Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-28

room, leaving him in the bedroom alone.
She knew now that he had ceased tc
love her. She told herself this over and
over again with a sort Of desperate hope
lessness, He could never have said to
her the things he said last night IL he
cared at all.
With duh sense of misery she fin
iShed dressing. After all, did II matter
much what happened? Since he didn't
love her-what difference did anything
else make? ta.
that they would be happier apart He
had never said that before, But he said
1t last night and repeated it--and the
words still burned within her.
Suddenly in the act OF closing bureau
drawer she paused-what was that? Was
he whistiing? Could he be so Indifferent
so callous? Yes, he was whistllng a popu-
lar air with elaborate variations-and he
was doing 1t purposely! He was trying to
show her how little he cared.
Oh il only she need not meet him this
morning-if she could have claimed a
headache and not gotten upl And the
headache would not have been felgned-
the sleepless night had left her with
throbbing head.
But he would have gone through the
sitting room and would have seen her
lying there. flushed and tear-stained, with
disheveled hair looking most unattraotlve
in the strong morning light And she
could not let him see her like that.
With a final touch of the powder puff
TO the still faint traces OF tears she
started out to the kitchen 10 see that
everything was ready for breakfast.
AS she passed the bathroom she
stepped suddenly in a pool OF water.
with startled exclamation she pushed
back the partly closed door-the tub
had overflowed! Already there was sew
eral inches of water on the floor and
both faucets were turned on full!
In a flash she had shut off the water.
and forgetting her resolve to be cold
and reserved. called excitedly:
"Oh, Warren-Warren! Quick! You've
let the bathtub run over"
Already she had thrown down two big
bath towels in a vain effort 10 soak up
some Of the water But it was so deep
that the towels were instantly drenehed
without seeming to take up any.
Here Warren appeared at the door in
his bath robe. a razor in his hand and
his face lathered and half shaved.
towelsw rushing out to the kitchen and
coming back with a couple of tin basins,
"oh, do you suppose it has gone
through" cried Helen, as they fran
tieRlly dipped up the water.
Just in the midst OF all this the tele-
phone rang.
oh It HAS gone through and they're
telephoning about II now" cried Helen,
panic-strieken.
Answer g." said Warren. Il can get
this up faster than you
Helen ran 10 the phone. 'Yes-I
know" excitedly. The bath tub ran over
I'm very sorTy-we're getting II up az
fast as We ean-Oh, II HAS? Oh. l am
so soFry-I-"
"Hersl You don't know how to talk
TO those people!" Warren hurried over
and took the receiver from her hand,
while Helen ran back to dip up the
water.
Yes, this Is Mr.. Curtis, Yes,
the bath tub ran, over. I'm sorry
II there's any damage. There's no es-
cape to these tubs-this thing Is likely
10 happen at any time. Very well,
IN see about that"
When he came back 20 the bath room,
Helen had dipped up most OF the water
and was now hopping Up the rest with
towels, holding her skirts tightly about
her The place was sickeningly hot and
fun OF steam, as it was the hot water