El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

was to be left alone again-that he
was to send up her dinner and go out
for his.
Dear, can't you have your dinner
sent up. too?'
'Certainly not. couldn't eat up
here. Now, for heavens sake, don't
get fussy Just because you're a little
upset III send up some chicken broth,
What eise?"
I don't think I can eat anything"
TREMENDOUSLY turning away.
Course you can. a little broth1l
be good for you. 1 won't be gone long.
Just going to some chop house near
here"
He stopped over and kissed her hur-
riedly.
Now don't think you're going to be
sick. It's only this beastly climate.
Most Americans get a touch of it"
Left Alone.
When the door closed after him
Helen lay staring at the wallpaper.
Usually her love so blinded her that
she did not often realize Warren's
utter selfishness, but tonight il seemed
forced upon her.
How could he leave her alone, when
he could so easily have had his din
ner sent up2 What if she should be
seriously i'll over here? 1t was not
the illness that she thought of with
10 what extreme Warren's selfishness
and indifference might go. She must
not be ill-she must not put him 10
that test.
A little later there was a knock at
the door, and a waiter entered with
a try and placed it on the bed beside
her. There was bowl of chicken
broth, thin buttered toast and some
crisp fresh romaine salad.
At least Warren had remembered
that she loved romaine- 1t was an abb
surdly little thing to offset the rest Of
his selfishness, yet it brought a faint
glow Of pleasure.
But she could not eat. Just the ex-
ertion Of raising on her elbow to set
at the tray made her dizzy.
When Warren returned he frowned
at the untouched tray.
That's no way to do. You've got to
eat TO keep up your strength"
Dear. / couldn't appealingly
stretching out her hand on the cover
let with the hope that he might take
it and sit down beside her
You haven't tried" ignoring her
hand Now, see IL you can't take
some Of that broth. Wait, I'll fix that
pillow at your back. BY George. these
English pillows are heavy and hard
as bricks. Thought you were going to
have the maid take off this bolster"
4 did tell her. dear, but I guess she
Huh. she didn't want to take It off.
She's always made her beds with
big soggy bolster and two big soggy
That's the English OF H."
He ierked off the bolster so roughly
that the whole bed shook and the
bowl of broth sloshed out on the tray
cloth.
There now" adjusting the two re-
naming pillows at Helen's back.
Obediently she slipped at the broth,
then pushed 1t aside with faint
dear. I can't! My throat's too sore!'
Throat sore2 Why's that?' His
tone implied that she had willfully
chosen to have a sore throat.
It's been sore all afternoon. You
don't think I can be getting tonsilitis?
Doesn't that start with a chill2"
say diphtheria. You get touch OF
cold and think you've something serl-
Gus. Here, I'll ring for the waiter to
take this tray. and you turn over there
and Try to sleep. You're ready for
the night, aren't you?"
Alone Again.
well now, don't get up and do
lot Of fussing around and catch more
cold. That things Ioose-sleep in that
I'm going down stairs to get off some
letters. And I want to find you asleep
when I come back. I'll turn in without
waking you You'll be all right in the
morning"
He had switched off the light so it
would not shine in her eyes, and Helen
lay there in the darkened room with
an ache in her heart that was much
harder to bear than the pain in her
throat.
When, an hour later, he came back,
she was not asleep, but she lay with
closed eyes pretending that she was,
He got out of his clothes with a
heavy mans ponderous attempt to be
silent The bed creaked loudly when
he got in, but still Helen feigned un-
consciousness. 1t would only irritate
him to find her awake
In a few moments he was sleeping
soundly, while she lay beside him
restlessly turning her heated pillow
and listening to the quarter hour
chimes from some distant church
tower.
Mrs. Urner's saIarried LIfe' BtOries
are regular features of the Ell PasO
Daily Herald throughout the week..
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