El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-17
Society and Mining News
MARRIED LIFE
Helen Unwisely Persists in
asking the Same Question
IN Many Different Ways

1T Warren you won't be gone
long," asked Helen tremulous-
cant tell how long. I've got to
stay tin I put this deal through or
find out that it can't be done-and
I'm not going to find that out"
But. how long 90 you think it'll
rake-about how lOngg
cad that's like you! If I tell you
j don't knOW-then you want TO know
what I thinH, You never let up.
why. dear, I just wanted TO know
about when i could expect you back
We'll ] told you I don't know
don't know And I'm not going TO
guess or swmise about a thing L don't
-Oh Warren. ont-please don't let's
have any harsh words before you CO.
Wen. then don't irritate me by your
Internal persistence " men say
don't know I mean don't know.
Where's the matches, clipping cigar
and looking around froWningly- can
you ever leave any matches where they
can be fOund9
why, aren't they right there on the
-Hub. carefully hidden behind a vase
But / don't see" striking match with
unnecessary force, why you're so Keen
ton viii do us both good We've been
grating on each other whole lot
lately"
ooh. Warren. don't say that
We'll. 7 viii say that It's the truth
We're always getting on each others
nerves Its got to where you eNasperate
me so at fines---
Warren. how do I exasperate you2
If you'd only ten ned try so hard
not to- Sometimes IL seems that I
can't say anything without irritating
.sT-l,s-. ron 90 e~afnf That rams r1-'s
not likely 70 put me in a good humOr-
IS H.? Now 1 say my having to go on
this trip is mighty good thing for
as both We've been COOped UP here
together for too long any way. All
married people ought to have a vaca-
ton from each other occasionally. It's
better 10 have a little separation now
and then than permanent one after
a permanent -one,' HeIen's lips
quivered- Why, Warren, what do you
Just what 4 saw That it's better to
have a little separation now and then
than permanent one later on
But Warren, you don't mean--oh,
you can't mean'--
Now for Heavens sake don't get
melodramatici People do separate some
times It's not an unheard Of thing
IS it, But Pm not saving We're going
TO- What 7 do say is that it'll be
darn sight better for us 10 have a
few short separations than to take the
chances Of mighty long one"
-Oh Warren, that you could ever con-
sider such a thing
There you are aEaini You're al
ways putting words into my mouth
can usually manage to say what L
mean. And If meant I was consider
ing our 'separa ton I'D say so. Now for
heavens sake drop the subject-drOp
it, BY jove. Of all persistent WOmeml
When you get started there's no stop
ping You You can harp on a thing
longer than anybody / ever knew
Helen bit her lip. Something had
made him unusually irritable today
and he was taking it out on her For
almost a week she had known there
was a pnssihiltT- of-his- having to go
or this7EaIifornia trip. but il was not
definitely decided until today.
More Suspicious.
And not only had ne come home
from the office this afternoon with the
news that he was going Thursday, but
he had also come home in an unusually
bad humOr.
Where are those time tables
brought home with me2'
You left them in the dining room.
Wait, III get them"
NOW" as he spread them out be-
fore him I've got to find a train
that leaves around midnight thatu put
me in Buffalo before noon. I want
couple OF hours there to see Bradford
before I 90 on"
Helen watched him in silence as he
froWned over the time tables. There
was a cold, clutching weight at her
heart that had been there since he
told her he was going to san Francisco.