Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-23
Married Life the Second Year
Helen Plans Make Christmas Eve Less Lonely for the
Homeless. Z
DIV MAREL HERRERT URNER.
By Tad
nelly for the

have only one ohambermald for the whole
house and she only spreads up the bed
and smears things over"
Helen laughed. I'm afraid dear, you
haven't yet become reconcilel to the New
York roomlng house"
''Reconclled2 I'll never become recon
cileh Just as soon as ] can afford A.
I'm going to have n little two-roon
kitohenette apartment and send for
mother"
oh that will be nice for you-then
New York won't seem 80 dreary. And
you'll look forward TO Sundays instead
OF dreadng them"
Yes, but itll be at least six months
before ! can hope to do thas-if don't
ole OF home sickness in the meantime.
II 1 could only 20 home Chrtstmas. The
thought OF spending Christmas ana New
Years here alone. Oh. those two days
VIII be worse than Sundays"
Laura, wish we were going "a have
dinner at horne Christmas and ia have
you with us. But warren's mother is
having family dinner. and we're going
10 mis- sister Carries for New Years,
But. oh! I'll tell you what we can dol
Intend to have little tree for winlfraa
christmas eve, and you must coma and
dine with us then r,.
"oh, I'd love to--but didn't naan
that! I'm afraid I've talked so much
ABOUT sundays and holidays that you'd
thing S'u
You know don't. / can understan "a
1t must be fearful to be hara aIora
ana there Is something about SUNDAY
that does make II more lonely than an,,
otner DAY. Warren has only been sva1,
a Few Sundays since we were married
put know how hard they were. Ara
hohday must be worse. / wish ia kDou,,,
you were here, ia had Won nm a.,
dinner" 'S peopie Tor
Thanksgiving! Oh. think that wa. a.
haruest day OF my life. II I conld 80.
sotten into the office I'd have rome down
there ana worked. ] tried 10 worl- -.
70 sew and set my. things in order IN,
: Just oouldnu l wrote to mother IN IN.
morning washed my hair, and then ~.
why am boring you with ali th,ss
suppose because It's so long since r,s
hAa any one to talk to-
And there're time when n do.s al.
10 talk Then you didn't 70 out a, ~,
1rahksgiving2 You stayed here IN tbis
room all dAy?" 'Ni9
Laura nodded. II suppose shou,d hav.
gone TO church, but somehow a,ar..
nave the heart TO. And oh. q was az
longest day! tried to sew ana to roas
but couldn't do either Ana ,har.
wasn't anybody in the house after d,nn.r
They had dinner In the rnidale. 90 a.
day-and everyone went TO the smaNna.
or TO call The old maid on the floor he-
low ana were the only ones here fo,
supper. And oh. the supperl Han, ~.
oo"n because i was hungry--but tus, So,.
something TO do. The halls wers darl,
ana there was just us two. they had onIv
one gas jet burning In the dining roo,,,--
ana its basement dining roomI oar,.
back up stairs and threw myseIf an ar
bed and Grief for the rest Of the eveninv :,
you poor child" murmered IJeIan ..r
do wish you could get your mother ho..
soon. can see how hard It is for Won "a
live like this But don't you thinI, N ths
mean time you could get into a nopa
cheerful boarding house?'
Yes, but I'd have to pay nore-and
the more can save the quicker I can
get mother here"
half hour later Helen was bnr-,-,,,.,
home, her mind full OF Laura ana ber
loneliness. Her cry Of "Oh. the a,,nda,,s
and holidays-I can bear anything elsei.
kept haunting her.
When Warren came home she told hin,
of her call.
And, oh, she's living in the drearlest
most depressing boarding house. I'vs
Invited her for dinner Christmas Eve
And l thought we might have Miss Fan.
ton and Mrs. Sandford-you know. they're
both alone, and IL must be so hard 10
spend the holidays in boarding house.
And. oh, Miss Andrews. tool alwavs
feet so sorry for her. Don't you see.
dear wen make our Christmas Eve din.
ner dinner for the homeless"
"Humph-a lot OF detached females
and I'll have 10 take them all home"
But won't It be worth while--to give
them one evening away from their board
ing houses and a real home dinnerg'
IAN righ, so ahead. But don't count ma
in on the entertaining. This Is your party
-you'u have TO put It over YOURSELF
"oh, ] WILL" gleefully. coming over and
kissing him. You won't have TO do a
think but sit at the head Of the table ana
look handsome"
Albright" mOdestly. 'Tn try 10 do
that"
A solid foundation should be la,d for
gaE