Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-05

reading steadily without even glancing at
the clock In his smoking jacket and
slippers and with the papers and mag
azines about him, he seemed settled for
the evening. Could 1t be that after all
he had decided to stay with her?
Her heart leaped at the thought
Even though he was still angry, even
though he spent the evening in sullen
silence-if he would only stay! II
he would not leave her alone this New
Years evening!
All day she had had a headache, a
throbbing headache, brought on she
knew by brooding over it all, which
made even harder the thought Of the
evening alone.
Suddenly Warren flung down his
paper and glanced at the clock. Her
heart sank-then after all he was
going!
He rose from his chair, yawned,
stretched, thrust his hands into his pock-
cts and STROBE over to the window. For
several moments he stood there looking
out
At last he swung around with an alb
rupt 80 you're not going to change your
mind? You're determined not TO go?'
why, Warren, couldn't go now If
wanted to. You know I'm almost sick
with this headache"
'Headache You've said all along
you weren't going. Why put it on a
headache now?"
I'm not. ] merely said / couldn't go
with this headache, but I'll also say that
i shouldn't have gone anyway"
Helen was sorry as soon as she had
said this. Always above everything else
she wanted not to irritate him, and yet
at times he goaded her into making some
such retort.
That's a pleasant speech" sarcasti'
cally. II suppose you know this is nice
way to begin the new year" as he kicked
aside the paper he had dropped on the
floor and started into his room TO dress.
ooh, Warren, you don't know how re-
gret all this--how / wish l could go. But
how can LATTER the way Carrie treated
me Christmas? l can't go to her house
for dinner l don't think l ever can
and certainly not now"
We'll, you're not Furnishing anybody
but yourself. Don't get 1t into your head
that anybody's going to care. Carries
dinner will 20 off as well without you
and probably a blooming sight better
than II you'd 90 and make a scene as
you did Christmas"
Helen bit her lip. Ever since Christmas
day at his fathers. when she had in
dignanty carried Winifred out of tn,
room to get her away from the malicious
teasing Of Carries children, Warren ha,
called 1t a scene. Pile was always &C
cusiug her of making scenes"-that wal
a favorite stock phrase Of his because h,
knew she shrank from il so.
lie had gone into the bedroom now ant
slammed the door He was dressing rap
idly. She could tell by the sounds Of hi
moving about the room and Of drawer
being hurriedly opened and closed.
In a few moments he would be gone
And she would be left alone TO spend III
evening alone-New Years evening" Al
day the tears had been very near, bu
she forced them back. Long experience
Rad taught her that tears only initiate,
him to further harshness.
In few moments he came out. War
rem was always well groomed, hut h
looked particularly well in evening
clothes.
Where's that other oane-the one
just had a new ferrule put on~'
isn't il on the hall rack"
He STROBE out in the hall mo, it's no
here. II you just would :eaye thing
where'--
"Oh, then Della must have put It in IA
closet Wait. IN get it.