El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-18
Married Life the Second Year
By MABEL HERBERT URNER

explanations as he broke away from
Z 4er ana ran dripping up the steps. She
4oLLoWed as quickly as they would let
neft lald out his dry clothes prepared
I his bath, and lowered about him with
anxious soliciCude
shouldn't you have something to
Keep you from taking cold2 Oh. dear
II you should get pneumonia"
pneumonia fiddlestfcksl Now stou
want right here
And he disappeared into the bath
room ana slammed the door. A sound OF
running water, then the door opened
an inch or so.
i say, Helen, ring for some bath
towels There's only one in here, and
II isn't bigger than a wash rag"
helen didn't wait 90 ring but ran
out into the hail and into the room
which ad1Oined theirs, which she knew
was unOccupied. She stole the two
bath towels from the rack and ran back
agalnr tnrusrng them through the
bathroom door TO Warren.
NOW, dear, be sure to rub Yourself
good-start the circulation. on. I'm 50
afraid yOuu take cold"
Again the door slammed. Then the
sound Of vigorous splashinE
He was stiu in the bathroom when
some one knocked at the door Helen
opened it, and was confronted by a Wo-
man OF about 40, ven gowned, but hat
less, and with disheveIed hair
Mrs CurrisI she asked breath
lessly.
Helen nodded WOnderinglW
I'm Airs. Hastings. the mother OF
the boy your husband saved. Can 7 see
him. Oh. want 70 tel him-to thank
him FOR what he's done for u.s. NY hus-
band ISN'T here, and I Eelt must come
myself"
Helen hesitated. much embarrassed.
7 M m afraid YOU can't see him Just
now. he's just taking a bath"
Then III come back a little later
We've cottage just below here and
my husband Wlu want to see him when
he comes home this evening
Just then the bathroom door opened
and w arren crossed the room I'm his
long robe
Helen. with a murmured apology to
Mrs. Hastings hurriedly closed the
"Oh. dear. who do you think &c v-asF
she whispered. as Warren briskly ate
Tackled MS uelr with orusn I'D earn
..No 1IaudIin HeroIesP,
Warren never deigned to show any
curiosity, and now he only grunted an
Indifferent Huh. as he carefully
parted his hair and examined with some
solicitude the slight inclination 20
1t was Mrs Hastings. the mother OF
the boy you saved she wants to see
you were i'm your bathr'
We'll I'm darn glad I was. I'm not
going 20 stand for any maudlin heroics
II can tell you that
But. oh, dear, think what you did
It's only natural that she should want
TO see you. She owes her boys life
to YOU"
so much the more reason she should
let me alone. I've had a good Wettins
and that's uncomfortable enough with
out being bothered by lot Of hysteri-
cal women. Here. this isn't the shirt
] want I told you one OF those blue
striped ones"
"Oh, all right dear. it won't take
me minute to change the buttons" as
q ar
Before the end of that evening War
rem was In savage mood. Not only
did Helen follow his every movement
0lth adoring eyes, but after dinner
every body insisted on surrounding him
and talking Of the rescue Then the
boys parents came over the father
effusive and the mother almost hysteri-
cal in her gratitude. And Warren was
curt and brusque almost to the point
of rudeuess.
Just wait tin I pull out another
boy he whispered fiercely 10 Helen.
The next time III lei him drown.'