh HOh then It is 15 here I thought Y you u said aid It wasn't Im I'm so excited excited t I I cant can't get et anything straight Helen could stand It no longer With one of ot her reckless generous impulses she ehe dar darted d forward to relieve Warren Warr o of the mortifying explanation Mra Gregory we we-we we we didn't know what to do with tho the cream cream II her face painfully red The Tho tag been Leen torn off oft we couldn't find out anything about it It seemed a n. shame shamp to let lot li It melt melt so so we we- we You didn't eat it Z shrilly Why 7 you U couldn't There Ther was waR a gallon We Wo gave va most of ot it aw away y If It wed we'd only known known- O l deliberately ate ato the tho cream when you know knew It didn't belong to you I I- nev never r heard of such a a. thing her vo voice voce c rising to a Q shriek Now theres there's no use getting excited ed Mrs Gregory Warren broke In coldly Ill be glad to pay for the ct CI earn ean What good will that d do wIth do-wIth with t twelve lve couples upstairs expecting re re refreshment re- re freshment 7 Then Ill I'll order more cream from any caterer you say say and and have thorn them them- AH AU the decent o ones es ar are aN lo at this tiLls hour I hour I wouldn't wouldn t servo serve the cheap stuff you g get t. t around hero I had that made specially with macaroons and walnuts walnuts eIght eight dollars a n. g gallon Im very sorry soro Warren extracted I eight dollars from his l wallet waiter I dont don't sea leD that I can do do or say anything more I Its It the tho most outrageous thing I Iver ever ver heard furiously cr crushing the bills blUe In her hand Ill have havo to o explain to all those people Ive I've nothing to give them but cake I weve we've wove some some grape grape Juice and nd ginger ginger gin gin- In- In ger ber ale offered Helen HeIen timidly If It you'd oud like to make pu punch punch- tI Thank you I have havo the for tor a punch frigidly This Is Is Isa a a n. at t ridge club dub I 1 entertain only once a acar car Ear And now flow not to have havo the proper r refreshments after r aft after ordering that cream a a. week ago It would voul never have havo occurred to me inc to tn even n open open n. n I. I freezer of cream that didn't belong b to me But I suppose suppose- It tak s all kinds or of people to tomake make a wor- wor world word With this thrust t. t she Ille I swished o out t 81 slamming the thc door after I her Oh Oh o oo o oh H Helen dropped on a chair I in In the hall hail her flaming faco In her Ih hands I She Sho was pr pretty tty nasty admitted at Warren grimly Had hr nerve to bawl hawl us out out after after taking the tho money Shell SheU tell everybody in th J house housel walled wailed Helen What if she d does es l 1 i paid for tho the cream what what more could I do do coZ But ah she wont won't eay ay y you paid for tor It Shell She'll Just say Bay we ate ato to her cream when w we knew it didn't belon belong to us They say she's sho's the tho most awful talker How In blazes wore vore we to know where re tho the blooming stuff came from 7 I It landed in our ur kitchen What were ve w we to do with Jt IL t. t Pitch it out the If It wo ivo had only waited waited- Well if It you you hadn't been so damned anxious to dish It out to P pay off ott your our debts and 2nd get in rJ right ht with tho the house help wed help wed we'd have had Kad most of ot it to give ive her here herf Theres There's always a string to your I generosity But Warren you made me open it it hotly I didn't want want want- Oh drop It The Theres There's es no uso Jawing about It now tow And eight dollars dollars' l For r the moment moment mo mo- ment mont Helens Helen's outraged surmounted sur sur- mounted her mortification We Wo could coul have hao had cream for tor a month on ou that Well it w was s corking good cream and for tOt I had enough Now forget forget for for- tor-I tor get it If It she ho wants to spill that story all over the place let her I 1 did nit all airI nitI I could and I dont don't want to hear any anymore anymore more nore about It With hl hla ability to summarily dismiss die dis miss an unpleasant subject Warren lit lithio his hio pipe and ond took up his paper But Helen brooded wretchedly over tho the humiliating Incident How Mrs Gregory would distort it Tomor Tomorrow ow Everybody would know The story of or I her lavish her lavish distribution of cream that did not belong belon to her would be bethe bethe the house Warrens Warren's thrust that she had dI It pu out to to pay off oft her debts and tim t right with tho house help ra deep Bitterly Helen realized that thI t ti tin her favor favor- curry currying ng generosity had b eJ most unfortunate She had paid t price for tho the good will of the eva e elevator elevate boy the houseman the superintend superintendent ent and eat and bandbox from a Thorn J 1 I J Next week week Helen Helen tH t H New Thought Theories I Copyright 1921 by Mabel Hert Hertert Harper j |