El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-24
Married. Life the Second Year
Helen 70
By Mabel Herbert Urner en- e H. IL "a Buy New

Well wen see those that are" and
he strobe toward the cases, while Helen
nurr1edly pinned on her hat and fol-
lowed him.
-NoLl-ng mere Tor yea after a brief
survey. All too biz and freaE-fsh ~
JoYe, II they tried they couldn't make
en- more hldeOus- Come let's get out
OF here Don't you know anv place
hats2"
Il don't know dear" doubtfullv.
me mats are all rather unusual this
Hats MOnstrositieu.
-Unusuall That's putting it mild. I'd
calI them monsrosities."
A. Lneg crossed over 20 the elevator,
the saleslady who had stood frsezfnrIv
aloOE while they walked through the
snow cases, now gazed after them with
angry eyes
When they reached the street. he
paused with a brief. wow, where9f
near"
How bout that place across the
street thereE' pointing with his cane to
a small millinery store opposite
way yes shau We so rhere2 I've
seen some very pretty things In that
window"
This time the woman who came for
ward 70 meet them was undoubtedly
the owner or manager OF the shOp. and
her manner was very different from
the condescend1ng saleslady. Also her
Judgment IN what would be suitable for
Helen was somewhat better
But though the hats she brought out
were neither so large nor so freakish,
and though Helen tried on one after
suit.
The moist air had taken the curl out
Of her hair and IL dropped in little IN
becoming Wisps about her face She
was warm and flushed too, and lOnged
Tor chance to use her pocket powder
pun She was unhappiIy conscious
that she was looking far from her best
ana that warren was watching her
with very critical eyes
The Criticism Again.
As she tried on another hat, a most
unbecOming one, instnctively she
turned to avoid his gaze.
Here, turn around, can't see that
way, no, that won't do. It's a good
looking nat, 1ur you can't wear it,
The words stung Helen keenly; she
felt herself flushing miserably.
u you would wear your hair just 8
-I1l1e ruler suggested the woman
yes, know hastily. NY hair
looks dreadful this afternoon. I really
shouldn't try 20 set hat now"
Nonsense, said Warren. If YOU
want a hat, now IS the time TO get IT.
Lhat what we came for, isn't it2 Here,
try that one over there"
But that too, was hopeless Then
warren insisted on going TO another
since they had come for the hat they
would not go home at all without It.
With each hat she tried on Helen
grew more warm and flushed and her
hair more disOrdered. She was wretch
eddy conscious that she was looking
more ana rtractlTe every moment And
Warren's gaze grew more coldIy crit
iCal-
AT last in desperation, she decided
on one of the hats-auything 10 get
this ordeal over
When they reached the street he said
critically, Ou're mighty hard to get a
hat for-do you know that2 Is II the
way you wear your hair-or what.
'Oh. Warren. I've always worn my
hair like this and you used 90 like it.
You wouldn't want me 20 wear lot OF
false puffs, would your
Certainly not. But YOU ought TO do
something-flN it different In some way
You didn't look very wen fin those hats
II can tell YOU that"
They went home on the top Of a bus.
AT any other time she would have loved
the ride up the broad avenue with the
street lights cleaning through the
misty October dusk. But now she gazed
before her with unhappy eyes.
She had bought a hat that she did
not like, that she knew she would never
like But IL was not Of the hat she
was thinking. but Of Warren's cold,
critical appraisin~ gaze.
What had been IN his thoughts2 Had
I he realized for the first time that she
was not as young or as attractive as
she had beent Had he seen her in an
I perhaps never seen her before?