El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-09
MarriedLife the Second Year
By Mabel Herbert Urner Z.:5 5s1 $5. s8l

w 18TH eager fingers Helen cut
w the string and torns off the
wrappings from a large box
Of candy.
How dear of him! He had not for
gotten after all,
layer Of crystalized fruit was on
top. She lifted out the pasreboard tray
and underneath was an attractive as
sortment Of chocolates. Oh. it was dear
Of him And what a big box-sureIy
five pounds. 1t must have been at least
$4-this candy was never less than so
cents!
Oh. he shouldn't have spent so muehl
But Warren did nothing half way. If
ne gave her anything-it was always
something worth while. And today
was the second anniversary Of their en-
gagementi
She had determined not to remind
MIN, and when he left that morning
without the slightest reference to It
she had gone about her work with a
heavy heart Try as she would, she
could not keep back the sickening
sense OF disappointment. That he could
ever forget this dayi IL was just two
years ago he had taken her in his arms
with murmureus Wen always cele-
orate this day It viii be day apart
from every other because of this.
And he had not fOrgotteni This was
his remembrance Tt was like him not
to speak of it in advance. He never
talked of things-he only did them.
And now, as was her nature when
given the least chance, she began TO
dwell on and eNaggerate his every vir-
tue and to minimize all his faults. Did
not this show he thought Of many
things that she believed he had forgot
ten? Perhaps very often in the same
way his thoughts were fun of love and
tenderness OF which he save no sign.
Perhaps all she had felt was indiffer-
ence, was only a lack Of demonstra-
Her heart went out to him in wave
Of tenderness. Oh. she would try to
understand better after this. she would
try not to be hurt at his seeming cold
ness, but to remember that deep in
heart he did love ner-Only she must
not expect him to show it, that was
not his nature.
She started up-she would phone him,
She could not wait until he came home
she must tell him now that the box
had come and how happy she was, and
that she felt it had helped to make her
understand him better than ever be-
fore Joyously she ran to the tele
phone
Warren Is ont.
Hello! I'd like to speak 90 Mr.. Curtis.
oh. then will YOU ask him to
ino"
She had hardly hung up the receiver
when the door bell rang. Tt was the ele-
yator boy with very worried look on
his usually stolid face.
I'm sorry, ma am, but that package
the other boy brought Up q while ago
that don't belong TO YOU. That's for
Miss Cuttings"
Miss Cuttings Helen gasped. .Vhy. I
It was addressed to mel"
NO, ma'am it weren't. Tt might have
Deen wrote badly, but IT belongs to Miss {
Cuttings. She gets a box like that every
few DAYS The other boy brought it up I
and he's new-he didn't know"
Helen's cheeks were crimson as she /
went over to the waste basket and took .
out the wrapping paper that had come f.
around the box The address was hard
ly more than a penciIed scraw1
But it's Mrs. w. Curtis'-d0n't YOU [
see handing it to the boy.
NO, ma am, it's Miss NJ. Cuttings'- I
that's her name"
With a sick. weight at her heart Hell /
en- realized the boy was right. Now
that She looked at it closely-it was
Miss H. Cuttings"
But I've opened the box-Tve eaten
some of the candy What shall I doq"
Just have to say it was opened by
mistake, I reckon"
Helen brought out the box.
-Qh, there amt much gone" the
boys voice expressed relief Just
spread It out Bit and tie it IN and
she'll never 1nO' nothiu'."
"Oh, but she'll know by the ribbon
and broken seal.-youu have to tell
her.
The boy looked suuenIy obstinate.
Then I'll have to take IL up TO her
md tell her myself ought to ANYWAY. I
suppose I should have looked at the
ADDRESS before I opened it,"
" es ma am. YOU should" agreed the
loy anxious to shift the blame.