El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-19
Married Life the Third Year

TT WAS Sunday The first warm
sunshiny spring Sunday. But If
one is lonely and unhappy the very
radiance Of g day Ike this seems only
TO add depression
Since Warren had been away Helen
had dreaded the Sundays most Of all.
Each one had seemed more dreary and
desOlate than the last. And now as
she wandered restlessly around the
apartment she wondered how she could
get through this day
1t had been over week now since
she mad heard from Warren-nOt one
word since her letter about the room
er- she was anxiously waiting for ev-
cry mail On Sundays one of the eIe-
Fator boys always went to the post
oI1lces but today there had been only
a circular Tor her And there would
be no other mail until morning.
She had glanced through the SUNDAY
papers but was too restless 10 read.
many she went in and got out her
menoinS basket Surely it was no
worse 10 sew on Sunday than 10 do
any lllng else, and the time would drag
less heavily If she was at work A
little petucoat Of Winifred's and some
stock1ngs were already in the basket
y nese she mended and then got out
her blue serge skirt which needed
Iresh braid around the bottom
IT was so warm that she raised the
WlhQoW beside her, and the soft spring
air blew In the curtains through which
sne caught gllmpses Of the street be-
low The bright day had brought out
!nally afternoon strollers. The silk
mats and rock coats of the men. the
spring millinery Of the women CAV
WIN flowers and bright coIored straw.
me occasl onal bunch Of viOlets-it was
an part Of the atmosphere OF a. sun
day afternoon in spring.
DesoIate Thoughts.
mo one seemed alone-they were al
ways IN couples or groups of three or
Tour AS Helen looked down at this
lelsurely Well-dressed Sunday throng,
ton.
Just then there passed an athletic
looking man with a slender woman
Deslae MN and little girl in white
running on In front There was some
thing in the carriage n 4be nan maj
REMINDED her OF Warren. and the wo-
man was strangely ike herself And
yet what difference For even as
Lnes passed Helen saw the man take
her arm at the street crossing. and
MS very gesture was one OF love and
protection, while the woman Looked M
and laughed happily.
II was only q passing picture but II
was 50 Iull Of the joy Of compauion-
ship that Helen turned from TIE win
throat
she thought OF the look Of content
---1-L Al ---o MOulauS face and the
pride OF possession In the mans. How
long had Il been since Warren had
looked at her like that2 WHAT could
tnat woman give that she could not?
ana Why must she be here alone with
the emptiness Of a Sunday afternoon
ana evening before her, while other
women had the JOY OF their HUSBANDS
love and companionship?
The Phone Call.
a startling ring from the telephone
In the hall She dropped her sewing
ana ran eagerly TO answer II. ANY
ehance caller-any Interruption % her
breeding ughts-would be welcome
Mrs. Stevens is calling" anno1ncej !
the boy.
With a hurried Ask her 70 come
Up" Helen ran back to gather rr her
sewing and put it away.
'Moping here all aloneg' asked Mrs.
stevens, as she kissed her.
7 thought so. Now pu+ ON vour
got the car ,iov9stairs. 1
We're going for a long drive and nave Z
iinner somewhere in rne ccuntrv.'
But Winifred? It's Delia's srrer- /
noon off-TFe no one 10 leave her 4
with"
That's all arranged for" tri1m-
1hantly- ! brought Jennie along to