The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-19
,,,nEr, HERBERT URNER


~, ard threw Il on the floor.
agow many times have told you
=, 10 nut any frayed collars In this
.,z,rY' he demanded as Helen came
IL
oh did you find q frayed oner I
s.-ebt I went over them all before
n,y we're put away"
We'll, the time to go over them Is
hore you send them to tho laun-
~ what's the use to pay two and
,...bsli cents to have collar laun-
ard and then tear 1t up? Now. here"
,,rlsily going through the pockets
udt end throwing 1t on a chair,
1ss Is TO be pressed. III stop by the
,,rar's on my way to the car. And
,i,i light gray overcoat needs press
tr-you'd better give him that"
E.ln Depressed.
Wnsn he hurried away after a hasty
.,:klast, Helen was conscious things
"a zone worse than on any morning
DE his return. She felt guiltily at
L:aN about the collar. she knew moth
II lrltated him more than to get
re that was frayed.
Always Helen had striven to have
u slothes in order. Even though
1, had 10 neglect her own and Win
lrsds, she never put his laundry
r,sy without first seeing that there
t,fs no torn buttonholes and no but
ru on. At least that cause for ir-
t,iton she could prevent.
h Kes Just twelve when the phone
a.r Ii was Warren-and his voice
vi plainly hurried and anxious.
"B.s the man come for that suit
mf'
Why. yes, dear" wonderingly.
How long ago?''
Why. a6out-oh, soon after you
a."
Night have known it-just my
ka LAT a bill book with some
ngey and about $50 In that coat"
OH Helen gasped her dismay.
Nov you get on your things and
E down there as quick as you can
by you made n mistake-that you
be be presses it-if he's not already
~ <tiu 'SlI ilAS NY oSS&i Go
~ get back"
took Helen only n few moments
4 pat on her hat and slip on g long
~ over her house gown She al
~ ran the TWO blocks TO the dingy
ius tailoring shop. On an "a"
sa1i board before the door was the
Fzl sign Of;
sals sponged and pressed. d.... so
,esS ,..-..s".-.-.... 10
%oles suits ,s.......s..-..-.- 10
lssds wus en- unpleasant odor OF
up cloth. The tailor, n small,
nnthy foreigner, was pressing a pair
Pants from which n faint steam
rR as he dampened them with a
VA, II made a mistake. I gave
81 me wrong. suit this morning
i@-you haven't pressed it yet?"
lnse tbs, MAN" nodding to a
81 suits that hung behind him. All
Gs Want TO take now2"
A he took II down Helen stepped
,sad and felt the coat-but there
f" nothing In It.
pc kllbook Gone.
WT-Mr Curtis said he left
sssSs!Alng In his pocket. Did you find
alp pockets"
W but Mr. Curtis was quite sure
ne lett blllbook."
aglhln In pockets" stolidly, as he
-. sly Wrapped the suit In a news
~. ~ knowing what else to do,
~ toos the awkward bundle and
N nome. There she searched
~, pocket. but they were empty
~. ~ LOT a subway ticket and a To-
s9sn she called Up Warren,
iaoueht So" when she told him.
In ~ him on the way home,
ii. nnd he can't get away with
sess easy as he thinks"
~ ~. warren. he didn't look guilty
hur,i r,is,onscious. I, He seemed very
NJ "a he's shrewd enough to hood
| ce bw buu You didn't think he'd
IN, a"osat away. did you?''
M 9ear, are you SURE Won
eSsi 10 that coat? Have you
| M everywhere else?"
~, Course I'm sure. Renause
N m aiways forgetting where YOU
| a4. %n..hIgs-don't think I am, ri
Il WI n.'h that man tonight"
~ aimost six when he came
Ina ha. n glance Helen saw that
ma not recovered the bilIbook
IA you go 10 the tailor's?" sho
~ cautiously. ' o"a
- curtly.
~ ssew knew Warren a1ways b.tsa to
4 q tSSSuoned, that he ALWAYS want
IA "eit p. and tell things at his own
ia frouu nov she could not re-
%Ss;; %S; dld he say, dear9"
dh DID he sayo" irrItabIv.
F.ttta 'uere was nothing in the
k1S course. But he looked
s-'t pn, m she devil, He'll find he
IA VIII across any monkey busi.
IA ova- , 'ae. told him II he didn't
>ecrrov' mat btllbook by 0 o'clock
h thsrs morning I'd have an off
gat 4 And by George, wilt"
VI oear," hesitatIngiy' "I don't
Frhhe 10 looked gulltv "oh
IN. what do vou Lro .h.
D1s. iIJuid fool you without half
v,ihSe put up a pretty good
Nsus6 NJ, me. but could sec
Shsrn rm all right. / can alwavs
y. b besn mans guilty Never
nam nam Wong on that vet, And
E,.s It's a cincSi had had
"a INK minutes. He'll hand - OVER over
e lNso ann srs i. ~ the mornIng-don't
als thai sieep about that"
hs eo,,s e. evening as Helen folded
ptd pane and turned down
20 ", move back the chair On
a iuorn,,men iuo1,,,en had thrown his suit Nil
vas this And there On the
rsa "eareg, ean, Warren" joyouslv "a
ed a. sserly into the front room
.ss,Striirn, sharply, But there was
.where ss, Joy In his face W."
@,i old you fnd it?. no de-
aIt' t5iss tSss chair ;l, on which you laid
W. there before b occurred 9 sr ro . 70 you
Ss.,;" "ASrTen; And you said you 'sa were
ftJing u sco men, as she saw thc
Kf '''Tl On his face, she
ID "'cu with warr., ,onu