| Show timely hints by HELEN M SMELTZER 0 mcclure newspaper syndic corvle what you f women need to learn I 1 ben gardner paced up and down around little heaps of things not yet picked up floor door if arl men n ran from the bedroom their offices as carelessly as you women run your homes 1 he con continued linued 1 it we utterly disregarded system dyste the wa you housekeepers do oh ob heavens heaven sl 1 what a mess it would be oh hush bush up you make me nervous curls 1 im I n esther shoved back bright tired of always hearing bearing you rave about masculine efficiency just like you taking offense when I 1 try to give a few helpful hints ben retorted esther surveyed the cluttered room she did try to plan but the there re was vas always something coming up one could say dishes 8 to beds to and so on it looked fine on paper but baby would choose to fuss he read mothers schedule of work esther grew highly indignant di forget it or dud your shots she kept her voice bright it was still early in the day and she had a lot to do she had to be cheerful baby to bathe dress feed put to sleep dishes to wash and wipe kitchen to mop giop babas washing beds clear clean up the living room lunch the morning seemed too short oh well no need for lunch exactly at twelve today bens vacation took care of that he need to have a punctual lial meal these two weeks Est heried herded her neat apron hastily as the first started to wall wail for his break breakfast fasL twelve lunch ready bens booming voice woke the baby little ben had refused to stay on schedule that morning and had started his nap an hour late you quiet the baby ill be right down to fix something esther called from their bedroom what I 1 nothing ready tor for lunch why its twelve I 1 ben sounded peeved no hurry today dear you know esther called you dont have to be anywhere at oue one you women I 1 ben exploded again say listen here esther this after noon you and I 1 are going to take an hour off and ill plan your work for you since you dont seem able to do it yourself ben lost his temper com plemely and esther knew that his golf had been bad but she grew very re sent ful lunch was a quiet sullen affair at three after little gen ben went to sleep off sebe schedule dule esther joined her husband on the terrace she carried pencil and paper her voice was soft too soft if ben had stopped to notice it put him off his guard see how easy it Is if you just stop to plan I 1 1 he was saying condescendingly even a nitwit nit aft wit could follow this scheme and have time to rest besides esthers smile only became sweeter you rest now dear she said in a concerned voice 1 I must catch up on some tag ends so that this schedule sch edul can go into effect in the morning without a hitch bitch im sure find that things will run alon along as smoothly as they do in your office beanie woke at six els as usual and E esther fed him and put him into info his hie kiddy pen to play she prepared breakfast and put her hat coat and suitcase near the front door the alarm rang at seven she heard ben getting up as she slipped out the door well how did t the he time budget work out dear esther radiant burst into the kitchen at twelve thirty three days daya later ben bell was preparing canned soup the baby walled there I 1 youve awakened the bab baby v 1 ito bens eyes were pleading he was a bit embarrassed not off schedule surely I 1 E esther appeared horrified with a gay laugh she threw her arms arcoui around id her unhappy husband sorry I 1 ran out on you sweet she cooed coded but I 1 got so tired of working so inefficiently I 1 knew the baby was safe and as long as you could run things so much more efficiently cut it esther ben said i 1 work the darn thing even the first lay clay I 1 had elsie come tn in to do some of the things but even at that some one called up and there were five anve minutes wasted esther said I 1 and mrs roberts talked a halt half hour over the fence while I 1 burned barric d the th slL nosey ben confessed and there was always something extra popping up there om old dear husband hand esther 8 was really sorry for her it you colne today id have hired ald g done he said 1 I wal vas 1 wondering if you would i well I 1 was too stubborn I 1 g bess uess ben admitted 1 I just wanted to n to you that it CO cluid uld be done but K prove it not with an infant around esther asther sympathized hastening into the kitchen just in time to keep the soup from burning miss bills yes mr ir are those statements ready not yet ar mr gardner im sorry ben looked up lip from his desk EM clency I 1 what you women need his voice trailed into an awkward silence 1 I beg your pardon the secre tary voice was an inquiry oh nothing ben mumbled |
