El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-18
Married Life the Third Year
Some Further Third Year Exper-
fences OF Helen and Warren
Letter OF Warren's Aunt
Stirs Helen.
By Mabel Herbert UrneT :

ren's aunt
They had done their share! They
had sent that box Of cIothing-and =
| check. Until now Helen had NOT
] known that Warren had sent 1bs
/ check. She wondered how much IL
! was. Again she took up Aunt Fmma's
/ letter and for the third time read II
I Dayton, o., April 1912
! Dear Helen: 1 can't tell Won how
( thankful We were to get the box. If
I you only knew how much we needed
| everything you sent. George Was
especially grateful for thar overco as :
/ Of Warren's, and your brown suit lust
I fits me 1 only had to let out the skirt
band.
Tell Warren his Uncle George is
! going to write him and thank him for
} the check. We hadn't expected that
but it has helped SO much. Everything
is still in a dreadful condition. The
/ whole house will have to be cleaned
and disinfected before anything can be
used The filthy deposit the flood left
over everything is horrible And we
/ find that much Of the foundation of the
! house has been washed away. The
| walls are all cracked and most Of the
plaster is off
we have tried to clean out the
! kitchen and dining room; have
tackled sheets over the walls. It will
be weeks before we can get the rest
of the house fit to use.
Now, Helen, I'm going to ask
something of you and Warren, which
/ want you to feel free to answer
frankly. You remember you once in
vited Alice to make YOU a visit Do
you think you could let her come nOWz
If 1 could only get her away from
here for a few weeks il would mean
so much to US all. She has not been
vel all winter, and the horror Of this
has told on her fearfully. But if you
feel that il would not be convenient, and
that am asking too much. please do
not hesitate to say so. Lovingly,
Aunt Emma"
Helen Is RebeIIIOus.
No. It was not fair, The more
Helen read the letter the more re-
belliOus she felt. If Alice must get
away, why could she not visit Carrie
or some of the other relatives? They
were all better able to have her.
1t was all very well for Aunt En-
ma to write that they must not hesi-
tate to say so If il were not convenient.
but she knew they would not say that.
a check-that thought kept ranking.
Why had he not told herr How
much had he sent? And still his
Aunt Emma expected them to do
more,
Then Helen felt suddenly ashamed
OF her attitude. Was she getting hard
and Unsympathetic and selfish? Should
she be glad to help these relatives Of
Warren's who had been through such
a terrible tragedy and had lost prac-
JIcally everything?
>
thoughts and feelings were most
complies Her real desire to be gen.
erOus and helpful was mingled with
the ranking rebellion about il all
Helen restrained her impulse to tell
Warren about il as soon as he came
home for she wanted him to have
his dinner unwOrried- But afterward,
When ne was settled IN the library. she
handed him the letter with a quiet
Here's letter l got from your
Aunt Emma today"
down on the table and then gazed
frOwningly out of the window. Several
moments passed and still he did not
speak
Must Send a Check.
what do You think we ought to
do. dear2' ventured Helen finally.
Without answering Warren rose and
STROBE up and down the room. his
hands in his pockets, frOwning down
on the floor. He was plainly much up
Suppose Wen have to let her come
Don't see how we can refuse, do
yCu2"
NO. I suppose we can't" weakly.
And III have TO send a check for
her fare. too"
oh. win We have to do that? Why,
surely, Warren, they won't expect
well they've lost everything.
haven't they2 Uncle George wrote me
that all the stock in the store was
nothing TO cover this"
But you just sent them a check, I
didn't you?. longing to ask how
much il had been
"Oh, they'll have used that. Well. I
were in for it, / guess. Youu have
tot write her to come on. Say I'll send
George, I've had a bad month. and I
can tell you this doesn't come easy
ION, dear, I'm so sorry" Helen
strOked his arm in tender sympathy
n q
are than so many-thOse poor people !
out there who've lost everything
whose home and families have been
swept away At least we have our
Huh. wen. I don't think that's so
blamed much And now We've got her /
coming on here If any one thinks I've 1
got a ciuch-wen. they're welcome to J
my Job. Pm not any too keen on IL. /
I can tell YOU that Now, If you're /
going TO write that letter. you'd bet ]
ter get at it,
Helen Writes the Letter.
"Oh. Warren. do 7 have to write it, |
Hadn't you better
she wrote YOU. didn-t She You're (
the one has to answer
What shall I say" going reIuct- I
antly over TO the desk. Il can't truth /
fully write We'll be glad to have her /
come
We'll you're pretty good at lying !
so lay ii on thick. If We're going {
to do the thing at all, we might as I
well do II uD right
When shall I say Tor her to Gomez" !
helplessly-
rs soon as. she wants to. No use
putting it off,
Helen wrote steadily for several /
moments.
viii this do?" reading, aloud.
New York. April j. /
Dear Aunt Emma: Wen be very
glad to have Alice visit US We know I
how difficult things must be for you 1
and are glad of this opportunity to 4
help. I have just talked it over with /
Warren, and he agrees with me that il 4
will be the best thing for Alice We \
will do everything possible to make I
her visit a pleasant one and help her
to forget the fearful ordeal she has |
been through.
Warren says tell YOU. he will send |
a check for her fare in a few days.
Let us know when to expect her. AZ |
fectitOnately, your niece,
"Um-m. that'u do I suppose
Helen folded the letter and put It !
into the envelope thOughtfuIly.
Dear. were not doing it very
cheeTfully. are We suppose we /
Oughtn't to feel so mean about it"
Huh, we deserve a lot of credit for
doing il at all. You think people do I
IL, s.E,.,.