El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-13
The Husband Question
Beatrice Receives "A Shock When
When She Learns Her Children
owe Their Lives to Maynard.
By Virginia Terhuhe Van de Water

" HE third Gay after Beatrice
Minors first trip downstairs.
DIT. Haynes declared her cOndi-
( ton so far improved that he dismissed
Z her nurse. 1t was late on the after
noon Of that same day when Helen
! Robbins. entering her gUestrOOm,
found Beatrice sitting in a great chair
I by the window.
Well. you poor chndl' she ex-
( claimed. You look as if you had lost
your last friendw
It's not as bad as that" replied
Beatrice with a weak attempt at a
smile But I should think you would
all be tired to death OF me. Pretty
soon I shall be able to go back to the
city, shan't I2'
Helen Is Unsympnthetic.
Il suppose So acquiesced Helen.
unsympathetically, a slight chill in
her voice Although it is a pleasure
to me to have YOU with me. I appre-
cate Jnat II must be somewhat of an
ordeal for you to remain here"
IN, Helen!' objected Beatrice with
the querulOuSnesS Of q cOnvaIescent
don't take that offended foDe' 7
cant stay here forever. can - Isn't il
natural FOR woman situated as 1 am
70 want 20 get back homer
Her voice was quayering toward the
breaking point. and her friend has
tened to calm her
Now, my dear girl" she said in
Ine placatlng tone Of one who heyfne-
created disturbance by her manner. Of
speech, falls back for excuse on the
innocence OF the words she has ut-
tered only said what 1 meant, and
L certainly did not intend to wound
YOU L only meant that all this worry
p
You, and that-WhiIe il gives me
pleasure to have you here with me
1 can't help knowing how much easier
II would be for you TO be in your own
ing very offensive in that, is there,
dear2T
Helen" ventured Beatrice later.
breaking short pause in the CONVEX
salon, VIII you promise to tell me
the truth If 1 ask you a question:
Cross my heart laughed her
friend What do you want to ask2'' I
1 know that IT Haynes has said
am not to talk Of the fire. continued |
Beatrice hesttatinsly. But now that
everything has turned out all right 1 |
don't see why ] NAV not know about I
It, / was thinking Of it when you came /
IN a rev minutes ago and trying to /
remembe how matters happened. 1t D
is hard to get things straight in my
mind'-she shuddered slightly-'.fOr I
was half crazed with fear for the chill I
dren."
Really. my dear" urged Helen. st 1
don't think you ought to try to re- /
member all about that horrible night.
What good viii 1t do you to keep such I
things fresh in your mind? I myself. /
want to forget them as soon as / can" /
But you would want to know who |
the man was who saved your children" /
Beatrice reminded her. You would
want to know to whom you owed the /
biggest debt that any woman can owe,
wouldn't YOU ~
ct Was Paul Maynard
But the doctor said that you were
not to be told about IL at all" OBJ (
jected Helen Secretly she was long
ing to witness the sensation which she I
felt the knowledge OF the truth would
.1The doctor doesn't know that I re-
member anything about the fire" de
clared Beatrice. But what 1 do know /
certainly hasn't hurt me. Please.
Was it your brother"
Keith. poor chapi He tried to get into
No" answered Helen 1t wasn't
the bungalow. but the fire was so
was burned about the hands and
arms. He is still laid up. That's why
be hasn't been in to see you"
The widow hesitated a moment
When she spoke it was in an awed
Keith tried and failed. but someone
tried and succeeded Was twas
IT,
at was Paul Maynard" said Helen
bluntly-
There was a moment Of tense 81
lence. 1t had grown too dark for
Helen Robbins to see her friends face
clearly. Could she have seen its ex-
preston it might have alarmed her
At last Beatrice spoke
"Oh. my GOdw she said
And the words were more a groan
han a prayer