El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-10
MARRIED LIFE THE THIRD YEAR
By MABEL
HERBERT URNER

ton for room like this Wed have
a dozen of those at home
Yes, 1 know, but in a way a lot Of
lights would spoil this room The
gloominess seems to make it more dis
tinctive"
We'll, what I want is a decent light
to shave by, and I'll have il too il
stay here. Where's that clothes
brush?"
Here's the whisk broom. dear you
put the brush in your suit case"
he got It out and turned slowly
round while Helen brushed his coat.
Ready now? You know were not
coming back up here after breakfast
Yes, dear, I'm all ready" putting
her hatpin in at a more comfortable
angle, and taking up her gloves,
purse and Baedeker.
For heavens sake hide that guide
book! Get a newspaper to fold it in.
You needn't flaunt your Americanism
It's evident enough. Now come on
Here, we'd better turn out that arc
light-it burns too much electricity"
And all the way down the hall he
chuckled at his own joke.
They had breakfast in the dining
room by q great high window which
reached almost to the ceiling, and was
hung with the same dark velvet hang
lngs. It was a delicious English
breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast and
orange marmalade.
as they passed through. Helen drew
Warren TO a pause on the hotel steps,
as she looked up and down the unfa-
miliar street before them.
The First Day.
Dear. just think, mis- is our first
day in London, Think of all the i'm
pressions-an the mental pictures well
store up today"
Now, We've got no time to senti-
mentalize. We've got to be on the
job here every moment You can
moon over things when you get home.
Strand"
The Strand Helen had so often
heard that name, and now in a few
minutes she would see the street It
self
But the Strand was very different
from here expectations. Instead of the
large stately stores that she had pic
tured, there were innumerable- small
shops, with their show windows
crowded with goods. Gloves, canes
umbrellas, ties, collars, shirts, were
displayed in miscellaneous assortment.
Why, Warren, look how they hang
their goods in the window Surely
these are not very good storeS2"
Good as any. That's the way all
the shops here show their stuff Crowd
everything they can get into the win
dOws."
But look. dearr" as they passed a
and silver trinkets were hung close
against the window pane, with the
price marked on each. why it looks
like a pawn shOpH'
But that's the way the best London
jewelers. display their goods. Here,
wen cross over at this corner. I
want you to see a famous Old chop
house just below
4 New Rule.
As they crossed Helen was as
tOnished to find the traffic going
down on the left side of the street
Now that's something you must
look out for. You've got to be mighty
careful in crossing the streets here.
Everything goes to the left instead OF
to the right"
mean they drive to the left?'
That's it. And you've got to keep
that constantly in mind ana be mighty
alert if you don't want to get run
over"
But dear, surely the driving laws
should be uniform all over the world.
Why think if a chauffeur came over
here and got bewildered"--
Yes, that's happened several times
and there's been a jolly smashup. We
think the English should conform to
our rules, and they think we should
conform to theirS-sO there you are!"
He paused nO% before a window in
which were displayed raw chops and
beef
Here is the chop house I spoke Of
It's famous for its grill. Wen go
there for dinner some night"
Wen go there for dinner some
night To Helen that phrase carried
with it u thrill of expectancy. And
they were not only to be in London
one night but many nights. And War
rem had promised to take her TO a
different place for dinner every even
ing.
Now we'd better get on a bus here.
I've just about time to take you to St
PauTs"
oh, Warren, I'd forgotten all about
the timei Youu not be late%
NO, it's only half past nine. You
can't don any business here until 10
They don't open their offices before
that. If an EnSlishman gets to his
office in a top hat before noon and
writes a couple of letters he thinks
he's done a days work. That's why
were going to put things through
here-and were going to put them
through good and hard. I'll show
these Britishers thing or two before
] leave"
And as always when Warren as
sumed this confident. all powerful air
Helen was duly impressed. If deep in