Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-17
Married Life the Third Year
No. 4-Helen Unwisey Persists in Asking the Same Ques
ton in Many Different Ways.
by MABEL HERBERT uRNER.


she can see him every dsy. But the
thought that she cannot see hlm-that for
days, weeks. months. perhaps. he will
be away. It is this that drives her TO
desperate things,
Dear. had you thought might 80
with you?"
You so with me- How. in thunder
could you go?''
why. winifred is old enough now. and
she's always good on the cars. And I've
I've that check Uncle George sent me
Christmas. and I'd rather spend II this
way than for anything else In the world.
And. dear. thought
well. you've got another thought com
| Ing, I've about as much idea OF taking
you and winifred on this trip as ] have
of'-leaving the sentence unfinished for
want of a strong comparison. Now,
what's the matter? Can't a man go on
howl set up about it?''
'oh. dear. don't-it's only natural that
I should dread your leaving me.
Nonsense, YOU went on trip 10 your
home last summer. didn't your
''oh, but that was different 81.
How different? That's always o
woman's answer. Whenever she does
anything It's different Now drop this,
tell you. I've got enough TO worry
. lbout. IL you'll Just let me alone Till
can look over this time table! Here's the
train l want-il:A Now, thatll get me
In Buffalo at'--runnins his finger down
the column-''at io;1S. And can get a
through train out Of there at u.s.
For several minutes more he pored over
the time tables and then threw them
down with a clam. .. o -.
We'll. that's settled. Ill take that
l:A Now, how about that sole leather
trunk? Did / ever have the lock on that
| fixed?"
why Warren, you won't stay long
enough to need that large trunk-won't
the steamer trunk be better?''
No. II won't. How many times must
| tell you ! don't know how long I'm
going to stay? Now, where's that leather
trunk
why. It's in the basement. dear
Then let's so down and get II up
Helen got the keys and a few minute,
later they were In the basement dragging
the trunks out of their locker. Tn,
janltor had said he would be right down
but Warren. always impatient. was pull
ing them out himself.
oh. dear. do be CAREFUL pleaded
Helen anxiously. IF that should fall oil
your FOOT
Now I'll manage this-just keep out o
the way. There" finally dragging tn
trunk out. This locks not bad-it's onl,
sprung. can fix that myself. What
in here?" opening the trunk and dis
playing some summer clothes. Want I,
take this stuff out?'
Helen hurriedly emptied the trunk int,
one Of the others, and then the janito
came and took 1t up.
Now. where's the hammer and tina
small ehlsei?" demanded Warren whel
the trunk had been showed up agains
the bedroom wall.
There now" after a few minutes
work. That's all right" trying the key
which now turned readily In the lock
Now that's good trunk, standing bacl
and surveying it critically. "And it's
good big one. can take a lot OF thing
in that
But, Warren. will you. Blu
Helen caught herself in time. To asl
again If he would be gone long enough
to need so many things would only ex
asperate him further.
viii Nhat?-
And then as she still heSitated he re
peated more sharply:
viii what?'
oh, nothing. dear. forgot now wha
l was going to say
I'm. well. 1t might be a darn sigh
better if you'd forget pretty often"