El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-14
MARRIED LIFE THE SECOND YEAR
BY MABEL
HERBERT URNER

paragraph. What's specificationsg'
never said that"
Miss Burns referred to her notebook.
Ihats what 7 have, sir
wen never said it. 1t doesn't mean
elLy 1nlns mere Oh, 'particulars'-that
was the word crossing out ana v--it'
ing 1t in with his pen.
snail I eoPy IL over, sir2r
No we haven't time TO recopy let
80. learn 70 get them correct Now
where's that carbon that I tod Won
70 enclose in this one29
put 1t in the envelope"
Iva " sr zen read over and signed the
oLner letters, making several clirf cor
IecLons, then pushed back bfs char
with a brief 0-ia-r
You can finish copying that rsport
n - -, any oooy calls say I'll be back at
In few moments Warren had
I,Ilgsed into his Overcoat and was
sIIIlalng down the corridor toward the
re pushed his way through the
crowded streets to the rssfa,,rs-,f
Wnere ne usually lunched- VVfthOr7+
aoSsA-1s az me bill Of fare he gave his
V.ueI- Hasned chicken and corn fritz
Lsls' piece OF custard pie and large
cup OF coffee-and be Quick about rs >
hello, Curtisl" A man hung his coat
on the peg next to Warren's ana took
1HT seat beside him Ordered yetg'
warren nodded
"What2"
just Chicken and Fritters.
IN, Just chicken and corn fritters.
QlQn feel like much TO-DAY
90, I'm seriously Intent on the card
1 mink III try that English mutton
enoP. wen, you don't look very chip
T2FTe2 gruntsd: T don't feel So"
oh, fellow touched me for $3.50
ana ss-.s was FOOL enough to let him have
.sr7-I,= 70 ,,,-s-,,,- T .,
ms rnlng-turned him down hard"
Hal Osborne"
Osborne! Why that's the mani"
And you let him have it?''
Warren nodded.
easy one"
'Oh. oonfOund it. had to. He
4ii-LLcneo a little business my way some
oh. that's Osborne's game all right.
ne always manages TO -et YOU under
some obligation and then touches YOU
Tor SIOU or so. Well. YOU can say
goodby to your money!
bitterly.
On the way back to the office the
ming ranked more and more. So
Bradley thought he was dead eaSy-and
Osborne, too, for that matter. which
MADE him more savage than anything
Anybody calIg" he asked the stenog-
rapher, as he hung up his hat and coat
Nj HilHard phoned, but said he
would phone again in about an hour"
II was after when he started home
As he bought a subway ticket an ex-
press train was waiting. He rushed
through, but was Just a second too late
the guard slammed the door in his
face And the indecent did not tend
10 increase his amiability.
Tired, dear2" asked Helen, when he
reached home and threw himself IN
the big easy chair.
should say I was"
Did you have a hard day?" sympa-
thetically
"a laundering hard day- Loaned
Hal Osborne $3.50, which didn't make
1t any easier" yielding to an impulse
10 tell her, and instantly regreting 90.
"Oh. Warren, did you-ddi you do
Just said 7 did, didn't To-
But, dear, do YOU think that was
wtse-do you think he'll ever return
"Of course he WIN" with unneces-
sary emphasis. "OsbOrne's good for
that much. You don't think I'd let him
have IL if he WASH t-do you2 And a
mans got to loan some money. It's
part OF the business policy. There's
times when it's politic-when its
But what's the use talking to youG
What do YOU know about BUSINESS"