Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-30
Married Life The Second Year
Warren Comes Home with a Headache and Helen Does
Not Send Her Letter
BY MABEL HERBERT ERNER.

Pull the shades down in there, and stuff
something in that blamed telephone so
it won't ring just about the time 1 get
to Sleep"
Helen darkened the room, took the un-
comfortable velvet sofa cushions off the
couch and put in their place a cool linen
pillow from the bed room.
Warren, who had gotten into his smok
ing jacket and slippers, now laid down
and she covered him witk steamer rug
"oh, I don't want that thing" throw
ing it off. IT'S too hot and woody"
"Then I'll get something lighter"
She brought out a silken comfort and
tucked it about him.
"Oh, my dear, your face is so hot
I'm afraid you're feverish. Don't you
want me to put a cool cloth on your
forehead?
mo, don't" drawing away impa-
tlent. 81 told you just wanted to sleep.
And you see that none of those internal
bells wake me-"
"All right, dear-Ill muffle the bells,
and we'll be very quiet"
She went out closing the door after
her softly.
Mr. Curtis has come home with a
very bad headache" going into the
kitchen where Della was ironing. He's in
the front room trying to sleep. Now be
very careful II you so through the hall
| and don't make any noise"
Taking some soft tissue paper, Helen
| muffled both tho telephone and the door
bell. Then she went back to the kitchen
! to tell Della not to put on the roast;
| that she would order chicken and some
asparagus, two things Warren was es-
pecially fond Of
And never mind about the dessert,
Della, I'll make that myself"
| When Helen went back into the sitting
room her unfinished letter lay on the
desk before her She took 1t up, reread 1t,
then slowly tore it across. Then she tore
it again and still again, until it lay in
small strips before her. Then taking q
fresh sheet of paper she wrote:
Monday, oct. 23-DeaT Mother: I was
glad to get your letter this morning. You
say l have written the briefest notes OF
late, but that is because we have beer
moving and l have been so very busy. 1
write mostly about Winifred It Is be
cause / know you are so much interested
in her. But 1 will try to do better ate
this and write you longer letters.
II am glad to hear that Edith stod
dard is to marry George Clapp. You sa.
his father has taken him into the stor
now. Well, that ought to have a steady
ing effect. ! do hope he will make Edit
good husband.
p ''You wrote that Uncle Tolliver ha
{ bought the old Melvin place, but you
not say whether they are to move Their
3 or not. I'm afraid Aunt Lydia woul
3 never be satisfied out there.
II have just finished a little line
I dress for Winifred and have trimme
' It with the crochet lace you sent me.
[ had enough Cor the skirt, neck an
J sleeves, but need just five inches NOR
E to go around the little yoke. But IT
3 going to crochet that myself, the patter
I looks very easy and i think by ravelin
back a scallop / can get 1t. What threa
\ did you use? 1t looks like forty. but II
{ not sure. Z,
{ have a new shirtwaist pattern tina
= l Ike very much. have cut 1t off an
4 am sending It 10 you. You win see It.
b very simple and 1t fits very well.
i Warren has just come home with ba
K headache and is lying down in the fror
room. ! must stop now to make som
c wine jelly in time 10 ~have Il well icet
y Even II he does not want any dlnnei
y perhaps he will eat some OF that.
: Love to father and Aunt Mary. Win
}. I fred sends kiss to all Of you. Lovingly
] your daughter. HELEN"