South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
SECOND YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

The green shaded light on the table
by Helen'S bed threw a soft glow over
the sick room. Helen hay with her
eyes fixed on the white muslin cur
tain which had blown out the open
window and was fiuttering in the
warm night air.
One hand was thrown over the pill
low; the other lay limp and white on
the coverlet. a glass of cracked ice
and one of orange juice were on the
table beside her
Her. mother came in now with a
cup TO broth.
Your father says you must try TO
take some of this now. You haven I
had anything since three o'clock.
Helen shook her head. II can't, y
family.
you must. dear. you've had moth
ing but a little orange juice today.
You must have some nOurishment.
Reluctantly Helen took the spoon
full her mother pressed upon her, and
then turned her head away.
NO, no, l can't cant take any
thing more" drowsily. I'll try a
do You feel that you could sleep
now?"
Her mother lowered the light and
went quietly into the next room. But
Helen had no thought of sleep. she
only wanted to be alone.
She Guesses the Truth.
She had overheard something that
afternoon which made her believe
they had sent for Warren. 1t had
been her fathers voice. IF he LETT
last night at he ought to be here
tonight on the 1880. But we'd bet
ter not tell her till he comes That
was all she had heard, but it had been
enough.
Oh. why had they done this thing?
Why had they sent for him against
her will? Would he show that he
came reluctantly-that he resented
the time and the expense of the trip.
With the furious perversity that
often comes to people who are really
/ sick. Helen felt that she was not Ill,
at least not seriously so-not Ill
enough TO justify sending for Warren:
/ She moved restlessly to find a cool
/ hot. on. why had they sent for him
Why had they! That kept beating in
/ her mind.
4 They had defeated the purpose OF
her trip She had come on this visit
hopping that her action would make
Warren miss her-wOuld make HIM
/ feel the need of her. And she had
secretly intended to stay until he
/ should send for her-until he cOulu
no longer do without her. And now
ali this was defeated by her becoming
| i'll and their sending for him.
? She heard her father enter the
room. She closed her eyes, pretend
/ ing to be asleep. If she spoke TO him
at all. she feared il would be 10 re-
Droach him for telegraphing Warren.
And she felt too sick and weak FOR
that
DIR. Allen was standing beside the
bed. In spite of her closed eyes ne
/ knew she was not asleep. Tenderly
he smeothed back the hair from her
hot forehead
"Helen, you must take this now.
as ne raised her head and held the
medicine 10 her lips.
Again she closed her eyes and lay
mOtionless while he sat silently De-
side her.
She felt herself growing drowsy.
Was il the medicine, she wondered.
vaguely.
\ Troubled Dream.
! Then she fell into a troubled doze
I in which she dreamed that Warren
had come and was heartily reproach-
I ing her for having sent for him, say
! ing that she was only pretending 70
/ be III TO get him there.
/ He seemed TO be standing by the
| bed his hat in his hand and his over
coat on his arm while she was trying
| 10 hold him, begging him to stay He
| answered coldly that he was COINS
! back at once on the next train lie
+, was moving towards her and she
seemed TO be dragging herself TO
l follow him-When she awoke.