Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-31

i. Here, can't we have any more light?
demanded Warren, frowning into the
mirror, before which he was adjusting
his tie. Push back those cutains there. u
Helen drew back the heavy hangings
but. outside was only p grey stone wall
It might have. been dusk instead of {
o'clock in the morning. Then she turned
on the electric light. but for all that large
room there was only one small bulb
dropped on wire from the center OF
the ceiling.
Warren looked up with contemptuous
''Huh, that's brilliant illumination for
a room like this. We'd have dozen OF
those at home"
"yes, know, but In way lot OF
lights would spoil this room. The gloomi-
ness seems to make it more distinctive"
''Well, what want is a decent light
to shave by, and I'll have 1t, too, If ]
stay here. Where's that clothes brush?'
Here's the whisk broom, dear, you
put the brush in your suit case
He got 1t out and turned slowly round
while Helen brushed his coat
Ready now? You know we're not COM
ing back up here after breakfast"
'Yes, dear. I'm all ready" putting
her hatpin in at a more comfortable
angie and taking up her gloves, purse
and Baedeker. f.. j.
''For heavens sake hide, that guide
book! Get a newspaper to fold 1t in.
You needn't flaunt your Anericanism-
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 aeat high window which. reached
almost to the ceiling, and was hung with
the same dark velvet hangings 1t was
a delicious English breakfast Of eggs,
bacon, toast and orange marmalade.
1t was just nine by the clock in the
rotunda as they passed through. Helen
drew Warren to a pause on the hotel
steps, as she looked up and down the
unfamiliar street before them.
Dear, Just think, this is our first day
In London Think of all the impressions
ALI the mental pictures we'll store up
today"
Now, we've got no time to sentimen-
talize. We've got to be on the job here
every moment You can moon over thing
when you get home. Here. we'll go
around this way to the Strand
The Strand! Helen had so often heard
that name, and now in few minutes
she would see the street itself!
But the Strand was very different from
her expectations. Instead Of the large
stately stores that she had pictured,
there were innumerabe small shops,
with their show windows crowded with
goods. Gloves, canes umbrellas ties,
collars, shirts, were displayed in mis-
cellaneous assortment.
--yhy, Warren, look how they hang
their goods in the window! Surely these
are moi very good stores?"
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 dear!'' as they passed a
jewelers. where countless watch chairs
and silver trinkets were hung close
against the window pane, with the price
marked on each. Why it looks like a
pawn shop!'
But that's. the way the best London
jewellers display their goods. Here, we'll
cross over at this corner. want you to
see famous old shop house Just below"
As they crossed Helen was astonished
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 care
ful in crossing the streets here Every
thing goes to the left instead of to the
right"
Helen gazed up in amazement You