El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-26
MARRIED LIFE THE SECOND YEAR
BY MABEL
HERBERT URNER

without many things rather than ask
him for more.
And now this was part OF the money
ne had given her for the family Christ
mas presents. She had figured It al
very closely. IL was all she could do 10
manage before, and-Oh, Il was not fair
that this should have happened noWt \
sense OF bitter resentment possessed
Il only she could put IL out OF her
mind! She had so much work, so much
planning 20 do the few days that re-
NAMED before Christmas-and shs
her thoughts.
She remembered having heard sons
one say that when one lost a dollar
they usually spent SO worth of time IN
worrying about it. That il was not
the actual loss that counted SO much,
but all that was thrown after it, in
worry And Helen realized this was
what she was doing now, and would do
and that she could not help It.
Then suddenly she found thar she had
gone four blocks beyond her street.
ClutchinE her packages she left the car
and hurried back almost ready to cry
with veXauon- And then as she waited
10 cross the street. a taXicab WhizZed by
so deliberately close TO her that IL az
most brushed her dress. AS she jumped
back, the driver grinned malciousiy
and sped on
This IS a common occurrence thar
Ienus 10 irrltate any one, however be-
ngn their moO0, and JUST now liz made
de1en furious. with an indignant
glance after the speeding machine she
hurried across to be almost run over By
ly around the corner with a startling,
rienuish snort
The final straw came when she
reached home and threw her packages
on the couch. One was missingl Oh,
what else was SONG to happen on this
dreadful day. 1t was only a 80 cent
pair OF woolen gloves Tor the laun-
dress, probably left on the car in heF
hurry-but IL was just that much more.
This was only one of the things
thrown after the SO through need
less worry.
When Warren came home. she longed
to tell him. IL would be such a comfort
could she be sure Of his sympathy But
she knew he would only make some
asllc remarks about her careless
nestle was always doing that
w hats gone wrong tOday2'' he
asked, as he crumbled a cracker in his
soup.
Why, nothing. dear-Im just tired
I've been shopping all day, you know
All through now%
Not quite" hesitatiugly, wondering
desperately how she could get through
without that money.
'Jove, this soups hotr' taking
hasty drink OF water.
Why. i thought you always waited
i hot dear glad TO change TIE s6b-
ject
Hot, yes-but not scaldingr'
And so for the time the conversation
was Steered into safer channels
IL was after dinner that Pussy Purr-
new knocked from the sitting room
couch Helen's muff, which. contrary &c
al her habits, she had not yet puf
away
Found Agnin.
Look at that catp said Warren, az
the kitten nOsed its way through the
muff, and with Just its little head ir
view looked up az them with bright
mischievous eyes.
Helen laughed isn't 10 dear3 i
looks like a picture that used to hang
in my nursery Of two kittens playlns
with a muff7
Just then the kitten Wriggled
through. leaping after somethins
which Ii pushed out Of the muff before
II with its little paws
rem.
II was a green BIN tightly rolled
With CRY or JOY Helen caught &c w
and unrolled It, The $40.
"Oh-ohi" with a sob of relief I'll
was in the muff all the time,"
so that was IT, That's what you've
been Worrying about oh. wen, IL you
throw money around like that
But Helen had taken the muff and
the bill into the bedroom 10 put then
away. And she was too happy JUS
now to mind the sarcasm in his voice