Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-11
Married Life the Second Year
In Which Helen Made the Confident of a Unhappy
Love Affair.
Nv MABEL HERBERT URNER.

said he had and told me all about it
the most plausible tale When he was all
through. I said / knew he was lying
I had seen him at luncheon with Irene
Voris."
ooh, what could he say?'
"He said his lying wasn't any worse
than my trucking him into IT, That the
reason he didn't always tell me the truth
was because l was so insanely Jealous,
Then we had a dreadful quarrel--the
worst we've ever had. I said IL he
couldn't be true to me now--he wouldn't
be after we we're married oh, we were
both furious--and It ended by my saying
I never wanted to see or hear from him
again. And now-now I'm utterly
wretched."
But, dear, can't you see that it's best?
You could never be happy with a man
like that"
II can never be happy without him."
You think that now--but you're very
young yet and you'll meet other men.
finer, bigger men. with more stability
and manhood than Dick Fairchild."
'Oh, know other men now-better in
every way, and yet none OF them has the
charm for me that he has Just the way
he carries himself, the way he runs his
hand through his hair, the way he throws
back his head and laughs, the way he
wears his clothes-oh, no one else is like
himl"
But dear, those aren't the big things
to, love a man for" said Helen, yet
guiltly conscious OF how much she loved
Warren for just those things
"Oh, they may not be the big things
but after all they are the things a
woman things most about"
Helen could not deny this, for in a
way she felt It was true.
And now I've said never wanted
see him-that I didn't want him TO write
or telephone or make any effort TO see
me. And, oh, I'm afraid he's taking me
at my word"
"oh, If you could only see, Alice, how
much better It would be for you IL he
has. This is only an infatuation. II you
don't see him now you'll get over Il soon.
But IL you go on il may wreck. your whole
life" warned Helen, conscious of how
platitudinous this sounded yet knowing
she was right.
'oh, but all the time 1 am thinking
about limit isn't any worse for me 10
see him than to constantly want to see,
him."
Helen tried 10 make her believe that
time would help that IL she would earn
estly try TO put this out of her mind-in
q measure she could. But Alice only
walled.
Il can't control my thoughts: I can
my actions--and I'll promise you l won't
send for him, won't write or phone.
But know I'll think of him all the time"
Wban NJ OIL, I.es
rant and Helen walked with her to the
car the last thing Alice said was a pitt
full.
do let me come to see you soon.
There's no one else l can talk to-"
That night at dinner Helen asked War
rem abruptly:
Dear, what kind Of man is Dick
Fairchild?"
pretty much OF a cad. why?
I'm afraid he's making love to Alice
Brooks"
Huh, that's not strange; he tries to
make love to every girl he knows"
''oh, but Alice is different. And she
really cares for him.
Then she's a little fool" indifferently.
There's too much salt in this cauli-
flower. What's gotten into Della lately
shes been seasoning everything too
high?"
IAN right, dear, I'll tell her about f.
But Warren, do you think n he doesn't
care for Alice-if she's just one OF many
others-do you think he'll keep on pur-
suing her?"
How do know? What's the matter
with you anyway-why are you so con-
cerned?"
'oh, I can't help but be worried about
Alice"
We'll, you've got 70 have something
to worry about Might as we'll be Alice
Brooks as anything else. Is there any
oil in that cruet? There's certainly none
on this salad"
And Helen was forced to keep her
thoughts Of Alice TO herself. How would
Il come out? Would Dick Fairchild leave
her alone now? Or would he come back
to her-only 10 make her more unhappy
In the future?