El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-13
Helen for Once Refuses to
Be Governed by Warren's
Unreasonable Demand.

EAR MOTHER:
I almost feel that have reached
the end Of things. 1 have never
needed you so much as feel I need
you now. Last night I even thought
of closing up everything here. ana
bringing Winifred and coming home
to you for awhile. But Of course 1
know that is impossible-at least now.
Yesterday I received the harshest
letter from Warren that he has ever
sent me, and also one that his mother
had written and which he enclosed
You know L wrote you that she
called here last week and found I had
rented the spare room. She said no
one in their family had ever taken
roomers- that she knew warren "4Ilo
be furious. and If ] did not write him
about it-she would feel Il her Guty TO
do so. And she did. most unfair
letter, eXaggerating the ctrcums tancAS
and saving l h9d been almost in ls3.-sI!
TO her. And also that I had claimed
Warren was not providing for me and
I was forced to do this
What ! did say was nat warren
had complained of the expenses since
he has been away, and that I rented
the room TO help reduce them But
she distorted everything, and ended
her letter by saying / had always been
headstrong and alwa- IS resented any
advice or suggestions from her.
OF course this made Warren furious
and he wrote me a most scathing let
ter and said must get rid Of my
roomer at once-or there'd be trouble
But I am not going 70 send Mrs
Morrison away. On that I have fully
determined And / know were you here
YOU would say 1 was right. Mother,
I won't be threatened and bullied any
80 II Warren writes the way he
writes TO me now-what viii be his
attitude when he comes pack? Some
how / feel this is the beginning OF the
end That when he does return it wiz
only be for a longer separation And
lust now I am bitter and indignant
enough to think II might be Tor the
best OF course I may not think this
way long When I'm with him again
I may care as much and be as ah1ect
as I have ever been. But just now 1
feel that I won't
And I feel too. that his family are
more against me now than they nave
ever been. How could his mother de-
uberately try to make trouble in this
way2 What difference did It make to
her If. while he was away I was rent
ing room to help pay expenses ana
not support me, but I did say he had
complained about the eXpeuses-and
you know how economical am
Oh, mother what shall 40
hAloh lll5 Is LdnDAlAEi lANLA-@-
letter, but somehow tonight can't
think coherently-Tm TOO wretched.
on. II there was only something ! could
do The desire to be independent
to make my own living, grows strong
er every day I am thinking OF II all
the time
How I regret now that when I was
In school / did not perfect myself In
some one thing. You wanted me TO.
you said every girl should be able to
make her own living IL necessary But
I felt so sure I would never have to.
But oh shall see that Winifred
does not grow up without some train
ing or profession by which she can
support herself At least she will
never be In the position I am in now.
Mother, do you think there is any
thing I could stil learn?
I have thought Of stenography. The
papers are full of advertisements of
schools that promise to prepare you
for a position in six months-and Sc
cure the position for you But 90 YOU
think I could ever learn2 From the
little 7 know Of shorthand it always
seemed such a difficult thing and
something I felt I could never master.
I have thought OF everything-of go
ing into a millinery store-you know
could always trim hats. And Mrs
Morrison is the buyer OF millinery for
a large firm. Perhaps she could help