El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20
The THIRD YEAR
Il By MABEL
HERBERT URNER
MARRIED LIFE THE

: went to bed in sullen silence. And
Helen was far more distressed by his
displeasure than by any anxiety about
the bone which was not yet dislOdged-
She thought. of course IL would be
gone by morning.
But in the morning 1t was still there.
and just TO swallow was difficult
Warren shaved and dressed in the
same sullen silence But at break
fast when it was very evident that
Helen could not eat and that she was
merely siping her coffee, he asked
Helen Sees the Doctor.
Bone there YETI?
She nodded.
SERVES you right. Jovel There may
be other women with as little sense as
you-but I've never met one"
And he hurried off without offering
her the slightest sympathy or advice
His whole attitude was that, having re
fused to let him take ii out, she could
now get il out the best way she could
At luncheon it was even more diff
cult to swallow and she could hardly
drink q glass Of milk. BY evening
Helen really began TO grow uneasy
When Warren came she waited anX-
iOusly for him to ask about her throat
something should be done. After all
that had happened she hesitated to
bring il up herself
But Warren did not speak OF her
throat. He made only a few brief re-
marks about other things. Had he for
gotten or did he intend TO ignore 1t
completely Was he trying to punish
her still further2
At dinner, even though she made
hardly a pretense of eating still he
seemed not to notice And then she
knew that he had not fOrgOttenAbut
that he was choosing TO deliberately
ignore the incident
Warren's Sympathy.
Just before they left the table she
90 warren, hat bone is stin in my
throat I'm afraid something viii have
10 be done"
Huh. so you had to come to it,
Wen. what's your idea Of what should
be done sarcastically-
II don't know, dear. III leave that
TO you"
This was intended to be conciliatory,
but Warren only shifted.
If you'd left il TO me in the first
place, I'd have had it out last night.
Now come over 10 the window.
Helen flushed, but she followed him
meekly to tho " indOW and as meekly |
opened her mouth
How do you expect me 10 see like /
that2' That's better as she opened |
still wider Now take your handker-
chief and draw out your tongue"
At this Helen looked up implOringly. |
Take your handkerchief and draw I
out your tongue" he roared- Here,
tatiug @ fresh handkerchief from his I
pocket as Helen felt vainly for hers
Now held IL cut and say An Again 1
again. Helen, your threats all in
famed. What've you been doing to /
with her mouth open and her tongue
held out. III vas somewhat difficult to /
answer and her Nothing" was only a I
cultural sound
Well, you've fixed yourself up for a
doctor all right releasing her THAT |
thrOats too irritated for me to do any
thing with. Now you get on your
things We're going 70 see DR.. Stand
ford"
Evidently the Redeemed throat had
made him somewhat anxious, for his
manner was less harsh, and he even in
CURED with some solicitude if it hurt
While Helen dressed ne phoned to
the doctor In half an hour they Were
there And DIR. Stanford, after several
moments painful probing in Helen's
throat, brought out the tiny bone.
Relief at Last.
There's the trick that's caused all
the trouble as he held out the almost
invisible silver on q piece Of cotton
Now, III give you a prescription to
spray that throat, and you'll be all
right"
The cause for anxiety removed. War
ren's solicitude promptly vanished. and
as they came home he said gruffIy-
Hope thatu be a lesson. You see
now. don't YOU that an this trouble
ana expense could have been saved il
yOI hadn't been such a little fool last
night"
In her heart Helen doubted If he
could have gotten il out last night
even 81 she had let him try. 1t had
been most difficult for the doctor 10
reach with his instruments-and what
could Warren have done without them.
However she was much too wise 10
express this doubt. Instead. she took
refuge in that stronghold which had
so often shielded her from Warren's I
observation-disclosures