The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-27
ALLADIUNrS MAGAZINE AND HOME PAGE
Married Life
the Second Year
NV MABEL HERBERT URNER.

there was lOtS 10 De done De-
fore then. Her trunk had been locked
and strapped the night before and was
standing ready in the hall. But many
many things were still to be put In
her hand bag and suit case.
She took her bath and moved around
very quietly not to awaken Warren
and her mother. There was no need
for them to be up so early
1t was Just six when she stole soft
~ into Warrens room for some need
ed articles. He was sound asleep, his
arms stretched straight out in the boy
tsh way he usually slept His face was
turned partly from her, but the strong
lines of his form were outlined under
he covers.
No woman can see the man she
loves in the helpless consciousness of
sleep without arousing the strongest
instinct of her nature-the material
tenderness. And now as Helen looked
down at him, the tears filled her eyes,
and the old aching pain clutched her
heart For the moment she forgot all
his GOODNESS and Indifference and sell
fishness and remembered only that he
was the man she loved.
With an overwhelming tenderness
she knelt by the bed. She could feel his
soft regular breeding. There was no
narshness in his face now, it was Sc
enc and tranquil.
WAS TALL A DELUSION.
Surely it was all a mistake. Why
could they not be happy together?
Why must she go on this visit? Per
laps they had all been laboring under
some horrible delusion. And when he
awoke now everything would be
right" and would be kind and loving.
Strange fancies of the old witchcraft
days rushed through her mind. How
people had been possessed of demons;
how it changes their whole nature. and
now they would suddenly awake to
lind they were themselves again.
Absurd as the fancy was, as she
knelt there gazing at his sleeping face
she tried to believe that when he
awoke everything would be different,
everything would be right" And that
he would take her in his arms and say
he could not let her leave hlm-nOt
even for a visit.
Suddenly he stirred in his sleep and
threw his arm out toward her. She
nestled closer, her lips against the soft
stuff Of his sleeves.
Again he stirred, his a<ns over his |
head and yawned He opened his eyes
and closed the mand yawned again, |
and then he saw Helen kneeling be- |
side the bed.
Hello. What are you doing here?
What time is it?"
About SIX" hastily brushing the
tears from her eyes.
six? What on earth are you waking
me up for?"
Didn't mean to wake you dear. |
just came in here to get some things !
THE NOE THE nREAM
"Well hurry up, and get them, |
want to sleep an hour yet. And he
q turned over, his back toward her
She rose from her knees and left
the room.
She finished the packing, her eyes
burning with unshed tears. Her moth
er was up by Z. At half past she heard
Warren running the water for his
bath But she did not see him until
he came into breakfast
Nov that the train leaves at 1880
I'll meet you at the station at half
past.
why. Warren, | thought you were
to stay and take us down.
whats the use of that? You can get
taxi and go down, can't you? And |
can get through a whole hours work
at the office before | meet you
But you might want
to be with us until we started"
''If there is anything you want me
to do. I'll stay. But if there isn't what's
the sense of my Aanpng around here
all that time" .ns 80
mo. there is nothing | want you to
do" quietly. Il mall packed now"
well, then, be sure and be there
on time. You'd better order a taxi for
two 1t will take you half an hour to
get down. Here, give me your tickets,
it would be just like you to forget
them.
She brought him the tickets, and
with another warning for him not to
be late, he hurried off.
The next half hour was spent in Civ
ing final directions to Della as to the
care of the apartments and Warren's
comfort. Della promised to do her best
and to write to Helen twice a week.
WARREN AT THE TRAIN.
At quarter to ten, Helen was all
ready even to the heavy veil which
she fastened over her hat. The taxi
came promptly at ten. They reached
the station a few minutes before half
past. Warren met them at the main
entrance and hurried them through.
The train is already made up, we
can go on now"
He took Winifred and Helen and her
mother followed him out through the
station and down the long platform
to the train.
He looked at the sleeper tickets
"Atheria. Here you are right here"
nodding toward the name of the car
The porter helped them up.
What section, sir?"
Again Warren consulted the tickets.
Lower 6 and s."
Helen took Winifred. while Warren
arranged their suit cases and bags.
Nov you'll be all right. Comforta-
BILE berths these, in the middle of the
car"
Gould you open window" asked
Helen's mother, 1T seems so close in
here
Warren raised the window. You
won't get much air through these
soreness, but it will cool off when the
train starts
Helen had not spoken. She was
struggling desperately with her tears
behind the heavy veil. Now that the