Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03
Their Married Life.
By MABEL HERBERT URNER

1rTTER eat something" ad-
"E usad Warren. You'll not
- feel like eating on that Chan
..- Won think it's going to be
-,-.- -4nXioualy.
...-- -,u: but it's always a mean
.-.- Looks like it's going to be fog
-u..ar glanced out the window at
-.a mlrshy country through
. -rav were now whirling. II
rear missing when they left
o-s and now the mist had thick
e-s5 10 a 5rizzIe.
eng 5EIow about a piece of French
-,,t-- ." suggested Warren: that's
a...s-..rfrg" as Helen listlessly pushed
hack her plate.
'" "a can't eat on these French
Innings don't look clean"
'aaarraf taev're a darn sight cleaner
.s,, those channel steamers. Seven
- sgo they were pretty punk
80 .Bey're the same old boats"
v-ar they left the dining car and
--sa their way back to their COM
"s-,rart. they found they had it to
themselves.
SING we're alone-I think III lie
5.u.r for Helen was almost i'll from
NE strain Of the last few days in
Paris.
night they had stayed at the Cafe
a. IA PafX. watching the gay theater
crowd until almost 2 o'clock. And
v-e7 they got back to the hotel
Helen had still much of her packing
70 do II was o'clock before she
ro. to bed and they were up again
a, r o'clock.
You DO look played out" yawned
Warren. as he settled himself In the
opposite seat. Don't feel any too
ysu myself. Pretty strenuous week.
wasn't it, Well we'll have a good
res.-yD on the steamer. Why don't
Won "a Ike vour hat of? Can't Ire down
comfort bly, that way"
Her Head Aches.
"r don't believe ! can lie down." as
she sat ru YEARLY and smoothed her
hair of makes my head ache worse
Is r. much longer now"
"'PoGt am hour and a half. We're
not are ,ul o'clock. Want some
hing 10 raHd2" dividing the week-old
New York gaper
Helen glanced az the headlines How
familiar they looked. 1t would be
good 10 ger back. This morning she
hat felt depressed at leaving Paris
hur NOW the eaEerness of getting
home was unon her.
Hgr head 8rhed too badly to read,
ami she glzeI Iistlessly out OF the
mlst-h'urroj windows. She was
Gradng the Channel trip. Would
she b. '' Every one complained of
The Eurtsa Channel and the wretched
boats
"W-ra getting into Dieppe now"
announced Warren finally.
TIE rrs5r was slowing up through
the .traggling outskirts Of a city
As they drew into the station a num-
hey f sailors came running down the
platform Warren signalled one and
handed him out their baggage.
Everything was hustle and excite
mrrt The passengers, English and
French We're Streaming out on the
platform ins rUcting the blue bloused
sailors about their luggage.
Come on. let's get out Of this"
Warren started off toward the steam
er which lay in an inlet just beyond
The station
So this was one Of the much criti-
used English Channel boats, thought
Helen us they made their way up the
gang plank and around the narrow
deck Everything looked implanted
and 5iugv and through the open
doors of 'ho cabin same a heavy
@ckeninC ship odor
II was almost an hour before all
ne baggage was on and they were
finally off The mist had thickened
and every now and then came the
sound of some distant foghorn. The
eann mir was chill and penetrating.
Warren had unstTapped their rugs
and Wrapped them around Helen. who
aE back In "a steamer chair looking
over the gray, roughened channel
ALREADY she was feeling the siCken-
ing roll of the boat.
>ae had no inclination to move
about but Warren insisted she would
IT, better nr if she stirred around
OIL ana not give up so easy.
'Hneing TO his arm she walked
around The Wet dock, the wind flap
7 ga. I'd -d.l.NbtlS. "A rev paSSen-
ger" We're bundled up in chairs on the
To.e.' red side but the neavy mist
"'. driven almost every one below.
ONE on down. let's see what the
.a1'h Ike. They've got a buffet
luncheon down there"
Helen Mortified.
Helen followed reluctantly, for she
l.rL HIF several ~ % h.,
RON below The cabin was a strange
combination Of a dining room and
pltlc stateToom. Around the walls
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