El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-29
Married Life the Second Year
MaheI Herbert TJrner On "A Dinner and

- preparation 1t was Saturday.
- the day she had asked Will Far
rel TO dine with them
With some misgiving she had told
Warren of the invitation, but he had
only grunted an Indifferent 'Oh, if you
want to have him. all right 1 met him
once, and he seemed TO me pretty
much a chump."
why. he's anything but that" as
serted Helen Indignantly And if he
comes want you TO be particularly
nice TO him.
-All right" carelessly. bring him
on"
And with this assurance Of his con-
sent Helen had prepared the dinner
with much care
There can be no more delicate or in
teresting situation for any woman than
that of entertaining, after her mar
riage, man who wanted to marry her.
And to the possibilities OF this situa-
ton, Helen was keenly alive She
wanted to prove to VIII Farrell that
she had made no mistake in her mar
rage She wanted him to see her
home. her baby and her husband at
their best.
putting the last touches to the table
before hurrying to dress
Here, Della, fill this silver salt
cellar And that isn't the dish for the
olives. 1 told you to use the one with
the handle. And put some more ice
on the celery, I want it to be very
crisp"
Her Fears for Warren.
By half past six she was dressed and
was laying out Warren's clothes He
had promised to come home early.
Surely. he wasn't going to be late to-
night
At quarter to seven he had still not
come. The lump that always rose in
Helen's throat, when she thought her
self flagrantly neglected, or mistreated.
was now lodged there. Was he going
to fail her tonight?
Seven o'clock brought Mr.. Farrell.
seeming bigger and better groomed
than ever, in his evening clothes. Hell
en- led the way to the library and mo-
toned him to a Morris chair by the
gas logs, which she had just lit.
Il am so sorry Mr.. Curtis has been
detained. But I'm sure he will be here
any moment now
She tried to talk gayly. so that he
might not see her uneasiness about
Warren.
What a delightful apartment you
have here" he commented.
"Oh. yes; we like it very much. It's
very convenient. just block from the
subway. Mr.. Curtis can reach his Of
flee in 20 minutes
Shall I serve dinner now. ma'am. or
wait for Mr. Curtis" asked Della. ap-
pearing at the door
"Oh, why-I guess We'll wait for
few moments. He's certain to be here
very soon. I can't imagine what has
detained him so long"
Another half hour passed. and Helen,
knowing the dinner would be spoiled
If they waited longer. ordered Della to
serve it.
~There He Is Noyv,- She Said.
They were hardly seated when the
hall door opened.
"Oh, there is Mr.. Curtis now" an
nounced Helen joyously.
She thought. of course. he would go
to his room and freshen up before COM
ing to the table. But to her surprise
he bolted right in upon them.
One glance at his flushed face and
over-brilliant eyes and Helen knew he
had been drinkingi
'Ah. that's right-thats right. Glad
you didn't wait" with foolish smile
that always came when he was half
intoxicated.
Warren" Helen's voice was curious
" strained. Il want you TO meet Mr.
Ferrel again. 1 believe you did meet
several years ago
why. of course, Of course, How
are you. Farrell. old man? Mighty glad
to have you with u.s."